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Top articles for the week ending May 16, 2026
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(Kiowa County Press)
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - May 8, 2026
- Colorado lawmakers send bill allowing civil suits against immigration authorities to governor’s desk
- As drought worsens, Western states brace for wildfires, water shortages
- Sunny Saturday in Eads gives way to a cool Sunday before midweek warmup
- Cheyenne County weekend warmth fades to a cool Sunday before quiet, sunny week
- Lamar’s warm Saturday gives way to cool Sunday before 90s return
- Birthdays and Anniversaries - May 11-17, 2026
- EarthTalk – Is thrifting a form of environmental activism?
- A Rocky Mountain diorama represented Colorado at the 1876 Centennial Expo
- Governor Jared Polis signs $46.8 billion state budget
- Colorado lawmakers seek to put ‘guardrails’ on proposed natural gas ballot measure
- Mythos AI is a cybersecurity threat, but it doesn’t rewrite the rules of the game
- Curious Kids: Why is water wet?
- Southeast Colorado high school baseball schedule - May 9-12, 2026
- Vesicular stomatitis confirmed in Colorado horse, premises under quarantine
- Amid Iran war, Alaska’s oil is selling with an extra premium on global markets
- Six months after Halong, typhoon survivors tell senators Alaska villages need more than disaster aid
- Digitally altered political mailers spur lawsuit over Montana AI law
- Home Country – Dressing for success
- Pages from the Past - From the 139-year history of the Kiowa County Press - May 10, 2026
- Oregon faces longer fire season due to historic heat, drought, fire experts warn
- Stalemate in Kansas Legislature leaves Lenexa educational farm in regulatory limbo
- 101 state employees take buyouts in North Dakota
- New research finds North Dakota keeps data center tax breaks hidden
- Florida has a new law regulating AI data centers
- North Dakota energy research center cuts affect 40 staff
- Stitt vetoes OETA, objects to publicly funded broadcasting
- BLM fast-tracks ‘Green Chile’ pipeline construction review for New Mexico data center Project Jupiter
- Tribal law enforcement academy, requested by South Dakota, will be located in North Dakota
- Pastor’s Pearls – May 10, 2026
- Top articles for the week ending May 9, 2026
- Listen to the top audio articles and podcasts for the week ending May 9, 2026
- Southeast Colorado high school baseball scores - May 4-9, 2026
- Annual Amache Pilgrimage will be May 15-17
- Kiowa County Sheriff's Report – April 2026
- Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Office Report – April 2026
- Summer’s coming, and data show measles cases are rising
- Omaha’s UNMC to quarantine, monitor 17 Americans from cruise ship hit by hantavirus
- Lamar City Council Meeting Agenda - May 11, 2026
- U.S. Department of Justice sues New Mexico to halt immigrant detention bill
- Politics: 2026Talks - May 11, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - May 11, 2026
- GM just paid a record penalty for breaking California privacy law
- Warm, dry stretch settles over Kiowa County; midweek winds pick up
- Cheyenne County faces warm, sunny week with highs near 90 by Thursday
- Driver arrested after 154 mph pursuit through Cheyenne and Lincoln counties
- Lamar in for hot, sunny week; gusty Wednesday raises fire-weather caution
- Nebraska governor requests federal disaster declaration for wildfire damage
- Commentary - As feds fast-track psychedelic medicines, Colorado must keep faith with natural medicine program
- Big changes arrive July 1 for student borrowers, including in loan repayments
- North Dakota ranch gets $1.5 million tourism grant
- Oregon groups demand action from EPA on nitrate crisis
- Immunities for pesticide manufacturers from new Farm Bill.
- RRWCD quarterly meeting set for May 19
- Judge allows cameras to stay in the courtroom in Charlie Kirk murder case
- Commentary - Does Claude dream of electric gavels? A federal case sets an AI precedent.
- $157 million oil research effort to boost North Dakota production to start this year
- Poll: 69% of Coloradans want lawmakers to lower healthcare costs
- Nebraska updates Medicaid work requirements ahead of schedule
- Movie Review - The Devil Wears Prada 2
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - May 11, 2026
- Trump nominates ousted FEMA chief to return
- Some immigrants face indefinite detention, likely leading to Supreme Court case
- EarthTalk – How does soundscape ecology help the environment?
