Greetings Fellow Creatures of Earth! I'm Chris Hansen, your host for the KPQ Morning Update and Jack-of-all-radio-trades at Townsquare Media in Wenatchee, Washington. I'm a broadcast media veteran who thoroughly enjoys his work and strives to make a positive impact on the world every time I take to the airwaves. In my spare time, I like to write, draw and podcast. I also love immersing myself in philosophical thought to mixtapes of cheesy rock music on long drives to nowhere in particular - I'm a silent marauder of the long and endless highway! I am also fond of animals and stargazing, and I love chasing thunderstorms when the opportunity presents. And I still collect CDs and vinyl records, as well as clever talismans from forgotten antique stores and really cool shoes. I look forward to being with you on the radio very soon...
Chris Hansen
Cascade School District To Reduce Budget, Cut Staffing
Cascade School District is decreasing its budget for the 2024-25 school year.
The District currently has a budget of about $21 million but that figure is expected to be downsized by at least 5% ($1 million to $1.5 million) for the next school year...
Man Arrested For Spray Painting Graffiti In South Wenatchee
A Wenatchee man is facing charges after police say he admitted to spray painting graffiti in numerous places in South Wenatchee early this morning.
Officers with the Wenatchee Police Department investigated after a resident in the 700 block of Cashmere Street reported he'd been awakened by a barking dog and witnessed a man tagging a neighboring fence...
Two Injured, Including Officer In Moses Lake Motel Shootout
A Moses Lake Police officer is recovering after he was reportedly wounded during a shootout with a domestic violence suspect Saturday night.
Spokesperson Kyle Foreman of the Grant County Sheriff's Office says it happened at the Motel 6 in the 2800 block of Driggs Avenue at around 8:20 p.m. w...
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold At Wenatchee Safeway
A Powerball ticket sold at a supermarket in Wenatchee this week has earned one lucky player a $50,000 prize.
Washington's Lottery reports the big-money ticket was purchased at the Safeway store at 501 North Miller Street on Wednesday (May 1) by a player identified as Michael M...
Chelan County Performing Maintenance On Two Dirt Roads
Chelan County will perform maintenance on two of its unimproved roads next week.
Crews with the County's Public Works Department will apply temporary improvements to just over half a mile of Number 2 Canyon Road (milepost 4.35 to 4.95) in the Wenatchee area and three miles of Union Valley Road (milepost 2...
Company Aiming To Build Fusion Power Plant Near Malaga Visiting Site
Representatives from an Everett-based company that wants to build the world's first nuclear fusion power plant are in Chelan County this week to take a closer look at one of its potential sites for the venture.
Helion Energy has already signed an agreement to provide fusion power to Microsoft in the region and the Chelan-Douglas Regional Port Authority has authorized the company to conduct a feasi
Eastmont School Board Member Appointed To State School Board
Eastmont School Board Member Whitney Smith has been appointed to the Washington State School Directors’ Association Board of Directors (WSSDA).
Smith assumed the role of Director representative for Area 7, which was previously held by Aurora Flores of the Manson School District.
E...
Delegation From Kyrgyzstan Visits Chelan County
A delegation from the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan is visiting Chelan County this week.
The group is in the area as part of a sister-region relationship between Washington State and Kyrgyzstan.
County spokesperson, Jill FitzSimmons, says the delegation is comprised of people with backgrounds in business and tourism who are here to find out more about both in our region...
Trio Of Highway Projects Happening This Spring In Okanogan County
Drivers in several parts of Okanogan County will be seeing a lot of orange in the weeks ahead, as a trio of road construction projects get underway.
The primary project is happening on a 15-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 97 (U.S. 97) between Omak and Tonasket (milepost 286 to 301)...
U.S. Marshals Offer $1,500 Reward For Capture Of Moses Lake Man Wanted For Murder
The U.S. Marshals Service has announced it's offering a reward of $1,500 for information leading to the arrest of a Moses Lake man accused of first-degree muder.
The U.S. Marshals Pacific Northwest Violent Offender Task Force and the Moses Lake Police Department say 18-year-old Christopher Valle-Maciel shot and killed 22-year-old Armando Benavidez in Seattle's Montlake neighborhood last November..