Solar power in Kansas is booming, with hundreds of megawatts expected to come online over the next several years. But many rural communities are skeptical of out-of-state solar developers and are tightening regulations as the energy source grows. KMUW’s Celia Hack reports for the Kansas News Service.

In 1985, a young writer and photographer duo embarked on a project to document life and history in Independence, Missouri. Almost 40 years later, KCUR’s Julie Denesha reports, the two are back at work on new words and photographs documenting people who live in the shadow of a president.

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