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A new mariachi class at Mayberry Cultural and Fine Arts Magnet Middle School in Wichita could be the first middle-school mariachi program in the state. Orchestra director Panya Amphone says it's a way to teach students of all backgrounds about the traditional Mexican musical genre.
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New laws will force patients to report more personal information to officials, create a new felony and direct more money to anti-abortion groups. -
Fewer farmers are planting hemp across the Midwest and Great Plains. The decline is most acute in hemp grown for its oils, like CBD, but experts say there’s greater opportunity in industrial hemp. -
This week on The Range...students learn about music and their culture. Also, two artists battle the elements to complete a mural on Wichita State’s campus. -
KS Legislators expect Kelly to veto their latest bill providing a broad package of income, sales and property tax cuts and call them back into a special legislative session. -
Dean's family says he quickly fell into critical condition after being diagnosed with a MRSA bacterial infection. He is the second aviation whistleblower to die in the past three months.
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Jacquelyn Martin/APForget the saber-toothed tiger steaks: a new study published this week reveals that ancient humans also ate their veggies. NPR's Scott Simon marvels at the menu. -
YouTubeJerry Seinfeld has the become the latest in a string of public figures to blame "political correctness" for the death of comedy (among other societal ills). But what does the term actually refer to?
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More than 21 inches of rain fell during the five-day period that ended Friday near the city of Splendora, about 30 miles northeast of Houston, according to the National Weather Service. -
From sparking the imagination to helping with mental health, listen to poems read by NPR readers and see how poetry has affected their lives. -
The singer-songwriter's fourth album is her best yet, with crisp, commanding songwriting, shades of '60s baroque pop and melodies that seem to have existed forever. -
Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government. -
Hicks was a communications director for the Trump White House and prosecutors questioned her on her knowledge of the deals made during his first presidential run.
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