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Plus, the Spokane County Sheriff's office has temporarily stopped using its license plate reader system in response to a new state law, sheriffs sue WA to block new eligibility requirements for law enforcement leaders, SPD's new gun crime unit is taking shape in northeast Spokane, crimes against cannabis retailers are chronically underreported to the Washington Liquor and Cannabis board, ID Democrats say this year's budget cuts were unnecessary and harmful after years of tax cuts, and climate officials warn low snowpack means Northwest residents should prepare for a bad wildfire season.
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President Trump has given Iran until Tuesday night to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or the U.S. will hit Iran's power plants. Iran has said it won't back down.
Arts & Culture
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The Oscar-nominated French-Spanish thriller Sirāt is now available on digital rental platforms. Nathan Weinbender says it’s unflinching and brutal, but also a bit empty beyond its blunt-force style.
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If you have fond memories of the video store, the documentary "Videoheaven" is for you. Director Alex Ross Perry uses hundreds of clips to show us the video store's rise and fall, and Nathan Weinbender says it's an engrossing academic visual essay. -
Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss the latest sci-fi space venture, “Project Hail Mary,” a Ryan Gosling vehicle based on Andy Weir’s best-selling novel. They also share their choices for, as they like to say, “their favorite space-travel movies that aren’t ‘2001: A Space Odyssey.’”
Events
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EventsJoin SPR as we welcome NPR's David Folkenflik to The Bing Crosby Theater on April 14, 2026 -
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the 35th Annual Record Sale -
Spokane Public Radio was a media partner for BANFF Mountain Film Festival
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Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, has not been seen since returning home from a family dinner the evening of Jan. 31. -
President Trump says Iran has until Tuesday night to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Trump is in a tight corner politically as he ramps up Iran war messaging, Artemis II crew readies for lunar flyby.
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Following in the footsteps of Amy Winehouse and Adele, Raye is among a group of British women who've invaded the U.S. pop charts. Her latest album is called "This Music May Contain Hope."
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Pope Leo delivered his first Easter Mass as pope with a call for world leaders to choose peace over war.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former Vatican correspondent and Georgetown scholar Christopher White about Pope Leo's Easter peace message.
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President Trump is praising the military for a risky rescue mission in Iran. But even with military successes, Trump remains in a political bind.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia about President Trump's budget request that includes $1.5 trillion for the military.
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We hear from a father and son, on the last night of their trip to Van, Turkey, where they sought a few days' respite from the war in Iran.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep in conversation with author Sebastian Mallaby about "The Infinity Machine," his new biography of AI innovator Demis Hassabis.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with retired NASA astronaut Suni Williams about the approaching flyby of the moon by the Artemis II mission.