- About Town – May 12, 2026
- USDA Update – May 12, 2026
- Colorado Republican candidates sue to block unaffiliated voters from participating in June primary
- Politics: 2026Talks - May 12, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - May 12, 2026
- Both Colorado data center bills rejected in final days of 2026 legislative session
- Supreme Court extends stay allowing telehealth abortion
- Colorado House ethics committee finds probable cause in complaint against Representative Mandy Lindsay
- Report: Assault claims ignored at Washington ICE detention center
- Voting Rights Act ruling could hurt South Dakota Native voters
- State of solar strong in Colorado and across nation
- Medicaid cuts threaten Nebraska disabilities services
- Cal State may soon offer degrees that take just 3 years to finish. Work experience counts, too
- Montana district court blocks law restricting voter registration hours, allows voter ID law
- Feds officially cancel conservation rule for public lands
- President signs bill to quicken mortgage processing on tribal trust land
- How weather impacts outdoor activities in rural areas
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - May 12, 2026
- Pair of bills for new family affordability credit die in Colorado Senate committee
- Daily Audio Newscast - May 13, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - May 13, 2026
- Analysis: Thermal power plants strain Texas water supplies
- California bills aim to protect Medi-Cal recipients from federal cuts
- Burbank wins Nebraska Dem U.S. Senate primary, likely giving Osborn a clearer shot against Ricketts
- Cost of Iran war rises to $29B as US gas prices spike
- Alaska Legislature considers exempting some Native corporations from public disclosure
- Rural grocers find creative ways to serve customers, keep doors open
- Bureau of Land Management cancels bison grazing leases for American Prairie
- Free prison, jail calls linked to lower costs, better outcomes in new report
- Experts say North Dakota childcare crisis needs workforce fix
- Alaska Legislature approves standardized disaster-evacuation scale for statewide use
- Tribes want Cal State to return Native remains and artifacts. Here’s why it’s not so easy
- Court affirms Montana’s Constitutional amendment to protect abortion
- Kiowa County weather recap - May 13, 2026
- Wind, warmth on tap for Eads as week heats toward 90s
- Cheyenne County warms into the 90s through the weekend
- Lamar in for hot, sunny week; gusty Wednesday raises fire-weather caution
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - May 13, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - May 14, 2026
- The Yonder Report: News from rural America - May 14, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - May 14, 2026
- More Alaska crude flows to Asia as Strait of Hormuz stays shut
- Colorado General Assembly adjourns 120-day legislative session
- As property insurance crisis worsens, some lawmakers target Big Oil
- Oklahoma ban on child marriage becomes law
- New Mexico environment officials, U.S. Air Force agree to PFAS cleanup plan
- Southern, midsized cities lead population gains between 2024 and 2025
- New construction reduces housing shortage in most states
- In Utah, still a national hotspot, measles cases hit 663
- Research finds Utahns who vote tend to live longer, healthier lives
- California lawmakers consider bills to promote beneficial fire
- Gulf of Alaska king salmon are not endangered species, federal government concludes
- California has 6 weeks of gas supply. After that, it gets expensive
- Commentary - How the Strait of Hormuz affects the price of filling your gas tank
- Money for clean drinking water threatened by Newsom administration’s climate overhaul
- Fee on in-game purchases would fund youth mental health services under Colorado bill
- Risk low of hantavirus spread, CDC officials say
- US Senate GOP not sold on $1B Secret Service ask
- Disease outbreak cuts Wyoming, Yellowstone wolf numbers to lowest level since reintroduction era
- Measles reemerges in Kansas with Osage County case, exposure at Topeka church
- Summit carbon pipeline rerouted to storage site in Wyoming; North Dakota future unclear
- Kiowa County Commissioners meeting agenda - May 14, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - May 14, 2026
- What You need when working with hay baler belts
- Photo of the Week - May 15, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - May 15, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - May 15, 2026
- Commentary - Canvas hack exposes cybersecurity flaws across California’s universities
- Kiowa County warms into the 80s before brief Sunday cool-down
- Cheyenne County sees sunny weekend with brief Sunday cool-down
- Prowers County climbs toward 90 degrees by Monday after Sunday cool-down
- Exceptional drought eases in northwest Colorado after mountain precipitation
- Here's a look at what passed, what failed at Colorado Capitol
- A fungal disease, along with climate change, threatens Colorado’s prized peaches
- Colorado Governor Polis cuts Tina Peters’ prison, June 1 parole set
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - May 15, 2026
- Birthdays and Anniversaries - May 18-24, 2026
- Curious Kids: Why do you have to wear a helmet when you’re skateboarding?
- Obituary - Margery Jean Carter
- Obituary - Shirley Ann Lofdahl
- Obituary - George Patterson ‘Pat’ Palmer
- A huge data center could rise on Alaska’s North Slope
- Unusual activity at Alaska volcano prompts extra look at remote peak
- California will make less money from greenhouse gas emission auctions
- Trump officials hit California with ‘largest ever’ freeze on Medicaid funds
- A company of Buffalo Soldiers was stationed at Colorado’s ‘desolate’ Fort Garland in 1876
- Colorado Governor Polis signals possible veto for 24-hour social media search warrant bill
- Senate votes to freeze members’ pay during future shutdowns
- Wyoming cuts wolf hunt in half to buoy Yellowstone region’s disease-depleted population
- Idaho farmers can band together to buy cheaper health insurance through Farm Bureau deal
- Community - Candidate Forum
- Measles found in Cass County; North Dakota passes 2025 total for infections
- Utah governor issues emergency declaration over crops lost to unseasonal weather
- Federal budget could shutter America's Tribal colleges and universities
- Community - Vacation Bible School
- EarthTalk – How can I push my employer to be greener?
