Rural life and humor, with characters from the mind of Slim Randles.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife opens Nee Noshe Reservoir near Eads to emergency fishing starting June 1 as drought threatens to dry out the fishery entirely.

Tony Lee Stewart, a Cheyenne Wells native who became a skilled welder, stock dog trainer, and competitive dart player, died May 10 at age 71.

South Dakota's licensed Native American foster homes jumped 44% after new rules made it easier for relatives and family friends to become licensed kinship caregivers.

Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joins Republican counterparts in suing to block the Trump administration's reclassification of marijuana to a less restricted federal category.

Kansas lost 10,300 low-income children from its food assistance program after federal legislation tightened work requirements and shifted costs to the state.

New Mexico is tripling its loan repayment program for physicians to up to $300,000 to combat a shortage of more than 5,000 health care professionals statewide.

The U.S. Supreme Court approved a settlement ending a 13-year water dispute between Texas, New Mexico and the federal government over Rio Grande irrigation rights.

Oregon kindergarteners entered school this year at record low vaccination rates, with only 85.6% up to date on required shots as nonmedical exemptions climb steeply.

The U.S. Forest Service and South Dakota signed a five-year agreement to jointly manage national forest lands through timber harvesting, prescribed burning, thinning, and habitat restoration.