KUNR Public Radio: Local News Feed
A local news stream from the KUNR Public Radio newsroom and regional partners.
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A teacher at Alice Maxwell Elementary School in Sparks received the Milken Educator Award and a substantial cash prize for her exceptional work with her kindergarten class.
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Some businesses and organizations in northern Nevada are offering unique accommodations and experiences through a service called Harvest Hosts.
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What issues matter most during the election for community members in rural Nevada? In this month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada, host Lucia Starbuck speaks with voters in Lovelock, Winnemucca, Dayton, and Elko about a wide range of issues, including health care, taxes, and mining.
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Palisades Tahoe ski patrollers join a wave of ski patrols unionizing across the Mountain West.
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A group of Nevada and California elected officials, tribal leaders, and representatives from public and private entities are in Washington, D.C. to urge the extension of the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act of 2016.
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Nevada received an “F” in a new national report that examines state legislative support for public education but scored highly in one section.
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More than 100 years ago, a professor in the Mountain West invented a tool and technique to measure the amount of water in a snowpack — a discovery that still lives on to this day.
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A routine item before the Reno City Council ignited sudden controversy last week when it pitted a wealthy developer against a cultural landmark.
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A new report shows rooftop solar energy in the U.S. has increased tenfold over the past decade. Some states in the Mountain West lead the charge while others lag behind.
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During his campaign for governor, then-sheriff Joe Lombardo downplayed the number of ghost guns recovered by police. Now, Democrats are planning a third attempt to ban the untraceable weapons.