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Kansas Poet Laureate Traci Brimhall says that one of the bests parts of poetry is how accessible it is for anyone who wants to write it.
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Kansas musician and composer Susan Mayo celebrates the premiere of a new symphonic work this weekend which examines ties between the U.S. and Pakistan. She says such cross-cultural collaborations are always about incorporating and respecting differing artistic approaches.
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New research out of Ohio State University found the rate of bird decline was quicker in areas with more intense agricultural practices.
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President Trump's three picks win endorsement of GOP U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran, Roger Marshall
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Two Kansas medical professionals sat for an hour at an early morning committee hearing in mid-March, waiting their turn to speak out against a bill. One drove two hours to attend. Neither got a chance to talk.
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An audit of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program usage, conducted by the Legislative Post Audit Department, found that between $700,000 and $1.2 million in federal fiscal years 2023 and 2024 may have been paid to recipients living outside Kansas.
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Schools, colleges and other public institutions originally had until this week to make online content accessible to people with disabilities. Now, the Justice Department has delayed that deadline.
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Spirit has not confirmed a liquidation, though it has filed for bankruptcy protection twice. Experts predict rising fuel costs could push the company to close its doors for good.
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The U.S. aviation system is being modernized — but FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford and other leaders say it will take more money to make the system more efficient and flexible.
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After Virginia voters weighed in on Tuesday, the redistricting set off by President Trump to help the GOP in the midterms has been countered and possibly surpassed by Democrats.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. caps off seven budget hearings in as many days, the first time he has testified before Congress since September.
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On Earth Day, we take a look back at the rocky history of "tree-huggers." The term originated in the 1970s in the Himalayas and was later co-opted by American politics in the 1990s. Now, environmentalists are reclaiming the word.
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The stadium-filling singer-songwriter's fourth album is full of finely detailed songs that expand his sound without sacrificing subtlety.
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Chris Poland returns with a dark and heavy new project, Nuclear Messiah. Metal luminaries, William Shatner join in.
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