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Immigration enforcement targeted western Kansas with sweeping actions over the last week, leaving people with and without legal status reeling. The beef industry that employs thousands in the area is working to get back on track.
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Propylon more than one year behind schedule, testing still finding flaws.
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Rural communities across Kansas are losing population, often because young people are leaving. How can you get them to return? One rural county has come up with a solution: pay them to come back.
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More than a month into the semester, some students and teachers say it's going better than expected.
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For some students and teachers, a new cell-phone ban is a welcome relief. Also, an art exhibit that highlights the joy of living.
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For this month's ArtWorks, Torin Andersen talks to an artist whose exhibit highlights the joy of living.
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Bob Love, a longtime band member of the musical group, also announces the release of new arrangements of some of their classic hits.
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In August, the Wichita school board approved contracts for bat remediation at three schools.
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San Francisco leaders say AI-powered cameras helped drive a dramatic decline in car crime. We examine the evidence — and whether the city can keep its high-tech dragnet without sacrificing civil liberties.
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The botched execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike, who survived despite being subject to two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday, has reignited furious debate about the death penalty in the U.S.
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NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: a hip-hop divorce, an OutKast lawsuit and the state of rap music on the charts.
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Plus, how well do you know your pandas and fat bears?
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Move over, beach reads. With the fall equinox behind us, we can now curl up with cozy autumn books. There are new titles coming from Barbara Kingsolver, Chad Harbach, Jasmine Guillory and more.
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After 32 years in Congress, Ohio's Sherrod Brown lost his Senate seat in 2024 as many working class voters turned out for Trump. Now Brown is counting on union voters to send him back to Washington.
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The dark side of the prediction market boom is becoming more clear: Experts say the sites have become go-to outlets for gambling addicts to relapse as the companies avoid state consumer protections.
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Wichita finally was granted a wish decades in the making when The Cheesecake Factory opened its doors in Bradley Fair this week.
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