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

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.

In America's small towns, volunteer first responders help fill an urgent need

KVNF - Mountain Grown Community Radio | By Laura Palmisano

Published August 25, 2026 at 3:43 AM CDT

Staffing volunteer ambulance crews in small, remote towns is perpetually challenging. In Lake City, Colorado, two new EMTs finished their training this summer; one is 18 years old, the other is 73.

Tags

Morning Edition

Laura Palmisano

Morning news brief

Leila Fadel, Michel Martin

A look at the new round of U.S. economic sanctions on Iran, Iran vows to retaliate, SCOTUS hands President Trump a temporary win on his efforts to restrict voting by mail.
Author Jill Lapore discusses new book, 'The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State'

Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Harvard professor and writer at the New Yorker Jill Lepore about her new book, "The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State."
30 structures burned in Reno's Hawk Fire, officials say

Maria Palma, Michel Martin

Officials have confirmed more than 30 structures have burned in the Hawk Fire just northwest of Reno, Nevada.
Texas court to hold hearing on high-profile surrogacy case

Toluwani Osibamowo, Leila Fadel

A Texas court is holding a hearing Tuesday in a high-profile custody battle — over a baby born with a heart deformity, to a surrogate.
Mexican cattle allowed in the U.S. after a yearlong ban

Nina Kravinsky

A border crossing in Arizona opened to cattle from Mexico for the first time in more than a year. This despite a parasite being found on the Mexican side. U.S. ranchers are upset.