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WEBSouthwest stalls on extending long-term contract with San Antonio Airport over terminal expansion proposal. The Dallas-based carrier says it isn’t on board with the airport’s offer of more gates in an existing terminal. NPR news and classical music in Abilene and the Big Country of West Texas. Listen and learn with KACU public radio on 89.5 FM.
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WEBSep 17, 2024 — Alexsis Jones. , August 6, 2024. The ever-growing fentanyl crisis continues to cast a long shadow over communities across the country, including Texas. The state’s health department has recorded over 350 fentanyl overdose deaths this year and almost 2,400 last year. In Taylor County, one family's experience has sparked a …
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SpaceX launches ISS-bound crew that hopes to bring home 2 …
WEB1 day ago — The Crew-9 mission, helmed by astronauts NASA’s Nick Hague and Aleksandr Gorbunov of Russia’s space agency, launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 1:17 p.m. ET. It’s the first time since SpaceX’s first crewed mission in 2020 that it will carry two astronauts to orbit instead of four. They're saving room to bring ...
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WEBEvery weekday for over three decades, NPR's Morning Edition has taken listeners around the country and the world with two hours of multi-faceted stories and commentaries that inform, challenge and occasionally amuse. Morning Edition is the most listened-to news radio program in the country.A bi-coastal, 24-hour news operation, Morning Edition is hosted by NPR's Steve Inskeep in Washington, D.C ...
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WEB89.7 KACU broadcasts from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. The station broadcasts to 17 counties in the Texas Midwest region. KACU's phone number is 325-674-2441. Our fax number is 325-674-2417. Our mailing address is Box 27820 Abilene, TX 79699. For a copy of the Articles of Incorporation of KACU, Inc.: Call 325.674.2441.
Death toll from Hurricane Helene mounts as aftermath assessment …
WEB1 day ago — Rescue teams across the southeastern U.S. and southern Appalachia scrambled to respond to the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene, as more than 3 million homes and businesses were without any power Saturday amid a continued threat of floods.. Moody's Analytics said Friday it expects $15 billion to $26 billion in property damage from the hurricane, which by late Friday had been downgraded to ...
Meet the astronauts preparing to travel farther from Earth than …
WEB2 days ago — The world got a vivid reminder of that reality this summer: Two NASA astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, will end up spending eight months on the International Space Station — instead of their initially planned eight days — because of problems with the Boeing Starliner capsule they were testing.
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WEBAbilene Roller Derby's 10th season rolls to an end Saturday; KACU's Local Sports Rewind for September 23 “John Proctor is the Villain” opens in Abilene: A Take on Crucible Themes for a new generation
5 things to know from this week’s big report on cannabis
WEB1 day ago — Here are five takeaways: 1. People consume cannabis more regularly than alcohol in the U.S. In 2022, more U.S. adults reported using cannabis than alcohol on a near-daily basis, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. It was the first time that regular marijuana use surpassed regular alcohol use.