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The Texas Supreme Court said the state only needs a reasonable belief that the group may have relevant information, not proof, and allowed PFLAG to redact identifying details about families before producing documents. -
SCUBA diving isn't an activity you would normally associate with land-locked Kansas. But in Wichita, there is an active diving community. -
Oklahoma Republican lawmakers in the Senate advanced a measure to ban books containing sexually explicit material from public school library shelves on Wednesday, but as some Democrats have pointed out, it's not clear what that means. -
In Texas, a long-forgotten series of prison albums offers a rare way to hear what incarceration sounded like decades ago. Maurice Chammah, a staff writer at The Marshall Project is rescuing and reporting on the music recorded behind the walls. -
A majority of new energy added to the grid in the U.S. came from solar installations, according to a new report.
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On the show this week we feature recordings made by the many student ensembles—large and small—of West Texas A&M University's School of Music! -
Providing basics like soil, sun and water to your plants is something pretty much everyone understands, but did you know that there’s a greener way to approach your growing? Careful attention to a few key details can help prevent these from actually becoming detrimental to your growing conditions. This week, we’ll talk about how to ensure you’re keeping your growing space in top-notch shape! -
This week, Luke’s buddy Larry Weishuhn talks about a trip he just returned from to England, where he took a couple of “vampire deer”, with fangs. Most folks haven’t heard of these, and we’ll discuss this hunt and this species in this week’s episode! -
National Archives and Records Administration, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsHello, I'm Glenda Shepard from Yucca Corners Farm in Stanton County KS. HPPR's 2026 Spring Radio Readers Book Club theme is Route 66: 100 Years on the Mother Road. In1926 Route 66 opened in Chicago and traveled to Santa Monica CA.
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