Judge orders halt to taxpayer-funded ads featuring Trump - Sun, 11 Oct 2026 PSTA judge on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from using taxpayer money to pay for political advertisements, after publicly funded television ads glorifying President Donald Trump began airing in late September and sparked a bipartisan backlash.Spokane Spokesman-Review6d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomytrump ad funding blocked
Search on for missing plane near Okanogan - Sun, 11 Oct 2026 PSTThe Washington State Department of Transportation is searching for a missing small plane near Okanogan and Highway 97, the agency said Sunday in a news release. A pilot and passenger left Penticton, British Columbia, in a 1976 Piper Cub aircraft and were traveling to Grangeville, Idaho, on Saturday evening. The pilot lost communication with Seattle…Spokane Spokesman-Review6d agoWhole story →Justiceplane search operation
Walz said he considered leaving public office after Hortman assassinationGov. Tim Walz considered leaving public office after the assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, according to a New York Times investigation into rising threats of political violence against elected officials nationwide. Walz, who faced a flood of violent threats after joining Kamala Harris’ presidential…Spokane Spokesman-Review6d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentTim Walzpolitical violence threats
Rape report has Cornell students furious, but protest rules have them afraid - Sun, 11 Oct 2026 PSTITHACA, N.Y. – At the start of midterms last week, Cornell University students woke up to their administration building vandalized. Glass was shattered. Walls had been spray-painted.Spokane Spokesman-Review6d agoWhole story →JusticeEducation
U.S. farm debt is at a record. Official data might be undercounting itCHICAGO – American farmers are borrowing more money than ever before to operate – but the rise in nontraditional and vendor credit has created some gaps in the federal government’s current ability to measure and track farm debt, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials told Reuters.Spokane Spokesman-Review7d agoWhole story →FoodEconomyfarm debt crisis
