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- Daniel Zamora, Anchor
- Lynnea Kaylor, Co-Host and Feature Reporter
- Christian Adams, Co-Host
- Marion Charatan, News Writer

KYRS Local News, your weekly news magazine for the Inland Northwest, is hosted by Daniel Zamora and crew on Fridays at 4:30 pm. We cover stories about events in Spokane and the surrounding region pertaining to politics, art, race, culture and the environment.
KYRS Local News is produced by grassroots journalists dedicated to community-building. Any responsible individual can take part. Please submit media releases and inquiries to become a newswriter or reporter for KYRS Local News to News@kyrs.org.
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This afternoon on KYRS Local News, we covered Governor Bob Ferguson’s additional request of $13.2 million for repair of infrastructure destroyed by Washington wildfires in 2026, also help the City of Spokane is offering to homeowners impacted by the Old Trails Fire to expedite their required Asbestos Surveys prior to qualifying for permits to rebuild. […] […]
This afternoon on KYRS Local News, we reported how Governor Bob Ferguson signed an executive order creating the Governor’s Space Council, and public outcry over proposed local data centers intensifying in Spokane County and beyond. We also examined the upcoming General Election in Idaho and Washington State. […]
Today on KYRS Local News, we reported on an updated public opioid dashboard featuring Spokane County substance abuse statistics, and Spokane transitioning crime check to 311 for non-emergency police and fire calls. and Governor Bob Ferguson requesting a federal major disaster declaration due to the Washington fires. […]
Today On KYRS Local News, we reported on Spokane landlords taking umbrage over ordinance providing relief for wildfire-impacted tenants, Representative Baumgartner chiming in as the U.S. House votes to keep AM radios in cars, the Washington Attorney General’s office declaring victory in a lawsuit by the U.S. Department of Justice over state voter information, and […] […]
Today on KYRS Local News, we reported on the seven hundred acres of Idaho watershed being protected under the Inland Northwest Land Conservancy, Washington State joining twenty one other states and Washington, D.C in a lawsuit in a lawsuit over public assistance in Immigration cases, the Washington board of education approves modified graduation requirements for […] […]
This afternoon on KYRS Local News, we covered progress in regional wildfires as rainfall allowed firefighters to gain the upper hand on containment, prompting lowering of evacuations, also impacts of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) upon farmers and farm service agency staffing; the Imagination Library of the late Dolly Parton returning to service […] […]
Today on KYRS Local News, we reported on Former Vice President Mike Pence coming to accept the Foley Award in Spokane on September Ten, the non-profit Spokane Rising hosting a special event for fire victims, and Washington Governor Bob Ferguson proposing a school cell phone ban. […]
This afternoon on KYRS Local News, we covered the filings for acquittal by attorneys for 2 of the Spokane 3, also dentists urging the Cheney City Council to maintain fluoride in drinking water supplies, Governor Ferguson asking the U.S. Treasury to give wildfire victims a year’s extension on tax filings, and a milestone for the […] […]
Today on KYRS, we reported on Spokane Public Schools reopening on August 26 following post-wildfire safety tests, U.S. Rep. Baumgartner introducing legislation in opposition to wildfire betting, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife launching an interactive map to track aquatic biodiversity, and the WDFW seeking applicants for a statewide waterfowl advisory group. […]
Today on KYRS Local News, we reported on cleanup in the aftermath of the Spokane Complex Fires, Washington state expanding on wildfire recovery assistance, even to the point of suspending some laws, the city of Spokane adding garbage collection days for evacuation zone downgrades, and Idaho, after getting that big grant for nuclear development now […] […]