Top articles for the week ending August 29, 2026
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- EarthTalk – How does Bulgaria transition from coal? What hurdles remain?
- Lamar City Council Work Session/Meeting
- Commentary - Want to do something about climate change? Talk about it
- In 1876, Colorado’s first-ever Republican ticket united ‘the old and the new’
- Officials warn of a bleak Colorado River future as deadline nears
- Low Alaska wildfire season punctuated by serious Interior blaze
- Arizona to bear the brunt of Colorado River cuts for two years as long-term talks continue
- Denver named top 3 finalist for Democrats’ 2028 national convention
- Opposing Colorado tax laws to face off on November 3 ballot
- Invasive beetle that has wiped out millions of ash trees confirmed in Washington
- Drive for nuclear power boosts uranium industry — and tribal health concerns in southwest
- Avian flu affects 77,700 South Dakota birds, raising state’s four-year outbreak total to 8.1 million
- Drought conditions worsen across New Mexico, West
- US ag exports ‘on the right track,’ trade rep says, but farmers still wary
- Nevada county totally bans data centers in over-appropriated water basin
- Nebraska GOP, Dems appeal to state Supreme Court to stop other political parties
- Kansas resident shocked by lawmaker’s response to her plea for gun safety
- Beef producers ‘disappointed’ by Trump tariff suspension
- Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission takes middle ground on wolf hunting quotas
- Is a U.S. Department of Justice investigation about to disrupt Alaska’s U.S. Senate race?
- Curious Kids: What makes muscles contract?
- Pages from the Past - From the 139-year history of the Kiowa County Press - August 23, 2026
- Home Country - Barbed wire
- Pastor's Pearls Sunday, August 23, 2026
- Top articles for the week ending August 22, 2026
- Top audio articles for the week ending August 22, 2026
- CPW investigating bear attack on angler in Jefferson County
- As California demands less plastic in packaging, manufacturers say you’ll pay more for stuff
- As Meta faces trial for hooking kids on social media, North Carolina’s attorney general offers parents advice
- Idaho law student writes bill to ban sale of human remains — before she can even practice law
- Feds announce water cuts under new Colorado River plan
- National group releases cover crop tool modeled after Iowa ‘batch and build’ program
- Fentanyl seizures plummeted as Trump administration shifted focus to immigration
- Major overhaul of public lands grazing regulations looks to cut out public involvement
- Eads School breakfast and lunch menus - August 24-27, 2026
- Granada School breakfast and lunch menus - August 24-27, 2026
- Holly School breakfast and lunch menus - August 24-27, 2026
- Plainview School breakfast and lunch menus - August 24-27, 2026
- Walsh School breakfast and lunch menus - August 24-27, 2026
- Race cars speed through D.C. in finale of Trump-backed Freedom 250 series
- Can a dam expansion hold back climate considerations on the Colorado River?
- Drought conditions drive record bear reports across Colorado in 2025
- South Dakota’s cybersecurity program is running out of time, money as local governments face attacks
- Harmful algal bloom advisory issued at southwest Idaho reservoirs
- Politics: 2026Talks - August 24, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - August 24, 2026
- More Texas communities push back against data centers
- Colorado ranks near bottom for homegrown educational attainment
- New Mexico's San Juan-Chama restoration project protects water for millions
- Nevada leaders promote green transportation
- Colorado voters could adopt a right to hunt and fish, but opponents warn measure threatens wildlife
- Logging plan in Alaskan old growth forest faces resistance
- National labs eye cybersecurity threats to smaller nuclear reactors
- What is the 10 a.m. rule? Controversial firefighting strategy could be back
- AGs conceal records tied to longstanding plans to sue Trump
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - August 24, 2026
- West-central Kansas school superintendent arrested, faces 10 charges
- 2026 Kiowa County 4-H Exhibit Day – “Where Belonging Begins”
- EarthTalk – What are tequila's eco-footprints?
