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Here are the area headlines, mostly from the AP, as compiled by KPR news staffers.

A Kansas judge temporarily blocks several abortion restrictions... a suspect in a fatal shooting at a Dodge City bar has been apprehended in Oklahoma... rubble from the demolition of Topeka's Docking building is being dumped into the Kansas River... Sporting KC wins, the Chiefs lose and both KU and K-State move into the AP college football poll. More inside.

KU sprinter Diamond Dixon (Photo credit: defendernetwork.com) Diamond Dixon became the first woman from the University of Kansas track and field program to win an Olympic gold medal. Kansas Public Radio's Greg Echlin has the story.

Here are the AP headlines for our area, as compiled by KPR staffers.

Medicare Administration Dr. Donald Berwick will now eat his own health insurance cooking. He started signing up for coverage earlier this week and hopes to have his Medicare card within a few weeks. He said he's getting no special treatment in the application process.

The Houthis have burst onto the scene in recent months and effectively taken control of the capital, Sanaa. Members espouse an offshoot of Shiite Islam and are now a major force in a volatile country.

Actor Stephen Tobolowsky's new book is made up of essays, anecdotes, stories and insights shuffled in and out of order, like cards in a deck. Everything in the book is true, Tobolowsky says: "True trumps clever any day of the week."

Actor Stephen Tobolowsky's new book is made up of essays, anecdotes, stories and insights shuffled in and out of order, like cards in a deck. Everything in the book is true, Tobolowsky says: "True trumps clever any day of the week."

Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, believes his non-resident visa could have been rejected because he likened President Trump to a former Ugandan dictator.

Relive the fun of last year's Haunting Halloween Sounds concert with Destiny Ann Mermagen and guests; the finale of KPR's Live Day 2023.