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To ward off the chill of winter, this week's Retro Cocktail Hour is an all-Exotica show, that ersatz music made up of jazz, Afro-Cuban rhythms and Polynesian pop. We'll hear tunes by the New Les Baxter Orchestra, Martin Denny, The Waitiki 7, The Tikiyaki Orchestra, The Out-Islanders and more.
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Film Music Friday returns to the world of swashbuckling movies this week, with music from The Buccaneer, The Mask of Zorro, The Black Swan, Hook and more.
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Western Kansas was scorched by wildfires spread out over several counties. While local and state fire agencies contain them, ranchers and small towns move to recovering. -
The City of Lawrence will host the Algerian men's soccer team during this summer’s FIFA World Cup™. About 15,000 fans could be coming to town. -
The city of Lawrence, Kansas, and the University of Kansas will host Algeria’s national team at Rock Chalk Park, on KU’s campus. Kansas City emerged as the country's most popular host for World Cup training sites, with all four of its possible locations claimed. -
Republicans voted to override the governor's veto and put the restrictions into state law. It will require people to use bathrooms in public places that align with their sex assigned at birth. -
Our Kansas 250 Bookshelf series continues with the first of two episodes on this month's theme: Love Your Community! This episode features conversations about the Walnut Valley Festival, a family's journey from Mexico to Kansas, and the resilience of two Kansas towns' in the face of declining population.
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The Mexican army killed the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho," in an operation Sunday, a federal official said. -
Along with a growing number of war-wounded amputees, Mykhailo Varvarych and Iryna Botvynska are navigating an altered destiny after Varvarych lost both his legs during the Russian invasion. -
Iran's state news agency said students protested at five universities in the capital, Tehran, and one in the city of Mashhad on Sunday. -
Pakistan's military killed at least 70 militants in strikes along the border with Afghanistan early Sunday, the deputy interior minister said. -
The U.S. won its first Olympic gold in 46 years in a 2-1 overtime thriller over rival Canada. A brilliant performance by U.S. goaltender Connor Hellebuyck saved the Americans' chances.
On this edition of Conversations, Kaye Courington talks about the true story of a lost dog that inspired the picture book, “SCRIM: A New Orleans Story of Resilience and Rescue.”
