Local public radio station KHNS finished its annual summer-fund drive shattering its original goal of $85,000 and raising nearly $120,000. 

Station manager Kyle Clayton attributes that surge in donations primarily to uncertainty and anti-public media sentiment at the federal level. Congress approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in funds that had already ben allocated, cutting all federal support for NPR, PBS and member stations like KHNS.

The radio station is dependent on…

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