Laura Lorson

Dr. Allison Kirkpatrick is among the researchers with access to data from the James Webb Space Telescope, and what she’s learning could change our understanding of the universe.

2021 was kind of a strange, disconnected year for a lot of us. I came in to the radio station every day as a designated "essential" employee, so didn't…

A new project wants to provide a place for listening to recorded music in a group setting.

Kansas House Representative Boog Highberger is known for almost always having something to say...and now, he’s saying it in a new book that compiles some of his essays, speeches and letters.

Veterans Day Events at the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City

Dr. Richard Godbeer is the new director of the Hall Center for the Humanities at the University of Kansas. He’s bringing a fresh perspective to the job, and hoping to engage both scholars and the public at large in discussions about the humanities and their place in the public sphere.

Kate Frick and Stephanie Marchesi are bringing craft cocktails, coffee shop fare, and music to a Tonganoxie landmark.

Elizabeth Farnsworth’s career has taken her all around the world as a foreign correspondent, filmmaker and occasional anchor for the PBS NewsHour. The Topeka native will be talking about her experiences...and her new book...this weekend at the Topeka-Shawnee County Public Library.

The interstate highway system in America is kind of amazingly impressive...and most of us don't ever think twice about what an achievement it is.

Burroughs Creek Trail Exhibit Opens at Lawrence Public Library

Even if they don't get as much media attention as tornadoes, thunderstorms and lightning can be damaging, costly and deadly as well.

Writer, politician and activist Kevin Powell brings his message to KU.

Noted author Karen Russell will give the second annual Ross & Marianna Beach Author Series lecture tonight (THUR) in Lawrence.

Three days of hard-boiled detectives, dangerous dames and double-crossing comes to the Alamo Drafthouse-Mainstreet starting October 2.

The film has its world premiere Monday night at Union Station in Kansas City.

Weekdays 3 to 7 p.m. on KPR & KPR2 With NPR's Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Juana Summers and Ari Shapiro & KPR's Laura Lorson in LawrenceAbout the Show: All Things ConsideredAt 5 p.m. EDT on May 3, 1971, the first edition of All Things Considered went on the air. In the nearly four decades since, almost everything about the program has changed — the hosts and producers, the length of the program, the equipment used, even the audience. But one thing remains the same: the determination to get the day's big stories on the air, and to bring them alive through sound and voice. All Things Considered is the most listened-to afternoon drive-time news radio program in the country. Every weekday the two-hour show is hosted by Ailsa Chang, Mary Louise Kelly, Ari Shapiro and Juana Summers. In 1977, ATC expanded to seven days a week with a one-hour show on Saturdays and Sundays.About the Host: Laura Lorson00000184-7fa9-d6f8-a1cf-7fad522f0000Laura Lorson is KPR's local All Things Considered host. She is a native of Lo