HPPR Spotlight Stories
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The Senate and House have passed the Rescission Act of 2025, including the take back of two years of expected funding for public media. Read here about what it means for HPPR and how HPPR will continue to move forward in serving the High Plains.
High Plains regional news
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The Trump administration has halted targeted suicide prevention services for LGBTQ+ youth on the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. -
As some of Oklahoma's older privately owned prisons are eyed as opportunities for expanding federal immigration detention capacity, one Oklahoma think tank aims to remind residents why more privatized incarceration is a bad deal for them and the state. -
Recent lab data indicate higher tick activity this season in Texas than in years past. The director of UNTHSC's tick-borne disease lab tells how to guard against bites. -
Western Kansas is the place for a quiet, rural lifestyle. But with that comes shortages when you need to see a doctor. Many will drive an hour or more to receive quality health care. But some of the problems may not be easily fixed. -
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation collects information about the whereabouts of the distinct reptile species.
Happenings across the High Plains
Regional Features
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I'd like to nominate The Southern Book Club's Guide to Vampire Slaying by Grady Hendrix for HPPR's Bookbytes. I belong to a bookclub in Stanton County KS where life is slow enough that I look forward to our monthly meetings. Three years ago I was searching for a good book to read. -
Hello, I’m Dennis Garcia, and I wrote the book, Las Madres. It is a saga of the Padilla-Rodriguez family history in Mexico, the U.S., and southwest Kansas, from 1865 to the present. Last Fall, High Plains Public Radio previewed the story of Las Madres through the eyes of the main characters, Candelaria, born in Mexico in 1865, her daughter, Rafaela, born in El Paso, Texas in 1906, and Rafaela’s daughter, Irene, born in Dodge City, Kansas in 1920. -
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This week Classical Music Amarillo continues its July concerto series with an episode of works featuring a group of soloists.
NPR Top Stories
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A study analyzed decades of births and found that larger families showed a distinct tendency toward all girls or all boys, rather than a mix.
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