KMUW-FM (Wichita, KS)

KMUW (89.1 FM) is a public radio station affiliated with National Public Radio located in Wichita, Kansas. It is operated by Wichita State University.

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'I would have died without it.' Kansas teen copes with gender-affirming care ban

2 days ago | kmuw.org | Zane Irwin

In many ways, Bri Johnson is a normal 15-year-old. She plays video games — Helldivers 2 and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun specifically. She cycles through quirky hyper-fixations. Right now, she’s obsessed with pickles, heavy machinery and bugs she finds in her neighborhood. And lately, she’s been experimenting with makeup. “I use mascara as eyeliner to get a kind of splotchy look. It covers up imperfections and makes them look like they're on purpose,” she said. Bri is also transgender.
ALICE families walk tightrope of financial insecurity

3 days ago | kmuw.org | AJ Dome

She’s not a circus performer, but Tessa Ward says she’s constantly walking a tightrope. It’s a metaphor for her financial situation, which requires tough decisions daily. “I’ve had to decide which bills get paid and which don’t,” she says. “I know exactly which ones have the lowest late fees. I’ve had to skip meals so that my children could eat.”Ward and her family are just one example of thousands of households across the state living paycheck to paycheck in what’s referred to as an ALICE home.
Which organization snubbed Trump this week? Find out in the quiz

1 week ago | kmuw.org | Holly J. Morris
Advisory group says no - at least for now - to another Wichita school bond

1 week ago | kmuw.org | Suzanne Perez

WICHITA, Kansas — An advisory group told Wichita school leaders Wednesday that the district needs to clarify its message and rebuild trust in the community before seeking another bond issue. District leaders wanted the financial oversight committee to recommend putting a bond issue to voters by March 2026.
Kansans can't yet change gender markers on driver's licenses, despite recent court ruling

1 week ago | kmuw.org | Anna Kaminski

TOPEKA — Jessie Lawson made an appointment for Monday morning as soon as she heard about the Kansas Court of Appeals ruling Friday that allows Kansans to change the gender markers on their licenses. As a transgender Kansan, Lawson said, she was thrilled about the court order. Then, she was turned away. "I've gone to great lengths to match my body to who I am, and to have this document show the wrong gender is insulting," Lawson said.
An intergenerational center works to connect nursing home residents and students

1 week ago | kmuw.org | Rose Conlon

JUANA SUMMERS, HOST:As more young people leave rural America, many communities there are aging. That can mean increased social isolation for older adults who stay, so one small town in Kansas is testing a new strategy for boosting quality of life across generations. Rose Conlon of member station KMUW has the story. UNIDENTIFIED CHILD: (Yelling, inaudible). ROSE CONLON, BYLINE: The Logan Manor doesn't sound like your typical nursing home. That's because it's also a school.
Groovin’ with the Godfather of Soul

1 week ago | kmuw.org | Carla Eckels

We’re groovin’ to the soulful sounds of Brick, The Brand New Heavies, L.T.D., and the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. William “WAK” King of the legendary Commodores shares how their 1981 hit “Lady” came to life. This week’s DoubleTake is the ever-funky “Funkin’ for Jamaica” by trumpeter Tom Browne, along with a jazzy cover by pianist Bob Baldwin—featuring Tom Browne himself.
Wichita district to oversight group: Recommend a new bond issue

1 week ago | kmuw.org | Suzanne Perez

WICHITA, Kansas — Wichita school district leaders are asking members of a financial oversight committee to recommend a new bond issue. An agenda for the financial oversight group, which meets Wednesday, recommends “that the committee make a recommendation for a bond resolution to go before the Wichita … Board of Education” at its meeting July 7. The scale of a revised bond proposal is still unclear. Board members could ask for a vote in November or on a special election ballot next March.
Regis Gizavo, Dancas Ocultas, Paul McCartney, Ernest Ranglin & World Refugee Day

1 week ago | kmuw.org | Chris Heim

Monday June 16SPECIAL: Global Village remembers accordionist Regis Gizavo on his birthday today. One of Madagascar’s finest musicians, Gizavo first attracted international attention when he won the Radio France International Discovery Award. Moving to Paris in 1990, he began a series of remarkable collaborations with artists like the Corsican group I Muvrini, Cape Verde’s Cesaria Evora, Lura, and Mayra Andrade, South Africa’s Mahotella Queens, the Congolese Rumba supergroup Kekele, and more.
Corea/Clarke + Ben Paterson, Texas Jazz, Classic Albums & Drummers FEATURED ALBUM OF THE WEEK: John Clayton & Mulgrew Miller - Talk to Me About Mulgrew | KMUW

1 week ago | kmuw.org | Chris Heim

Monday 6.16.25Night Train kicks off a week of BeatleJazz Mania in celebration of Paul McCartney’s birthday later in the week. We’ll hear lots of great jazz covers of Beatles tunes, this time including selections from June Featured Artist, Chick Corea, and also from pianist Lynne Arriale. Our Featured New Release of the Week is the Reunion set from the Beatlejazz trio.