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Governor Laura Kelly gave her annual state of the state address last evening to a joint session of the Kansas House and Senate. She laid out her accomplishments from 2023 and also looked ahead to the coming legislative session. We'll break down Governor Kelly's State of the State. 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.

We enjoy the early bird specials at Cheyenne Bottoms and Quivira Wildlife Refuge. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Inmates at a federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, have not been able to meet or speak with friends and family for weeks. It’s because of an ongoing investigation and inmates say in letters to loved ones that they are in lockdown and rarely get to leave their cells. We’ll hear how friends and family are worried about their loved ones in the prison. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

On this month's Hidden Kansas, KMUW's Lu Anne Stephens and Marlene Ryan bundle up for a cold hike along the Arkansas River.

Dave Eggers' middle-grade novel, "The Eyes & the Impossible," is funny and wise, and a perfect example of a children’s book that appeals to adults as well.

For this month's Hidden Kansas, Beccy Tanner tells us to enjoy the early bird specials at Cheyenne Bottoms and Quivira Wildlife Refuge.

This week on The Range...have books, will travel. We take a spin on the Book Bus. Also, we enjoy the early bird specials at Cheyenne Bottoms and Quivira Wildlife Refuge.

KMUW book reviewer Suzanne Perez says Anne Lamott's newest book of essays, "Somehow: Thoughts on Love," is just as warm and witty as her past collections.

The Mike Steinel Quintet kicks off the 2024 Wichita Jazz Festival tonight at the Wichita Art Museum. Steinel is joined by his former student and academic colleague Rosana Eckert who says that jazz has plenty to offer all kinds of listeners. We'll find out more during KMUW's Jedd Beaudoin interview with both Steinel and Eckert. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.