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The Range | January 30, 2026

If your toddler broke a finger and had other scrapes and bruises, you would get him to a doctor right away. But what do you do if that toddler also swings from trees, runs around on all fours, and — oh, yeah — is a chimpanzee? Turns out, sometimes, you call the same doctor. KMUW news reporter Meg Britton-Mehlisch has more.

Also, in some communities in western Kansas, you can still spot the influence of German immigrants who settled there. Their descendants will mark a notable anniversary this year, as Beccy Tanner explains in this month’s Hidden Kansas.

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