Top Stories
Residents who live and work near industry harbor a litany of concerns about its environmental impacts. Some are engaged in conversations with the EPA about what can be done.
Local news
-
"Instead of promoting unity in our church, our nation, and the world, his comments seem to have fostered division," the sisters wrote of the NFL kicker's controversial commencement address.
-
The first English word for “lawn” dates back to the early 1500s, described as an “open space among trees.” Lawns today are a far cry from that description, but they’ve come to dominate our physical — and cultural — landscapes. Now concerns over environmental impacts are propelling yet another redefinition.
-
The Rivercity Tattoo and Lifestyle Expo is open this weekend. About 60 artists from across the state will be available for live tattooing.
-
A celebration in honor of the “Keeper of the Plains” is taking place on Saturday, May 18, at the Mid-America All-Indian Museum.
-
This week on "The Range"...need a tattoo? We’ve got you covered. Also, a bus rider talks about the changes coming to the city’s transit center.
NPR News
-
Otto remained involved with the Raiders even after they moved from Oakland, Calif., to Las Vegas in 2020.
-
Johansson says she was approached multiple times by OpenAI to be the voice of ChatGPT, and that she declined. Then the company released a voice assistant that sounded uncannily like her.
-
Iran's ultraconservative president, killed in a helicopter crash, oversaw a crackdown on women's protests and was linked to extrajudicial killings in the 1980s.
-
Without addressing his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who is seen in the video being kicked and dragged in 2016, the hip-hop mogul says, "I was disgusted then when I did it. I'm disgusted now."
-
Ed Dwight, a former Air Force test pilot who was passed over to become an astronaut in the 1960s, described his flight aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard as "life changing."
-
Facing potential headwinds with both young voters and Black voters, President Biden's Morehouse College commencement address focused on his view of the importance — and future of — democracy.
-
Stefanik spoke before a caucus of Israel's parliament focused on antisemitism on college campuses around the world. She called for Hamas to be wiped "off the face of the earth."
Commentary & Podcasts
Book reviewer Suzanne Perez says author Holly Gramazio scores with her debut novel, "The Husbands."
KMUW Music
KMUW Member of the Week
Luke Chennell has been listening to KMUW for 25 years and supporting for over four years.