In touch with the world ... at home on the High Plains

Donate

Play Live Radio

Next Up:

0:00

0:00 0:00

Available On Air Stations

KJJP 105.7 FM in the Amarillo area is off air due to technical difficulties. You can always listen to HPPR in the player above or on the HPPR APP.

96.3 FM near St. Francis in northwest Kansas is off air due to technical difficulties. You can always listen to HPPR in the player above or on the HPPR APP.

New Mexico is investigating Epstein's activities within state lines

NPR | By DANIEL MONTANO,

Ailsa Chang

Published August 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM CDT

The New Mexico attorney general is suing the U.S. Department of Justice for more information about Jeffrey Epstein and his activities at a ranch near Santa Fe.

Tags

All Things Considered

DANIEL MONTANO

Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

See stories by Ailsa Chang

$150 million contract to represent migrant children awarded to Trump connected Texas law firm

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, Mary Louise Kelly

A small Texas law firm with ties to the Trump administration has been awarded a $150 million contract to represent children who cross the border without guardians.
Kyiv residents face attacks with fewer defenses overhead

Ailsa Chang, Kathryn Fink, Janaya Williams

Another overnight attack killed at least 17 people in and around Kyiv. The strikes come as Ukraine faces a growing shortage of the interceptor missiles used to defend the capital.
Dali in America

Cathleen Carter

Spanish painter Salvador Dali needed America to become famous. So suggests a new exhibit about his life and influence.
A look at the results of Michigan's general election

Tamara Keith, Mary Louise Kelly

After major wins in Michigan, progressive candidates are showing their staying power beyond blue states and safe seats.
The local impact of changing federal grant rules

Katia Riddle

Democratic policy makers are pushing back on a rule change proposed by the Office of Management and Budget that would grant political appointees veto power over federal research grants. We talk with people at the level of local government about what this could mean for them in areas like public health and research.