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Southwest Kansas farmers have a tough task: Decide on a plan to reduce their irrigation or have the state decide it for them. Groundwater Management District 3 is proposing an unprecedented districtwide conservation area. But a lot of farmers think there are some holes in this plan.
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Public comment is now open for Oklahoma's new social studies academic standards. And, this year's version is markedly different from the standards put out by former State Superintendent Ryan Walters' administration. -
The Texas Education Agency has named former Assistant Attorney General Levi Fuller as the state's first Inspector General of Educator Misconduct – this as Texas toughens education policies. -
Kansas lawmakers say that requiring driver's licenses to list legal status would reduce noncitizen voting — something that is exceedingly rare. One study says suspected cases happen just 0.0001% of the time. -
The course includes examples of when abortion is permitted to protect the life of the patient, but many experts say the complications women face in pregnancy are impossible to capture in a brief presentation. -
Victims of a former chiropractor were shocked when a judge released the man on bond after he was charged with 51 counts of sexual assault. They're supporting a bill endorsed by a Senate committee that requires convicted felons to be held behind bars before sentencing.
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In the late 1800s, thousands of European Americans attempted to establish permanent settlements in Northwest Kansas. Among those who survived and prospered were the Pratts, a family of immigrants from Yorkshire County, England. Between 1878 and 1882, Abraham Pratt and his two sons, Fenton and Tom, settled on adjacent tracts of land in the South Solomon valley. The Pratts were ambitious, hardworking, and inventive, and unlike many, when they came to this country, they had money. -
Mingo Hagen from Amsterdam, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsHello listeners! This is Lauren Pronger from Amarillo, TX for the HPPR Radio Readers introducing our new book for the month: The American Dream? A Journey on Route 66 Discovering Dinosaur Statues, Muffler Men, and the Perfect Breakfast Burrito by award-winning graphic novelist Shing Yin Khor. -
In this graphic memoir, artist and writer Shing Yin Khor sets out on a deeply personal journey along Route 66, interrogating what the “American Dream” means for those who have historically been excluded from it. Blending travelogue, history, and memoir, Khor explores roadside attractions, ghost towns, and personal memories while reckoning with identity, racism, and representation. -
This week Luke tells us how he makes very lean and tasty breakfast sausage from game meat and cheaper cuts of domestic pork. This can be a great way to use all of the meat you've harvested from a hunt!
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