Police training scandal, housing crisis, heat mitigation and city hall tensions
In this May 7, 2026 episode of the This Is Reno podcast, hosts Kristen Hackbarth and Bob Conrad dive into a packed week of local news, ranging from controversial Reno Police Department training records to growing frustration over city spending priorities, homelessness statistics and the future of...
Reno transit fee hikes, data center moratorium and the Reno police shake-up
Hosts Kristen Hackbarth and Bob Conrad catch up on several weeks of major Northern Nevada stories in the latest This Is Reno podcast — from proposed RTC transit fare hikes and Washoe County budget concerns to heated debates over data centers, housing growth and police department leadership change...
Reno’s primary election results: Major upsets, City Hall shakeups and what's next
Reno voters delivered a strong message in the 2026 primary election, and the results could reshape local government for years to come. This Is Reno editors Kristen Hackbarth and Bob Conrad analyze the mayoral race, county commission contests, school board elections and the surprising defeat of so...
Election updates, license plate readers and city hall controversies
This Is Reno’s Kristen Hackbarth and Bob Conrad are back with a slate of big news items from the past couple weeks. We start with corrections from our last show before diving into election updates, expanding surveillance technology in the Reno area, local government accountability, nonprofit fail...
Reno politics and development: Public lands, equine rules and the ‘Neon Line District’
Hosts Kristen Hackbarth and Bob Conrad return to discuss several of the week's biggest stories affecting northern Nevada.
We discuss the debate surrounding proposed federal changes to public grazing regulations, Washoe County's long-awaited updates for equine businesses, state of Nevada classifi...
Flock Safety camera backlash, the NV Energy data center lawsuit and the top-5 angry Gold ’N Silver comments
Welcome back to the This Is Reno Podcast, hosted by us — Bob Conrad and Kristen Hackbarth — This Is Reno’s editors.
Broadcasting on KWNK Community Radio at 97.7 FM in Reno and available wherever you get your podcasts, we have another dive into the biggest stories shaping Reno and Northern Nevada...
Former county administrator indicted, libraries lose director and the Club Underground investigation
This week on the This Is Reno podcast, we — editors Kristen Hackbarth and Bob Conrad — dig into several investigations and controversies unfolding across Reno and Washoe County.
We discuss the federal indictment of former Washoe County Department of Alternative Sentencing chief Justin Roper, dev...
Hawk Fire evacuations raise questions about emergency communication
Kristen Hackbarth and Bob Conrad, editors of This Is Reno, discuss the massive wildfire evacuations in Reno’s North Valleys and why we believe emergency communication remains a serious problem for residents and local news media.
We also dig into Doral Academy’s proposed South Reno campus, a state...
Reno’s $22 million police technology proposal, the Ward 4 race and court updates
This Is Reno editors Bob Conrad and Kristen Hackbarth are back with the latest in Reno news covering local government, lawsuits and elections.
We break down Reno’s proposed $22 million police technology contract, questions in the Ward 4 council race and the latest local court disputes. We examine...
Reno police body camera ruling, $22M Axon contract backlash and area agritourism plans
A federal judge has rejected the city of Reno's effort to keep police body camera footage confidential in an excessive force lawsuit. Meanwhile, Washoe County is considering new agritourism rules that could help small farms welcome visitors, and Reno residents criticize the city's $22 million Axo...
