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Trump originally scheduled an event in Salina on Halloween, but abruptly canceled it. Now, he’ll return to Kansas on Sunday in an attempt to boost Sen. Roger Marshall in his race against Democrat Adam Hamilton.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) encourages residents across the state to practice safety measures this Halloween. DPS says people can help prevent accidents with simple precautions: high-visibility costumes, remaining vigilant behind the wheel and watching closely for trick-or-treaters. “Halloween should be a night of fun and celebration, not a night of tragedy,” said Bryan Rippee, Texas Highway Patrol Chief. “We’re asking everyone to do their part.” DPS shared that child pedestrian fatalities from vehicle collisions are more than twice as likely to occur on Halloween than on any other day of the year. DPS’ top tips: DPS says active... Read more » -
The Trump administration continues to send pregnant migrant youth to shelters in Texas over objections from its own child welfare officials. Several have had to leave the state for medical care. -
President Donald Trump’s rally in Salina, Kansas, on Saturday is canceled, the Kansas Republican Party confirmed to States Newsroom. -
Oklahoma's top candidates for governor have submitted the last round of campaign finance disclosures ahead of the general election to the Oklahoma Ethics Commission. -
Incomes grew in some parts of the state and fell in others, according to new U.S. Census Bureau figures. Meanwhile, homeowners are paying more to keep a roof over their heads.
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Tune in this week to enjoy two compositions, one featuring a harpsichord and the other a piano! -
Some folks might be able to skip watering during the winter where they live...but here on the High Plains, you'd do well to keep an eye on the moisture in your soil, or things might get a bit more dry than your trees would like! -
Kansas Historical Society, Kansas MemoryI am Martin Fulmer from Goodwell, OK, here for the HPPR Radio Readers Book Club’s 2026 Fall Read. Growing up in the Carolinas, I never thought of blizzards as part of my weather vocabulary. Hurricanes, yes. But blizzards belonged somewhere else. Melanie Benjamin’s The Children’s Blizzard reminded me that weather has a way of making such distinctions meaningless. -
H.C. White Company, 1903. No known restrictions. Library of Congress Prints & Photography DivisionWelcome to Poets on the Plains, I’m Brad Aaron Modlin. This poem is by Rayni K. Wekluk. Let’s start with the title: “The Railroad Brought Us Here.” Us as collective—the inhabitants who arrived to The Great Plains in train cars.
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