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Here’s what’s happening in the Chico area from January 29 to February 5.
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Shows and Podcasts
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.
Cultivating Place: After the Fires: Cultivating Place in LA with Studio Petrichor
Cultivating Place checks in with two humans who are cultivating their place with care in the wake of this catastrophe. Leigh Adams and Shawn Maestretti are Studio Petrichor, based in Los Angeles.
LaMalfa election costs | Ex-Tehama supervisor eyes new office | ‘Super flu’ strain linked to rising cases
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, January 29, 2026.
Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: Four seasons in Antarctica
Chico-based author and artist Michelle Ott shares insights from her four seasons in Antarctica through her captivating words and illustrations.
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Angel Huracha/NSPRA new monthly music meetup at Chico’s 1078 Gallery is designed to help women musicians connect, collaborate and build confidence — no matter their experience level. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRThe protest on Tuesday was part of a nationwide action marking one year since President Donald Trump returned to office. -
Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP PhotoShort headlines and local updates from across the North State and California. -
Sean PeelerThe photographer and artist details the mobile tintype process and shares his thoughts on the significance of art. -
Boot Juice, Neon Studio, Retro Rendezvous & Big Mo & The Full Moon BandHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from January 15 to January 21. -
California Department Of Public HealthThe state is currently experiencing its largest outbreak of wild mushroom poisoning in decades. Since last November, there have been 35 cases and three deaths. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRAn autopsy has been completed for the late Rep. Doug LaMalfa, but officials say a cause of death has not yet been determined. -
Rich Pedroncelli/AP PhotoAssemblyman James Gallagher said he’ll run in the special election to serve out the remainder of Rep. Doug LaMalfa’s term.
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Lila Iké's full-length debut album, Treasure Self Love, has been nominated for a Grammy. Iké spoke to All Things Considered about being one of the only women ever to receive a nomination for best reggae album. -
A probe by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation found Canada deliberately manipulated the point system used to decide who goes to the Winter Olympics. The move cost American skeleton sledder Katie Uhlaender her trip to a sixth Winter Games.
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O'Hara enjoyed a six-decade career in TV and films playing sometimes over-the-top, but endearing characters. "I loved playing cocky untalented people," she told Fresh Air in 1992. -
Trump was not the only factor behind the agreements, but his shaking up of the global order is worrying friends and foes and driving them closer. -
Alex Pretti's shooting death by federal agents in Minneapolis has prompted a DOJ civil rights probe. Renee Macklin Good's death by federal agents has not. -
Amid Iran's deadly crackdown, three women share their stories of resistance, fear and an unyielding hope for freedom.
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