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Congressman said immigration changes are a ‘challenge,’ but are ‘needed’ — especially for the state’s dairy industry
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Platner's campaign to unseat GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine was marked by repeated scandals. It came to a crashing halt after the allegation led top Democrats to withdraw their support.
Arts & Culture
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Earth, Wind and Fire is the latest streaming documentary about a beloved musical act, in this case the groundbreaking funk band from Oscar winner Questlove. Nathan Weinbender says it’s an entertaining and surprisingly complicated portrait. It’s now streaming on HBO Max.
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Trumpeter Chris Botti and host Jim Tevenan talk about Chris' upcoming concert at the Fox, a benefit performance for the Sandpoint Music Conservatory -
On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender, and Mary Pat Treuthart will be discussing three different studies of the bizarre. Steven Spielberg’s aliens-come-runnin’ feature “Disclosure Day," followed by a couple of surprising suspense/horror hits, Curry Barker’s “Obsession” and Kane Parsons’ “Backrooms."
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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Should patients who choose euthanasia be able to die by having their vital organs removed for donation? The ethical concerns are substantial. -
How old is too old to play in a World Cup? Age has been a point of discussion in this Cup, with legends like Cristiano Ronaldo playing at age 41, and Lionel Messi at 39.
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Former Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan appeared in federal court for sentencing. She was convicted of obstructing ICE agents as they tried to arrest an undocumented immigrant.
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There have been Black composers and Black storylines in opera, but they've often failed to gain traction with performing companies and audiences. This summer, Cincinnati Opera seeks to change that.
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The farm-to-table movement has been around for decades. An Ohio entrepreneur wants to replicate its success with clothing by building a regional textile economy.
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Younger Americans are flocking to estate sales. Social media means a whole new set of buyers, and a new way to spend a day out with friends.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Nirav Shah, a former Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Maine, about what's next following Graham Platner's expected departure from the state's U.S. Senate race.
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The West Bank is the scene of daily confrontations as Israeli settlers keep seizing land in areas where Palestinians have lived for generations. The conflict even reaches caves in remote corners of the territory.
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Beach towns along the Atlantic Ocean are adjusting to large amounts of seaweed that floats onto their beaches each summer. It's sargassum season.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Anita Lee, reporter for the Sun Herald, about the growing national attention in the case Nolan Wells, a teenager found dead off of Mississippi's gulf coast.
