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Immigration enforcement targeted western Kansas with sweeping actions over the last week, leaving people with and without legal status reeling. The beef industry that employs thousands in the area is working to get back on track.
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The University of Texas at Austin's medical school will serve as the "key academic partner" on two federal projects aimed at modernizing and expanding clinical trials. -
State law has never allowed changes to the sex designation on Oklahoman's birth certificates, the state's high court ruled. -
Thousands of Texas voter registration records didn't make it to county officials on time this year. You can check if yours is among them. -
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released new guidance Thursday for participating states, scholarship-granting organizations and taxpayers as the federal scholarship tax credit program prepares to take effect in January. -
A Kansas Republican Party leader accused a Democrat’s campaign of tainting a congressional race and violating federal election law because of her ties to a nonprofit she co-founded.
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Larry had to head over to the Choctaw Lodge early, so in this week's episode, he joins us from his truck...don't worry, he's not driving! Tune in to hear plans of our upcoming hunting trip together. -
Yep, it's fall once again, and time to think both about what you can do to clean up this year's garden, and also what you can do now for next year's garden. Check out this week's episode to hear how you can get across the finish line this fall! -
I’m Martin Fulmer from Goodwell, OK, here for the HPPR Radio Readers Book Club’s 2026 Fall Read. When I first encountered The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, I probably gave very little thought to Kansas. Like most people, I was interested in getting Dorothy to Oz.
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WikiArt – Fair Use PolicyHello listeners, I’m Alysse Kathleen McCanna, here for Poets on the Plains. Today I’m thrilled to share a poem with you by Nicky Beer. Nicky Beer is a bi/queer writer, and the author of Real Phonies and Genuine Fakes, winner of the 2023 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Poetry.
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