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Plus, Kootenai County considers more nuanced restrictions on kratom than Eastern Washington neighbors. The public will get the chance to weigh in on dissolving the Kootenai Health District. Spokane Long Term Recovery Group looks to build 24 new houses in the next two years for families who lost homes in the Oregon Road and Gray fires. Providence increases training requirements for psych triage. Let's Go Washington launches initiative signature gather with less than two months until submission deadline after the state rebuffed a referendum attempt.
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President Trump is in Beijing for his big summit with Chinese leaders. How Asia is reacting to the summit.
Arts & Culture
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The Seattle International Film Festival is running now through May 17, playing dozens of features from around the world. Nathan Weinbender highlights some standouts he’s seen so far. -
Conversations with principals in the Symphony's 80th anniversary season finale. -
Host Henry McNulty interviews composer and pianist Bogdan Ota about his concert Chronos: Master of Time.
Events
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EventsStop by your local Farmers' Market this summer and visit with SPR staff and volunteers at various Farmers' Markets in our region. -
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EventsSpokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026.
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The Trump administration is challenging DEI policies at firms that seek diverse candidates through the hiring process. Could the NFL be next?
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Cigarette smoking is ingrained in Chinese culture. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to a couple of women trying to change that.
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Legacy sports news outlets are drying up as fans flock to "sports therapy" video streams and podcasts.
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Alex Murdaugh, the former South Carolina attorney who was found guilty three years ago of killing his wife and son, has been granted a new trial.
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NPR's Michel Martin asks former federal prosecutor Elliot Williams about the South Carolina Supreme Court's decision to grant Alex Murdaugh a retrial on charges he murdered his wife and son.
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President Trump is in Beijing for his big summit with Chinese leaders. How Asia is reacting to the summit.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Susan Thornton of Yale Law School about Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Xi's warnings about Taiwan.
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Iran has set up a new agency to collect tolls from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz
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NPR's Steve Inskeep returns to China's telecom giant Huawei to see how the company has adapted since facing U.S. sanctions.
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Law firms targeted by President Trump's executive orders present their arguments before a federal appeals court Thursday.
