High Plains regional news
-
Karl Rove said he'll break 30 years of only supporting Republicans to vote against 'bigot' Bo FrenchRove, a former adviser to President George W. Bush and longtime Texas GOP political consultant, made the comments at a private lunch in Austin, according to attendees. -
Five Kansas legislators were participants in the annual Legislative Showmanship competition. -
More than 5 million people are no longer getting food aid in the wake of a slew of cuts and changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. As changes to the program continue to unfold, rural Americans face unique problems. -
The Texas health department wouldn't say if its newly updated list of highly illegal drugs includes the same hemp flower made legal by state law. -
Medical loan closets are growing across Kansas, lending out donated equipment including power chairs, crutches, CPAP machines and more for little or no cost.
Happenings across the High Plains
Regional Features
-
This week, Luke has a conversation with his buddy Bill Carey, from Striper Express Guide Service, and we're talking big fish on Lake Texoma and elsewhere! -
Tune in this week to hear symphonic music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, one of the composers highlighted on the opening program of the Amarillo Symphony's 2026-2027 Season! -
This part of September is ideal for taking (making!) the time to sample your soil, and have it tested to know exactly what you're trying to use to grow your garden plants...if you don't know, how can you know what's best for them? This week, we'll talk about the soil on the High Plains, and how to address whatever results you find in your own soil! -
ggallice (Geoff Gallice), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsHi, I’m Tarfia Faizullah, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m excited to share a poem with you by Chloe Honum, a poet whose poems I’m very fond of. Chloe Honum is the author of two poetry collections, The Lantern Room and The Tulip-Flame, and a chapbook, Then Winter, all beautifully rendered, as her poems are.
NPR Top Stories
Bob Child
/
AP
Dillard's work was characterized by spare prose and a deep connection to nature. She is best known for Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, An American Childhood, The Maytrees and The Writing Life.
S. Pașca lab
/
Stanford University
Francisco Seco
/
AP
Leave a legacy of public radio for your community and the High Plains region
