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Shows and Podcasts
Oroville to stop fluoridation | Bill could make library state parks passes permanent | Iran conflict pushes gas higher
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
Hundreds attend Mike McGuire’s town hall in Chico | Supreme court ruling on transgender student privacy | Cinderella's Closet prom wear giveaway
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, March 9, 2026.
Blue Dot: Wildlife photography with Yellowstone's Tom Murphy
Host Dave Schlom is joined by nature and wildlife photographer Tom Murphy for an in-depth conversation about his life and career.
NorCal soldier among U.S. casualties in Iran war | North State youth tobacco use among state’s highest | Mount Shasta Ski Park closes due to lack of snow
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, March 6, 2026.
Cultivating Place: Public Service: John Little's UK-based Grass Roof Co.
This week on Cultivating Place, host Ben Futa is in conversation with John Little, an ecological designer and public horticulture advocate living and working in the UK. Photos courtesy of GreenRoofCo & Filbert Press, p
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When has NSPR shown up for you? For Rural Voices Day, North State Public Radio is asking listeners across the North State to share their stories. -
Chico City Council/FacebookChico Police Chief Billy Aldridge will be asking City Council to approve $1.3 million in military equipment purchases at Tuesday’s meeting. -
Redding Electric Utility/FacebookThe community-owned utility is proposing four consecutive years of 4.5% rate hikes. If approved by councilors in March, the average customer would pay about $7 more per month. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRButte County’s Museum Weekend event returns with free admission to 15 locations. Organizers say it’s a reminder of the cultural value these venues offer. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from February 26 to March 4. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRResidents voiced concerns about the gear being used against protesters. Some mentioned President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis, where federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens in January. -
Rich Pedroncelli/AP PhotoSmall businesses say they’re struggling with uncertainty under President Donald Trump’s global tariff policy, according to a Chico State expert. -
Marco Ugarte/AP PhotoHealth officials say people may have been exposed to the highly contagious disease if they were at Redding Christian School in Palo Cedro from Feb. 11-13.
NPR News
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In this charming TV series, Kevin Kline plays a Shakespearean actor who retreats to his small hometown after a crisis, and gets engaged in an effort to save the local theater. -
The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms appears to have a powerful effect on people trying to stop smoking. -
From artificial intelligence to fatalities from music streaming to the effects of immigrants on elderly health care, the Planet Money newsletter rounds up some interesting new economic studies. -
A large study found that people taking GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic for diabetes were less likely to be diagnosed with substance use disorder. -
Under increasing financial stress, primary care practices across the U.S. are banding together in larger groups to negotiate more lucrative insurance contracts — and keep their clinical independence.
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In a phone call with CBS News Monday, Trump said "the war is very complete." But at a separate event with Republican lawmakers, he said the U.S. still needed to achieve "ultimate victory."
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