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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

We'll hear more on these stories:

  • Wichita Mayor Lily Wu has asked for an update on the city's new water treatment plant at the city council's meeting today.
  • Sedgwick County commissioners are set to vote this week on appointing a new county appraiser.
  • Democratic Governor Laura Kelly is advising caution after Kansas tax collections came in lower than expected in December.
  • A mile-deep nuclear reactor is planned for Parsons, Kansas. Governor Laura Kelly says she hasn’t formed an opinion on it but believes in allowing all kinds of energy sources.
  • Police in Lawrence, Kansas, say a city employee shot and killed an intruder in city hall yesterday morning.
  • Abortions in Kansas in 2024 exceeded 19,000, the second consecutive year to pass that number.
  • Kansas will receive more than $220 million in federal funds to improve rural health care.
  • The deadline has passed for the Royals to make an offer for state bond money to build a Kansas ballpark.
  • Americans drank more milk in 2024, reversing a decade-long decline.
  • The Sedgwick County Extension office will host a Three Kings Day celebration this weekend.

Producers: Haley Crowson and Fletcher Powell
Editors: Beth Golay and Suzanne Perez
Contributors: Jennifer Anima, Daniel Caudill, Zane Irwin, Hope Kirwan, Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Calen Moore, Suzanne Perez, Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga, and Sam Zeff
Theme music: Torin Andersen
Digital editor: Haley Crowson

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.