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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

What does home mean? It’s a question that has influenced the art of Yulla Faun Vega. Especially the periods of her life when her housing was constantly in flux. KMUW's Torin Andersen spoke with Vega about her art.

Plus we have more on these stories:

  • The Wichita City Council took action yesterday in an effort to make Old Town safer.
  • The Wichita city council also unanimously approved a major rewriting of the city’s rules on illegal trash dumping yesterday. The changes come after years of unsuccessful prosecutions against illegal dumping.
  • The Wichita school district has sold two vacant school buildings that closed last year as part of cost-cutting measures.
  • Parts of Kansas are under a state of disaster emergency due to heavy rainfall Monday.
  • A planning commission has once again delayed a vote on an industrial waste processing plant project in Kansas City, Kansas.
  • Flu vaccinations will be offered to the public at four locations on Saturday.
  • Flags in Kansas will fly at half-staff tomorrow to remember people killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Producers: Lu Anne Stephens and Fletcher Powell
Editors: Beth Golay and Tom Shine
Contributors: Torin Andersen, Jenni Anima, Meg Britton-Mehlisch, Suzanne Perez, Tom Shine, and Noah Taborda
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.