Steve Jackson
News ReporterSteve was part of the Spokane Public Radio family for many years before he came on air in 1999. His wife, Laurie, produced Radio Ethiopia in the late 1980s through the '90s, and Steve used to “lurk in the shadowy world” of Weekend SPR. Steve has done various on air shifts at the station, including nearly 15 years as the local Morning Edition host. Currently, he is the voice of local weather and news during All Things Considerd, writing, editing, producing and/or delivering newscasts and features for both KPBX and KSFC. Aside from SPR, Steve ,who lives in the country, enjoys gardening, chickens, playing and listening to music, astronomy, photography, sports cars and camping.
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The surge appears to have plateaued in western Washington, not yet east of the Cascades -
A new bill before the Washington State Legislature would make it a felony to sell fake vaccination cards and a misdemeanor to use one. -
Spokane’s city council wants to enforce a tax on revenues for a sewage plant within city limits. The tax would apply to people who live outside the city, and one state lawmaker said that isn’t fair. He’s filed a bill to stop it. -
Pullman’s public library board heard from the public this week as it considers criticism of a painting of a former president that hangs in the library’s…
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2021 is among the driest years on record for Spokane, but conditions have improved dramatically in the past couple of months.Back in September, the city's… -
Idaho health officials say they're bracing for the arrival of the coronavirus' omicron variant. The state's public health infrastructure is looking for… -
Idaho has lagged behind neighboring states when it comes to legalizing the use of cannabis. But now the Gem State has approved incenses for producers to… -
Idaho officials confirmed the state’s first child death from Covid-19 Tuesday. An infant less than a year old died last month in southwestern Idaho.… -
It's been a bad year for steelhead runs on the Columbia and Snake rivers. It’s so bad that some anglers are calling for other fishers to voluntarily limit… -
The refrain “paper or plastic” will still be heard at your local supermarket, but starting today the plastic bags will be a lot sturdier.The ban was…
