SPR News Today

Owen Henderson
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SPR News Today is Spokane Public Radio’s new daily news podcast. In 10 minutes each weekday morning, the SPR News team will take you through headlines from around the Inland Northwest and bring the context to make sense of them.

  1. 3h ago

    WA, ID trans athlete policies differ, but a SCOTUS ruling leaves both in place

    Plus, new laws take effect in ID today, while WA sees the statewide launch of its long-term care insurance program and a slight uptick of the gas tax. And WSU athletics and the Confederated Colville Tribes announce a new partnership as the Pac-12 expands.

    8 min

  2. 1d ago

    Bosnians say World Cup appearance is positive representation for a country with a complicated past

    Plus, WA and OR won't have to change voting systems under SCOTUS mail-in ballot ruling. Spokane affordable housing developers say “right to cooling” proposal could prevent future affordable housing development. CHAS, Frontier break ground on one-stop behavioral health facility in downtown Spokane. And CDA remembers slain firefighters a year after Canfield Mountain shootings.

    11 min

  3. 2d ago

    SPR News Today: Hoops to health care careers? WSU tries basketball as a recruiting tool.

    We’ll review three wildfires burning in Washington. Conservation groups rush to raise money to buy a rare wetland in Okanogan County. Could the U.S. Supreme Court require Washington and Oregon to change their mail-in voting systems? Hoopfest brought joy for a lot of players, but pain to others. Washington State University is using basketball to expose students to health care careers.

    11 min

  4. 5d ago

    SPR News Today: WA barber helps get Egyptian national team photo-ready for the World Cup

    Plus, WA signs agreement to merge carbon markets with CA and Québec. Spokane Haitian community leaders ask for support after a SCOTUS decision allowing the White House to TPS. Kootenai County will need to undo rules on in-law suites and guest houses before ID’s new short term rental law goes into effect July 1. USFS proposes storm clean-up in north Idaho and western Montana. A conservation group says the plan is an excuse to rush through logging authorization. And Amazon invests in a modular nuclear reactor in eastern WA.

    11 min

  5. 6d ago

    Coroner pushes Kootenai County to ban kratom sales entirely, citing rising deaths

    Plus, NWS issues red flag warnings for much of eastern, central WA. ID once again has one of the lowest SNAP payment error rates in the country, while WA could soon be penalized for its rate. WSU looks to attract Indigenous youth to health sciences careers using basketball. A Gonzaga lecturer heads to Spain to swim in the "Gay Olympics." Maple Street Bridge reopens first to pedestrians, cyclists before cars return. And Idaho's Wassmuth Center for Human Rights celebrates its 30th anniversary and its CDA namesake.

    9 min

  6. Jun 24

    WA schools face skyrocketing risk coverage rates as more pay out over sex abuse claims

    Plus, Spokane County wants to restart its inmate work crew program, but can potential hosts afford the proposed fee increase? A WA man is being held pre-trial in connection with an alleged plan to attack the White House. West Plains residents are beginning to schedule PFAS testing for wells. Kootenai Electric Cooperative will start service again in parts of Spokane County. Avista wants to raise its rates; AG Nick Brown says it doesn't need the extra money. ID faces another tough budget year. SCRAPS will up its adoption fees to combat rising food, medical costs for its animals. And NWS issues a Fire Weather Watch for eastern, central WA.

    9 min

  7. Jun 23

    Spokane bans data center construction for the next year

    Plus, SPS and Spokane announce a child care partnership. A new analysis shows more than a third of WA families struggle to afford the essentials. Revenue from WA's gas tax is only down slightly this year despite much higher fuel prices. USPS officials were a no-show for a meeting with a WA House panel. And as crews make progress on the Colville Reservation's Kartar Fire, the Garred Road Fire grows to 3,400 acres near Coulee City.

    8 min

  8. Jun 22

    Whose job is it to stop tenants overheating? Spokane explores a 'right to cooling'

    Plus, crews make progress in containing the Kartar, Gold Run and Upriver Fires. USFS looks to triple timber coming from the Blue Mountains. Center for Biological Diversity pushes feds to protect two threatened INW wildflower species. NW's yanked observatories to return to ocean after Trump administration backs down. Cantwell- and Baumgartner-backed bill meant to make college sports fairer advances. And the US men advance to the World Cup knockout stage while Team Egypt leads its group.

    8 min
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SPR News Today is Spokane Public Radio’s new daily news podcast. In 10 minutes each weekday morning, the SPR News team will take you through headlines from around the Inland Northwest and bring the context to make sense of them.

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  • Creator
    Owen Henderson
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    SPR News Today

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