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Tuesday, August 26, 2025

When you think of surfing in the U-S… you probably picture California or another coastal state. But surfers in the land-locked interior are also catching waves. Harvest Public Media’s Joe Schulz spent some time in the water… and has this look at how surfers are riding waves on lakes and rivers, too.

Plus we have more on these stories:

  • President Donald Trump wants to end federal support for housing-first programs to address homelessness. Kansas advocates say that could make homelessness worse.
  • The Kansas congressional delegation is asking President Donald Trump to offer federal help to the state after severe storms in June.
  • The Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Wichita has received a federal grant to help it train more rural physicians.
  • The application for federal student aid appears to be on schedule for the first time in three years.
  • Parts of Illinois could start to look a little more wild next year. A new law officially includes “rewilding” as part of the state’s conservation strategy.
  • The City of Wichita will reveal the new artwork at a dog park in West Wichita today.

Producers: Beth Golay and Fletcher Powell
Editors: Beth Golay and Tom Shine
Contributors: Jennifer Anima, Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Dylan Lysen, Suzanne Perez, Jess Savage, Tom Shine and Joe Schultz
Theme music: Torin Andersen
Digital editor: Beth Golay

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.