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After federal immigration enforcement action in western Kansas, a meatpacking plant delayed some shifts Wednesday and a school district warned that students may have had family members detained. -
The arrests of plant workers and others around southwest Kansas began Tuesday, causing alarm and confusion across the region, where immigrants make up a large portion of the agriculture workforce.
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The beef industry has been under pressure recently from market disruptions, record high beef prices and small herd sizes. The groups say the ICE operations are another challenge for the industry. -
The roadrunner, long a symbol of the American Southwest, is experiencing range expansion. That's bringing the bird to places that didn't use to resemble the desert vistas beloved by its cartoon counterpart. -
Most of the cost of the 28-mile project, intended to make the electricity supply more reliable, will be passed on to customers -
Wilber Garces Perez was quickly discharged from an Austin hospital after he was shot by an ICE agent. Experts say it's hard to know if he was treated appropriately without seeing medical records. -
The Lubbock County Elections Office received a backlog of more than 7,500 voter registrations due to a technical error with the Department of Public Safety's online registration portal. Lubbock County's new Elections Administrator, Troy Havard, assures voters the backlog will not delay or affect anyone's ability to vote in the November general election when early voting begins on Oct. 19.
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George Phillips, The Weather Bureau of Topeka, KS, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsThis is Glenda Shepard and my Radio Readers BookByte for And Hell Followed With It: Life and Death in a Kansas Tornado by Bonar Menninger. This book scores a direct hit with High Plains Public Radio's theme of wind and weather. -
Every High Plains family seems to have a tornado story. Some are rooted in history. Some become family legends. Others begin with the simple words, "My dad always used to say..." Long before weather apps, Doppler radar, and instant alerts, people learned to live with the uncertainty of tornadoes by sharing stories—some practical, some reassuring, and some simply unforgettable. -
No matter where you live in the High Plains region, bowhunting season opens soon, and it's time to think about your gear. Check out this week's episode to learn more about how to prep! -
This week Classical Music Amarillo revisits the WT Symphonic Band’s February 2026 program!
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