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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Spring is a busy time for the arts, especially as theater companies and universities pack their calendars before the usual May season ending. But it’s also a prolific time for the literary world, where not only events but book releases abound. -
Hockey, basketball, football. What's the latest in Las Vegas professional sports? -
There are 256 hydrological basins in Nevada, and more than half of them are over-appropriated — meaning there's more water on paper than actually exists. -
Right now, by the estimates of some business owners — and they are happy about this — maybe seven out of every 10 customers in the Arts District in downtown Las Vegas are tourists. -
It’s been relatively status-quo for Las Vegas Strip entertainment this year. But some recent developments bear exploring. -
For a metro area of a little more than 2 million people, Las Vegas has more than its fair share of news. -
More homes are up for sale this year, but home prices remain very high throughout Nevada. The median price of a home now is about $485,000, an all-time high. -
Nevada neighbors California, a state with a torrid history of wildfires. So it’s natural to assume that when those fires happen, our forestry experts will come to their aid, and that’s been happening for years. -
President Donald Trump promised a record number of deportations, and he’s warned police and local officials who don’t help that they could face prosecution. -
The Southern Nevada Health District has a new leader, Dr. Cassius Lockett.
