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Dan Trapanese is leading the suppression effort on two big fires smoldering on the Colville Indian Reservation.
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MLB catcher Jake Rogers probably didn't know if he was coming or going the last several weeks: he's been a Detroit Tiger, a Baltimore Oriole, a Boston Red Sox, and now he's a Chicago White Sox.
Arts & Culture
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Jim Tevenan and guests discuss the North Idaho Philharmonia's upcoming production of Carl Orff's beloved cantata, "Carmina Burana" -
Spider-Man: Brand New Day proves that a superhero movie can have a heart at its center, Dan Webster says.
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This weekend, the bizarre, brazenly stupid 2001 cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer returns to theaters. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a great excuse to see some brilliantly silly jokes and an all-star cast before they were stars.
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. -
Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for the 2026 Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival -
SPR was a Media Partner for Rock the Block: West Central! We also hosted our first-ever Record Sale Pop-Up Shop at the event!
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Each fall, foodies and oatmeal lovers gather in Scotland for the Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship. So, what makes a winning recipe?
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NPR's Scott Simon talks to actor Will Poulter about his role in "Union County," a new film about the opioid epidemic in Ohio.
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The tour of President Andrew Jackson's plantation was revamped this year to focus on the life of the 300 people he enslaved. But some people say more needs to be done for their descendants.
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Since the book of Genesis, religion has been an irresistible subject for reliable laughs. But the jokes often land best when comics reflect on their own faith traditions.
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In 1926, author A.A. Milne and illustrator Ernest H. Shepard published Winnie-the-Pooh. Now, a new kids' book — How a Bear Became a Book — celebrates their collaboration. -
Domingo describes himself as a "say yes" person who's up for new challenges. Ken Tucker revisits Aretha Franklin's Sparkle soundtrack. I'll Take the Fire is the third book in Slimani's trilogy. -
NPR's science podcast Short Wave talks about a new type of black hole star, the types of exercise linked to lowered dementia risk, and the wintry adaptations of the long-clawed shrew.
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John Leguizamo is one of the stars of Christopher Nolan's summer blockbuster, The Odyssey. And he's also out with a new children's book this summer, called Kiki and the Can.
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A legal battle over what looks like a cartoon stick could help set the rules over whether creators can claim ownership of their AI-generated characters. -
Australia has passed a law requiring major tech platforms such as Google and Meta to strike deals with Australian news publishers or pay a levy on their advertising revenue.
