KNPR's State of Nevada
Airs on 88.9 FM, Monday through Friday at 9 a.m. with a 7 p.m. rebroadcast
About the show
KNPR's State of Nevada is the essential public affairs broadcast to understand what's happening here. Newsmakers and experts give context to local issues; interviews explore the unique character — and characters — of our region. KNPR's State of Nevada is a daily conversation about this place we call home.
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Las Vegas resident Alex Honnold is perhaps the most famous rock climber in the world. Lesser known — but just as impressive — is his mother. -
The resounding trumpets. The warm acoustic guitar undertones. The beautiful Spanish vocal harmonies. That’s the unmistakable sound of a mariachi band. -
Homelessness is growing throughout Nevada, but especially in Clark County. -
Today, maybe more than any time in recent memory, the arts are taking center stage because of potential cuts to funding throughout the country, including Nevada. -
Great Basin National Park, Lake Mead and Red Rock Canyon are all overseen by the National Park Service. -
Last week, Nevada lawmakers got their first look at a bill meant to draw film production studios to Las Vegas. -
Congestion on the Las Vegas Strip grows more intense as more and more people visit Las Vegas — almost 42 million last year. -
Arts and entertainment generates more than $15 billion in annual spending in Nevada. But during the pandemic and other downturns, that industry — both on and off the Strip — gets hit as hard. -
The Clark County School Board has whittled down candidates for superintendent of the country’s fifth-largest school district to three people. -
Mars has fascinated humanity since Galileo Galilei accurately observed it more than 400 years ago. Now we’re getting to the point of trying to land spaceships on the planet.
