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Tilly Norwood, an AI-generated avatar, is being compared by its creators to A-list human actors. SAG-AFTRA and others are pushing back.

Relive the excitement of our annual day of classical music, Live Day, which fell on the station's 70th Anniversary on September 15, 2022 with newly produced audio and video.

The trips were revealed by a subpoena of Harlan Crow, the conservative mega donor.

Police Suspect Man Electrocuted During Copper TheftWICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Wichita believe a man found dead near a utility pole was electrocuted while trying to steal copper. KAKE-TV reports a passer-by called 911 after finding the body yesterday (FRI) afternoon in southern Wichita. Investigators believe the man in his 20s attempted was electrocuted sometime overnight.==========Testimony Ends in Kingman Lawman Murder TrialKINGMAN, Kan. (AP) — Testimony in the trial of a former Kansas lawman has wrapped up with the defendant denying he shot and killed his wife and set their house on fire to hide evidence. Closing arguments are scheduled Monday in the first-degree murder trial of Brett Seacat for the death of Vashti Seacat. The judge yesterday (FRI) denied a routine defense motion for acquittal, leaving the verdict to the jury. Seacat testified over two days and was the last witness jurors heard in 12 days of testimony.==========Brownback Reviewing Line-Item Possibility for Higher EdTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Governor Sam Brownback says his office is reviewing budget legislation sent to him by Kansas legislators to determine if he can veto cuts in higher education spending. Brownback told reporters yesterday (FRI) he's not sure he can use the governor's power to veto individual line-items to eliminate the cuts.==========Former Chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff Named to Sprint BoardOVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Sprint Nextel Corporation says retired Admiral Mike Mullen, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will join the company's board of directors and serve as its security director. Sprint said yesterday (FRI) that Mullen will take on the new positions after SoftBank's proposed $20.1 billion takeover of the company is complete.

A jury found John Hinckley Jr. not guilty by reason of insanity in 1982. On Monday, his lawyer said the "momentous event" of Hinckley's full release in June is appropriate and required by the law.

The hours-long debate started with a lawmaker comparing the tax bill to catfish stink bait.

Frozen Pipe "Thaw" Leads to Mobile Home Fire DODGE CITY, Kan. (AP) — An attempt to thaw a frozen pipe turned into a big problem for a southwest Kansas resident. The Dodge City Daily Globe reports an above-ground water pipe beneath a mobile home froze and broke Thursday afternoon. The resident tried to unfreeze the pipe with a propane burner, but set a fire instead. No one was injured. ========== Ed Officials Seek Dismissal of Science Standards Lawsuit TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas education officials are seeking dismissal of a federal lawsuit over new, multistate science standards filed by a group that claims the guidelines promote atheism and violate students' religious freedoms. Attorneys for the State Board of Education, its 10 members, the Department of Education and Commissioner Diane DeBacker filed the request on Thursday. ========== Former A-G Seeks Suspension Rehearing TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — An attorney for former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline is asking the Kansas Supreme Court to consider modifying a ruling that indefinitely suspended Kline's law license. The motion for a rehearing was filed this week by Tom Condit, who argued that investigators in Kline's case were biased and facts about the former attorney general's investigations into abortions were misrepresented. ========== KU Faculty Senate Approves Post-Tenure Review LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — After nearly a year of discussion, the Faculty Senate at the University of Kansas has approved a post-tenure review policy. The faculty senate approved a policy Thursday that removes most of the punitive language included in an earlier version. Some faculty members had expressed concerns in earlier meetings about possible discipline against faculty that did not meet department expectations.

Thieves got away with $30 million in cash from a money storage facility in Los Angeles by breaking into the building on Easter and cracking the safe. Now detectives are seeking to unravel the heist.

Stefanie Lambert was arrested after a hearing over possible sanctions against her for disseminating confidential emails from Dominion Voting Systems.

If humanoid robots make you a bit queasy — would it help if they had fleshy faces that can smile at you?