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The Lawrence school board adds a new holiday to the school calendar … multiple grass fires are reported across Kansas … and a Kansan faces cockfighting-related charges. These stories and more can be found in this commercial-free summary of KPR news headlines, which is made possible by KPR listener-members.
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There's jungle jazz by Henry Mancini on this week's Retro Cocktail Hour, along with some provocative percussion by Clyde Borly and Terry Snyder, exotic sounds by the Whatitdo Archive Group and the Voodoo 5, plus 007 goes Latin! -
Brian TurnerMaster guitarist Rod Fleeman is also a prolific composer, as he demonstrates in this week's Live at Green Lady Lounge. The Rod Fleeman Trio, featuring bassist Gerald Spaits, drummer Ray DeMarchi and Rod Fleeman at the guitar will perform an hour of music, all composed by Rod.
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In 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture created a network of “climate hubs” to understand how climate change affects agriculture and forestry and help farmers adapt to more extreme and unpredictable weather. Now, the future of these hubs is uncertain. -
Council Grove, Kansas, is a small town with a rich history and a unique distinction: With a population of about 2,200, it is the smallest town in the United States with a daily newspaper: the Council Grove Republican. -
An encore episode spotlighting Manor Records in Kansas City. Started in 2015 as a DIY music fest in a basement in Shawnee, KS, now a non-profit record label supporting independent artist development, founder and director Shaun Crowley joins us for the hour, with music from Fritz & Sons, Jass, Alber, Jamogi and more. -
Werewolves and vampires in Kansas? Britney Lewis is the award-winning author of Blood Moon, recently named a New York Times bestseller. -
Film Music Friday explores the music of newspaper-centric movies, including Citizen Kane, All the President's Men, Spotlight and more.
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At 25, Chloe Kim could become the first halfpipe snowboarder to win three consecutive Olympic golds. -
Trucks have been stuck at the closed border since October. Both countries are facing economic losses with no end in sight. The Taliban also banned all Pakistani pharmaceutical imports to Afghanistan. -
With the race still too close to call, former congressman Tom Malinowski conceded to challenger Analilia Mejia in a Democratic primary to replace the seat vacated by New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill. -
Dorothy Roberts' parents, a white anthropologist and a Black woman from Jamaica, spent years interviewing interracial couples in Chicago. Her memoir draws from their records. -
An armed, masked subject was caught on Nancy Guthrie's front doorbell camera on the morning she disappeared.
On this edition of Conversations, Matthew Quirk talks with host Dan Skinner about his latest thriller, "The Method." I
