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The Democrat filed a police complaint against the Republican incumbent, saying state law bans deceptive video so close to the election. Patrick's camp said they were obvious parodies. -
These are the first measles cases reported in Kansas since an outbreak of 91 cases in 2025. The individuals were exposed to measles while traveling within the United States, outside of Kansas. -
"Do all Texans want us to have springs that last forever along with creeks, along with healthy rivers? Yeah, of course, everybody wants that," said Ben Masters, director of "Deep in the Heart 2." -
The Kansas Department of Insurance regulates insurance companies that sell policies in Kansas. -
Dark money groups are financially backing Amendment 86, which aims to make it harder to redraw congressional districts outside of the normal census-driven process
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NEMA – National Emergency Management AgencyHello radio readers! This is Marit coming to you out of Lane County, KS. Mostly since it's been a race against the weeds with undercutting season at our farm, I had the pleasure of listening to Lauren Groff’s Florida in her own voice while out on the tractor. -
A child born in Vermillion, Kansas in 1881, and transported by covered wagon into the rugged Oklahoma Territory, grew up to become "The Sagebrush Artist”, Oklahoma’s own Grandma Moses. -
Global Wind Atlas, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia CommonsI’m Martin Fulmer from Goodwell, OK, here for the HPPR Radio Readers Book Club’s 2026 Fall Read. By the time I reached Lauren Groff’s story “Above and Below,” I had begun to understand that Florida is not only interested in storms as dramatic events. -
Luke had himself a late night last night; he was at the Dallas Safari Club, feeding an army of folks with some of his ample meat locker. Check out this week's episode to learn more!
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Building dams and hydropower plants in the Himalayas holds great promise for providing electricity. In the wake of the Nepal disaster, experts are asking about the risks of such construction.
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