Top Regional News
Monarchs are being digitally tracked in the region for the first time. The journey could reveal long-held mysteries about the insects’ migration patterns.
The FBI is investigating criminal hackers' claims of breaching its jobs website. The apparent hack poses a potential counterintelligence risk and a safety concern for employees and applicants.
Arts & Culture
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Lake City Playhouse joined Henry McNulty in the studio to talk about their production of Finding Neverland.
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Practical Magic 2 is the perfect kind of film with which to end the summer-movie season, Dan Webster says.
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This week, "Movies 101" will be discussing two films that have little in common other than a relationship with the past. The first is The Uprising, a re-creation of a real-life historical event that took place nearly 700 years ago. And the second is Practical Magic 2, a sequel to a fictional film about witches that premiered nearly three decades ago.
Events
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Spokane Public Radio is a media partner for Spokane Bike Everywhere Month 2026.
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Join SPR as we welcome NPR's David Folkenflik to The Bing Crosby Theater on April 14, 2026
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Thank you to everyone who came out and supported the 35th Annual Record Sale
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Andrew Weissmann, a legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, about the Trump administration's rationale for banning three news outlets from the White House.
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Born a year before Israel's creation, Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour spent his life painting the faces and landscapes of Israeli occupation. He died in August aged 79, and was buried in the occupied West Bank.
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People say they are more likely to choose a Democrat to represent them in Congress, and feel Democrats would be better at tackling top issues like the economy and foreign policy.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Avi Asher-Schapiro of ProPublica about the connections between a defense contractor and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, and how the FBI was, at one time, looking into it.
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Five years later, the first-ever winner of the NPR College Podcast Challenge looks back at her early work in journalism and talks to other participants about where their stories have taken them.
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Now that Paramount has an antitrust suit, the way is clear for a merger. But many say the deal will be the unmaking of Hollywood. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with screenwriter and showrunner Mike Schur.
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EventsTune in to SPR News to hear live broadcasts of conversation with the candidates for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Washington State Legislative Districts.
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As President Trump and China's President Xi prepare to meet, Rush Doshi of the Council on Foreign Relations explains the current state of U.S.-China relations and what to expect from this summit.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz about President Trump's visit to the U.N. General Assembly and whether progress has been made on key issues.
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President Trump touted what he portrayed as international and domestic triumphs in a speech to the U.N. General Assembly.