Kansas

John took the stage at the Bicknell Center on May 8.

Dr. Bashar Marji is a cardiologist at Mercy Hospital in Pittsburg, and Meri Anderson is a Physician Assistant. KRPS’s Raegan Neufeld recently spoke with them about fainting and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.

“Fort Scott Stories” features a variety of community members, including business owners, teachers, city workers and life-long residents. It premiered on April 26 with a red carpet event at the Gordon Parks Museum.

At the end of March, city commissioners approved the purchase of 23.7 acres of land for a new park, which will feature three soccer fields. The land was previously owned by Mercy Health Pittsburg and is on Centennial Drive between Hospital Drive and Springdale Street.

Ethan Corson is a Democrat who’s been in the Kansas state Senate since 2021. He’s now running for governor. During a recent visit to Pittsburg, he spoke with KRPS’s Raegan Neufeld about his campaign.

Since 2013, Dr. Michael Fenech has served Pittsburg and the surrounding areas as an OB-GYN at what’s now Mercy Hospital. In a recent interview with KRPS’s Raegan Neufeld, he spoke about endometriosis and touched on how different types of providers work together in women’s health.

Dr. Ali Hammad has been a cardiologist in Pittsburg for 25 years at what is now Mercy Hospital. KRPS’s Raegan Neufeld spoke with him about his work, the services available in Pittsburg and what people can do to take care of their heart.

Southeast Kansas residents gathered at the Miners Hall Museum on Sunday for information about the historic walking dragline.

Local high school juniors and seniors competed in the event on Wednesday.

“Kansas Matters: Twenty-First-Century Writers on the Sunflower State” was published in September 2025. It contains poems, essays and short fiction from 35 authors. The writings are described as what the authors know Kansas to be and what they want it to be.