Kansas Bureau of Investigation documents suggest that the events described in two crucial chapters of Truman Capote's "non-fiction novel", In Cold Blood, differ significantly from what actually happened. Writer Kevin Helliker explores this new evidence and other findings in a recent Wall Street Journal article.
GARDEN CITY, Kan.-Truman Capote's masterwork of murder, "In Cold Blood," cemented two reputations when first published almost five decades ago: his own, as a literary innovator, and detective Alvin Dewey Jr.'s as the most famous Kansas lawman since Wyatt Earp.
An unlikely coalition of business and social interests tried last year to get the legislature to establish a state program that would help ag businesses hire undocumented workers and let them legally stay in the state. Conservative lightning rod Grover Norquist – more known for his anti-tax crusades than his immigration beliefs – endorsed the plan during a speech in Topeka this week. He likened current U-S immigration law to the 55-mile-per-hour speed limit enacted in the 70s. Norquist says most people broke that law, too.
Kansas faces a $234 million budget deficit. How would you resolve the problem? Cut taxes or raise them? Increase spending or downsize government? The Kansas Health Institute has created the Budget Puzzle as a tool that allows you to fashion your own version of the next state budget. Give it a try.
Kansas faces a very challenging budget picture next year. Policymakers must resolve a large imbalance between revenue and expenditures, but how? Should they raise revenue or cut spending? Would maintaining a 6.3 percent sales tax rate solve the problem? What about cutting education funding?
St. Olaf Christmas Festival from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN
The glorious voices of Chanticleer, a 12-voice men's choir, on Chanticleer Christmas 2012
An illustration from the book of the Cantigas de Santa Maria, a vast repertoire of poetry, songs, stories, and recitations about the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The Dale Warland Singers featured on Echoes of Christmas
Music from classic movies that take us back to wonderful Christmases past on Roll Credits: A Hollywood Holiday
Christmas classics from popular song and Broadway music of the early and mid 20th-century on The Great American Songbook: Holiday Special 2012
Holiday cheer, snarky barbs and the best holiday songs from new and emerging breakout bands on All Songs Considered for the Holidays
Stay tuned to HPPR throughout Christmas Day and enjoy a full schedule of special programs drawn from the greatest Christmas traditions of music and words spanning the centuries of time and the continents of the world.
Keep HPPR with you this Christmas Eve and enjoy a full schedule of special programs drawn from the greatest Christmas traditions of music and words spanning the centuries of time and the continents of the world.
Most of HPPR's network of stations will be on-and-off the air on Thursday, December 6th between 1 and 3 pm CT due to required maintenance work. During this time technicians from the Public Radio Satellite Service will be making adjustments and upgrades to satellite system that HPPR uses to distribute programming to its 21 FM stations. The most likely period for being off-air will be between 1:30 and 2:30 pm.
Books and films about the Dust Bowl era, including Ken Burn’s new documentary The Dust Bowl, draw heavily from the deep archive of photographs and films created by the Resettlement Administration and Farm Security Administration from 1935-1942. You can peruse this collection yourself at the Library of Congress’ online catalogue of the collection. The catalogue is indexed and easily searchable by place names and subject area
Kansas has voted for every Republican presidential candidate since Barry Goldwater, and is expected to deliver Mitt Romney a comfortable victory this year. Senator John McCain carried the state by 15 points in 2008. But an even clearer example of the state's current reliability as a Republican stronghold can be seen in the Third Congressional District, where Representative Kevin Yoder, a Republican, was elected in 2010.
Tune to HPPR for continuous election coverage on its FM stations and web stream from 7pm-2am CT. Coverage may extend past 2am if the presidential race remains undecided.
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KTDH, 89.3 FM is now on the air providing public radio service for the first time to Dalhart, TX and surrounding Dallam and Hartley counties of the northwest Texas panhandle. HPPR thanks and congratulates everyone in the Dalhart community who has made this station possible, especially Scot and Sylvia Renick, Jim McDaniel and Sherry Hanshew, Gerald Burney and Dean Graham. We look forward to serving everyone in the Dalhart community for years to come.
HPPR will provide live coverage of the final presidential debate on all of its broadcast stations and web stream on Monday, October 22, starting at 8 pm CT.
HPPR will provide live coverage of the second presidential debate on all of its broadcast stations and its web stream on Tuesday, October 16, starting at 8 pm CT. HPPR.org will feature a live chat hosted by NPR's Frank James as well as live blogging from NPR’s It’s All Politics blog.
Kansas governor Sam Brownback is raising concerns about the national and global economy to justify state budget cut planning, deflecting concern over the impact of large tax reductions approved last year.
Gov. Sam Brownback's administration already has developed talking points to deflect anticipated criticism of the newly enacted massive income tax cuts should Kansas face significant budget problems next year. Critics said their fears about the aggressiveness of the cuts were confirmed by the conservative Republican governor's budget director in July, when he told state agencies to draft proposals for slicing up to 10 percent of their spending.
Emails were sent last week by Kansas Commerce Department Secretary Pat George to 25 Main Street programs, including Garden City Downtown Vision, informing them of elimination of the program.
HUTCHINSON - The abrupt demise of a popular Kansas program that helped participating communities with downtown revitalization and small-business development has left many disappointed and perplexed.Kansas Commerce Department Secretary Pat George announced the elimination of the 27-year-old Kansas Main Street program in an email Thursday to officials of the 25 local programs around the state.
The record drought in the U.S. is forecast to ease in some regions during the fall, but a majority of the drought-stricken regions from the West to the High Plains may be left high and dry by prevailing weather patterns through the end of November, according to the federal government's latest seasonal drought outlook.
Growing urban areas adjoining the High Plains are becoming major customers for the region's water. What was once considered a production input is now the final harvest in southeast Colorado.
