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Missing records loom over Chico ALPR audit | California launches $100M rebuilding aid | Shasta region homelessness rises as state declines
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, Sept. 21, 2026.
Best of Blue Dot: The International Geophysical Year 1957-58 with Mark O'Connell
Host Dave Schlom is joined by Mark O'Connell, whose screenwriting credits include Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, to talk about his non-fiction book, The Year Science Changed Everything: 1957's International Geophysical Year and the Future of Our Planet.
Cultivating Place: To Leave the Land Better Than We Found It, Bryce & Brita Lundberg–Lundberg Family Farms
Third- and fourth-generation stewards of rice, land, and planet, Bryce and Brita Lundberg join Cultivating Place this week to share why, and all that grows from that single dedication.
Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: In the orchard
Retired professor Pamela Geisel Plemmons is an expert in home orchard management, sustainable landscape practices, and integrated pest management.
Best of Blue Dot: Understanding the basic science of spaceflight with Trisha Muro
Host Dave Schlom is joined by science educator and author Trisha Muro to discuss her book, It's (Just) Rocket Science: Exploring Physics Through Spaceflight Missions.
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Claudia Brancart/NSPRNearly 16,000 students are expected at Chico State this fall, with affordability, internships and campus life among the reasons students say they chose the university. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRNorth State Congressman James Gallagher called for “real oversight and regulation” of license plate reader cameras during a visit to Chico to promote his new redistricting bill. It comes after Chico police were found to have shared data with ICE and Border Patrol. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from August 20 to August 23. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRThe calls come as Chico investigates whether police violated state law by sharing license plate reader data with ICE and other out-of-state agencies. The City Council is expected to take up the cameras next month. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
Nor Call Roller DerbyNew ownership and renovations may result in the loss of event and practice space for both clubs. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRTousey reflects on her time at the station and her future endeavors. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRCity staff is suggesting councilors update the municipal code to tighten enforcement of encampments once the Warren v. Chico homelessness settlement expires in January.
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Paramount's owners have made concessions to 12 Democratic state attorneys general to settle a lawsuit that endangered the media company's bid for its larger Hollywood rival, Warner Bros. Discovery. -
A federal immigration agent shot and injured a Venezuelan immigrant during an operation in Austin, Texas, officials said.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former United Nations Deputy Secretary General Mark Malloch-Brown about the relevance of the U.N.
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With striking speed, the widespread debate around data centers has become a fault line in American communities, cutting across political parties and forging unexpected alliances. -
While many Republican candidates, even in some critical tossup races, still back President Trump's baseless claims about election integrity, some GOP voters say they are ready to move on. -
The U.S. gets nearly a third of its pork from Iowa. One family is making the switch from pigs to more sustainable specialty mushrooms and trying to show other pig farmers how they did it.
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