Flu season

Medical experts have said this flu season will be an active one

We’re getting deeper into the holiday season and that brings flu season along with your yuletide festivities. Medical experts have said this flu season will be an active one. They’re reminding folks to get their flu shot before sickness ruins your holiday plans.

Plus, the performance “Black Divas” is coming back to Austin this weekend. The piece focuses on Black maternal health issues. The show’s creator, Qi Dada, says she didn’t feel like there was any art to describe the struggle she was going through. We talk with her about the show’s evolution and their upcoming performance.

The FIFA World Cup is coming to Texas next year. We get a better sense of which teams and stars will be visiting the Lone Star State.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for December 12, 2024

Central Texas top stories for December 12, 2024. It’s flu season. The City of Austin has a plan to fund The Marshalling Yard through September of next year. The Austin City Council is set to vote today on a new Resource, Generation, and Climate Protection Plan for Austin Energy. Austin Water is conducting a prescribed burn today along the I-35 corridor. Austin Community College is celebrating a record number of graduates today during its Fall Commencement Ceremony.  Hays CISD is considering a nearly $1 billion bond that would go to voters in May.

KUT Morning Newscast for November 28, 2022

Central Texas top stories for November 28, 2022. Runoff early voting starts Thursday. Housing program delays. Early flu season. Safer Together concert. UT Volleyball. UT Football.

KUT Morning Newscast for November 22, 2022

Central Texas top stories for November 22, 2022. UT NASA grant. Williamson County Animal Shelter dangerously full. Austin Public Health flu warning. Uvalde police officer resigns. Texas Board of Education no vouchers.

KUT Afternoon Newscast for October 18, 2022

Central Texas top stories for October 18, 2022. Flu in Central Texas. COVID testing site closing concerns. Austin City Council candidates forum. Acceptable ID to vote in Texas. Robots coming to UT sidewalks. Threatened Central Texas salamander.