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Record collectors and music enthusiasts from all over the U.S. and other parts of the world will visit Salina next week for the first ever Vinyl Summit.
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USD 259 remains the largest school district in Kansas.
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The Kansas attorney general candidates faced off and shared their approaches to major issues in a debate hosted by the Johnson County Bar Association.
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Deep Fission’s planned one-mile underground nuclear reactor project in Parsons, Kansas, passed an initial regulatory milestone, but new questions surround whether the project is financially viable and will be completed as planned.
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It was the latest ruling in a court battle between Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Kansas Appleseed, along with Kansans who believe a 2025 statute eliminating a three-day grace period for mail-in votes violates their constitutional rights.
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Eligible Kansans can look for a branded envelope in the mail beginning the week of Oct. 19.
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Data center demand, severe weather and the aging grid are forcing utilities to drive up electricity rates. While the Midwest has historically had the cheapest energy in the nation, forces are undermining that trend.
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Biden-era changes to the Clean Air Act would have tightened regulations for industrial sites, but the Trump administration has given exemptions to hundreds of facilities. People living near the sites are concerned about air quality and their well-being.
NPR News
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NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: an unbothered, radically different, equal but opposite response to rap's podcast bros.
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NPR's Michel Martin hosted a panel conversation about mental health and suicide in the Black community, exploring a difficult subject in deeply personal conversations.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home to San Diego Thursday after supporting the Iran war during a record long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea that included reports of deteriorating conditions among its crew.
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U.S. authorities added new torture charges to their case against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, ramping up pressure on the ousted authoritarian leader already fighting drug trafficking allegations.
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Four people — two NASA astronauts, one from the European Space Agency and a Russian cosmonaut — spent nearly eight months at the space station, conducting spacewalks, science experiments and research.
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The South Korean announcement on Thursday came days after its President Lee Jae Myung threatened unspecified punitive steps if Ukraine refuses to apologize over the revelation.
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The test follows North Korea's recent hypersonic missile test. Tensions between the Koreas have increased after land mine explosions injured three South Korean soldiers near the border. North Korea denies responsibility.
Commentary & Podcasts
KMUW's Fletcher Powell says a new action movie is a lot more than just an action movie.
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