Top Regional News
Plus, Spokane municipalities consider aligning with a federal shift to "treatment first" approach to homelessness. And a Seattle Mariner legend announces retirement.
A preliminary government review contradicts the White House's initial narrative of the shooting of 37-year-old Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. The review comes as officials work to ease tensions.
Arts & Culture
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Cast members and director of CVHS's production of Stephen Sondheim's "Into the Woods" perform and talk with host Jim Tevenan
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The fourth film in the long-running horror series, “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” is a crazed, bloody apocalyptic nightmare directed by Nia DaCosta. Nathan Weinbender says it’s one of the standouts of the franchise.
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Movies 101On this week’s show, Dan Webster, Nathan Weinbender and Mary Pat Treuthart discuss two films peopled by characters who don’t act in manners that most of us would consider, for want of a better term, normal.
Events
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SPR and IAE present David Sedaris on November 13th, 2025 at the Fox Theater.
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SPR is a media partner for the Fall Folk Festival, taking place November 8th and 9th, 2025 at Spokane Community College.
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SPR Staff attended the Fall Arts Preview in Comstock Park on Labor Day, September 1st, 2025
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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Caitlin Dickerson of The Atlantic about Tom Homan's career in law enforcement, and what she thinks his arrival in Minneapolis will mean for the immigration crackdown.
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Trader Joe's tote bags have become all the rage overseas. Why have the supermarket chain's bags become an international fashion statement?
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Palestinians can no longer apply for a U.S. visa with documents issued by the Palestinian Authority — another sign, they say, that the Trump administration is sidelining Palestinians.
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A sharp drop in net immigration has led to a slowdown in U.S. population growth. The Census Bureau says the population grew only about half as fast in the year ending last June as it did the previous year.
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Writer Jason Zengerle says Carlson had the foresight to see Trump's potential in 2015. Now he's someone the president "definitely listens to." Zengerle's new book is Hated by All the Right People.
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CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss came in with a mandate to reshape coverage. She laid out her strategy in a staff meeting Tuesday.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says President Trump has agreed to "consider" reducing the number of federal agents in the state, following the killing of Alex Pretti.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican Minnesota State Rep. Nolan West, who represents part of Minneapolis, about the reservations he's expressed on the federal show of force in the state.
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A trial kicking off in a Los Angeles courtroom marks the first time a jury will hear claims that social media companies knowingly hook young users and cause harm.
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Federal immigration enforcement authorities are facing scrutiny and criticism over their tactics, including the lack of body-worn cameras, following the killing of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis.