George A. Romero's zombie horror classic "Dawn of the Dead" is showing on the big screen in Wichita tonight. KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin recently spoke with the film's distributor and Wichita filmmaker Lief Jonker about the enduring legacy of the late '70s classic. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Construction of new housing in Sedgwick County went down in 2023, despite what experts say is a housing shortage in town. Also, singer-songwriter John Craigie's performs at Wave tonight with fellow singer-songwriter Mason Jennings. We'll have both of those stories, plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Kansas is the latest state to pass rules against selling ornamental pear trees that are aggressively spreading in natural areas. But these trees are just one of many invasive species that Midwest communities are wrestling with. We learn why people aren’t giving up on the never-ending task of controlling these species. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Sarah Braunstein's latest book, "Bad Animals" was released recently and—as she told KMUW's Beth Golay—it's about a LOT of things. Plus we have news from Wichita and around the state.

Last October, KMUW's Kylie Cameron spoke with Lowell Kauffman and his team of gardeners at Wichita State. They were in the process of planting nearly 9 thousand tulip bulbs across campus. Kylie takes us along with her on a return trip to see the colorful results of their work. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

The 2024 Wichita Jazz Festival ends Saturday night with a performance from the Tierney Sutton Band. Sutton, a nine-time Grammy-nominated vocalist, says that while writing material for a new album with the San Gabriel 7, she was struck by the realities of racism in American history. We'll learn more about Sutton. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

A former high-end Kansas City Chef is now running a restaurant out in the middle of Kansas in a tiny, remote rural town. And that restaurant has become extremely important to its community. We learn how a chef who - as he says - got tired of cooking for rich people - is using local food and high end cooking to breath life into a tiny town. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Keep moving or die. Oh, and you can never return to anywhere you've already been. How's that for a novel premise? Author Douglas Westerbeke visits with KMUW's Beth Golay about his new novel, "A Short Walk Through a Wide World." Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

The Mike Steinel Quintet kicks off the 2024 Wichita Jazz Festival tonight at the Wichita Art Museum. Steinel is joined by his former student and academic colleague Rosana Eckert who says that jazz has plenty to offer all kinds of listeners. We'll find out more during KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin interview with both Steinel and Eckert. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Jason Smith of the Oklahoma City-based band Traindodge says that nearly 30 years into the band's career, he still remembers his initial motivation for pursuing music. We'll learn more about Traindodge. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.