An August ballot measure asks West Plains property owners to pay a small tax to fund an aquifer protection area.

Company officials say more people are arriving at Sacred Heart's emergency room with complicated physical, mental health and substance abuse issues. They plan to hire evaluators with more experience and knowledge to provide better care for patients.

West Plains residents will decide in August whether to tax themselves to protect their underground drinking water. We take stock of PFAS-related projects underway on the West Plains. Providence decides to change which health care providers will do psychiatric assessments on ER patients at Sacred Heart.

The Spokane chapter of the homeownership-focused non-profit has $6.5 million in new state money for projects in Spokane, Spokane Valley and Airway Heights.

Author Adriana Janovich did some digging and found Spokane has a lot of weirdness in its past.

We talk with Habitat for Humanity Spokane CEO Michelle Girardot about how the organization will spend $6.5 million from the state. Fewer people are buying health insurance through the Washington and Idaho exchanges. Author Adriana Janovich explores odd things about Spokane.

University of Washington appetite and obesity researcher Ellen Schur says medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy play important roles in weight management, though they should be accompanied by other strategies.

We talk with a Lincoln County woman who is part of a group trying to lower the temperature of American civic dialogue. Spokane County Treasurer Mike Volz tells us what his office does. And a University of Washington researcher talks about helping people to lose weight, including anti-obesity drugs.

The agreement allowed UW to find a new home after breakup with WSU over WWAMI over medical education in Spokane. It has also given Gonzaga an opportunity to develop its own health education portfolio.