HPPR Spotlight Stories
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Kansas created the night vision hunting season for coyotes in 2021. Hunters say it’s a great option and want it expanded, but some property owners and regulators have concerns.
High Plains regional news
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Consumers can expect to see an increase in coffee, chocolate, cars, electronics and more due to the sweeping tariffs put in place by President Trump. Experts predict the rise in prices could cost the average family living in America between $1,200 and $4,000 a year. -
As Oklahoma recovers from a massive wildfire outbreak in March, the governor has criticized the state Forestry Services’ response, and even mused about disbanding the division. State officials at the Forestry Services and beyond are pushing back. -
About 500 Texans, mostly young unvaccinated children, have contracted the disease. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the West Texas town that has been the epicenter of the outbreak. -
The Institute of Museums and Library Services was targeted in a recent executive order. Here's how that could affect North Texas libraries. -
The Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority board voted to approve an agreement with Dawn Aerospace during a special meeting on April 4.
Happenings across the High Plains
Regional Features
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Unuplusunu, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons/Like many of the books in our series on humor, Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half is so specifically temporally located that a less generous person, or even my younger college-aged students, might call it "dated." There is something about the freneticism, vulnerability, and seeming universality of "adulting," to crib a similarly dated phrase, that calls to mind BuzzFeed quizzes, Onion horoscopes, and the early days of YouTube virality. -
Luke and his long time friend Larry Weishuhn (www.larryweishuhn.net) share some helpful information that will help keep you tick and chigger free this spring! -
Care for a spot of tea? Or maybe, for some tea that might help your garden grow? Compost tea is a great way to benefit from the microorganisms that thrive in your compost bin, and to bring those benefits anywhere you might need them. You won't want to drink it, but you will want to make it, after hearing this week's episode! -
This week Classical Music Amarillo features music by Johannes Brahms, a composer whose music will be featured at the upcoming Chamber Music Amarillo concert!
NPR Top Stories
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Iran says it will have indirect talks with the U.S. Saturday in Oman, opening possible diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program but revealing a potential sticking point about the format for negotiating.
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