Spokane will accept a DOJ grant in spite of requirements attached that opponents worry would put SPD in conflict with state law. One former state trooper and current Washington senator wants more ...

A growing number of young people are getting involved in what are traditionally considered "grandma hobbies," like knitting, to relax.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tudor historian Owen Emmerson about his theory that the face in a famous portrait of Anne Boleyn is actually that of her daughter, Elizabeth I.

Spokane’s Safe and Healthy Task Force was created last year to find new remedies to the region’s homelessness, mental health and substance abuse problems. The group hired a Florida-based consultant, ...

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced it is investigating four school districts in Washington state for permitting transgender students to compete in school sports.

And SPR's Doug Nadvornick interviews Spokane-area Sen. Jeff Holy about his views on police masks, immigration enforcement and other proposed bills this session. SPR News Today is a production of ...

Sarah Goettsch reads a poem by Will Falk Sarah Goettsch is a poetry MFA student at Western Colorado University. She rests, thrives and writes off-grid in the chimney stack of Idaho with her husband, ...

OWEN HENDERSON: From Spokane Public Radio, it’s SPR News Today. I’m Owen Henderson. It’s January 14, 2026. On today’s show, Washington state may face a new controversy over face masks. This time, ...

City leaders in Spokane are trying to understand the strings attached if they accept a grant from the Department of Justice. Spokane’s Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS, wants to accept a ...

A ban on police face coverings has been one of the most talked about policy proposals in the first two days of Washington’s legislative session, with lead lawmakers and the governor lining up in ...

For years, families in Pomeroy have driven at least 30 minutes to find childcare. Now, a community-led effort is working to bring those services back to town. For nearly two years, nonprofit ...

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sympathetic Tuesday to state laws banning transgender athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports. The complexity of the issue was summarized by Justice Brett ...