Smoky Hills PBS is excited to announce that the 2026 PBS KIDS Writers Contest is now officially open for entries. The annual contest encourages creativity and imagination by inviting children in 1st through 5th grade to submit their very own original stories.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is dissolving after major federal funding cuts. Here's what it means for PBS, NPR and local stations.

Airdate: Miss Scarlet Season 6 has its broadcast premiere at 8/7c on Sunday, January 11, 2026. PBS Passport members are entitled to binge all six episodes now. If you still don’t have PBS Passport, learn about its benefits here. (If or once you have PBS Passport, you can also catch up on Miss Scarlet Seasons 1 to 5 .)

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - The 2026 PBS Reno Writers Contest, presented by Rotary Club of Reno, kicks off today! PBS Reno is inviting every student in kindergarten through third grade in northern and central Nevada to submit their own illustrated story. The theme for 2026 is special.

Smoky Hills PBS is excited to provide LIVE coverage of Governor Laura Kelly’s 2026 State of the State on Tuesday, January 13th, at 6:30 PM CT.

Friday on the News Hour, President Trump threatens to intervene in Iran if the regime cracks down on protests sparked by economic turmoil. Amid canceled performances and plummeting ticket sales at the now-renamed Trump-Kennedy Center,

On Dec. 11, 2025, the Arkansas Educational Television Commission voted to disaffiliate from the national PBS network. The reason given was that it was a financial decision. I believe the given reason is a red herring and that there is no need to immediately terminate the relationship with PBS.