April 22nd, 2026

He’s the mayor of Abilene. He wants to be mayor again, in this time of great change for the City. We sit down with Mayor Weldon Hurt, unopposed candidate for reelection.

Inspectors recorded dozens of safety violations at a West Texas ICE detention facility. We’ll hear more about the report.

Almost a third of Texas women aren’t up to date on their mammograms. A local partnership aims to provide this important screening for women in the Big Country.

The work is done, and today the ribbons will be cut at two recreation centers in Abilene…we’ll hear about the facilities–and the what’s news.

West Texas Roots brings us the story of a close encounter with a rattlesnake…and we hear from a KACU alumnus pursuing a graduate journalism degree…in today’s installment of KACU’s 40th Birthday Flashback.