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‘No Kings’ in the North State | Book in Common author coming to Laxson | State eyes AI comment ban
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, March 30, 2026.
Best of Blue Dot: Reimagining Ag: the California State University Chico Center for Regenerative Agriculture
Blue Dot goes down on the farm by visiting with folks from California State University, Chico's Center for Regenerative Agriculture and Resilient Systems (CRARS).
Measure B cleared for Shasta ballot | Butte, Shasta counties see slight population growth | Farmworkers Day replaces Cesar Chavez Day
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Friday, March 27, 2026.
Best of Cultivating Place: Spring's Wild Dreams, with Jen Williams
A conversation with Jen Williams, the founder of Wild Dreams Farm and Seed on Washington’s Vashon Island.
Shasta measles total rises | Chico groundwater forum today | California mayors urge lawmakers to continue financing homelessness
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Thursday, March 26, 2026.
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Angel Huracha/NSPRChico residents gathered for a second “ICE Out For Good” protest as nationwide demonstrations calling for accountability continued. -
Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP PhotoThe late congressman will be remembered at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds. An overflow crowd is expected. -
MK2 Films, Snowgoose Festival, Bloodsugar & KitKat RecordsHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from January 22 to January 28. -
Chico City CouncilPublic works employees in Chico will soon have access to early cancer detection blood tests, following a city council vote that expanded a program previously limited to police and firefighters. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRCounty officials say a new $44 million jail in Oroville will help address capacity issues that intensified after a California law shifted many people in prison to county jails, while improving medical and mental health care. -
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.
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The Trump era has brought a resurgence of the "alpha male." New Yorker writer Charles Bethea reports on camps where men crawl through mud and sit in ice baths in an effort to reclaim masculinity.
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Josh Owens spent four years as a video editor and field producer for Jones' Infowars media company. "It was all about making things look cinematic," he says. Owens' memoir is The Madness of Believing. -
Iran opens select ships through the Strait of Hormuz, but most oil and gas tankers are stalled as regional attacks escalate, with Gulf countries facing daily missile and drone strikes.
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NPR's Leila Fadel asks John Bolton, President Trump's former national security adviser and a long-time advocate of regime change in Iran, whether that goal is being met in the war.
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The war in Iran has slowed down international shipping, much of which contains medical and humanitarian goods destined for Asia and Africa.
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Trump's remarks came in response to a question about rising gas prices. He said they would fall once the U.S. leaves Iran, claiming that would happen in "maybe two weeks, maybe three."
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