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A wide shot of Lake Mead and the surrounding mountains. The sky is blue and clouds are hanging at the mountain peaks.

Some large farms in the Mountain West pay little for federal Colorado River water, report finds

Kaleb Roedel

Large farms in parts of the Colorado River Basin are paying little — and in some cases nothing — for federally supplied water, even as cities and residents are being asked to conserve, according to a new report.

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Local Stories

KUNR Today: Nevadans react to leaked SCOTUS draft opinion on Roe v. Wade

Lucia Starbuck, Michelle Billman, Mountain West News Bureau, The Associated Press

Read or listen to the news headlines for Wednesday, May 4, 2022.

A Nevada National Guard Airman wearing a medical mask and protective garment over her military uniform collects a sample in her test tube from the window of a vehicle at a COVID-19 testing site.

KUNR Today: Nevada Guard ending historic COVID-19 mission, Nev. suicide rate decreases slightly

Lucia Starbuck, Michelle Billman, The Associated Press, Mountain West News Bureau

Read or listen to the morning news headlines for Friday, March 25, 2022.

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KUNR Today: Nye County commissioners push for hand-counted ballots, Lake Powell hits historic low

Kaleb Roedel, Bert Johnson, Mountain West News Bureau

Read or listen to the morning news headlines for Thursday, March 17, 2022.

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KUNR Today: Delta Variant Causing Surge Of COVID-19 In Nev., Douglas Co. Library Director Resigns

The Associated Press

Here are your local news headlines for the morning of Friday, July 16, 2021.New COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Soar In NevadaBy The Associated…