Top articles for the week ending June 13, 2026
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- Birthdays and Anniversaries June 8-14, 2026
- Curious Kids: Why are buttons and zippers on different sides of men’s and women’s clothes?
- Afterschool demand outpaces supply, advocates say, even as state scores high in access
- In decisive victory, Haaland pitches ‘a better New Mexico’ as Dem nominee for governor
- EarthTalk – How do enviromentalists view owl cull plan?
- Trump administration denies Alaska’s request for larger cost share of Halong disaster recovery
- Cleanups removed over 1.5 million pounds of trash from Alaska beaches last year, report says
- Governor Polis declares statewide drought emergency
- Colorado in 1876 wasn’t immune from the Wild West’s plague of deadly gun violence
- DOJ will keep fighting for Arizona voter database after Trump-appointed judge tossed its case
- Medicaid work requirement update stokes new coverage fears
- Children younger than 6 struggle to access insurance in Texas
- App age rule in Arizona has its critics
- Texas congressman wants to roll back Clean Air protections
- Oklahoma ethics agency to consider regulating use of AI in political campaigns
- Feds offer New Mexico counties $1M to address water contamination from flooding
- Federal appeals court dismisses New Mexico Cattle Growers’ lawsuit over sniping feral cattle in the Gila
- Controversial oil lease sale in Alaska wildlife refuge draws limited interest
- Lamar City Council Meeting Agenda - June 8, 2026
- Town of Eads Regular Council Meeting - May 12, 2026
- Home Country - Blights on humanity
- Pages from the Past - From the 139-year history of the Kiowa County Press - June 7, 2026
- Pastor's Pearls - June 7, 2026
- New Mexico revenue increases $850M due to Iran war, state economist estimates
- Mark Hillman's Capitol Review - Which Democrat candidate is better for business?
- Town of Eads Regular Council Meeting - May 20, 2026
- U.S. House passes Albuquerque Indian School Act
- Human remains discovery near North Dakota governor’s residence interrupts construction
- Tribal leaders call for sovereignty as federal support wavers
- Louisiana pulls out of marijuana reclassification lawsuit against Trump administration
- Kansas legislators push back against federal energy regulators ending competitive bids
- Iowa, Midwest senators sign letter of support for ethanol
- Nearly 60 Idahoans sick after drinking raw milk in past two weeks, officials say
- Commentary - 5 things to know about the Trump administration’s new green card policy
- Hiker injured by grizzly bear at Glacier National Park
- Federal appeals court denies youth climate lawsuit against Trump executive orders
- Top articles for the week ending June 6, 2026
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- CBI assists La Junta police in standoff arrests on Raton Avenue
- Joint law enforcement operation in Cheyenne Wells nets firearms, drugs and explosives
- Nonprofit donates seven ballistic vests to Kiowa County Sheriff's Office
- Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office Report – May 2026
- Positive Athlete names 28 Colorado high schoolers 'Most Positive' for 2025-26 school year
- Spilled nails on Highway 285 near Morrison damage more than 50 vehicles
- Fort Hays State University recognizes spring 2026 graduates
- Colin Nelson of Eads named to William & Mary Dean’s List
- Magdalen Haase of Eads named to Missouri State University's spring 2026 dean's list
- Kiowa County - Tax Warning
- CPW recovers child drowning victim from Cherry Creek Reservoir
- ‘It’s a family’: How a California tribal college is opening doors for Native students
- Fed judge strikes down Nebraska law allowing some undocumented students in-state tuition
- Commentary - Federal policies put public lands elk habitat on the chopping block
- Alaska gas pipeline developer says it’s open to price controls on natural gas for Alaskans
- High-potency cannabis fuels state debates over psychosis and addiction risks
- OPINION: Ethics and principles in news reporting are always relevant
- Daily Audio Newscast - June 8, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - June 8, 2026
- Are South Dakota feedlots trying to protect the environment?
- Candidate Q&A: Colorado secretary of state
- Candidate Q&A: Colorado attorney general
- New Mexico makes slow but steady progress on child well-being
- Critics: Phoenix parks ordinance creates more housing problems
- Trump administration processing freeze on asylum-seekers violated law, judge rules
- What we know about the semitrailers at Salt Lake City’s ICE-owned warehouse
- California wants to cap business tax credits, alarming life sciences and tech industries
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - June 8, 2026
- EarthTalk – What are white roofs and can they fight climate change?
