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New federal data shows 92.4% of U.S. kindergarteners received the required measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine during the last school year. That's below the 95% vaccination level generally considered necessary to help prevent outbreaks. -
Two major salt companies are based in Kansas — Morton Salt and Compass Minerals — and have mines in Canada. -
As oil and gas companies run out of places to dispose of their wastewater, Texas regulators are drafting permits to treat and reuse it outside the oilfields. -
State keeps calling new emergency rules that allow unlimited fish catch, as dry-up continues -
3D-printed concrete blocks could help build severe weather shelters in places like manufactured home communities. Kansas State University is developing the technology.
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Matthew T Rader, https://matthewtrader.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsHello Radio Readers! This is Marit Ehmke coming to you from west-central Kansas in Lane County. As I was on the tractor the other day, racing the coming rain to knock down very healthy weeds, it occurred to me that we’re such at the mercy of what the wind brings our way. -
This week we revisit recent performances by the many talented students of the West Texas A&M University School of Music! -
This week, Luke is talking about learning to shoot and hunt with a new firearm or bow. This might just be the spark needed to put the thrill of hunting back into your days afield. -
While you’re putting the effort into gardening, why not do a little extra for the pollinators and others who bring a lot to your garden and your yard? A nice side benefit to your work is the way that you can also help Mother Nature do her thing, and we’ll talk this week about how!
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When the U.S.-Iran war began, more than 1,000 dependents of U.S. Navy personnel in Bahrain were ordered to evacuate. After six months in temporary conditions, they want to know what the plan is.
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