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Crime Jazz Special - August 6, 2011 (rebroadcast)Music that is shaken, not stirred. This KPR-produced program features swingin' bachelor pad music from the 1950s and 60s, hosted by Darrell Brogdon.

Every year, the New York City Ballet asks top fashion designers to outfit its dancers for its Fall Gala. Good thing the capacity of its 18-person costume department is "the highest you can get."

Several top U.S. officials are in Israel to shore up the Gaza ceasefire and attempt to bring about a permanent end to the war. They acknowledge the next phase poses serious challenges.

Apps like ReelShort, FlickReels and DramaBox offer short clips that add up to movie-length stories. Plus, they're filmed vertically, so you can follow the twisty plotlines without turning your phone.

A new book celebrates the forgotten bits of 1970s and 1980s pop culture dear to kids who grew up in that era — from John Hughes movies and Pop Rocks to encyclopedias, Stretch Armstrong dolls and Fantasy Island.

Writer and comedian Andy Borowitz read through more than 1,000 different authors before picking the top 50 for his new book, The 50 Funniest American Writers: An Anthology of Humor from Mark Twain to the Onion.

Potential rooftop solar customers and installers worry the incoming Trump administration might try to eliminate a 30% federal tax credit. Some customers plan to install sooner because of that. And solar companies are changing their business plans.

All summer, a wide range of hits were in the running for the biggest songs of the season — country singalongs, rap diss tracks, pop kiss-offs and rock epics. But two took the race down to the wire.

The Kansas foster care system improves but still lags behind the nation in key areas... Kansas legislators want answers about exactly what happened in a police raid on a Marion County newspaper...independent candidates could have a harder time getting on Kansas ballots...and a KU program aims to help rural Kansans lose weight. Enjoy this ad-free summary of area news headlines, made possible by KPR listener-members.

Here's a summary of Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press, as compiled by KPR staff.