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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Kansas native and Wichita State University graduate, Holly Wilson, has published her debut novel. She recently spoke with KMUW's Beth Golay about returning home to celebrate that novel, Kittentits.

Plus more on these stories:

  • A new survey by the Docking Institute at Fort Hays State University finds that 7 in 10 Kansans support expanding Medicaid.
  • Opponents of the death penalty in Kansas were in court Monday to testify in the first of many hearings on capital punishment.
  • Kansas lawmakers heard arguments Monday on whether medical marijuana should be legal in the state.
  • Much of Kansas, including Sedgwick County, is under a red flag warning because of the threat of wildfires.
  • The Salvation Army will officially begin its Red Kettle campaign on Thursday.
  • Catcher Salvador Perez became the first member of the Kansas City Royals to be awarded the Roberto Clemente Award in recognition of humanitarian work.

Producers: Haley Crowson and Fletcher Powell
Editors: Haley Crowson and Tom Shine
Contributors: Rose Conlon, Greg Echlin, Beth Golay, Zane Irwin, Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga, and Tom Shine
Theme music: Torin Andersen
Digital editor: Karlee Cooper

Fletcher Powell has worked at KMUW since 2009 as a producer, reporter, and host. He's been the host of All Things Considered since 2012 and KMUW's movie critic since 2016. He also co-hosts the PMJA-award winning show You're Saying It Wrong, which is distributed around the country on public radio stations and around the world through podcasts. Fletcher is a member of the Critics Choice Association.