10+ hour, 19+ min ago  (763+ words) A Washington judge on Friday sided with the state as he turned back a lawsuit seeking to block a controversial 2025 law concerning rights for parents of public school students. Thurston County Superior Court Judge John Skinder acknowledged the case over…...

11+ hour, 22+ min ago  (562+ words) State officials and hundreds of Idahoans gathered at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise on Friday to honor the late former Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne during a formal lying in state ceremony. Kempthorne was a Republican who also served as…...

18+ hour, 24+ min ago  (731+ words) There are a variety of activities going on related to PFAS on Spokane's West Plains, from supplying homes with clean water to tracking the pollutants. We asked Erika Beresovoy, the public involvement coordinator from the Department of Ecology's toxics cleanup…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (744+ words) This week, Providence Sacred Heart in Spokane announced it is changing which of its employees will see emergency room patients who need mental health screenings. Providence says the goal is to improve service to those people. The changes will take…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1893+ words) So you wanna watch the World Cup, but you don't know anything about soccer? We here at SPR News have you covered. Welcome to Soccer Saturday, a special weekend edition of SPR News Today. Leading up to the World Cup…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (40+ words) Spokane Public Radio From the Studio: Zuill Bailey and Classics Northwest Classics Northwest Artistic Director Zuill Bailey visited SPR Classical to talk with Jim Tevenan about the final concert of their season....

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (1861+ words) Plus, RANGE's Erin Sellers joins to talk about what to expect from the upcoming "Spokane 3" trial'that is, the trial for three remaining defendants charged with conspiracy during last summer's anti-immigration enforcement protest. Reporting was contributed by Sarah Mizes-Tan, Eliza Billingham,…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (168+ words) If you want to vote without showing up to the polls on Election Day on Tuesday or via an absentee ballot, this week is your final chance. The deadline to early vote ahead of Idaho's 2026 primary election is 5 p. m. Friday. That…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (763+ words) A federal judge is weighing whether to toss redrawn political maps for Washington's Legislature that he approved two years ago, a move that state officials warn would take "a wrecking ball" to the upcoming primary, possibly forcing it to be…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (239+ words) This week on Inland Journal: In August, residents of Spokane's West Plains will vote whether to create an aquifer protection area for their source of drinking water. It comes at a time when some of that water is contaminated with…...