HPPR Spotlight Stories
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The pressure is high on the Senate to pass the rescissions bill that takes back already appropriated funding for public media, including HPPR. But there is an opportunity to amend the bill to exclude public media cuts from the bill.
High Plains regional news
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On Friday, he and other Democratic members of Congress sent letters to the Federal Emergency Management Agency requesting details into the reported delay in providing flood response.
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Problems with Tesla, tariffs, and tax breaks have electric vehicle investors worried, even as Panasonic unveiled a massive new battery plant in De Soto, Kansas, on Monday. Leaders at the factory say it’s just a bump in the road.
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President Donald Trump's new budget package cuts funding for programs like Medicaid and SNAP through work requirements.
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Severe weather has gripped Texas this year — from tornadoes tearing through the South Plains to wildfires in the Panhandle and, most recently, deadly floods in the Hill Country. In Lubbock, where the city's outdoor siren system was activated for the first time earlier this summer, emergency officials emphasize that layered alerts and personal preparedness remain essential to staying safe.
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New figures from the State Treasurer's Office show an increase in revenue for fiscal year 2025, fueled by individual income tax collections.
Happenings across the High Plains
Regional Features
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Hi, I’m Marjory Hall from Goodwell, Oklahoma with a Summer BookByte! Sometimes life gives us unexpected bonuses, like when you find a $20 bill forgotten in a pocket or when your favorite store has a buy one/get one special. For me, Olivia Hawker’s novel The Stars and Their Light was just that sort of happy surprise.
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This week's episode features piano concertos by Florence Price, Sergei Prokofiev, and Maurice Ravel!
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Presenting baits horizontally is a deadly way to entice strikes during the warm weather months, and this week's guest, Omar Cotter, is a master of the art.
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"You've read the story of Jesse James, of how he lived and died; if you are still in need of something to read, here's the story of Bonnie and Clyde." - From 'The Trail's End', a poem by Bonnie Parker
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The private crew included Ax-4 mission commander and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson. It was her fifth trip to space and extended her record-setting duration to 695 days, the most of any American.
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