- Colorado county clerks to mail out 2026 primary ballots this week
- Governor Polis declares statewide drought emergency, activates Phase 3 response plan
- Trump administration swiftly moves ahead on plans to restrict voting by mail in the states
- Politics: 2026Talks - June 9, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - June 9, 2026
- Coloradans are getting squeezed by credit cards while trying to navigate high costs
- Trump administration $100,000 visa fee for highly skilled foreign workers struck down
- Two NIH scientists in Montana charged with ‘smuggling’ virus
- Data centers are driving demand for gas from Northwest utilities, reports find
- Federal trial starts for Idaho doctor seeking medical exemptions to abortion ban
- Oklahoma universities failing to support international students after recruiting them here
- AFL-CIO president aims to unionize 2 million workers in 5 years
- ‘No Bigfoot here :/’: New Mexico national park visitors troll Trump effort to nix anti-American signs
- New Mexico reports first New World screwworm case in Lea County dog
- States face more budget pressures amid rising costs, slow growth
- Consumers grapple with high airline costs, customer service errors
- South Dakota farmer: Current Farm Bill 'needs a lot of work'
- Analysis: Colorado kids challenged by lack of affordable housing, insurance
- Montana farmers showcase soil-to-soil agriculture
- DoD tweaks organized religion list after complaints of Latter-day Saints snub
- Well-being report: Economic issues remain prevalent in Wyoming
- Movie Review - Scary Movie
- About Town - June 9, 2026
- USDA Update - June 9, 2026
- Why rural roadsides keep growing back too fast
- PPE mistakes that put utility workers at risk
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - June 9, 2026
- After nursing home crises, states target private equity’s role
- Projected Social Security benefits cliff creeps up to 2032
- Politics: 2026Talks - June 10, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - June 10, 2026
- As AI use in schools grows, lawmakers and districts scramble to set up guardrails
- North Dakota voters adopt single-subject rule for constitutional measures
- Kiowa County weather recap - June 10, 2026
- Washington’s controversial new drug pricing law upheld amid legal challenge
- Hearing this week on California bill to allow plug-in portable solar panels
- Texas cattle ranchers wary of New World Screwworm infestation
- GEO Group sues over new Colorado law requiring immigration detention center safety inspections
- Red flag warning covers Eads today; windy Thursday, cooler stormy Sunday ahead
- State order to kill wolf in northeast Washington is canceled
- Red flag warning covers Cheyenne County today; windy Thursday and cooler, stormy Sunday
- Red flag warning covers Lamar today; heat builds toward 101 Saturday before a stormy Sunday
- US 350 resurfacing project to begin mid-June southwest of La Junta
- Washington Tribe takes on drought resilience
- Kansas senator points finger at Biden amid confirmation of screwworm in U.S. cattle
- Lawmakers appropriated $15M to host Olympic events in Oklahoma
- Continental Divide Trail Coalition raises alarm about New Mexico uranium mine impact on hikers, landscape
- Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters
- Trulieve set to become first cannabis company listed on the NYSE
- GAO finds millions of dollars wasted, safety and security at risk in Texas detention center
- Montana snowpack rapidly melted in May
- State: Aide shared video of nursing home resident with a fellow high schooler
- New Mexico Appeals Court sides with state wildlife agency on elk damages in Catron County
- New Mexico initiates rulemaking on surface water pollution program
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - June 10, 2026
- Inflation spiked to 4.2%, a three-year high, in May
- Billions for the next 3 years of Trump’s mass deportation campaign signed into law
- The Yonder Report: News from rural America - June 11, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - June 11, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - June 11, 2026
- Record-breaking fundraising, billionaire-backed super PACs shape Colorado governor’s race
- Colorado could tax top 3% of earners to fund education, healthcare
- Death Notice - John 'Johnny' C. DuVall
- Kiowa County Commissioners meeting agenda - June 11, 2026 Meeting
- Head of Social Security challenged by lawmakers over long lines, wait times
- Case against Trump weaponization fund paused following Blanche reversal
- Anguished parents. Doctors in tears. Utah’s long measles outbreak takes a toll.
