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Two candidates vie for seat in Idaho 1st Congressional District Democratic primary
7+ hour, 27+ min ago (808+ words) Two Democrats will face each other in the May primary election race for Idaho's 1st Congressional District. Kenneth Brungardt and Kaylee Peterson are running for the U. S. House of Representatives position that covers all of North Idaho and the western part of…...
Habitat for Humanity puts new state money to work on Spokane area projects
15+ hour, 54+ min ago (636+ words) Washington Governor Bob Ferguson says the Evergreen State can solve its housing issues, but to do so, it needs to build more than a million new homes during the next 20 years. Many of those will be multi-family, but private developers…...
SPR News Today: Wanna watch the World Cup but don't know anything about soccer?
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1935+ words) So you wanna watch the World Cup, but you don't know anything about soccer? We here at SPR News have you covered. Welcome to Soccer Saturday, a special weekend edition of SPR News Today. Leading up to the World Cup…...
Remember Willie Willey? He's just one of Spokane's many historic eccentrics.
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (780+ words) Spokane has had its share of characters, both current and past. You can meet some of them in a new book from journalist and author Adriana Janovich. Her previous book, "Unique Eats and Eateries of Spokane," came out last year....
SPR News Today: ID parents say 'medical freedom' law means daycares can't send sick kids home. The state disagrees.
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (1799+ words) Plus, in recent years, the Idaho legislature has passed or considered a number of bills regarding parents" rights when it comes to their kids" education. The "Idaho Medical Freedom Act" bans vaccine mandates and prohibits businesses, governments and schools from…...
Spokane community leaders ready recommendations for elected officials
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (367+ words) A group of Spokane community leaders is moving closer to releasing its ideas for improving the region's response to public health and safety-related problems. Members of the Safe and Healthy Task Force reviewed their set of 14 recommendations at their final…...
SPR News Today: Latest data shows fewer carbon emissions in WA. But can the state hit its goals?
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (1844+ words) The state Ecology and Commerce Departments recently published a Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Report with the latest data, which is from 2022 and shows a half percentage point drop in carbon emitted. Leah Missik from Climate Solutions joins to talk about…...
"I Swear" & "Mother Mary"
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (160+ words) On this week's show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films that put characters in difficult situations. The first is \I Swear, \" the based-on-real-events story of a man with Tourette's Syndrome. The other is \Mother Mary,…...
Dan Webster reviews "I Swear"
6+ day, 10+ hour ago (610+ words) In his 2018 Netflix comedy special Tom Segura: Disgraceful, the comedian tells a story about an incident he witnessed as a fifth-grader. It was his first day at a new Catholic school, and he found himself attending morning mass along with…...
SPR News Today: Tribal health programs see success with diabetes management pilot efforts
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (1811+ words) Reporting contributed by Eliza Billingham, Sarah Mizes-Tan, Owen Henderson, Steve Jackson, Monica Carrillo-Casas and Rachel Sun. The show is hosted and produced by Owen Henderson. OWEN HENDERSON: From Spokane Public Radio, it's SPR News Today. I'm Owen Henderson. It's Monday,…...