Threats to public media update
-
Here on the High Plains and all across the country, we benefit from a uniquely American system of public media. It’s a system based on local stations with missions of serving the civic, educational and cultural needs of their local communities. Collectively, these local stations serve 99% of the country’s population every day with entirely free, easily accessible and high-quality programming.
High Plains regional news
-
Former Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter is suing the State Board of Education on behalf of half a dozen plaintiffs. Hunter is questioning the board's approval of the latest proposed academic standards. -
Beto O’Rourke is again finding big crowds across Texas with townhall meetings. The former congressman and Democratic presidential candidate says he wants to give Texans an opportunity to ask questions about state and federal issues, and have conversations about America’s future. -
Legislative efforts to reform the judicial selection process in Oklahoma have gone on for the better part of the last decade. And this year, just like in years past, they’ve failed, even with the support of the governor. -
State Rep. Jeff Leach accused the Texas Senate of weakening a bill aimed at banning nondisclosure agreements for child sexual abuse cases. -
The changing political landscape around clean energy makes for an uncertain future for Kansas students training for jobs at the multi-billion-dollar Panasonic Energy plant in De Soto, Kansas.
Happenings across the High Plains
Regional Features
-
This week Classical Music Amarillo celebrates finals week at West Texas A&M University with a program of performances by student ensembles from the WT School of Music! -
While almost no white person set foot in the panhandle for three centuries, politicians, generals, and diplomats debated who the territory belonged to. -
Photo by Scott Bauer/United States Department of AgricultureGrowing something you can eat in your garden is one of the easiest decisions of all time...why not get something back for your time and effort? One option that many folks always want to plant each year is blueberries...but the soil on the High Plains isn't always a great fit without amending it to become more acidic. This week, we'll talk about ways you can maximize your odds of success when growing these delicious and nutritious fruit in your own garden! -
Jocelyn Kinghorn, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons/Hi, I’m Traci Brimhall, Poet Laureate of Kansas, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m delighted to explore a poem by a favorite Kansas poet of mine Melissa Fite Johnson.
NPR Top Stories
Mstyslav Chernov
/
AP
Ukraine and European allies had demanded Russia accept a 30-day ceasefire starting Monday before holding talks, but Moscow effectively rejected the proposal and called for direct negotiations instead.
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI
/
AFP via Getty Images
Martial Trezzini
/
Keystone via AP
Leave a legacy of public radio for your community and the High Plains region
