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Top articles for the week ending April 4, 2026
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(Kiowa County Press)
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - March 26, 2026
- Report: Home insurance rates go through the roof in Colorado
- Birthdays and Anniversaries - March 30-April 5, 2026
- Curious Kids: What was the very first plant in the world?
- Commentary - Why big batteries are a Colorado game changer
- Mosquitoes carrying malaria are evolving more quickly than insecticides can kill them
- Letter to the Editor – The Real Reason for Higher Costs
- Obituary - Jeffery Scott Colvin
- A flesh‑eating fly is advancing towards the US border – can it be stopped?
- Public hearings scheduled on Atmos Energy rate increase proposal
- EarthTalk - Why are wildlife conservation officers in Africa cutting the horns off wild rhinos?
- EarthTalk - ¿Por qué los guardas forestales de África están cortando los cuernos a los rinocerontes salvajes?
- Kiowa County Commissioners meeting minutes - March12, 2026
- Costilla County sheriff, deputies indicted on misconduct, abuse of corpse charges
- State Patrol seeks public help in Pueblo West hit-and-run that injured juvenile
- Parents say Colorado chatbot bill wouldn’t do enough to protect kids from harm
- Kansas Legislature passes package of elections bills that alter voting processes
- Southeast Colorado high school baseball schedule - March 30-April 4, 2026
- Minor earthquake strikes east of Cheyenne Wells near Colorado-Kansas border
- Home Country – Gifts of spring
- Pastor’s Pearls – March 29, 2026
- Southeast Colorado high school baseball scores - March 24-28, 2026
- Pages from the Past - From the 139-year history of the Kiowa County Press - March 29, 2026
- Top articles for the week ending March 28, 2026
- Listen to the top audio articles and podcasts for the week ending March 28, 2026
- Colorado farmers battled biblical grasshopper plagues in 1876
- USDA removes regulatory oversight of Bayer’s engineered corn variety
- Colorado auto theft down 34 percent in 2025, marking third consecutive year of declines
- Deborah Froeb confirmed for reappointment to Colorado State Land Board
- Community - Kiowa County Ministerial Fellowship
- Community - Eads Community Church
- Government - Kiowa County Clerk's Office Closed
- Movie Review - Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
- Advocates call on U.S. Supreme Court to clarify climate laws
- Red flag warning Monday for Kiowa County; cooler temperatures arriving mid-week
- Near-record heat opens week for Cheyenne County; rain, snow chances follow
- Fire danger Monday for Prowers County; cooler temperatures arriving mid-week
- Weiser, Gonzales take top spots on Colorado’s 2026 Democratic primary ballot
- DOJ confirms voter data sharing with Homeland Security, but denies building national list
- State policy will determine how many people lose Medicaid under work rules
- Colorado General Assembly unanimously reappoints Burlington native as State Auditor
- Daily Audio Newscast - March 30, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - March 30, 2026
- EPA increases biofuels in new Renewable Fuel Standard
- Education Department downsizing continues with removal from D.C. headquarters
- Women's sports betting trends not mirroring popularity in Nebraska
- Small west Texas town benefits from wind energy
- Funding for additional wildlife crossings uncertain
- Pedestrian deaths saw largest recorded drop in early 2025
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - March 30, 2026
- About Town – March 31, 2026
- Social media companies must respond to search warrants within 72 hours under new Colorado law
- New federal data reinforces nationwide drop in crime since pandemic peak
- TSA officers finally get paid amid ongoing Homeland Security shutdown
- Study: Annual cost of Utah family caregiving reaches $9.9 billion
- Colorado’s rural farmers try to adapt to shrinking Colorado River
- Scholarship applications now open to Native students
- More Texans using telehealth options to access reproductive care
- Politics: 2026Talks - March 31, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - March 31, 2026
- CBI, Saguache County offer $2,000 reward in Center homicide investigation
- EarthTalk - What does ‘phantom load’ mean with regard to energy consumption?
- EarthTalk - ¿Qué significa «consumo fantasma» en lo que respecta al consumo energetic?
