Local radio: Off for FM reception

Free Radio Kassel can only be heard digitally Who the Free Radio Kassel (FRK) wants to hear, needs a digital radio for this in the future, that can receive DAB+, or has to resort to the Internet live stream. To the 30. June 2026 The Hesse media authority has terminated the FM broadcasting of all non-commercial local radio stations. Sea …

K+S modernizes salt works

The Kassel mining group K+S has announced, around 600 to invest millions of euros in the renovation of its factory on the Hesse-Thuringia border. Through the project “The 2060s” should until 2028 For the first time, potash salts are processed without using water and salt waste is stored underground. K+S produces over half of all potassium- and …

Sexual violence on the banks of the Fuld

Woman defends herself against attack On Saturday evening, a man sexually harassed a 25-year-old woman near Lake Buga in Kassel. When the affected woman lay down in the sun after swimming in the Fulda, the perpetrator approached the woman to within two …

Together against queer hostility

Today in Kassel we have about 250 People who were affected by the attack on the CSD Berlin were remembered. The day before there were visitors:within Christopher Street Day (CSD) hit by a van in Berlin. One person lost their life as a result, several dozen were injured. The alleged perpetrator took action …

Prison revolt in the “Elwe”

Am 24. July 1994 revolted approx. 40 Deportation prisoners in the former correctional facility (JVA) "Elves" in Kassel. They had previously experienced poor prison conditions and were up to 18 Detained months before her deportation. As a result of these conditions and under the pressure of impending deportation, they resisted …

Before today 91 years: Wave of arrests against anti-fascists

Am 23. July 1935 became 20 Members of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) arrested by the Gestapo. They were active in the underground and organized resistance against the Nazis in Kassel. Already after the KPD ban 1933 Thousands of party members were imprisoned throughout the Reich. From 1933 to 1945 …

Henschel site: Expulsion of artists?

In an open letter, the Henschel grounds interest group criticizes the planned development plan for the Henschel grounds. The planning suppresses art and culture and subordinates the development of the district to the interests of the arms industry. The letter to Mayor Schoeller was sent by over 20 Initiatives and associations from Rothenditmold …