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With Halloween and Día de los Muertos just around the corner, there’s no shortage of local events.

Here's what's coming up in the Wichita area, November 26 through December 19.

The family of eight mental illnesses grouped under the eating disorder classification is statistically the second most deadly type of mental illness, costing not only one life every 52 minutes, but also significant costs to their community.

A Kansas City musician took his pedal steel guitar deep into a Cold War nuclear missile silo to record an album that comes out this week. But if you think Nate Hofer’s Dooms Day missile base music is going to be harsh and foreboding, think again. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

For 20 years, singer-songwriter Hayden Sayers wanted to be part of a due - but couldn't find the right drummer. Then he met Brennen Temple. The duo performs under the name BoomChank. KMUW"s Jedd tells us more. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Beth Golay visits with Hampton Sides about his new book, "The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition, First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook".

Magician Christian Manahl blends modern magic and comedy to keep audiences on their toes … and bellied over with laughter. Manahl talked with KMUW's Hugo Phan about pursuing his long-time dream. And we have news from Wichita and around the state.

Los bajos precios de la gasolina harán que los viajes de este fin de semana feriado se vean más concurridos, los desalojos han aumentado en el condado de Sedgwick y la Junta Escolar de Wichita aprobó un plan para construir nuevas escuelas y el cierre de las antiguas.

In recent years, Sedgwick County began investing in a diversity, equity and inclusion program. But as DEI becomes increasingly politicized, some conservative county commissioners have pushed back. In August, the county commission voted to cut a key DEI position from its budget. Celia Hack has more. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.

Southwest Kansas has the highest concentration of Latino residents in the state, but many of them aren’t voting. Young Latinos are going back to the basics to try to get their communities more involved in politics. We hear about the efforts taking place to make changes in rural Kansas. Plus news from Wichita and around the state.