KSOR - Site Search | Jefferson Public Radio

A Texas Department of Public Safety officer keeps watch on June 3, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas, near a memorial outside Robb Elementary School.

A legal loophole may block access to Texas shooting records

A law barring information from being released in crimes for which no one has been convicted comes under focus in the Uvalde school shootings.

As It Was: Drive to Oregon South Coast in 1923 Requires Stamina

An automobile trip along the Oregon South Coast required stamina and optimism in the early days. Wes Hartman of Jacksonville remembered driving to the…

Lawmakers on the Assembly floor at the state Capitol on May 31, 2022.

California budget: Big surplus, big differences

Beating a Wednesday deadline, Democratic legislators pushed through a plan to spend the record California budget surplus, but key negotiations remain with Gov. Newsom. There are major differences on gas tax relief, education, climate change and more. Republicans, meanwhile, complained about the process.

Law enforcement detains 31 members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front after they were removed from a U-Haul truck near the LGBTQ+ community's "Pride in the Park" event in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho on June 11, 2022.

Police in Idaho are getting death threats after arresting Patriot Front members

Police in Idaho arrested 31 members of the white nationalist group Patriot Front this weekend.

Some medical tests, such as MRIs done early for uncomplicated low back pain and routine vitamin D tests "just to be thorough," are considered "low-value care" and can lead to further testing that can cost patients thousands of dollars.

When routine medical tests trigger a cascade of costly, unnecessary care

MRIs done early for uncomplicated low back pain and routine vitamin D tests "just to be thorough" are considered "low-value care" and can lead to further testing that can cost patients thousands.

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), co-chair of the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6th attack, during opening remarks at the second of the recent series of public hearings on the findings of the committee's investigation.

VIDEO: The Second Jan. 6th House Select Committee public hearing (June 13, 2022).

JPR Live Session: Blair Crimmins And The Hookers

Dixieland and ragtime wasn't Blair Crimmins' first musical stop, but it's the one he and his band The Hookers have made their home. Their sound is a…

Herman Makarenko, lead conductor for the National Opera of Ukraine.

Kyiv opera house reopens after 3 months

Ukraine's National Opera was built to celebrate Russian opera at the height of the imperial era. Performances were suspended after the war began but have recently re-started.

CTE is rare in brains of deceased service members, study finds

Despite a high risk of brain injuries, military personnel rarely develop a disabling brain condition often found in former boxers and football players.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Cal), Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss) and Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo) (L to R) on the dais at the start of the second public hearing of the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Monday, June 13, 2022.

Jan. 6 panel says Trump fleeced his base and 5 other takeaways from the 2nd hearing

It wasn't in prime time this time, but the Jan. 6 committee held an eyebrow-raising hearing Monday. Here are six takeaways from what we learned during this second of seven hearings.

Search results for