Top Stories
Jeff Tuttle
The ripple effect of a hot housing market during the pandemic means that the median increase in home values will hit 10.8% in Sedgwick County this year.
Local news
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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. -
Wichita band Mourning Habit celebrates the release of their new album Realities Goodbye this Saturday with a show at Harvester Arts. Band members Wakinyan Shrubshall and Ashley Knepper say that the process of making the record was sometimes uncomfortable but ultimately resulted in the record they wanted to make. -
Making Wichita easier to navigate for people with dementia. Also, can learning improv help with anxiety? -
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. -
Even though there are six World Cup games in Kansas City, you can't simply buy tickets. That would be too easy. And if you weren't randomly selected in FIFA's most recent lottery, you'll have to wait several more months — unless you try your luck in the resale marketplace.
NPR News
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Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP via Getty ImagesThe four astronauts heading to the moon for the lunar fly-by are the first humans to venture there since 1972. The ten-day mission will travel more than 600,000 miles. -
Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty ImagesA number of Olympic athletes have turned to knitting during the heat of the Games, including Ben Ogden, who this week became the most decorated American male Olympic cross-country skier.
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the British former prince, is being investigated on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his friendship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. -
On his new album, the violinist completely rethinks The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and leans into old folk songs with the help of Sam Amidon. -
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump overstepped his authority in ordering double-digit tariffs on nearly everything the U.S. imports. Here's some of the economic context to understand that decision. -
Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was removed from an English class at the public school. PEN America says it's part of a trend of scrubbing literature dealing with uncomfortable topics. -
The U.S. economy grew 2.2% in 2025, a modest slowdown from 2.4% the previous year. GDP gains were fueled by solid consumer spending and business investment.
Commentary & Podcasts
Denise Neil
An old service station building in the Hyde Park neighborhood has been transformed into a new coffee and cocktail bar.
KMUW Music
