Wichita's Early Edition
Every Weekday
Wichita’s Early Edition brings you the first news of the day from Wichita and around the state. It’s everything you need to know in 15 minutes… or less.
KMUW has 12 newscasts that air throughout the day. But we know you’re not always tied to your radio. This podcast compiles that news all in one place, so you can listen on your schedule.
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Brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey perform together as The Cactus Blossoms and are known for their close harmonies and musical sensibilities that recall other sibling outfits such as The Everly Brothers. KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin recently spoke with the brothers, and we have that conversation. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.
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Jason Hendry of the Wichita band The Velvet Fever says that his group's new recording is about honesty and integrity. We'll hear more and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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The purple martins are back in Wichita. Thousands of birds are gathering near the airport each evening as they prepare for their annual migration, and they're attracting an audience. We spend an evening with the birds and bird watchers, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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Increasing volatility and sky-high prices in agriculture are making it a tough time for the next generation to take over. We'll hear how a difficult economy has made farming harder for new generations, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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We visit the Elderslie Farm pick-your-own experience, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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The band Men At Work are best known for songs such as "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under." In both the songs and the music videos that accompanied them in the early 1980s, the group's wry humor was on display. The band's vocalist Colin Hay says that they were always aware of the power that marrying music and humor had. We'll hear more, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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Despite having maintained a steady lineup in his band over the decades, James McMurtry says that being a band leader didn't come naturally to him. And we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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We have the latest Kansas primary election results, and news from Wichita and around the state.
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Drive-in theaters have shown movies under the stars for generations. Some people still see value for these nostalgic theaters in a changing movie landscape. We’ll hear how drive-in theaters are trying to survive in the modern age of streaming, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.
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The federal government has released new rules, controlling how farmers can use the controversial herbicide dicamba.Will the new rules solve the problem of dicamba drift? That's coming up, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.