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08/20/2026

This afternoon at 1 on !
Anniversary Accolades 2026 . . . a tip-of-the-hat to composers who have reached notable milestones this year.

Pipedreams, Thursdays at 1 pm on KRPS HD-2 All Classical, on your HD radio, streaming in the NPR app (search for KRPS) and at KRPS dot ORG.

. . . a tip-of-the-hat to composers who have reached notable milestones this year.

08/20/2026

Government revenues have grown 3% this fiscal year — but spending has grown even faster. And the debt-to-GDP ratio has worsened since Trump returned to the White House.

The federal debt reached $40 trillion as the government adds red ink at a rapid rate. That's leading nervous investors to demand higher interest rates — pushing up borrowing costs for everyone else.

08/20/2026

The new Close Combat Assault Ration is designed to meet the nutritional needs of troops on the battlefield, while being easier to carry and eat.

(via The American Homefront Project)

The new Close Combat Assault Ration is designed to meet the nutritional needs of troops on the battlefield, while being easier to carry and eat.

08/19/2026

Coming up this afternoon at 1 on SymphonyCast on KRPS HD-2 the BBC Symphony Orchestra performed at this summer's BBC Proms.

Hear KRPS All Classical on your HD-Radio, on the NPR app and streaming at KRPS dot ORG.

With Steve Seel

08/19/2026

After several hours of debate and testimony, Kansas City Council's finance committee approved two ordinances that dedicate $600 million in city funding and rezone land for a Crown Center ballpark. Critics remain furious the cost to taxpayers won't get a public vote.

(KCUR 89.3)

After several hours of debate and testimony, Kansas City Council's finance committee approved two ordinances that dedicate $600 million in city funding and rezone land for a Crown Center ballpark. Critics remain furious the cost to taxpayers won't get a public vote.

08/19/2026

Missouri, Oklahoma and Arkansas allow corporal punishment in schools.
Corporal punishment in public schools in Kansas is not explicitly banned.

NPR Morning Edition

There is broad consensus among psychologists that corporal punishment can be harmful to children, but the U.S. has no federal laws banning it in public schools.

08/19/2026

The Trump administration moved on Tuesday to roll back an environmental rule that currently blocks road construction, and by extension most logging and mining activity, on tens of millions of acres of public forest land.

NPR

The end of "roadless rule" protections would open millions of acres of pristine forests to commercial use. Supporters say it will lead to better managed forests.

08/18/2026

The prothonotary warbler population in Kansas is growing as the birds stop to breed before heading south. Researchers are using electronic trackers to study their movements.

News Service

The prothonotary warbler population in Kansas is growing as the birds stop to breed before heading south. Researchers are using electronic trackers to study their movements.

08/17/2026

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