Top Regional News
A Spokane center dedicated to helping mothers and infants with substance use problems gets beneficial funding, Boeing girds for a possible machinists' union strike, and Spokane awards tourism grants.
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NPR's Geoff Brumfiel fills us in on the first private spacewalk, which took place this morning.
Arts & Culture
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“Strange Darling” is a violent thriller that shows a tete-a-tete between a killer and a potential victim, and it’s already developing a cult following. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a stylish, twisty film that’s a lot of fun to watch unfold. -
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On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss favorites and hidden gems from 1999, one of the greatest years for 20th-century film.
Events
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EventsSeptember's Free KPBX Kids' Concert features Olivia Brownlee in the River Park Square Atrium Saturday, September 21st at 1 pm -
Spokane Public Radio is a media partner for the 2024 Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival -
Join SPR Staff, Hosts, and Volunteers at Art on the Green 2024
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More than a year of conflict has brought one of Africa's largest countries to its knees and unleashed the world's greatest humanitarian crisis.
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Donald Trump’s false claims shined a light on immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Gov. Mike DeWine about the influx of Haitian migrants in Springfield.
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Climate change is driving more extreme weather events in the region where many cocoa beans are grown. A brother-sister team in Germany is working on a solution: making chocolate without cocoa beans. -
Australia has added 750 new species of plants, animals and other organisms to its official list of species living on the continent.
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Ukraine's president wants to attack targets inside Russia. Will the U.S. loosen restrictions on the long-range weapons it provides for the war?
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Institute, a center-right think tank, about how a potential second Trump administration would create economic growth.
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In South Korea's competitive, traffic-snarled capital, urban camping offers some welcome relaxation to campers with all the right gear but little time to travel.
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Classical music is a hit in Arkansas, where the symphony orchestra will have a new $12 million home. The Stella Boyle Smith Music Center is the symphony’s first permanent home in its 58-year history.
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Line cutting can lead to a $145 fine. It's also a violation of ferry etiquette that can unleash road rage -- especially from locals toward visitors and transplants who aren't versed in ferry culture.
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Ten nations are exposing Russian hacking tactics against Ukraine and its allies. For Estonia, one of those nations, it's a major milestone.
