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Bill Lucia
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Washington State Standard
Five high court seats are on the ballot. The races are drawing more attention than usual and attracting large sums of campaign cash.
Lisa Leinberger
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SPR
Whitney Bryen
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InvestigateWest
President Trump kicked off the Republican midterm convention with a primetime speech, outlining the Republican message and promising Americans a payout if the GOP wins the upcoming election.
Arts & Culture
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Music from and conversation around the INO's upcoming production of the Johann Strauss II classic -
Coyote vs. Acme, which almost didn’t get released because of studio meddling, is finally in theaters. Nathan Weinbender says it’s a bright, entertaining “Roger Rabbit”-style slapstick comedy. -
This week, "Movies 101" will be discussing a pair of movies that involve survival. The first is The Dog Stars, a Ridley Scott film based on a best-selling novel. The second is the blend of live action and animation titled Coyote vs. Acme.
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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Trump kicks off Republican midterm convention with primetime speech, Missouri Supreme Court to decide whether to hold secretary of state in contempt, Apple unveils new foldable phone.
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Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman starred in the 1998 film "Practical Magic," which has since become an "occult" hit. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Bullock about the long-delayed "Practical Magic 2."
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NPR's Michel Martin asks Maine's Democratic Governor Janet Mills about the impact of the escalating U.S.-Canada trade war on her state.
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The Trump administration is making a new push to exclude millions of U.S. residents from a key census count that the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state."
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Unusual locations for immigration court hearings appear to be another tactic in a broader strategy to short-circuit immigrants' already-limited due process.
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NPR accompanies UN peacekeepers behind Israeli lines as Israel expands its occupation of South Lebanon following a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
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The Missouri Supreme Court is holding a hearing to determine if the Republican secretary of state should be held in contempt of court for using a redistricting map it rejected.
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On the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we look at the status of the 9/11 case -- which hasn't yet gone to trial -- and the war-on-terror prisoners still held at Guantanamo.
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NPR's Michel Martin asks Boone County, Missouri, clerk Brianna Lennon what the legal battle over the state's electoral maps means for voters there.
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An escalation of fighting around the Strait of Hormuz pushes the benchmark price of crude oil back above $100 per barrel. That's leading to higher prices at the gas pump, just ahead of a high-profile inflation report.
