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  • Scary Halloween Display Prompts Police To Get Involved
    Police say a British man took Halloween decorating too far. He decorated his front yard to raise money for cancer research, but his display — inspired by the movie The Texas Chainsaw Massacre — terrified neighborhood children. It included a mock dismembered corpse.
  • The long arms of pivot irrigation rigs deliver water from the Ogallala Aquifer to circular fields of corn in northwestern Kansas.
    Kansas Farmers Commit To Taking Less Water From The Ground
    Water from the Ogallala Aquifer is withdrawn about six times faster than rain or rivers can recharge it. Now, a group of farmers in one part of northwestern Kansas has agreed to pump 20 percent less water out of the aquifer over the next five years.
  • Zydeco Stomp, October 19
    Great Louisiana music, including Zydeco, Cajun, Swamp Pop, and Blues.
  • Medicine Ball Caravan, October 21
    MEDICINE BALL CARAVAN's Monday vision mission (airing from 11am-noon CST on 88.7FM locally or anywhere at www.krvs.org) is to put into motion a series of…
  • The Raconteurs.
    The Raconteurs On World Cafe
    For Sense of Place: Detroit, World Cafe revisits the all-star cast's session from 2006.
  • The White Stripes.
    The White Stripes On World Cafe
    In this Sense of Place: Detroit highlight, the alt-rock duo performs songs from the critically acclaimed Elephant in a session from 2003. Hear them perform "Lord, Send Me An Angel," "I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart" and "The Big Three Killed My Baby" live at WXPN.
  • Volkswagen's car plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., is the company's only one in the U.S. It's also the only VW plant around the world without a workers union.
    Volkswagen Union Opposed By Tennessee Republican Officials
    At auto plants, the tension is typically between the workers and the management. But not at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, where it's Republican officials who are trying to stand in the way. One of them is the Tennessee governor, who says a unionized plant might discourage other companies from coming to his state.
  • Cold Crime: Jell-O Stolen From Work Fridge Sparks Police Call
    A Pennsylvania man called police recently to report the theft of his Jell-O. The flavor was strawberry, he said, and it wasn't the first time it had gone missing. "I think he was fed up," a police official says.
  • A man topples a rock formation from the Jurassic Period.
    Boy Scouts Eject Leaders Who Toppled Ancient Rock
    The video uploaded by the Scouts went viral and the men may also face criminal charges. The organization said the actions showed a disregard for natural surroundings.
  • Maybe someday Jerry won't be laughing at George's follicularly challenged scalp. But despite scientific advances there's still no cure for baldness.
    Scientists Grow New Hair In A Lab, But Don't Rush To Buy A Comb
    The new method might allow doctors to increase the quantity of hair on your head, instead of just moving it around. But don't get too excited. A cure for baldness is not around the corner. The method has been tested only in mice and can produce only a small amount of strange-looking hair.
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