{"podcast":{"title":"Lawrence News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198","podcast_index_feed_id":7616198,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/lawrence-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/lawrence-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":364,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Lawrence News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Lawrence—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Lawrence News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-17T14:18:07.357584+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198"},"episode":{"title":"Lawrence Students Earn National Merit Semifinalist Honors | Lawrence News","slug":"lawrence-students-earn-national-merit-semifinalist-honors-lawrence-news","published_at":"2026-09-15T23:57:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/lawrence-students-earn-national-merit-semifinalist-honors-lawrence-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/dd85a0a319f21eaf","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/7ccd0f6e-ebb0-4771-b41a-26a205ee37d5.mp3","summary":"Nine Lawrence-area high school seniors are among the top 1% of U.S. students—earning National Merit Scholarship semifinalist status after crushing their preliminary SAT scores. Six from the district (Ben Jackson, Connor Coons, Davian Copeland, Rhett Sullivan, Sadie Reynolds, Sejun Yun) join three from Bishop Seabury Academy (Jane Ma, Charlie Maples, Alice Pulsinelli). To advance, they must submit detailed applications with grades, essays, recommendations, and extracurriculars—with over 15,000 expected to become finalists by February. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/schools/2026/sep/15/nine-lawrence-area-high-school-seniors-named-semifinalists-in-national-scholarship-program/ More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/dd85a0a319f21eaf Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Nine Lawrence-area high school seniors are among the top 1% of U.S. students—earning National Merit Scholarship semifinalist status after crushing their p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":75,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/episodes/lawrence-students-earn-national-merit-semifinalist-honors-lawrence-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/lawrence-students-earn-national-merit-semifinalist-honors-lawrence-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}