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Missing records loom over Chico ALPR audit | California launches $100M rebuilding aid | Shasta region homelessness rises as state declines
The latest North State and California news on our airwaves for Monday, Sept. 21, 2026.
Best of Blue Dot: The International Geophysical Year 1957-58 with Mark O'Connell
Host Dave Schlom is joined by Mark O'Connell, whose screenwriting credits include Star Trek: The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine, to talk about his non-fiction book, The Year Science Changed Everything: 1957's International Geophysical Year and the Future of Our Planet.
Cultivating Place: To Leave the Land Better Than We Found It, Bryce & Brita Lundberg–Lundberg Family Farms
Third- and fourth-generation stewards of rice, land, and planet, Bryce and Brita Lundberg join Cultivating Place this week to share why, and all that grows from that single dedication.
Best of Nancy's Bookshelf: In the orchard
Retired professor Pamela Geisel Plemmons is an expert in home orchard management, sustainable landscape practices, and integrated pest management.
Best of Blue Dot: Understanding the basic science of spaceflight with Trisha Muro
Host Dave Schlom is joined by science educator and author Trisha Muro to discuss her book, It's (Just) Rocket Science: Exploring Physics Through Spaceflight Missions.
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Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesFlock Safety has poured more than $2 million into federal and state lobbying since 2025 as the fast‑growing surveillance company faces mounting scrutiny from lawmakers in both parties and privacy advocates over its ever-expanding network of license‑plate‑tracking cameras -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRThe security upgrades would be for the Chico and Oroville branches, which are currently undergoing renovation, and come after two people were fatally shot at the Chico location in June. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from September 3 to September 6. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRThe proposal was floated at a recent City Council meeting and comes after reports that Chico police shared license plate reader data with out-of-state and federal agencies, including ICE and Border Patrol. -
Chico City Council/FacebookChico leaders will discuss whether to set indoor temperature standards for rental units as extreme heat poses growing health risks. -
Claudia Brancart/NSPRAs Chico awaits an audit of its license plate reader program, other North State agencies are taking different approaches to the technology amid growing privacy concerns nationwide. -
AP Photo/APNearly 1 in 5 West Nile virus cases reported in California this year are in Butte County. Migratory birds and the region’s rice fields may be contributing to the county’s high case count. -
Angel Huracha/NSPRHere’s what’s happening in the Chico area from August 27 to August 30.
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After decades of making parody music, Weird Al has new generations of fans. His Tiny Desk Concert saw an audience of people in their 60s and kids who could have been their grandchildren.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Tara Copp of The Washington Post about her reporting on the Defense Department's accounting of U.S. troops who've died over the course of the war with Iran.
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Rose Friedman, who shaped NPR's arts and culture coverage over the past 15 years, died Sept. 17 at age 38.
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As world leaders gather for the U.N. General Assembly's annual general debate, Colombia's former president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate discusses the growing risks of autonomous weapons and AI
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A self-described "folkie to the bone," Giddens sings and plays banjo and fiddle in this interview. Her latest album, Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, takes its name from an Emily Dickinson poem. -
The Federal Aviation Administration launched an ambitious $875-million-dollar push to make the U.S. airspace more efficient. But critics say it won't solve bigger problems with air traffic control.
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