KNPR's State of Nevada
Airs on News 88.9-FM KNPR:M–F at 9 a.m with 7 p.m. rebroadcast
About the Program
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.
NOTE: Through summer 2023, State of Nevada will air Monday through Thursday. Join us Friday for two BBC programs. Read more details here.
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From the U2 concert, the first event at the Sphere, to the stumbling Las Vegas Raiders, to the top-tier Las Vegas Aces and so much more, there’s a lot to talk about in Nevada. -
This week, Culinary Union workers voted to authorize a strike. The bartenders union did the same. The teacher’s union contract dispute with the school district is now in the hands of an arbitrator.
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LGBTQ rights in Nevada have come a long way since the AIDS crisis of the 1980s. And so have that community’s biggest institutions.
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Fall officially started last week, and cooler temperatures are finally on the way to Southern Nevada. But that comes after a summer of record heat and historic flooding. Has all of that changed the way we garden?
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From the killing of a bicyclist to pedestrian and child deaths, it’s been a deadly year on our roads. The number of traffic fatalities this year is almost the same as a year ago, and last year was one of the deadliest on record.
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Las Vegas is growing. That means more people. And more water use.
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It’s been more than a week since the MGM’s computer systems were apparently hacked. How does this kind of thing happen in the first place? It is possible to stop them in Las Vegas and elsewhere?
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Casinos, tourists and locals rely on Las Vegas Metropolitan Police to keep the peace. And they want it done by a police department that doesn’t do what so many others in this country have already done: draw negative attention with poor behavior.
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Congress is back in session after spending all of August in recess, and already lawmakers are facing tough issues.
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They say it takes a few years for a music festival to find its way. And that’s what happened with Life is Beautiful in downtown Las Vegas.
