Central Texas top stories for May 27, 2025. Cedar Park’s Firefly Aerospace made history when it successfully landed its Blue Ghost spacecraft on the moon’s surface earlier this year. A middle school in East Austin will be getting a mental health center as part of a plan to modernize the campus. Travis County is offering free training for anyone wanting to learn how to administer Narcan. More rain is on the way this week.
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KUT Morning Newscast for March 20, 2025: Austin has chosen its first-ever poet laureate.
Central Texas top stories for March 20, 2025. The city of Austin has a poet laureate for the first time ever. A state lawmaker wants to create the District of Austin, putting the city under state oversight. Firefly Aerospace concluded its first moon mission, and now we have images of the lunar sunset. Texas men basketball team is out of the NCAA after losing to Xavier.
KUT Afternoon Newscast for March 13, 2025: Census data shows the population growth in Travis County is slowing down.
Central Texas top stories for March 13, 2025. Texas is growing more than any other state. A refugee resettlement program run by Catholic Charities of Central Texas is being shut down indefinitely. Tonight’s Blood Moon will give Cedar Park-based Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander some unique views from the lunar surface.
KUT Morning Newscast for March 3, 2025: A spacecraft built just outside of Austin landed on the moon.
Central Texas top stories for March 3, 2025. Firefly Aerospace’s “Blue Ghost” lunar vehicle successfully landed on the moon early Sunday morning. Local officials are urging the community to start preparing for wildfire season now. NASCAR driver Christopher Bell came out on top in the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. Texas Women’s basketball team won the Southeastern Conference in their first year in the league.