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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A little more than a year ago, on Dec. 6, 2023, a man walked into a building on the UNLV campus, shot and killed three faculty and seriously injured a fourth. -
This week, we’re featuring an interview from last year with Nevada Week host Amber Renee Dixon and Vince Saavedra, the executive secretary treasurer of Southern Nevada Building Trades Unions. -
To sue or settle? Everything from insurance claims, to disruptive fireworks, to how to start a legal dispute at your local government office. A local attorney answers your legal questions. -
Almost 25 years into a drought, and with growth happening in nearly every part of the county, water is a major concern in Southern Nevada. -
With the holidays, people start to feel more giving, more generous. But with so much money exchanging hands, criminals are waiting with new methods of tricking unsuspecting consumers into scams. -
If people didn’t know about George Knapp before, they might now. Netflix last month released a six-part series, Investigation Alien, that follows Knapp in his search. -
In September 2020, Area15 opened to enthusiastic crowds tired of pandemic quarantine. Four years and 13 million guests later, its growth has led to a full-blown entertainment district. -
Each year, our city-regional magazine Desert Companion honors the best restaurants, chefs, and restauranteurs in Southern Nevada. -
According to a recently released CDC report, our state had the second-biggest rate increase in the number of deaths due to drug overdose from June 2023 to June 2024, compared with the previous year. -
Between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve, the EPA estimates that waste in the U.S. increases by more than 25%, or by about 1 million tons. That’s 2 billion pounds of garbage.
