Rex Buchanan News Today

Ever been to a museum in a foreign country and discovered an item on display from your own neck of the woods? Depending on the object and the exhibit, it can be hard to know how to feel about seeing that item. Commentator Rex Buchanan talks about a trip to a museum in Great Britain where he discovered an object on display from his own home state.

"Hot Times in the Heartland" will be screened April 4th as part of this year's Global Climate Teach-in at the University of Kansas. Filmmakers Dave Kendall, Laura Mead, and Rex Buchanan preview the documentary on this week's KPR Presents.

A new documentary called Hot Times in the Heartland will be screened at Liberty Hall in Lawrence Thursday night.

A new documentary, focusing on climate change and how Kansans are adapting, premiers Sunday (Feb. 25, 2024) in Topeka. Producer Dave Kendall gives us a sneak peek.

Statistics show that violence hit a record level in Kansas City in 2023...crews are continuing their work in measuring wells linked to the High Plains Aquifer...engineers for the City of Lawrence say that homeless encampments have damaged the Kansas River levee and must be moved...and the Kansas City Chiefs are getting ready for another playoff run. Click here for a summary of area news headlines, prepared by your dedicated KPR news staffers. This ad-free news summary is made possible by KPR lis...

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Kansas is taking steps to conserve water in western Kansas. One of the strategies is to improve the efficiency of crop irrigation. But merely improving irrigation techniques won't do the trick. Commentator Rex Buchanan talks more about water woes in western Kansas... and what's being done about it.

The cyberattack on the Kansas judicial system complicates efforts to run background checks... health officials track new cases of tuberculosis in Olathe... authorities seize a massive amount of fentanyl and other drugs in Wichita... and Lawrence remembers "The Day After," 40 years later. Those headlines and more, inside.

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There are plenty of places in Kansas to see the state's official animal, the American Bison. Commentator Rex Buchanan tells us about a few of them.