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Local News
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A movie weapons armorer has received the maximum sentence of 18 months in jail for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.” After a judge sentenced armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed on Monday, attention again turns to Baldwin's trial. -
A movie weapons supervisor has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust.” -
The New Mexico Performing Arts Society is gearing up for their 2024 Concert Series, Presenting its Cantata Series II and the Annual Bach Society Performances, with shows in Santa Fe and Albuquerque. -
The New Mexico State Police released a Critical Incident Video for officers involved in a shooting incident that happened at an apartment complex in Albuquerque on March 8th, 2024. Officers involved are now on standard administrative leave. -
Under a new rule from the Interior Department, oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on public lands and satisfy stronger requirements for the cleanup of old or abandoned wells. -
New Mexico’s Speaker of the House of Representatives, Javier Martinez, Spoke at the Senate’s Joint Economic Committee hearing Building Blocks for Success: Investing in Early Childhood Education on March 10th.
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Whistleblowers Allege APD Academy of Nepotism
Several members of the Albuquerque police academy’s training staff who were dismissed from their duties last summer have filed a whistleblower lawsuit. The complaint filed Wednesday in state district court outlines allegations of nepotism and retaliation by leadership.
Gov. Lujan Grisham is Calling a Special Session for Public Safety
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today that she is calling the New Mexico legislature into a special session on July 18th, to address public safety.
High Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Eastern NM
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been detected at an eastern New Mexico poultry facility. Federal and state authorities are working to prevent spread to backyard flocks and the infected flock has been depopulated.
NMSP Traffic Stop Leads to Undocumented "Stash House"
A traffic stop by the New Mexico State Police led to the discovery of a “Stash House” for undocumented people. 16 individuals were found in the residence locked in a room with no food or water.
Judge Denies Tribal Request to Block Transmission Lines
A federal judge has rejected a request by Native American tribes and environmentalists to stop work on a $10 billion electricity transmission line slated to run through a remote valley in southern Arizona. The judge issued her ruling Tuesday after hearing oral arguments weeks ago on Pattern Energy’s SunZia transmission project.
Senator Heinrich Said NM has Set Standards for Early Education
New Mexican Senator Martin Heinrich, Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, Spoke at the committees recent April 10th, hearing on early childhood education on how New Mexico is setting national standards.
Interviews
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KSFR's Kevin Meerschaert speaks with the former USSR division director of Voice of America Mark Pomar abut his book Cold War Radio. -
Study of preventable COVID deaths should probably be retracted, researcher says, because it doesn’t account for key factors -
A bipartisan effort to get more money in the hands of victims of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire is on its way to the United States Senate after clearing the House on Thursday, but it won’t be considered again until at least September -
Do you know what the most popular July 4th song is? Or who is Uncle Sam? And just how many hot dogs do Americans consume on Independence Day? Find out the answer to these and other pressing questions as reporter Mary Lou Cooper and Santa Fean Chris Durlak team up to give KSFR listeners an all American quiz.
