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From The Newsroom: Using Poetry To Trigger Memories; Redefining The Dictionary

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The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom: DoualyXaykaothao reports on a U.S. Supreme Court case with North Texas ties. Also, how one poet is using her craft to trigger memories for Alzheimer’s patients, and how technology is redefining the dictionary in 2015.

You can listen to the segment weekdays at 6:20 p.m. and 8:20 a.m. on KERA 90.1 FM. 

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.