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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, 11 am weekends. This news summary is made possible by KPR listener-members. Become one today.

Two families are battling for bragging rights as the inventor of the wildly popular dish. Will the truth come out? Or it could be there's another origin story involving ... British tastebuds?

Here are the new releases coming your way between now and Thanksgiving — we've got award contenders, goofy comedies, a smattering of romance, plenty of anti-heroes, and a musical documentary in LEGOs.

The American Academy of Pediatrics says breastfeeding protects against diseases and recommends it for the first 6 months of life.

Kansas City, Kansas, officials say repealing Obamacare would leave 6,000 Wyandotte County residents without health coverage.

K-State got its first NCAA Tournament win in five years. They will face No. 6 Cincinnati on Friday.

A woman and a young child are dead following a one-vehicle accident on a northeast Kansas highway.

It was shaping up to be another second-game nightmare for the Kansas Jayhawks in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. But KU slipped past Purdue last (SUN) night, 63-60 to make it into the Sweet 16. KPR's Greg Echlin has more. Meanwhile, in women's action, the 11th-seeded Jayhawks pulled-off a 57-49 upset Sunday against former Big 12 opponent Nebraska, the Number 6 seed in the Des Moines Regional. At 20 and 12, the KU women are back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2000. The Jayhawks will play Number 3 seed Delaware in the second round at 8:30pm tomorrow (TUE).

Kanopolis Reservoir, state park and wildlife areaWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism will hold open houses at state parks at the end of this month. The free events are scheduled March 31 from 10am to 6pm at all state parks. The agency says the open houses will offer visitors a chance to see facilities and recreation opportunities. Staff will also be demonstrating the department's new system for streamlining park reservations throughout the state. The Outdoor Reservation Management System goes online on April 17. Learn more about Kansas State Parks by clicking here! Wilson Reservoir, state park and wildlife area

About 1.6 million more Americans are traveling this Thanksgiving holiday weekend than last year. And the last time the volume of Thanksgiving holiday travelers was higher was in 2005.