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On this edition of Conversations, Sandra Postel talks with host Dan Skinner about National Geographic Kids, “Water – Why Every Drop Counts and How You Can Start Making Waves to Protect It.”

Here is the audio of the 2016 State-of-the-State address at the Kansas Statehouse, delivered on Tuesday, January 12, 2016.

Here's a summary of today's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press, as compiled by the KPR News Team.

A new EPA rule about water pollution has been put on hold. A federal judge has prevented new regulations from taking effect while a lawsuit against the EPA, filed by 13 farm states, moves its way through the court system.

The water crisis in Kansas is getting worse and there's no end in sight. Water quantity and water quality are ongoing concerns in the Sunflower State. And the answers to both problems come with expensive price tags.

The latest incident occurred on Tuesday.

The number one issue affecting all things in western Kansas is water. University of Kansas Journalism Professor David Guth travelled the region, conducting interviews for an upcoming book about issues affecting rural communities. In this report, Guth says there’s agreement on the need to conserve water… but almost no agreement on how to do that. (This report is part 1 in a series titled, “Amber Waves of Change,” where we hear about issues affecting the rural Midwest.)

Regional headlines from the Associated Press

Levels are still declining, but at a slower rate.

It's still not clear exactly where the leak is located.