Kansas City, Missouri based band RXghost released the album Scaffolding earlier this year. The group's guitarist, vocalist and primary songwriter Josh Thomas says that the band has been a steady force in his life during difficult times. KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin recently spoke with Josh Thomas and has more.
Plus more on these stories:
- Machinists union members at Textron Aviation will vote Saturday on a new four-year contract.
- Drought restrictions enacted by the city of Wichita earlier this year are likely to remain as water levels at Cheney Reservoir continue to drop.
- The city of Wichita says nearly 77,000 police case records were accessed during a cyber attack earlier this year.
- A new grant program in Kansas offers $1,000 annually to unpaid caregivers of someone with dementia.
- Kansas universities will have more money for projects and operations next year if lawmakers approve the Kansas Board of Regents' appropriations request.
- A political nonprofit says it accidentally sent Kansas ballot applications containing a key mistake to tens of thousands of Johnson County voters.
- The head of the Senate agriculture committee—Debbie Stabenow —says funding for food assistance and conservation in the latest Farm Bill are nonnegotiable.
- Bill Nye — known nationally as the “Science Guy” — will speak at a technology conference in Wichita next week.
- The Dole VA Center will host an event to provide services to the homeless community today.
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