All articles from Kiowa County and beyond

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Exceptional drought holds in Colorado high country as conditions ease slightly
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Daily Audio Newscast - August 7, 2026
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Politics: 2026Talks - August 7, 2026
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About Town - August 4, 2026
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Governor and attorney general appeal to defend South Dakota’s ban on abortion-pill advertising
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Record heat and dewpoints recorded across Iowa
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Attorneys for pardoned abortion clinic protester announce 7-figure settlement with DOJ
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Democratic state officials urge US Supreme Court to affirm pause on Trump vote-by-mail order
United States $100 bills randomly laid out in a pile.
Spending deal freezes proposal to gain power over federal grants, extends highway law
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‘Overwhelming amount of damage’: Fight ongoing against Spokane fires
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Trump official urges governors to help with immigration arrests of ‘worst of the worst’
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Wildfire veterans fear federal tactics, extreme fires could put crews at risk
A scrap of torn paper with the word "Medicaid" rests on top of a spread of United States 100 dollar currency.
Indiana’s Medicaid enrollment decline could be harbinger of US future
Microphone with the the word "news" on top of a puzzle map of the United States overlayed with the national flag.
Daily Audio Newscast - August 4, 2026
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Humanitarians urge Congress to rescind Trump admin 'global gag rule'
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Supporters of Colorado graduated income tax measure submit ​required number of petition signatures
Illustration of a person on a road with diverging paths. Two signs are on the horizon. On the left is a sign with an arrow pointing left reading "gun rights." On the right is a sign with an arrow pointing right reading "gun control."
Colorado sees big uptick in gun background checks ahead of new purchasing law
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Democratic attorneys general, governors sue feds over tariffs
Doors to a building below a sign reading "US Citizenship and Immigration Services"
Legal services contract expires, and unaccompanied immigrant children face deportation
Front page of a newspaper with a headline reading "Politics" next to a pair of glasses.
Politics: 2026Talks - August 4, 2026
Aerial view of the Colorado River surrounded by trees and low vegetation with mountains and blue sky in the background.
Bipartisan opposition grows against feds' Colorado River plan
Title card for the EarthTalk environmental column showing a green glass globe.
EarthTalk – Why does fur spark disease fears?
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Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - August 3, 2026
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Colorado students want stronger state regulations of AI, social media