Owen Henderson
Morning Edition Host and ReporterOwen Henderson hosts Morning Edition for SPR News, but after he gets off the air each day, he's reporting stories with the rest of the team. Owen is a 2023 graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he studied journalism with minors in Spanish and theater. Before joining the SPR newsroom, he worked as the Weekend Edition host for Illinois Public Media, as well as reporting on the arts and LGBTQ+ issues. Having grown up in the Midwest, he’s excited to get acquainted with the Inland Northwest and all that it has to offer. When he’s not in the newsroom or behind the mic, you can find Owen out on the trails hiking or in his kitchen baking bread.
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Plus, land banks get continued support from affordable housing advocates in Washington. And the state's residents might vote on trans athletes in girls' sports this November. -
Plus, manufactured housing parks sue Washington over rent control. And some Democrats in Olympia want to make it harder to put a citizen initiative on the ballot. -
Plus, the Spokane County Sheriff's office sticks up for Flock cameras, and the debate over wolf management comes back to the Washington legislature. -
Plus, the viability of Washington's agriculture sector seems to be declining, and natural gas initiative 2066 heads to the Washington Supreme Court. -
Plus, a collision between an STA double decker bus and an overpass sends four to the hospital, and WA may expand college sports betting. -
Plus, Spokane accepts a DOJ grant in spite of concerns about the conditions attached, and Microsoft attempts to assuage concerns about its data center in Quincy. -
Plus, federal officials investigate Cheney Public Schools for alleged Title IX violations, and Pomeroy repurposes a defunct funeral home into a child care center. -
Plus, Spokane tries to understand the strings attached to a DOJ grant. And we go through the policy priorities laid out by Gov. Ferguson in his first State of the State address. -
Plus, Idaho can again prevent changes to sex assignments on birth certificates. And Spokane tries a new approach at the legislature to avoiding the looming $8 million tax on its Waste-to-Energy plant. -
Plus, Washington and Idaho both grapple with projected deficits as their legislative sessions begin today. And could artificial intelligence help deter wolves from preying on livestock?
