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Farms across the Midwest use biosolids—a type of byproduct from wastewater treatment plants—to fertilize their land. But toxic forever chemicals called PFAS could be contaminating that fertilizer… along with millions of acres of farmland. How a few Midwestern states are testing for PFAS… while many are not. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Book reviewer Suzanne Perez says "The Great Divide," by Cristina Henriquez, transports readers to the steamy jungles of Panama during the construction of the Panama Canal.

It’s illegal to fight roosters in the US, yet raising gamefowl is a big business. There have been recent efforts in Oklahoma to lower the penalties for cockfighting. Animal rights activists call fowl, while breeders say they’re simply protecting their right to raise chickens. More on that, plus news from Wichita and around the state.

For this month's In The Mix, Carla Eckels talk with a Wichita woman who’s head over tails for her pet fishes.

A big celebrity made his annual visit to Wichita. And - as always - he dined at several local eateries. Denise Neil gives us the inside scoop.

Una conocida educadora latina hablará en Southwestern College, un tribunal de distrito ha dictaminado continuar con la prohibición de cambiar el registro de género en las licencias de conducir, y Topeka está ofreciendo a los hispanohablantes $15,000 para que se muden ahí.

A woman who loves fish. We take a deep dive into aquascaping. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Wichita-area band For The Birds releases its latest EP, The Message, this Saturday. Band members Steven Shields and Tony Lee recently spoke with KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin about the record. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Black Violin co-founder Wil B says that when the band started 20 years ago, he wasn't sure how long it would last. And then the group won an important award. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

We look at what happens when we approach non-English words with a little too much gusto, and how exactly we should be saying foreign words so that we don’t sound silly (a tall order for some of us!).