Local News
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Rev. Wheeler Parker, the cousin and childhood friend of Emmett Till, recently spoke at the Spencer Museum of Art on the KU campus sharing his story and highlighting the exhibit, "Emmett Till & Mamie Till- Mobley: Let The World See."
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Students at the University of Kansas say their "liberation encampment" will last several days. They also have demanded that KU divest itself of any ties to Israel.
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Some Kansas lawmakers see a chance to lure Kansas City's two biggest professional sports teams across the Missouri border, but an effort to help the Super Bowl champion Chiefs and Major League Baseball's Royals finance new stadiums in Kansas fizzled.
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The trend was already underway when the COVID-19 pandemic pushed rural and small-town nursing homes to close permanently. Yet, some communities are finding ways today to re-envision nursing homes while keeping staff at the forefront.
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A state law passed in 2022 goes into effect this year and lets Kansas students attend schools outside the districts where they live, as long as there is space available. Some districts have begun posting the number of slots they’ll have open for out-of-district students.
NPR News
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U.S. Sen. Mike Braun leads the crowded field of Republicans, but polling shows a high percentage of voters are undecided. Gov. Holcomb, who is term-limited after eight years, isn't endorsing anyone.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Joseph Yoon, chef advocate for the U.N.'s International Fund for Agricultural Development, about how to cook this year's broods.
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U.S. policymakers from both parties have proposed higher trade barriers, or even bans, to keep the vehicles out more permanently.
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Arizona lawmakers vote to repeal a Civil War-era abortion ban. Examining the varying police responses to college protests. Former president Trump campaigned in swing states Wisconsin and Michigan.
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As protests continue to roil colleges across the nation, NPR looks at why police tactics have differed from campus to campus.