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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Chef Leticia Mitchell's soon-to-be third restaurant, Cocina and Cantina in Boulder Station, plans to serve up fresh, locally sourced Mexican eats -
Nearly 300,000 Nevada workers lack a job-based retirement plan, but that could change when the Nevada Employee Savings Trust program begins July 1. -
Despite the stalled film bill during this year's legislative session, local movie creatives and figures are releasing summer titles and expanding the capabilities of their industry. Also: Alex Honnold, in a horror movie on a mountain? -
Neighbors have sued Campus for Hope. Immigrants have sued Las Vegas and ICE. We dig into those issues and more on this one-hour Wednesday edition of SON. -
Western states have pumped a Lake Mead’s worth of groundwater in recent years. What does that mean for those relying on the shrinking Colorado River? -
Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo vetoed 87 bills from the 2025 Session, the most for a single session. He now holds the record for most vetoes by a Nevada Governor ever. -
Schoenmann, who has hosted KNPR's State of Nevada for a decade, is leaving the news business, but the show goes on -
Burlesque star Melody Sweets—singer, baker, producer—brings her sultry, witty new show Summer Fling to the Smith Center June 21. -
After massive "No Kings" protest in Las Vegas on Saturday and reported ICE activity throughout the year, local police and advocates respond to growing immigration concerns -
A bill to cut Corporation for Public Broadcasting funding passed the House and now heads to the Senate. Nevada Public Radio's CEO discusses his plans to get the organization through it.