- New Mexico Public Education Department asks court to accept its plan in landmark equity case
- Nebraska workers’ comp changes to fight firefighter cancer fail to advance
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - March 31, 2026
- Report: Tax credits could produce $657M for schools
- Kiowa County weather recap - April 1, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - April 1, 2026
- Trump signs order seeking to curb vote-by-mail in bid to control state election laws
- Fatal police violence may have declined for the first time in years
- Advocates praise, criticize Supreme Court conversion therapy decision
- Obituary - Kristina Lea (Weis) Gitschlag
- U.S. Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on conversion therapy
- As gas spikes to an average $4 a gallon, Hegseth says Iran ground war still an option
- Colorado officially designates March 31 as ‘Farm Workers Day’ after fallout from Chávez allegations
- Trump order to block NPR, PBS funding was unlawful, judge rules
- Colorado General Assembly unanimously reappoints Burlington native as State Auditor
- Mark Hillman’s Capitol Review: Colorado’s budget deficit is self-inflicted
- Politics: 2026Talks - April 1, 2026
- Letter: New Costilla County Sheriff pledges accountability
- CBI, Saguache County offer $2,000 reward in Center homicide investigation
- Funeral Services - Melodie Ann Richardson
- Commentary - Rural Kids Need Coaches Who Can See the Signs
- Fire weather watch issued for Kiowa County ahead of Thursday wind event
- Fire weather watch covers Cheyenne County ahead of breezy Thursday
- Prowers County under fire weather watch as temperatures surge Thursday
- Colorado hands-free law cuts distracted driving by 4.7 percent, prevents 600 crashes
- Colorado hunters have one week to submit big-game draw applications
- Stage 1 fire restrictions implemented for Commanche National Grasslands
- States say ICE pulled Medicaid data despite court order
- Landmark verdict sparks push for kids’ online safety
- Arizona bills threaten free speech rights
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - April 1, 2026
- Sexual abuse bill gets support from Colorado legislators
- ‘Mothership’ helps Colorado youth exit homelessness three times faster
- The Yonder Report: News from rural America - April 2, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - April 2, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - April 2, 2026
- Trisha Calvarese drops out of race to challenge Boebert
- March decline in rents is the largest since before the pandemic
- Trump tells nation Iran war will end soon, but also vows ‘extremely hard’ hits to come
- Kansas State University economist warns of fuel, fertilizer price shock for farmers
- Democrats sue to block Trump’s ‘unconstitutional’ mail ballot order
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - April 2, 2026
- Laubacher will run uncontested in Democratic primary looking to unseat Boebert
- Photo of the Week - March 27, 2026
- Red Flag Warning issued Friday; sunny weekend ahead in Eads
- Red Flag Warning for Cheyenne Wells Friday; pleasant weekend follows
- Red Flag Warning for Lamar through Friday evening; warming trend follows
- CBI Establishes tip lines for Costilla County Sheriff’s Office misconduct complaints
- Three drivers cited for illegal passing on Wolf Creek Pass during safety campaign
- Colorado Highway 71 closed between Rocky Ford and Ordway after culvert failure
- Colorado appeals court orders resentencing of Tina Peters
- California makes progress toward goal of 70 percent college attainment
- WA scientists sniff out better ways to repel mosquitoes
- Daily Audio Newscast - April 3, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - April 3, 2026
- Exceptional drought blankets Colorado mountains as heat, failed snowpack drive historic degradation
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - April 3, 2026
- Birthdays and Anniversaries - April 6-12, 2026
- Curious Kids: Are multiverses real?
- EarthTalk - Why are indigenous tribes so concerned about what Cargill is doing in the Brazilian Amazon?
- EarthTalk - ¿Por qué están tan preocupadas las tribus indígenas por lo que Cargill está haciendo en la Amazonia brasileña?
- USDA Update – April 4, 2026
- Southeast Colorado high school baseball schedule - April 6-11, 2026
- Cheyenne Wells School Calendar - April 4-May 2, 2026
- McClave School Calendar - April 4-May 2, 2026
- Granada School Calendar - April 10-28, 2026
- Wiley School Calendar – April 4-May 2, 2026
- Kit Carson School Calendar - April 4-27, 2026
- Plainview School Calendar – April 9-May 23, 2026
- Eads School Calendar – April 4-May 2, 2026
- Wiley School breakfast and lunch menus - April 6-9, 2026
- Eads School breakfast and lunch menus - April 6-9, 2026
- Plainview School breakfast and lunch menus - April 6-9, 2026
- Kit Carson School lunch menus - April 7-10, 2026
- Coloradans react to ruling against ban on conversion therapy
- Southwest Colorado state park boat ramps opening for 2026 season amid drought, low water concerns
- US 24 resurfacing project east of Peyton set to begin April 6
- Lamar water shut off set for Monday for valve tie-in
- Clear Creek Reservoir boat ramp remains closed, camping pauses for dam improvements
- April is Clean-Up Month in Lamar
- Looser qualifications for nursing instructors become law without Kansas governor’s signature
- Nebraska auditor to get more oversight of no-bid contracts under proposal folded into unrelated bill
- Over half of federal nursing care funding was used for Utah hospitals’ administrative fees, audit finds
- Utah has the second-highest count of measles cases in the country so far this year
- Montana AG demands county attorney rescind ‘policy’ that doesn’t recognize ICE
