In Kansas, radical abolitionist John Brown is associated with a violent period of the state’s history in the lead-up to the Civil War. Some modern day activists and educators are still debating his legacy. We have that story and news from Wichita and around the state.

Musician Kelley Hunt closes out the Wichita Jazz Festival this Saturday and says that she welcomes performing in the sometimes blurry lines between blues and jazz. We'll have that story and news from Wichita and around the state.

Kansas musician and composer Susan Mayo celebrates the premiere of a new symphonic work this weekend which examines ties between the U.S. and Pakistan. She says such cross-cultural collaborations are always about incorporating and respecting differing artistic approaches. We'll have that story and news from Wichita and around Kansas.

We'll hear about a thesis show for Wichita State University artists. And we have news from Wichita and around the state.

Kansas Poet Laureate Traci Brimhall says that one of the best parts of poetry is how accessible it is for anyone who wants to write it. We have that story, plus we have news from Wichita and around the state.

Bringing classical music to casual spaces....we'll hear about an effort to make classical music more accessible, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.

In the Valley Center school district, one sixth grader is organizing an effort to pay off other students’ meal debt, with a goal to end meal debt there entirely. We'll learn more, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.

Wichita singer-songwriter John Salem says that he primarily writes songs out of a need for self-expression, though if someone else can find comfort in them, he's fine with that too. And we have news from Wichita and around the state.

A father-son business where there's never a dull moment. We'll hear about M&M Sharpening, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.

The Kansas Statehouse is more than just the location where laws are made...visitors can tour the artifacts and history within its walls. We'll hear more about what's inside, and we have news from Wichita and around the state.