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Republican Nevada Congressional District 2 candidate David Flippo’s still hasn’t filed a single financial disclosure. When Mother Jones reporter Noah Lanard started digging, he found Flippo’s personal finances and campaign contributions extremely murky.

KUNR Public Radio’s political reporter, Lucia Starbuck, explains why there was an empty podium at our gubernatorial candidate forum in partnership with the nonpartisan organization Sierra Nevada Forums, the Republican-led effort to prevent the event from happening, and how it was able to proceed as scheduled.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Aaron Ford discussed his data center agenda on Purple Politics Nevada live on Friday morning. KUNR’s Lucia Starbuck sat down with him for an extended interview to learn more about the guardrails he wants for data centers and AI in general.

They’ll notify one another when well projects are proposed within a mile of the shared state border. And the model may expand to neighboring states.

AI technology expands in the Mountain West to reduce wildfires

Note-Able Music Therapy Services launched “Take a Beat,” a free program designed to help new parents manage stress, anxiety and isolation after having a baby. It uses music to help support mothers during the postpartum period.

A new analysis of public federal workforce data shows about 5,800 fewer workers at public lands agencies in 2025 compared to the year before.

Getting medical care for your animals can be a hassle for the owner and even the pets themselves. But locals have found that mobile vet clinics can make the process a little easier.

The Trump Administration fired the entire board overseeing the National Science Foundation. UNR scientists respond.

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to roll back federal coal ash cleanup rules, raising concerns about groundwater contamination at dozens of coal plants and waste dumps across the Mountain West.

Getting the common abortion medication mifepristone via telehealth, mail or pharmacies was banned over the weekend. The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily restored access, but that could change.

A new report from the American Lung Association finds about half of U.S. children are living in areas with unhealthy air quality, and several Mountain West cities rank among the most polluted in the country.

A familiar community space in Reno is taking on a new role. Inside the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, a new clinic is offering free, bilingual medical services to people who might otherwise go without care.

“Suppression is always going to be there,” Chief Brian Fennessy told the Mountain West News Bureau. “But we're not going to suppress our way out of this situation.”

Did you know Nevada is one of just 10 states without an official state fruit or berry? After learning that, a group of fifth graders in Spring Creek is trying to change that.