SPR News Today: Staging a show to reduce the sensory triggers

How do WA renters and landlords feel 1 year into limited rent hikes? Depends on whom you ask.

Plus, private businesses prepare for ID's criminal transgender bathroom ban. WA health and transit officials work together to make healthy food more accessible. SPS's new bus system is just around the corner. And WA's youth drug use prevention efforts might be going better than adults realize.

Inside the courtroom of the Spokane 3 trial

Plus, Spokane explores spinning off its fire department into a separate fire district to save money. Spokane County is bringing in more sales tax revenue than expected, but it won't be enough to stave off budget cuts. Idaho has one of the highest rates of uninsured young kids in the US, according to the latest numbers. Working women in Washington could get more support through menopause under a new executive order.

High diesel prices leave Northwest fisherman floundering

Plus, former acting Eastern Washington U.S. Attorney Richard Barker questions outcome of 'Spokane 3' trial. Death toll rises to 11 in Longview ahead of funding debate over chemical disaster investigation agency. Maternal health providers in Idaho could see federal grant money this week. Spokane County is trying to renegotiate operations costs with the Spokane Indians to make minor league baseball a win-win for everyone. Hosting the Egyptian national team before the World Cup is a big deal for Gonzaga University.

Tribes get proactive about preventing wildfires after dry winter

Plus, a jury finds three Spokane protesters are guilty of federal conspiracy. Public defense tops priorities as Spokane city officials prepare for budget season. KCRCC elects former Post Falls mayor to chairmanship, completing the ouster of Brent Regan. DOJ sues Washington and Oregon over refusal to issue undercover license plates to DHS agents. Graduate loan caps threaten to reduce an already shrinking number of primary care physicians in Washington. WSU Cougars take on OSU in NCAA regional, hoping for a first College World Series appearance in 50 years.

Tacoma artists create 1,000 glass medallions for a World Cup scavenger hunt

Plus, WA state exchange healthcare premiums could increase by more than 20% again. Outgoing Kootenai County GOP officials look to undercut the incoming moderate leaders. Death toll rises to two, remains of nine still unrecovered after Longview chemical rupture. Beavers could pose a bigger threat than mountain lions to most north Idahoans—financially, at least. And maybe the wine industry isn't dying because millennials and Gen Z don't want to drink wine; maybe it's because they can't afford it.