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The holidays are here! KPR celebrates with a number of specialty programs now through the New Year. See our list of specials and plan your life accordingly.

Conservationists are deploying audio recorders, neural networks and predictive analytics in a bid to save elephants.

Eric Holder called the attacks on Ferguson officers disgusting and cowardly. He is putting in motion a pilot program in six cities to try to improve police-citizen interactions.

Under the proposal, the University of Kansas would see a 4 percent budget cut. (Flickr Photo by user Crazybananas)A Kansas House committee has voted to eliminate around $30 million from the state's colleges and universities. That amounts to a 4 percent across-the-board funding cut for fiscal year 2014. Republican Ward Cassidy, from St. Francis, suggested the reduction. Earlier this week, the committee had voted to cut around $15 million from the Board of Regents budget. That proposal was replaced by Cassidy’s motion to cut $30 million, but let universities decide how to do it. He said that his proposal would help them balance the budget.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7bd080000The top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, Jerry Henry from Atchison, said the cut would hurt job growth in Kansas and cause tuition increases.00000184-7fa7-d6f8-a1cf-7fa7bd080001The full House will now consider the funding cut as part of that chamber’s budget.

Mark your calendars for the next Virtual Cinema a Go-Go, presenting a Dino Double Feature at 7 p.m. on March 4! Screenings will include Unknown Island…

The classified documents trial had been scheduled to begin May 20. But months of delays had slowed the case as prosecutors pushed for the trial to begin before the November presidential election.

Kansas Public Radio began our first day on the air as KANU on September 15, 1952, and this year we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the station that has brought you the music, news, and entertainment you've known and loved for seven decades. Help us commemorate this special milestone with a year of exciting events! And be sure to check out our new, limited-edition 70th anniversary merchandise in the KPR Online Store at the link here.

Jazz Night In America's video tribute to the artists lost in 2022.

"I wanted to show another side of my passion," says 25-year-old Hailey Niswanger, whose new album PDX Soul is a departure from her previous straight-ahead jazz albums.

Thomas, a founding member of the long-running band known for soul-funk hits like "Celebration," played a trio of instruments and served as the Gang's emcee.