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
Fire Commission Approves Benefit Charge Proposal For August Primary
The local Board of Fire Commissioners has passed a resolution to place a fire benefit charge on the primary election ballot this August.
The Wenatchee Valley Fire Department (WVFD) is asking voters to consider establishing the charge as a more fair and balanced way of funding local emergency services...
Wenatchee School District Holding Groundbreaking Ceremony For New Softball Field
The Wenatchee School District (WSD) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its new softball field next month.
Construction of the new facility will begin next Monday, April 22, and its initial stages will include the demolition of the existing concessions stand, as well as a lot of digging at the site along Miller Street...
SWAT Team Used To Arrest Man Accused Of Stealing Guns
A SWAT team was brought in to assist with the arrest of a wanted Wenatchee man in the Leavenworth area Wednesday evening.
Chief Seth Buhler of the Chelan County Sheriff's Office says the Wenatchee Police Department had recently established probable cause to apprehend 27-year-old Colton Swint for allegedly stealing guns...
Two Hazardous Waste Collection Events Happening In Grant County
A pair of household hazardous waste collection events will take place in Grant County in the coming weeks.
Residents can bring a variety of items to the events for safe and proper disposal, including paint, gasoline and automotive fluids, yard and pool chemicals, batteries, and fluorescent light bulbs and tubes...
Law Enforcement Conducting 4/20 Patrols For Impaired Drivers
Local law enforcement agencies will be conducting high-visibility enforcement patrols on area roadways this Saturday.
The date, April 20 or 4/20 (420), is a number commonly associated with marijuana use and many who smoke or ingest the drug might observe the day by increasing the amounts they ordinarily take...
Soap Lake Man Arrested For Allegedly Assaulting Police Officer
A Soap Lake man is behind bars after he allegedly assaulted a police officer Wednesday night.
Soap Lake Police Chief Ryan Cox says Officer Justin Rowland was investigating a disturbance call in the 20 block of Elder Street at around 8:30 p...
Brave Warrior Project Receives $1 Mil. Grant To Open Community Center
The local non-profit group, The Brave Warrior Project, has received a $1,005,000 grant to purchase a property for use as a community center in Olds Station.
Brave Warrior's mission is to eliminate barriers for adults and children with developmental disabilities and chronic medical conditions...
Circus Elephant Escapes In Butte, MT
Less than a week after the City of Wenatchee passed a new ordinance banning exotic and wild animals from performing within its jurisdiction, a traveling circus elephant less than 500 miles away escaped and briefly ran amok through downtown Butte, Montana...
Wenatchee Man Arrested For Alleged Arson Near Squilchuck
A Wenatchee man is in jail after police say he intentionally set fire to a camper trailer in the Squilchuck area Tuesday afternoon.
Chelan County Sheriff's deputies and crews with the Wenatchee Valley Fire Department responded to the 10 block of Cloud Cap Lane at around 3:30 p...
Ohme Gardens Opens For Season With Old Lodge To Be Rebuilt
Amid Monday's blustery weather, Ohme Gardens quietly reopened for the season.
The one-of-a-kind, 40-acre attraction was built in the early 1930s and has remained a prominent feature and a popular draw for tourists in the Wenatchee Valley for almost a century...