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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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An invasive insect called the rice delphacid was a major problem for some farmers in 2025. With low prices for their crop and a high cost of doing business, many are wondering how they'll make a profit in 2026. -
The preemptive declaration will establish a joint Texas New World Screwworm Response Team. -
Federal law requires schools to verify free and reduced lunch eligibility for a random sample of recipients, but a new bill would require it for every student who receives a free lunch. One school official says the change would turn two months of work into a year-round responsibility. -
The Texas Supreme Court decided the American Bar Association should "no longer have the final say" on which law school graduates can become licensed lawyers. Will the move foster accessibility and innovation in the legal field as advocates hope — or will most things stay the same? -
A KCUR investigation discovered the department used the city's license plate readers to track the writer's movements and it issued a "be on the lookout" for him.
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bec, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsHi, I’m Shaun Dunn from Lincoln, Nebraska here for HPPR’s Radio Readers Book Club. John Steinbeck is one of my favorite authors, so I was excited to re-read what is arguably his most celebrated book: The Grapes of Wrath. -
This week we prepare for Chamber Music Amarillo’s upcoming concert with excerpts from the organization's recent program of “passionate” music! -
Russell Lee. Farm Security Administration/Office of War. Library of Congress. Public DomainThe Joads and 2.5 million other Oklahomans and Midwesterners left the dust bowl for California. Grapes of Wrath chapter 19 “And then the dispossessed were drawn west—from Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico; from Nevada and Arkansas families, tribes, dusted out, tractored out.” -
This week, Luke is talking about making one of his favorite, very easy-to-prepare dishes - venison stir-fry! If you don't happen to have any venison on hand, you can still prepare this recipe with most other lean meats you have around.
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