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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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. -
For many years, local leaders have discussed the need to access more land around Las Vegas and Reno. Development of those areas, they say, is the solution to Nevada's affordable housing crisis. -
Would you like to have high-speed, low-cost fiberoptic internet at your house? Do you even know what that is? Or better yet, would it be worth potentially having your lawn wrecked, your car towed, or even your sewer line damaged?
