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Plus, Spokane County wants to restart its inmate work crew program, but can potential hosts afford the proposed fee increase? A WA man is being held pre-trial in connection with an alleged plan to attack the White House. West Plains residents are beginning to schedule PFAS testing for wells. Kootenai Electric Cooperative will start service again in parts of Spokane County. Avista wants to raise its rates; AG Nick Brown says it doesn't need the extra money. ID faces another tough budget year. SCRAPS will up its adoption fees to combat rising food, medical costs for its animals. And NWS issues a Fire Weather Watch for eastern, central WA.
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Divides over what GOP priorities should be ahead of this fall's midterm elections are testing the relationship between President Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
Arts & Culture
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss who they think are some of the most effective, not to mention memorable, character actors—most of whom may never have headlined a movie but whose performances in many cases made a profound impact. -
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss a pair of streaming films that feature protagonists going through tough times. The first is the first directorial venture from the actress Kristen Stewart titled “The Chronology of Water.” They follow that with a look at the bewildering Chinese import “Resurrection.”
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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Spokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026.
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Under President Trump, more federal attention and support has gone towards anti-abortion Christian centers. A watchdog group says many of them mislead patients with promises to "rule out" ectopic pregnancies. -
Trump to meet with Senate Republicans Wednesday, Congress passes largest housing affordability bill in decades, Democrats face questions about the party's future after New York primary results.
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Motown --- the music and the label -- is central to the identity of Detroiters. The music is woven together with the city's legacy. But do younger generations feel the same way?
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Soccer superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have set new World Cup records.
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Several wildfires have broken out in the Beehive state. One required an entire town to be evacuated for nearly a week now.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jennifer Francis, senior scientist at the Massachusetts-based Woodwell Climate Research Center, about the impact of Europe's heat wave and its links to climate change.
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The U.S. is changing the way food aid is distributed to starving children around the world. It is now using aid as a diplomatic tool as nutrition bars pile up in U.S. factories.
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It's tick season, but how do you avoid the little arachnids? NPR asks two experts in tick bites and behavior.
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The most expansive affordable housing legislation in decades has passed both chambers of Congress and is now headed for a presidential signature.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Republican Congressman Mike Lawler of New York, co-sponsor of the bi-partisan housing legislation that passed Congress Tuesday night.
