By Elana Gordon

Kansas City, MO –

Gamelan, the orchestral music of Indonesia, is praised for its color, rhythmic structure and lyrical melodies. And it's an important part of parades, festivals, and ceremonies.

By Laura Spencer

Kansas City, MO – The largest Balinese ensemble in North America, Gamelan Genta Kasturi, is based in Kansas City, at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Davy Rothbart, Creator of FOUND Magazine and Editor for the new FOUND book Requiem for a Paper Bag: Celebrities & Civilians Tell Stories of the Best Lost, Tossed & Found Items From Around The World

By The Walt Bodine Show, June 3, 2009

Kansas City , Mo. –

By Steve Bell

Kansas City, MO –

Kansas City, MO – Some two hundred fifty people gathered near the JC Nichols Fountain last night, to mourn the recent death of Wichita doctor George Tiller. KCUR's Elana Gordon reports.

Reverend Holly McKissick of St. Andrew Church of Christ gave an opening prayer.

MCKISSICK: "We remember tonight one who lived a life of rare conviction a life of courage beyond counting."

Salina, KS – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has suspended the license of a day care home in Merriam following the death of an infant. More from Kansas Public Radio's Bryan Thompson.

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Kansas City, MO – Clay Chastain was back in Kansas City over the weekend, collecting petition signatures in Brookside. And this time he wants to amend the City Charter. KCUR's Steve Bell reports.

The activist says he is circulating petitions on two issues. One is the latest revision of his long-running push to create a light rail system in Kansas City. The other would end the right of the city council to repeal voter-approved initiatives - as they did when his light rail plan passed three years ago.

Dan Christensen's former art dealer, Douglas Drake, illustrates his journey from being aware of Christensen's work to dealing his artwork, to becoming friends. A new survey of paintings by the late artist (1942-2007)documents Christensen's "never-ending quest to understand the possibilities of color, paint, and pictorial space."

By Drew Bolton

Kansas City, MO – Dr. George Tiller's Wichita clinic is closed for the rest of the week as a gesture of morning the slain physician. It will reopen Monday staffed by three out-of-state doctors who have worked there on a rotating basis for several years. One of them, Dr. LeRoy Carhart, told reporters yesterday that the clinic will continue to offer "all of the services it has in the past."

By Maria Carter

Kansas City, MO – Some hundred fifty people gathered near the JC Nichols Fountain last night, to mourn the death of Wichita doctor George Tiller.

Clay Chastain was back in Kansas City over the weekend, collecting petition signatures in Brookside. This time, he also wants to amend the city charter.

A first-of-its-kind report by the Kansas Health Institute ranks all 105 counties in Kansas by health status.