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High Plains Public Radio In touch with the world...at home on the High Plains. Throughout its history, HPPR has always been more than just a public radio station.

High Plains Public Radio was founded in 1977 for the expressed purpose of enriching the educational, cultural, and community life of the High Plains region. It is also dedicated to developing the self-identity of the High Plains so the region might better appreciate its common heritage and build a sustainable future. It pursues this mission through public radio broadcasting, a medium freely access

ible to nearly everyone, as well as digital web and mobile services. HPPR began broadcasting in 1980 with a single station, KANZ-FM, serving southwest Kansas and studios in the former Pierceville, KS grade school. Since then, HPPR has incrementally expanded its service area through local initiatives and capital campaigns. HPPR currently operates 21 FM stations and translators serving 78 counties across a five state region of the High Plains. It's a virtual community of individuals from across the region who share common interests in knowing more about the world and building their home communities. And it's a community that's been built over the years through the time, talents and treasure of many volunteers, contributors, listeners and staff members.

After asking colleges and universities across the state to review their degree programs, the Oklahoma Board of Regents f...
12/11/2025

After asking colleges and universities across the state to review their degree programs, the Oklahoma Board of Regents for Higher Education revealed which ones aren't making the cut.

Continue the story and explore more details at HPPR.ORG!

This article is sourced from KOSU and reported by Graycen Wheeler.

After asking colleges and universities across the state to review their degree programs, the Oklahoma Board of Regents for Higher Education revealed which ones aren't making the cut.

The North Texas doctors are accused of illegally providing gender-affirming care to minors and falsifying records to cov...
12/11/2025

The North Texas doctors are accused of illegally providing gender-affirming care to minors and falsifying records to cover it up.

Continue reading the full article at HPPR.ORG.

This story is sourced from KERA and written by Lucio Vasquez with The Texas Newsroom.

The North Texas doctors are accused of illegally providing gender-affirming care to minors and falsifying records to cover it up.

On today’s Poets on the Plains episode, Texas poet Allison Hedge Coke reads “Taxonomy,” a moving piece about a hurried c...
12/11/2025

On today’s Poets on the Plains episode, Texas poet Allison Hedge Coke reads “Taxonomy,” a moving piece about a hurried childhood and the early days of life in Amarillo.

Catch new episodes Thursdays at 11 AM on High Plains Morning, or explore more at HPPR.ORG!

Welcome to Poets on the Plains. I'm Allison Hedge Coke, a poet writer born in the Texas Panhandle coming to you via cell phone from Neeksch, Montenegro. My latest book is Look at This Blue. I'm also the author of Streaming, Burn -- written during the fires at Marfa -- Blood Run, Off-season City Pipe...

Many Oklahomans will see health insurance rate hikes unless Congress extends expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits. R...
12/11/2025

Many Oklahomans will see health insurance rate hikes unless Congress extends expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits. Rural residents will be hit hardest, according to a researchers from the Oklahoma Policy Institute.

For more stories from across the High Plains, visit HPPR.ORG!

This article is from KOSU Radio reporter Anna Pope!

Many Oklahomans will see health insurance rate hikes unless Congress extends expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits. Rural residents will be hit hardest, according to a researchers from the Oklahoma Policy Institute.

Thanks to Dr. Alex Hunt of the Center for the Study of the American West for stopping by "High Plains Morning" this week...
12/11/2025

Thanks to Dr. Alex Hunt of the Center for the Study of the American West for stopping by "High Plains Morning" this week to talk about Zak Podmore, winner of the Bonney MacDonald Award for Outstanding Western Book and featured speaker TONIGHT at 6pm CT at West Texas A&M University (Cornette LIbrary). Stop by to hear Zak's reading, meet the author & possibly WIN A BOOK! Details, interview & coverage here. https://www.hppr.org/hppr-arts-culture-history/2025-12-08/2025-outstanding-western-book-award

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pointed to bill passed earlier this year focused on unlawful tax increases.Find the fu...
12/10/2025

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pointed to bill passed earlier this year focused on unlawful tax increases.

Find the full story online at HPPR.ORG or by clicking the link below.

This story is fromKERAA reporter Penelope Rivera.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pointed to bill passed earlier this year focused on unlawful tax increases.

Twenty-one Republican state lawmakers are asking the Oklahoma attorney general to investigate the state's COVID-19 respo...
12/10/2025

Twenty-one Republican state lawmakers are asking the Oklahoma attorney general to investigate the state's COVID-19 response and hospital protocols during the pandemic.

Learn more by visiting HPPR.ORG or clicking the link below to read the full story.

This article is sourced from KHOU 11 News and written by Jillian Taylor with StateImpact Oklahoma.

Twenty-one Republican state lawmakers are asking the Oklahoma attorney general to investigate the state's COVID-19 response and hospital protocols during the pandemic.

House and Senate leaders have indicated they want to pursue redistricting in January.Click the link below or visit HPPR....
12/10/2025

House and Senate leaders have indicated they want to pursue redistricting in January.

Click the link below or visit HPPR.ORG to read the full article.

This story is written by Anna Kaminski with Kansas Reflector.

House and Senate leaders have indicated they want to pursue redistricting in January.

Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth o...
12/10/2025

Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.

Read the full story at the link below or visit our website at HPPR.ORG!

This article is sourced from KERA and written by Jaden Edison with The Texas Tribune

Republican officials in Oklahoma and Florida have also launched plans to expand the presence of the conservative youth organization founded by Charlie Kirk.

In case you missed yesterday’s High Plains History episode: Host Skip Mancini explores how early settlers on the Great P...
12/10/2025

In case you missed yesterday’s High Plains History episode: Host Skip Mancini explores how early settlers on the Great Plains found joy amid the hardscrabble work of daily life. From box suppers and church socials to spelling bees and barn dances, these fading traditions brought food, music, and community together. And nothing was more anticipated than the dances.

Listen to the full episode on our website HPPR.ORG!

The first settlers on the Great Plains had little time for fun amidst the hardscrabble toil that made up their daily existence. Yet out of this era came some of our most precious, and now fading, traditions. Box suppers, church socials, spelling bees, and barn dances each held the common essentials....

Applying the Kansas Consumer Protection Act to residential rentals could help balance power between landlords and tenant...
12/10/2025

Applying the Kansas Consumer Protection Act to residential rentals could help balance power between landlords and tenants. A lawmaker hopes it may force landlords to improve their properties so tenants don’t live in squalor.

Click the link below or visit hppr.org to read the full article.

This story is by KCUR 89.3 reporter Dylan Lysen

Applying the Kansas Consumer Protection Act to residential rentals could help balance power between landlords and tenants. A lawmaker hopes it may force landlords to improve their properties so tenants don’t live in squalor.

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