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Kobach And The Commission On Election Integrity, And The Science Of Storm Chasing

KCUR | By Steve Kraske,
Coy Dugger
Published September 14, 2017 at 1:28 PM CDT
Meteorologist Reed Timmer says his storm chasing obsession started before he got a driver's license.
Luke X. Martin
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KCUR 89.3
Meteorologist Reed Timmer says his storm chasing obsession started before he got a driver's license.

Meteorologist Reed Timmer says his storm chasing obsession started before he got a driver's license.
Credit Luke X. Martin / KCUR 89.3
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KCUR 89.3
Meteorologist Reed Timmer says his storm chasing obsession started before he got a driver's license.

Recent controversy surrounding the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity has put Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach in the nation's limelight. Today, we get an update on the 4-month-old committee. Then, in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, we get a masterclass from meteorologist Reed Timmer on the science behind severe weather and the adrenaline rush he gets from chasing extreme storms.

Reed Timmer speaks about extreme storm chasing at the Linda Hall Library at 7 p.m. on Thursday, September 14. For more information, visit LindaHall.org.

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Steve Kraske
Steve Kraske is an associate teaching professor of journalism at UMKC, a political columnist for The Kansas City Star and has hosted "Up to Date" since 2002. He worked as the full-time political correspondent for The Star from 1994-2013 covering national, state and local campaigns. He also has covered the statehouses in Topeka and Jefferson City.
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