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At the State of the University Address on Tuesday, President Steve Perez said enrollment numbers are up for a third year in a row. He said the budget is looking up, too. That’s as the entire CSU system weathers a fiscal crisis.
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Shows and Podcasts
Measles in Shasta County | Chico State enrollment boosts budget | Butte libraries expand emergency alert access
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
California judge flags courthouse arrests in Shasta County | Chico council considering outsourcing public works jobs | ‘Hello, Dolly’ being performed in Chico
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
Anti-ICE protests grow in Chico | Former CapRadio executive charged with embezzlement | Shasta County reports measles case
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, February 2, 2026.
Blue Dot: Good Fire as a tool for landscape and human healing
Host Dave Schlom is joined by two program managers from California State University's Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve to discuss the concept of "good fire."
Trump vs. California schools | ICE protests follow Minneapolis unrest | Chico police board to get new members
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, January 30, 2026.
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NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from January 29 to February 5. -
Mark J. Terrill/AP PhotoA new “super flu” strain called subclade K is contributing to high case and hospitalization rates across California. Getting vaccinated remains the best way to avoid serious illness. -
Annelise Pierce/Shasta ScoutIn a statement sent out this past weekend, leaders at the megachurch in Redding said they didn’t do enough to address allegations of sexual misconduct against former minister Shawn Bolz. -
Erik Adams / NSPRHundreds gathered to remember the life of the late Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa in Chico Saturday. Just outside the event, a small group of protesters criticized LaMalfa’s political record. -
Erik Adams / NSPRU.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and widow Jill LaMalfa led a program that remembered the late congressman as a deeply religious man who connected with his North State constituents. -
Courtesy of Doug LaMalfa's campaign committee/FacebookFollow along as the NSPR news team covers the speakers and delivers on-the-ground reporting from the service. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRA bipartisan effort led by Sen. Adam Schiff and the late Rep. Doug LaMalfa aims to reopen Glenn Medical Center. Here’s where the legislation stands. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRChico residents gathered for a second “ICE Out For Good” protest as nationwide demonstrations calling for accountability continued.
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Ski mountaineering is a new sport in the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy and mogul skiing, gets an additional twist; skiers now participate in pairs.
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A new message board for artificial intelligence agents has prompted some strange conversations, and existential questions about the inner lives of bots. -
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for California to use its new congressional map for this year's midterm election. Voters approved it as a Democratic counterresponse to Texas' new GOP-friendly map. -
The Atlantic writer Robert Kagan says as Trump violates norms, laws and the Constitution, including his call to nationalize elections, "we're on the edge of the consolidation of dictatorship."
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NPR reporters visited the Milan Olympic Village in the days before the opening ceremony to investigate the dining hall dessert situation and other pressing questions. -
Police in Arizona believe Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken by force from her Tucson area home this weekend. So far, no suspect or person of interest has been identified.
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