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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; discussion and profile 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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We dig into gardening

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

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Winter gardening In Nevada

Jan 18, 2022

Editor's note: This segment originally aired on Dec. 15.

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Friday, January 14, 2022

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CCSD looks to 'get healthy' during COVID pause in classes

Jan 14, 2022

Clark County School District officials hope it’s the “pause” that refreshes.

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Former teenage extremist turned student of nuance

Jan 14, 2022

Editor's note: This segment originally aired Dec. 14

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Thursday, January 13, 2022

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Higher prices are the latest economic woe for Nevada

Jan 13, 2022

In little more than a decade, the Nevada economy has endured a Great Recession, a pandemic shutdown, and now, inflation.

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

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Weary hospital staffs battle omicron spike

Jan 12, 2022

With staffs already stretched thin after nearly two years of combating the pandemic, hospitals now face a crush of patients as the highly contagious variant sweeps through Nevada.

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Across the West, racist place names 'tell us we don't really belong'

Dec 19, 2021

Daniel Tom was the target of racism and bullying growing up in Mesa, Ariz. Decades later here in the small mountain town of Buena Vista in south-central Colorado, life is easier, quieter. Still, there are at least a few signs that make him feel unwelcome – actual signs that read “Chinaman Gulch.”

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Teen's slaying solved after 30 Years thanks to donation, DNA science

Jan 12, 2022

For 32 years Las Vegas homicide detectives tried to figure out who sexually assaulted and killed 14-year-old Stephanie Isaacson as she walked to high school. Thanks to a donation and DNA science, her case has been solved.

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Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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Omicron shatters records, stresses healthcare system

Jan 11, 2022

Nevada faces the highest volume of community spread of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, with more than 30,000 cases reported in the last week.

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Monday, January 10, 2022

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Nation, Nevada say farewell to Harry Reid

Jan 10, 2022

On Saturday, Harry Reid received a sendoff befitting the most powerful lawmaker to ever come from Nevada, going from Searchlight to Senate majority leader.