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The federal government let U.S. citizen Brian José Morales García return to Texas on Sunday after deporting him to Mexico following a traffic stop in Central Texas. -
A Fourth of July tradition that has defined summer in western Kansas for three decades is over. -
Soaring bills during summer heat and a pending rate case fueled a petition circulating online. -
Lubbock City Council accepted a citizens' petition for an 18-month pause on data center development in the city and will be hearing from residents regarding the proposal on Sept. 8. If the council rejects the petition at the hearing, organizers can choose to put it on the ballot in a general election. -
The Justice Department is suing Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools in what it calls a “first-of-its-kind" lawsuit over its policies for transgender students. The school district said it's compliant with federal law.
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Ernst Vikne from Skien, Norway, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia CommonsHi, I’m Quraysh Ali Lansana, a poet, author and professor in Tulsa, Oklahoma, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m delighted to explore a poem by one of my favorite Oklahoma poets, Paul Juhasz. -
Public Domain via Wikimedia CommonsI'm Glenda Shepard. This is my book byte for Florida by Lauren Goff. I never seem to read The Radio Reader's Book Club books in order. For this fall's list I first listened to Florida and next The Children's Blizzard as audio books. -
Amarillo Globe NewsFor over 80 years, Route 66 has provided, first, a highway, then a byway, for travelers motoring between Chicago and Los Angeles. One of the major stops along the way sits in Amarillo, on Old Route 66 – between 6th and Georgia. -
SC National Guard, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsI’m Martin Fulmer from Goodwell, OK, here for the HPPR Radio Readers Book Club’s 2026 Fall Read. When people hear the title Florida, they may picture beaches, palm trees, theme parks, or winter escapes. Lauren Groff’s Florida is a different place. It is lush and beautiful, but also humid, overgrown, unpredictable, and sometimes dangerous.
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