A small but vocal group protested outside the Atlantis Casino in Reno last Thursday. They held signs asking Congressman Mark Amodei to represent Nevadans as he took part in a panel discussion inside.

National Parks Week begins this weekend, kicking off with free entry to all parks on Saturday, April 19 — just weeks after mass layoffs and court-ordered reinstatements of some park workers.

En este episodio de Al Aire con KUNR, la reportera Maria Palma informa acerca de una legislación que haría más fácil deshacerse de los vehículos abandonados de la propiedad pública y privada.

Congress is considering cutting $880 billion from Medicaid. April’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada explores how that could impact tribal and rural health care.

Former Washoe County Library Director Jeff Scott made headlines when he abruptly resigned just before a Library Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday.

Congress is on a two-week recess, and Republican Mark Amodei is spending time in his Northern Nevada district. So, he sat down with KUNR’s Bert Johnson to discuss the latest news out of Washington.

Nevada’s Secretary of State, Francisco Aguilar, is launching what he calls an “active listening tour” to meet with all 28 of the state’s federally recognized tribal nations.

La sesión legislativa de Nevada número 83 está en marcha, y los nueve miembros del Caucus Latino presentaron sus prioridades enfocándose en los derechos de las comunidades inmigrantes, la protección de los trabajadores de la salud y las familias de estatus mixto.

En este episodio, informamos acerca de una demanda presentada por ocho estados para bloquear la orden ejecutiva de Donald Trump de poner fin a la ciudadanía por derecho de nacimiento.

Nevada’s public universities are now granting collective bargaining rights to graduate student workers and faculty, empowering them to negotiate wages and workplace protections. However, graduate workers have reported unsafe conditions, harassment, and low pay, asserting that current university policies fail to safeguard them.During a recent hearing, dozens of graduate workers stood in solidarity, sharing testimonies about mistreatment and job insecurity. Despite a supermajority signing authorization cards, the university has refused to recognize their union, instead directing them to Human Resources and Title IX.The graduate workers await the reviewing of the bill and plan to rally to demand recognition from the Board of Regents.

As the 2025 Nevada Legislative Session enters its second month, KUNR hosted a live, in-person event on March 4 featuring Republican Minority Leader Sen. Robin Titus and Democratic Assemblymember Erica Roth to discuss the important issues facing lawmakers. Watch a recording of the event.

A bill in the Nevada Legislature would limit the speed of watercraft on Lake Tahoe near the shoreline.

Visit Carson City will pay two lucky hikers to hike the PCT on the new Capital to Tahoe Trail.

Pirates once ruled the seas — even the Great Lakes — but never Lake Tahoe. Despite that, a pirate-themed store in South Lake Tahoe has been thriving for more than 20 years.

A group of Nevada and California elected officials, tribal leaders, and representatives from public and private entities are in Washington, D.C. to urge the extension of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2016.