- Trump administration proposes new rules for prediction markets
- Immigrant groups issue travel warning ahead of FIFA World Cup games
- States step into voting rights void left by federal rulings
- More states restrict 3D-printed firearms
- New Mexico Livestock Board issues livestock emergency over screwworm
- Christian school lawsuit challenges North Dakota private teacher licensure
- Nebraska governor dispatches National Guard to 9,000-acre wildfire
- ER visits for tick bites on the rise throughout the Midwest
- Lawyer who trafficked drugs while serving as a city attorney wins back license
- ‘What’s the alternative?’: US Senators Cruz, Cantwell urge buy-in on college sports bill
- US House passes bill to combat ‘ghost’ federal student aid applicants
- Iowa city sues fire truck companies, alleging ‘parasitic’ pricing, anti-trust violations
- Idaho restricts animal entry in response to U.S. New World screwworm cases
- Law enforcement relied too heavily on AI, falsely arrested a suspect, ACLU argues
- Commentary - Feds order a Florida power plant to keep burning coal
- National Park fees head to D.C., while Yellowstone, Glacier wrestle with backlogged maintenance
- Drought expands across eastern Colorado as exceptional conditions tighten in the mountains
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - June 11, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - June 12, 2026
- Photo of the Week - June 12, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - June 12, 2026
- Three Democratic Colorado attorney general candidates contrast themselves with Jena Griswold
- Fifty for 150: Denver International Airport, now a top economic driver in Colorado, opens in 1995
- Tariff refunds for small businesses past due, US Senate Dems tell Trump administration
- Commentary - The final school bell should not be where opportunity ends for Colorado kids
- American fish first? UNH leads effort to boost domestic supply
- Report: New York, California laws restricting PFAS work, more regulation needed
- Nearly half of adults struggled to afford healthcare last year, survey finds
- What you need to know about the flesh-eating New World screwworm
- As ICE presence at World Cup looms, fans and local leaders prepare
- Judge refuses to block election official from dissolving No Labels Kansas party
- Strong candidates in Alaska, Ohio seen as moving US Senate races toward Dems
- Utah senator warns downstream states they’ll forfeit $354M in aid if they sue over Colorado River
- New Mexico reports fatal plague case in Santa Fe County
- Conservation groups appeal bison grazing decision
- Federal government to pay North Dakota $28M for Dakota Access Pipeline protests
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - June 12, 2026
- Colorado state grand jury indicts seven in 'Molly Wonka' designer drug trafficking operation
- Birthdays and Anniversaries June 15-21, 2026
- Curious Kids: What happens to debt when someone dies?
- The Yonder Report: News from rural America - June 13, 2026
- Corruption scandals from Denver to Washington dragged down Republicans as the 1876 election began
- Colorado firearm association plans lawsuit over new gun store law
- Commentary - Will a new Democratic governor in Colorado disappoint like those in other states?
- In prisons and jails, a lack of sleep may harm health and safety
- Kiowa County Board of Commissioners Meeting Minutes - May 28 2026
- Republican attorneys general urge EPA to classify mifepristone as water contaminant
- Company proposing nuclear power facility in Kansas plans stock offering
- Firearms drive majority of veteran suicides, federal data shows
- Final rules for Medicaid work requirements are out. Here’s what you need to know.
- Judge allows UFC cage matches to go ahead on White House lawn
- A US spying law expires amid distrust of Trump moves on national security
- Commentary - Colorado's most important election may be the one you're skipping
- Warm, breezy Saturday in Kiowa County ahead of a much cooler Sunday
- Breezy Saturday in Cheyenne County, then a cooler and cloudy Sunday
- Warm, breezy Saturday for Lamar with a cooler Sunday and midweek heat
- Public fish salvage through Monday at Adobe Creek, Thurston reservoirs before permanent closure
- EarthTalk – How to spot and fight climate change fake news?
- Obituary - Gertrude F. Ryser
- Obituary - Ancel Lee Malone
- Obituary - Darold Dee Foxworthy
