Local News
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Harold Smith’s newest paintings take familiar works of art like Grant Wood’s “American Gothic,” Vermeer’s “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” and Leonardo DaVinci’s “The Last Supper” and reimagines them with people he grew up with.
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The Atlanta, Georgia band Dropsonic will perform its first Wichita show in over 15 years Friday night at Kirby's. The band's vocalist and guitarist Dan Dixon says he has vivid memories of the trio's first show at that venue in late 2003.
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The choir at St. Paul AME Church recorded a gospel album back in 1968. For this month’s In the Mix, Carla Eckels met with two of the singers on that recording.
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Erin and Ryan Potter bought Wichita's Watermark Books & Cafe in April. Here's what Erin Potter has to say about how it's going, what she likes to read, and what's next for the bookstore.
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This week on "The Range," a new chapter for a legendary Wichita bookstore. Also, we remember a gospel album recorded decades ago at Wichita’s oldest black church.
NPR News
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U.S. officials have announced a "framework" that would let Chinese-owned short video platform TikTok continue operations in the United States, although the two countries are still working out the details.
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Pope Leo XIV reflected on the legacy of Pope Francis and whether he sees himself as more U.S. American or Peruvian.
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New Zealand's unique birds are at risk of extinction, like the kiwi. So the country is trying to eradicate the invasive species that prey on them. Everyday people are lining up to help.
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In Utah, authorities are trying to piece together the motive in the assassination of Charlie Kirk last week. The suspect is in custody and reportedly not cooperating with law enforcement.
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NPR's Michel Martin asks former FBI counterterrorism analyst Javed Ali about the next steps in the investigation into Charlie Kirk's assassination.