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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A new report by Oklahoma’s Division of Government Efficiency lays out several major policy shifts for the state. Ideas include eliminating $157 million of federal health care support, much to the consternation of policy experts and some Republicans.
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National energy data show the country is winding down coal generation and replacing it with renewables.
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A judge blocked the release of the state’s 2023 school ratings after a lawsuit from more than 120 Texas school districts.
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The Kansas Supreme Court heard a case this week that stems from a Leawood woman who sought a religious exemption from a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for an occupational therapy job.
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The Trump administration is withholding tens of millions in federal family planning money, impacting organizations in Oklahoma as of Tuesday.
Happenings across the High Plains
Regional Features
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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.
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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!
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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!
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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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