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Cities in Kansas and Missouri are finding that they often have too many of the same kind of trees. That makes them extra vulnerable to pests and diseases. The Kansas News Service fills us in on trees that we’ve overplanted, and what some communities are doing about it. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Three companies in the Midwest want to capture carbon dioxide from ethanol plants… and store it underground in Illinois and North Dakota. But that idea worries some landowners. A look into the science of storing carbon and the questions surrounding it. Plus, more news from Wichita and around the state.

"BlackBerry" is incredibly entertaining, shot in a quasi-cinéma verité style, and it’s very conscious of the social and cultural markers that defined the late ‘90s and the decade or so that followed.

Pulitzer prizes were awarded this week, and among the winners for fiction is the novel "Trust" by Hernan Diaz. Beth Golay spoke with Diaz about the novel when it was first released. We revisit that spoiler-free conversation.

Kansas politicians make bold claims about ways to stop the population declines in rural communities. But Paul Cloutier of Humboldt, Kansas, says his hip enclave in southeastern Kansas can only reverse the trend so much. The town’s seen some growth, but now it faces a housing shortage. We’ll hear how these efforts are running up against a national decline in rural population. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Musician Robbie Fulks says that he and his father both had a love of bluegrass music, but that for one of them playing the music was easier. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

This time, we're taking a trip through some of the most commonly mispronounced places in the good ol' USA. Hop in! Things might get a little bumpy...

The Ulrich Museum's new exhibition is comprised of art created by the museum’s own staff members: Lydia Humphreys, James Porter, Joanna Ramondetta, Jo Reinert, and Austin Storie.

Una nueva ley contra el tráfico de personas afectará a la comunidad hispana, pronto llegarán más trabajadores de salud mental al condado de Sedgwick y las fuertes lluvias podrían ayudar a Kansas durante la temporada de sequía.

This week on The Range, the race to become Wichita’s next mayor. Also, a new museum exhibit honors the state’s black aviation pioneers.