Chris Hansen

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...

Local Brewery Announces Closure

A local brewery and eatery will be closing its doors at the end of the year. Wenatchee's Badger Mountain Brewing made the announcement on social media this week, siting impacts of the pandemic, inflation, marketplace competition, and declining sales over the last four years among its reasons for shuttering...

City Of Wenatchee Selects Two Firms To Design/Build Confluence Pkwy. Project

The City of Wenatchee has selected a pair of firms to assist with the next phase of its massive Confluence Parkway Project. The City has contracted with Kraemer North America, LLC of Seattle and Scarsella Bros., Inc. of Kent to jointly work on a progressive strategy to both design and build the project...

Child Killed In Rollover Accident Near Warden

A 9-year-old Othello girl is dead following a single-vehicle accident in Grant County early this morning (Monday, Dec. 4). The Grant County Sheriff's Office says the crash occurred on Road U Southeast about five miles south of Warden at around 5:45 a...

SWAT Response Closes Mission Street For Eight Hours

A SWAT team response Friday evening led to the closure of a busy Wenatchee street for more roughly eight hours. Officers with the Wenatchee Police Department initially responded to a report of shots fired from a residence in the 400 block of North Mission Street at around 5:15 p...

One Dead In Rollover Accident Near Cle Elum

One person is dead following a single-vehicle accident in Kittitas County on Friday morning. The Washington State Patrol says the crash occurred on Interstate-90 about seven miles west of Cle Elum at around 11:30 a.m. when a vehicle went off the roadway and rolled...

Woman Killed In Crash Near Vantage Bridge

An Auburn woman is dead after a two-vehicle collision in Grant County on Friday night. The Washington State Patrol reports the crash occurred at the intersection of State Routes 26 and 243 at around 7:15 p.m., when a car driven by 79-year-old Judy Coluccio crossed the centerline and was struck by an eastbound semi-truck...

Dead Body Found Inside Wenatchee Trap House

The Chelan County Sheriff's Office is investigating after the discovery of a dead man inside a Wenatchee residence yesterday (Thursday, Nov. 30). The body of 41-year-old Leon Prokopioff of Cashmere was found during a multi-agency sweep of the house on Terminal Avenue...

Man Faces DUI Charges After Injury Accident Near Thorp

A 71-year-old man is facing DUI charges following a single-vehicle rollover accident in Kittitas County Thursday afternoon. The Washington State Patrol reports the crash occurred on Interstate-90 about nine miles west of Ellensburg near Thorp at 5:15 p...

Three Injured In Wreck Near Brewster

Three people have injuries following a two-vehicle accident in Douglas County Thursday evening. The Washington State Patrol says the wreck occurred when an SUV struck a pickup truck that was parked on the shoulder of State Route 173 near Brewster at around 8:30 p...

Mansfield Man Arrested After Off-Road Pursuit Near Davenport

A Mansfield man is in jail after police in Lincoln County say he led them on a vehicle pursuit through miles of wheat fields on Wednesday afternoon. Deputies spotted 41-year-old Joseph Lee Cooper driving a pickup truck that had been reported stolen out of Chelan and the chase began on U...