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The Republican senator from Kansas is known for her bipartisan work in both foreign relations and domestic policy.
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A new music festival is coming to Wichita this weekend. Wichita Forever Fest takes place Saturday (Aug. 22) in multiple venues across the city. While city-wide music festivals give people a chance to enjoy live music, this event specifically showcases local Wichita talent. Nick Carswell has more. -
Hugo Phan/KMUWThe Pokémon franchise celebrated its 30th year this year, and along with it comes the 10th anniversary of an app that lets you catch those cute critters in the real world.
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Cox Communications trucks in Kansas will soon be sporting Spectrum branding after Charter Communications purchased the company. -
3D-printed concrete blocks could help build severe weather shelters in places like manufactured home communities. Kansas State University is developing the technology. -
The latest craze among kids and teenagers is a squeezable, squishable, goop-filled blob toy known as a Nee-doh. The colorful stress relievers are selling out everywhere -
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Station 23 will fill a longstanding need for a fire station in southwest Wichita, following the city’s westward expansion.
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David J. Phillip/APThe U.S. stopped issuing visas for citizens of 75 countries because it said they were likely to need public assistance. A judge ruled the policy illegally discriminated on the basis of nationality. -
Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesDozens of cities have canceled their contracts with Flock. Some are switching to other companies, but privacy experts say they're no better than Flock.
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If Watchmen taught us that you can use superheroes to excavate the cracked foundations of the American experience, Lanterns seems content to linger in the shadow of another HBO prestige genre series, True Detective. -
The U.S. has now imposed 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will match those tariffs "dollar for dollar" next month. -
A legal battle over what looks like a cartoon stick could help set the rules over whether creators can claim ownership of their AI-generated characters. -
The ruling comes after months of back-and-forth between the Trump administration and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. -
Three queer Black friends embark on a road trip in search of a fourth whom they haven't seen in some time. Dreams in Nightmares is a sweetly bickersome comedy-drama about friendship and freedom.
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On today's episode, Beth Golay visits with author Chris Bohjalian about his new novel, "The Amateur." And book critic Suzanne Perez looks reviews "Unread" by Oliver James, aa memoir by a man who rallied the forces of TikTok to finally learn to read.
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