All articles from Kiowa County and beyond

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Daily Audio Newscast - February 19, 2026
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Kansas disaster declaration prepares state for World Cup visitor boom
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Denver judge says Colorado prisons cannot punish incarcerated people for refusing to work
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Politics: 2026Talks - February 19, 2026
PROMO Technology - Phone Computer Social Media Hands - iStock - Chinnapong
Kansas cellphone ban applying to both public and private schools clears House
PROMO Government - USDA United States Department of Agriculture Building Washington DC - iStock - Melissa Kopka
U.S. farm bill drops, outlines 5-year funding
Light Bulb surrounded by images for Energy Gas Oil Solar Wind Renewable Bio - iStock
Colorado, California, 11 others sue Trump over energy funding
PROMO 64J1 Plant - Marijuana Leaf Neon Sign - iStock - Nikolay Evsyukov
‘A small step’: Committee unanimously advances Nebraska Medical Cannabis Commission tweaks
Computer tablet displaying the word "Abortion" with a stethoscope draped over the corner
Colorado abortion fund saw 84 percent increase in spending to pay for procedures in 2025
PICT Deer Underpass - CPW
Utah conservation groups call for long-term wildlife crossing fund
Scene of a courtroom facing the judges' bench flanked by two United States flags
Lawsuit slams censorship at national parks in California, across US
Words on a door's transom window reading "United States Environmental Protection Agency"
Climate, health groups challenge EPA repeal of major greenhouse gas regulation
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Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - February 18, 2026
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Utah and Idaho’s dispute over gas tax may fizzle with new bill to lower fuel prices
A scrap of torn paper with the word "Medicaid" rests on top of a spread of United States 100 dollar currency.
Some states are helping to make Obamacare plans more affordable
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Colorado Democrats propose tax tweaks to help working families amid federal policy fallout
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Consumers to weigh proposed rate hike by Arizona's largest utility
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Montana protester reaches plea deal: 'I'd do it all over again'
Closeup of a computer keyboard with a key labeled "Vote." A miniature ballot box is sitting on the key
Nevada removed almost 177,000 voter registrations last year
Microphone with the the word "news" on top of a puzzle map of the United States overlayed with the national flag.
Daily Audio Newscast - February 18, 2026
Metal cover labeled "water" at ground level.
Iowa lawmakers face deadline on clean water bills
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Suit challenges Colorado's ban on public funds for religion
Cluster of three blooming lily flowers.
Death Notice - Ron Dean Pearce
Cluster of three blooming lily flowers.
Death Notice - Kerry Filbeck