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Paintings adorn the "Magic Bus" on display at a museum built on the site of the 1969 Woodstock music festival.

Book News: Hippies Were Dirty And Liked Music By Satanists, Louisiana Textbook Claims

Also: Sarah Palin is writing a book about Christmas; Rachel Aviv on the literary genius of Julian Jaynes; author Sarah Manguso on memoir.

Murray High Tigers Could Set Records Tonight

By Paco Long-MendezMurray, KY – It's every Coaches dream to have a perfect season. The Murray High Tigers began their winning streak back in August,…

On Book and the Housing of Them

By Duane Bolinhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-769602.mp3Murray, KY – Perhaps no one knew more about books than William…

Civil War Dispatch 6 - America's 16th President

By Todd Hattonhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-953247.mp3Murray, KY – We continue our ongoing look back at the U.S.…

Harper's weekly image of evacuation from Louisville, October 11, 1862.

Civil War Dispatch 9 - Louisville, a bastion of Unionism

By Todd Hattonhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-957142.mp3Murray, KY – Each week, WKMS' own Civil War correspondent Todd…

Civil War Dispatch April 22 - the first Kentucky soldiers

By Todd Hattonhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkms/local-wkms-964824.mp3Murray, KY – During this U.S. Civil War sesquicentennial year,…

Have ball, will shoot: Grinnell College's Jack Taylor fires a 3-point shot during Sunday's game against Crossroads College. He scored 109 points — the second time he's topped 100 in a game.

Hoops, He Did It Again: Player Has Second 100-Point Game

Junior guard Jack Taylor of Grinnell College has followed up last year's record-breaking 138-point performance with another "century." He scored 109 points Sunday night in a victory over Crossroads College. He's the only player in NCAA history to have reached or exceeded 100 points twice.

Fresh Air Weekend: Roy Choi, Industrial Musicals And 'The Story Of A New Name'

A Los Angeles chef explains how the Korean taco pulled its chefs' backgrounds into one food truck offering, Critic John Powers reviews Elena Ferrante's latest book and the author of Everything's Coming Up Profits explains the history of corporate show tunes.

American jazz musician Louis Armstrong plays his trumpet during a performance with his band in Stockholm, Sweden in Oct. 1952. The Karnofsky Shop in New Orleans, which made a lasting impact on his musical legacy, was destroyed by Hurricane Ida in August 2021.

Ida Leveled The Karnofsky Shop, Louis Armstrong's Second Home

The Karnofsky Shop was listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its outsized impact on Louis Armstrong's life. The family that lived there encouraged him to pursue music.

Democrat Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Republican Mitt Romney of Utah are urging the Biden administration to step up work protecting Afghan journalists.

2 Bipartisan Senators Demand That Biden Protect Afghan Journalists

Democrat Amy Klobuchar and Republican Mitt Romney issued a new call for Biden officials to protect Afghan journalists. Last month, the pair requested safe evacuation for those who wanted to leave.

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