High Plains Public Radio

High Plains Public Radio is a collection of public radio stations that cater to the High Plains area, which includes western Kansas, the Texas Panhandle, the Oklahoma Panhandle, and eastern Colorado. Managed by the Kanza Society, its main office is located in Garden City, Kansas, and it also has a studio in Amarillo, Texas.

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Oklahoma's only major passenger train route's future uncertain without Texas funding

2 days ago | hppr.org | Graycen Wheeler

The Heartland Flyer carries passengers between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth once a day in each direction. The route opened to the public on June 14, 1999, making next week its 26th birthday. But soon after that, it may run no more. The Texas legislature closed out its lawmaking session Monday without funding its share of the route's budget.
Tulsa mayor commits $105 million to reparations package for 1921 Race Massacre

4 days ago | hppr.org | Sierra Pfeifer

More than a century after the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre claimed more than 300 Black lives and destroyed a thriving neighborhood, the city's mayor unveiled a landmark $105 million reparations package to address the lasting impacts of the devastating attack. Announced on Sunday, the package is the first major initiative to meet the massacre — one of the deadliest acts of racial violence in U.S. history — with monetary commitments.
Tumultuous final hours as lawmakers conclude 2025 Legislative Session

5 days ago | hppr.org | Dick Pryor

TRANSCRIPT:Announcer: Capitol Insider sponsored by United for Oklahoma. Tribal nations building unity and economic strength to benefit all Oklahomans. More at unitedforoklahoma.com. Oklahoma thrives together. Dick Pryor: This is Capitol Insider - taking you inside politics, policy, and government in Oklahoma. I'm Dick Pryor with Quorum Call publisher, Shawn Ashley. At long last, the 2025 Oklahoma legislative session is over.
A gazillionaire becomes conflicted in Wes Anderson's 'The Phoenician Scheme'

1 week ago | hppr.org | Bob Mondello
Good Times Rollin': Live In-Studio Set with Downtown Andy Brown & Big Daddy T

1 week ago | hppr.org | Jenny Inzerillo

Today on High Plains Morning, we had a couple of local musicans join us for a live set. Big thanks to Big Daddy T (Tony Wisler) & Downtown Andy Brown, two heavy-hittin' Amarillo music scene staples who will perform together this weekend. The show kicks off at 8pm this Saturday night, May 31st., at Hoots Pub (2424 Hobbs, Amarillo). They're opening for Liquid Jimi, so come to the club for a great night of live Amarillo blues, roots and rock. Here's the link for tickets.
Texas law to end 'widow penalty' for home, auto insurance set to take effect Sept. 1

1 week ago | hppr.org | Andrew Schneider

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill that will prevent insurance companies from raising the auto and home insurance rates of people just because their spouses have died. The measure to end the so-called "widow penalty" will take effect Sept. 1. Senate Bill 1238 was primarily the work of two Houston-area lawmakers, state Sens. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) and Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston). The bill passed the House in an amended form earlier this month that the Senate swiftly confirmed.
Poets on the Plains: On To be Indigenous is to Mourn

1 week ago | hppr.org | Matt Mason

On To be Indigenous is to Mourn by Aliyah American Horse,Nebraska Youth Poet Laureate 2023Midwestern Youth Poet Laureate 2024by Matt Mason, Nebraska State Poet emeritusHi, my name is Matt Mason, I’m the 2024 State Poet of Nebraska, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m here reading Nebraska poet Aliyah American Horse’s poem “To Be Indigenous Is to Mourn.”The poem is from Aliyah’s brand new chapbook Shed No Tears Unci (oon-shee).
Understanding JD Vance's meteoric rise, from 'Hillbilly Elegy' to the White House

1 week ago | hppr.org | Tonya Mosley

TONYA MOSLEY, HOST:This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. And today, my guest is George Packer from The Atlantic. His latest story, "The Talented Mr. Vance," offers a sharp portrait of Vice President JD Vance, tracing his journey from a childhood shaped by poverty in the Appalachian Hills of Kentucky and the industrial decline of Middletown, Ohio, to the rarefied worlds of Yale Law School, Silicon Valley venture capital, and now the White House.
Oklahoma advocacy group debuts opt-out waivers for controversial social studies standards, more

1 week ago | hppr.org | Beth Wallis

The waivers were released by We're Oklahoma Education, or "WOKE." It addresses opting out of material such as PragerU, lessons on the Bible, new social studies standards that include 2020 election denialism rhetoric and any recording of Walters. Recently, Walters has championed new social studies standards requiring students to identify "discrepancies in 2020 election results." The standards are currently being challenged in a lawsuit brought by former Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter.
In a county that backed Trump, people depend on Medicaid and are conflicted about cuts

1 week ago | hppr.org | Noam Levey

GLOBE, Ariz. — Like many residents of this copper-mining town in the mountains east of Phoenix, Debbie Cox knows plenty of people on Medicaid. Cox, who is a property manager at a real estate company in Globe, has tenants who rely on the safety-net program. And at the domestic violence shelter where she volunteers as president of the board, Cox said, staff always look to enroll women and their children if possible. But Cox, who is 65, has mixed feelings about Medicaid.