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A look through the Brainerd Dispatch archives with Terry McCollough combing the microfilm for tidbits of history through the decades going back to 1923.

I am forever a student when I hear stories about Des Moines’ music history. The majority of my passions stands with the state’s punk rock scene, but I enjoy more sophisticated things, too. In December 2021, my friend Matthew sent me a text stating that he had memorabilia from KRNT and the KRNT Th

The next ORION Meeting will take place at 7 p.m. Monday, May 16.

If he was becoming exasperated by his students, University of Kansas journalism professor John B. Bremner would sometimes throw open his classroom window, wave a white handkerchief and shout, “Help, I’m surrounded by idiots.” Described as entertaining, intimidating and brilliant, the 6-foot-5, 260-pound Bremner was nationally known for his skill at teaching college students to become newspaper copy editors and helping established copy editors get even better. This week’s History Guy video at CJOnline focuses on Bremner, who was born 100 years ago this month, on Dec. 28, 1920, in Bri...

Shawnee radio station KGFF celebrates 90th By Vicky O. Misa | Vicky.misa@news-star.com | (405) 214-3962 | Twitter: @Vicky_NewsStar The Shawnee News-Star On Thursday, a longtime institution in Shawnee celebrated its 90th anniversary. Local radio station KGFF, Shawnee first hit the air waves at 9 a.m. on a Tuesday morning — Dec. 10, 1930. And it has continued serving the area ever since. KGFF General Manager Mike Askins said, though the station had already been in operation for a few years, it was Ross Porter who brought it to Shawnee. The earliest records on file indicate the Wallace Radio I...