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After federal immigration enforcement action in western Kansas, a meatpacking plant delayed some shifts Wednesday and a school district warned that students may have had family members detained.
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It's not known how many applications have been unprocessed. Counties will receive a backlogged surge less than two weeks before the Oct. 5 deadline to register for the Nov. 3 election. -
Rural communities across Kansas are losing population, often because young people are leaving. How can you get them to return? One rural county has come up with a solution: pay them to come back. -
As food costs rise, Texas families are struggling to keep up, according to a new poll from No Kid Hungry Texas. Advocates warn federal policy and funding changes could worsen the effects on Texans. -
The Legislature is asking Oklahoma voters to consider changing the state Constitution to restructure the Judicial Nominating Commission. -
Current Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is facing off against Democrat Chris Mann. Again.
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NEMA – National Emergency Management AgencyHello radio readers! This is Marit coming to you out of Lane County, KS. Mostly since it's been a race against the weeds with undercutting season at our farm, I had the pleasure of listening to Lauren Groff’s Florida in her own voice while out on the tractor. -
Global Wind Atlas, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia CommonsI’m Martin Fulmer from Goodwell, OK, here for the HPPR Radio Readers Book Club’s 2026 Fall Read. By the time I reached Lauren Groff’s story “Above and Below,” I had begun to understand that Florida is not only interested in storms as dramatic events. -
Luke had himself a late night last night; he was at the Dallas Safari Club, feeding an army of folks with some of his ample meat locker. Check out this week's episode to learn more! -
Tune in to Classical Music Amarillo this week for an episode of American music of the twentieth century!
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Venezuela's acting president, delivering her first address to the U.N. General Assembly since coming to power, promised elections and said the nation's people will determine the "right moment."
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