Local chick sales sell out as egg prices rise | Are Butte County kids making the grade? | Shootout with Chico police leaves suspect dead

By Sarina Grossi,

Ken Devol, Alec Stutson

Published March 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM PST

The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Tuesday, March 4.

In today’s episode:

With egg prices averaging more than $9 a dozen in California, North State residents might be turning to raising their own flocks.

Also, a California advocacy group measures various factors that affect children’s well-being, from health to education.

Plus, Chico police attempted to arrest a wanted man over the weekend. He's now dead following an hours-long standoff and shootout.

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Sarina Grossi

Sarina recently graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in media arts, society and technology. She started writing for her school newspaper during her senior year of high school and has since dedicated her life to news.

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Ken Devol

Ken came to NSPR through the back door as a volunteer, doing all the things that volunteers do. Almost nothing – nothing -- in his previous work experience suggests that he would ever be on public radio.

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Alec Stutson

Alec Stutson grew up in Colorado and graduated from the University of Missouri with degrees in Radio Journalism, 20th/21st Century Literature, and a minor in Film Studies. He is a huge podcast junkie, as well as a movie nerd and musician.

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