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The American Red Cross is facing a severe shortage of blood, the worst in six years. In some areas, officials report less than a day's supply in the blood inventory. Americans are urged to donate blood now to alleviate the shortage. Learn more at RedCrossBlood.org.

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These area headlines are curated by KPR news staffers, including J. Schafer, Laura Lorson, Kaye McIntyre and Tom Parkinson. Our headlines are generally posted by 10 am weekdays. This news summary is made possible by KPR listener-members. Become one today!

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has announced major safety improvements for railroad workers in Kansas... Kansas Republican Senator Jerry Moran is one of the sponsors of a new bill to promote commercial service at regional airports... and Lawrence artist Stan Herd is creating an earthwork for the centennial of Bob Dole's birth. Details on those stories and more can be found here.

Dignitaries gather in Manhattan for a ribbon cutting ceremony at a federal bio-security lab... four Kansas City area men have been indicted for illegally trafficking firearms... Kansas City's mayor appoints a committee to study reparations for Black residents... and a Missouri mom gets more than 50 years in prison for leaving her two children to die in a hot car. Those headlines and more... here.

A former Kansas police chief is accused of possessing child porn... schools scramble to recruit bus drivers... the governor pushes for medical marijuana... and a survey claims K-State has the friendliest students in the nation. More information... inside.

Q: "The Big Pool" in Garden City has a minimum of 14 lifeguards on duty each day because it's bigger than a football field and contains 2.6 million gallons of water! What was the original name developers gave to "The Big Pool" when it was first constructed in 1922?