Top Stories
Courtesy photo
/
Sedgwick County Zoo
Stephanie was the zoo's oldest elephant, at 55, and had lived at the zoo since 1972.
-
Jenni AnimaThe El Dorado artist behind "Drawings by Trent" has millions of followers on social media. -
Carla Eckels/KMUWA robotic feline is rolling around a couple Wichita sushi restaurants serving up handmade rolls.
Local news
-
The state's Infectious Disease Dashboard is updated on Wednesdays, and cases rose from two last week to five. -
State tax receipts in initial 3 months top estimate by $147 million -
A Kansas man’s drawings have captured worldwide interest. Also, your next spicy tuna roll could arrive on wheels. -
Volunteers with the campaign argue that funding large-scale construction projects won't improve student learning. -
USD 259 remains the largest school district in Kansas.
NPR News
-
Getty Images/Hulton ArchiveThe Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood, the site of his 2009 mass shooting. That would be the first public execution in the U.S. since the 1930s. -
Photo by Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty ImagesThe Trump administration's effort to return Ahmed Soliman to the U.S. come after an Arizona judge said his deportation violated due process.
-
A global treaty signed by 197 countries — including Russia — requires reporting any death that could be a sign of an outbreak to come. -
Cristian Mungiu's latest film takes place in a small Norwegian town, where a recently arrived couple stands accused of abusing their children — but in Fjord, the truth is never quite clear. -
Hurricane Isaias is this season's first Atlantic hurricane, and is on a path to hit the northern Gulf Coast. How is the oil industry preparing? -
Chris Rock's new movie Misty Green wants to critique Hollywood's treatment of Black women. Instead, it gives star Rosalind Eleazar a half-baked role while Rock plays a moralizing savior we've seen before. -
A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed. The chatbot talks to teens like a friend and doesn't alert parents when users talk about self-harm and suicide.
Commentary & Podcasts
Courtesy Photo
A psych pop masterpiece from 1996 gets a fresh release while its creator looks back on the time and place that inspired the original album.
Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios/Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios
KMUW Music
