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Support the future of public radio in Northern Nevada and the Eastern Sierra by becoming a KUNR sustaining member today. Click here to get started.
We also want to hear from you! Share what public media means to you by using the hashtag #PublicMediaGives on social media or by leaving us a voicemail on the KUNR testimonial line at 775-682-6039.
Together, we’ll ensure that public media is here for the next generation of listeners, viewers, and learners. 💙
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Recent News
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Potential funding cuts to the 988 hotline put the LGBTQ service at risk. Our Center and NAMI hope to fill the gap that could be left. -
Frustration among outfitters and guides over federal permitting is not new. Recreation-focused staff and budgets at national forests, in particular, have gone down as demand has gone up. This has been resulting in lengthy delays in responses to applications. -
In Winnemucca, a new hospital partnership is giving parents the option to donate birth tissue for medical use and research. -
The goal is to boost domestic mining of lithium and other minerals officials say are critical to national security and the economy. -
About $45 million went toward helping families of unhoused students in our region with basic necessities so students could concentrate on getting to class and doing schoolwork. But advocates fear that progress could be erased. -
Washoe County’s deadline to approve its budget is right around the corner. But a deal to maintain library funding is on pause while trustees decide whether to accept it. -
KUNR’s political reporter Lucia Starbuck breaks down bills moving through the Nevada legislature to protect health care workers providing gender affirming care, LGBTQ+ veterans, and enshrine anti-discrimination protections in state law.
En Español
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A Northern Nevada lawmaker is advocating to expand paid family and medical leave to more workers in the state. The bill was introduced in Carson City on Monday. -
Nevada lawmakers reintroduced a bill to lower prescription drug costs on Wednesday afternoon in Carson City. The legislation would adopt the prices negotiated by Medicare federally for everyone in the state, regardless of insurance. -
Every two years, lawmakers and lobbyists from Las Vegas pack up their lives and move more than 400 miles to Carson City for the Nevada Legislative Session – and it’s a mad dash to find a place to live.
Nevada State Government
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Republican state senators discussed their legislative goals as the minority party and they defended President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Canada, which were postponed. -
President Donald Trump signed his first bill, the Laken Riley Act, into law which received unanimous support from Nevada’s senate and house democrats. -
A Seattle judge blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship. Multiple states attorneys general joined the two lawsuits following the issuance of the executive order. following multiple nationwide lawsuits.
Lake Tahoe
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For most people around Tahoe, February is a time for skiing and winter recreation. But for members of an environmental nonprofit, it’s the perfect time to retrieve litter from beneath Lake Tahoe’s surface. -
You may see Mike Waployski and Dwayne "The Plow" Johnson plowing through the streets of South Lake Tahoe this winter season. Local kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Lake Tahoe came up with the creative names. -
Despite Tahoe’s reputation for affluence, many residents struggle with food insecurity. A local non-profit has been making a significant impact through food distribution.
The White House is planning to release a proposal that would claw back already approved public media funding. If Congress agrees, local public stations — including KUNR Public Radio — could lose critical support immediately.
These cuts put at risk the programs, reporting, and community outreach that make local public media a trusted part of Americans’ daily life.
These cuts put at risk the programs, reporting, and community outreach that make local public media a trusted part of Americans’ daily life.
Mountain West News
Este resumen de las noticias de la semana se emite en la radio todos los viernes a las 6:45 a.m. y a las 5:44 p.m. y domingos a las 3:01 p.m. en 88.7 FM en el área de Reno. Haga clic aquí para aprender más y escuchar el episodio más reciente.
Join us on Fridays at 6:45 a.m. and 5:44 p.m. and Sundays at 3:01 p.m. for a recap of the week's most important news stories in Spanish. Tune in to 88.7 FM in the Reno area, or click here to learn more and listen to the latest episode.
Join us on Fridays at 6:45 a.m. and 5:44 p.m. and Sundays at 3:01 p.m. for a recap of the week's most important news stories in Spanish. Tune in to 88.7 FM in the Reno area, or click here to learn more and listen to the latest episode.
NPR News
Purple Politics Nevada with Lucia Starbuck follows Nevada politics and the 2025 state legislative session. Tune in on the third Friday of each month at 7:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., as well as the following Sunday at 4 p.m.
Monthly, live jazz concerts at Reno Little Theater. Presented by KNCJ 89.5, KUNR and For the Love of Jazz.
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