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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.
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Matthew McConaughey, who has spent more than three decades as an actor, told the Texas Senate Finance Committee on Monday that one of his only regrets is not making more films in Texas. -
HB 2193 assesses how claims benefit advisors are distributed across the state, and HB 1965 explores ways to improve mental health services for veterans. -
State Superintendent Ryan Walters and the Oklahoma State Department of Education have filed a federal lawsuit against the Freedom From Religion Foundation, escalating a long-standing conflict over religion in public schools. -
Oral arguments over the constitutionality of Oklahoma’s — and the nation’s — first state-funded religious charter school are scheduled for April 30. Meanwhile, Gov. Kevin Stitt is trying to get ahead of the conversation with an executive order this week, doubling down on his vision of religious freedom in the state. -
Measles complications can include pneumonia, hearing loss, meningitis, and death.
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Aura2, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons/Hello! I’m Tito Aznar for the HPPR Radio Readers Book Club’s 2025 Spring Read. Allie Brosh’s Hyperbole and a Half is a book that thrives on failure: funny and painfully relatable failure. Whether it’s failing at adulthood, failing at self-improvement, or failing at simply understanding why she is the way she is, Brosh embraces her imperfections in a hilarious and deeply honest way. -
Ralph Daily from Birmingham, United States, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons/Sometimes, being an adult just means being a larger version of the tiny little monsters we were when we were children. In Allie Brosh's Hyperbole and a Half, the book-length collection of Brosh's popular mid-aughts webcomic and blog, readers encounter the familiar struggles of getting up in the morning, compulsive behaviors, and everyday absurdities. -
This week Classical Music Amarillo is playing music by perhaps the most famous Austrian who ever lived! -
This week, we'll discuss soil amendment: what it is and how it can improve the quality and function of your soil. To find out the benefits and uses of various organic materials, such as compost, manure, peat, and others, check out this episode!
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The surprise announcement by the unelected government said the halt in fighting would run until April 22 to show compassion for people affected by last week's quake.
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