- Gasoline hits $26 per gallon in the northwest Alaska village of Shungnak
- Postal Service moves ahead with mail ballot rule amid court battle
- Frijoles Fire officials report crew death as fire reaches 45% containment
- Trump administration plans $100,000 visa fee for high-skill foreign workers
- Nevada sues feds over Colorado River cuts
- Kiowa County Hospital District Board Meeting June 23, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - August 25, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - August 25, 2026
- About Town - August 25, 2026
- Movie Advance Review – Coyote vs. Acme
- Colorado State Patrol seeks public help identifying vehicle in fatal Mesa County hit-and-run
- Report: TikTok's GLP-1 gray market unsafe for consumers
- Coloradans to vote on ballot measure to increase funding for conservation, wildfire mitigation
- Colorado Senator Cathy Kipp submits first complaint under state’s deepfake disclosure law
- Oklahoma cattlemen criticize beef import decision
- Reno Hawk Fire destroys 32 homes, crews make progress on containment
- State of South Dakota faces lawsuit over proof-of-citizenship voter registration law
- California justices seem skeptical of sheriff’s defense in ballot seizure case
- USDA announces ‘Harvest to Hallways’ program to increase local food in schools
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - August 25, 2026
- Judge rules for firm operating immigration detention facility
- Politics: 2026Talks - August 26, 2026
- Daily Audio Newscast - August 26, 2026
- Storms return to Kiowa County Wednesday night ahead of a hot weekend
- Cheyenne County faces another round of severe storms Wednesday night
- Prowers County heads toward 101 degrees Saturday after midweek storms
- 20 states sue Trump administration for threatening safety grants over immigration compliance
- As states tighten oversight, private equity’s healthcare deals decline
- USDA Update - August 26, 2026
- What climate science tells us about the causes of the Colorado River crisis
- No, Americans haven’t embraced socialism. Suffering people have given up on politics as usual.
- New testing has Utah worried about zebra mussel spread in the Colorado River
- Alaska officials respond to mystery spill near idled Cook Inlet oil platform
- Montana ag groups hammer Trump beef imports
- Oklahomans add voter ID requirements to state constitution
- Utah researchers explore value of higher education beyond the economics
- Kiowa County Weather Recap - August 18-24, 2026
- Governor Polis orders Colorado flags to half-staff honoring Dolly Parton
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - August 26, 2026
- Kiowa County Commissioners Meeting Agenda - August 27, 2026 Meeting
- Springfield police officer arrested on child solicitation charges
- Massive Phoenix, Arizona dust storms threaten air quality
- Mail ballots will go out as normal despite Supreme Court ruling, Colorado election officials say
- Colorado to get $615 million in settlement over youth Facebook, Instagram addiction case
- Democrats sue Postal Service over rule on mail-in ballots
- Daily Audio Newscast - August 27, 2026
- The Yonder Report: News from rural America - August 27, 2026
- U.S. food safety system under scrutiny after outbreaks in Colorado
- Idaho federal judge narrows abortion ruling to only protect Boise doctor who filed lawsuit
- California considers penalties for high-cost hospitals
- Nebraska Supreme Court clears the way for two new Nebraska political parties
- North Dakota expands drought assistance for livestock
- Stitt move creating Oklahoma ballot measure is illegal, critics say
- New Mexico judges working on statewide guidelines for artificial intelligence use in court
- Former DOJ lawyer calls suit over mail-in ballots unnecessary
- Politics: 2026Talks - August 27, 2026
- Health News Minute - August 27, 2026
- New Mexico sues feds, contractors over water wells drilled to aid border wall construction
- Daily Audio Newscast Afternoon Update - August 27, 2026
- Photo of the Week - August 28, 2026
- NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - Lamar Planning and Zoning Commission
- Backers to pull Colorado road funding ballot measure after deal with state lawmakers
- The Yonder Report: News from rural America - August 28, 2026
- Politics: 2026Talks - August 28, 2026
- Grieving may have lost its stigma, but hurdles still exist
- California attorney general: Trump can't interfere with voting
- Severe drought spreads rapidly across southeast Colorado
- Eads nears 100 degrees Saturday as heat builds across Kiowa County
- Cheyenne Wells approaches 100 Saturday as heat builds in Cheyenne County
- Lamar nears 102 Saturday as heat peaks across Prowers County
- Following years of turmoil, county approves contract with Pueblo sheriff union
- Federal agencies threaten to punish two Kansas school districts over gender-inclusive policies
- IRS delays filing, paying of taxes for residents in 22 Nebraska counties after wildfires and storms
- Democrats aim to emulate Republicans in building state power
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife investigating bear attack in Estes Park
- Obituary - Pamela 'Pam' E. Johnston
- Laser strike forced CSP aircrew to abort landing at Centennial Airport
- EarthTalk – How do bird feeders shape avian evolution? Ecological impact?
- Curious Kids: Can we remove or decrease spaces between atoms or molecules?
- Trump announces the establishment of a Space Force Academy
- Aurora decides to regulate, but not ban, data centers
- Front Range cities will vote on tax measure to fund Colorado Connector rail service
- At their 1876 convention, Colorado Democrats hoped for an upset in the first state elections
- Judge reinstates pause on Trump order limiting mail ballots
- Sex-based constitutional restriction on Nebraska K-12, collegiate sports qualifies for ballot
- Federal judge rules against New Mexico’s 7-day waiting period for gun purchases
- Tribes challenge transfer of Native education programs
- Ninth Circuit win for Nevada over Kalshi sets up potential Supreme Court showdown
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