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
Seasonal Burn Ban Now in Effect for Grant County
Grant County's seasonal burn ban went into effect today (Thursday, June 1).
The restrictions were implemented by the county's board of commissioners in 2017 and apply to all unincorporated areas in the county.
Spokesperson Kyle Foreman of the Grant County Sheriff's Office says that means burning rules in other places within the county might vary...
Hiker Killed In Fall Near Washington Pass
A 40-year-old Lake Stevens man is dead after suffering an accident while hiking in Okanogan County on Sunday morning.
Chief Criminal Deputy Rick Balam with the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office says the incident occurred just after 11 a.m...
Body of Hiker Killed in February Avalanche Near Leavenworth Recovered
The body of a woman who died last winter in an avalanche on Colchuck Peak eight miles south of Leavenworth has been recovered.
The remains of 60-year-old Jeannie Lee of Bayside, New York were found on Monday afternoon by a Chelan County Mountain Rescue volunteer...
SWAT Team Used to Arrest Man Accused of Pistol Whipping Relative
A Moses Lake man is in jail after police say he pistol-whipped a family member during a domestic dispute.
Officers with the Moses Lake Police Department investigated a disturbance call in the 900 block of Loop Drive and brought in the SWAT team to arrest 56-year-old Wayne Christensen after enough evidence linking him to the crime has been uncovered...
Putting the ‘Grand’ in Grand Coulee
If you've been in the mood to say, "now there's something you don't see every day" lately, then you're in luck! Have I got a great little bend in the road for you to check out.
Actually, there's nothing little about this bend, and I suppose it's a bit more than a bend at that; but at any rate, this is a must-see if you're a road warrior or a geography buff like me...
Spring Chinook Season Opens on Icicle River
The spring fishing season is starting to heat up on the waters of North Central Washington.
The spring season for Chinook salmon on the Icicle River opened on May 16 and will run until June 30.
Expert angler Dave Graybill, The Fishing Magician, says the hot temperatures and heavy snowpack in the mountains made for a challenging outset to the new season...
Ten Things You Should Never Leave in a Hot Car
Summer might be over a month away still, but in case you hadn't noticed, it's already getting hot outside in North Central Washington...and it's about to get even hotter!
According to the National Weather Service office in Spokane, Friday, May 19, and Saturday, May 20, are both going to be record-setting daytime high temperature days in the Wenatchee Valley; with Friday's mark reaching 92 degrees
What the Morel?
It's always funny to think about how times change, isn't it? And not just in measures like the price of gas or groceries, or how we've gone from waiting a week to see our favorite TV shows to calling in sick on a Tuesday so we can binge watch an entire season of them, but also in ways which are highly-personal too...
Moses Lake Discovers Chemicals in Domestic Water Supply, Takes Wells Offline
The City of Moses Lake is taking action after the discovery of unwanted chemicals in its domestic water system.
The substances were found after water from several of the City's wells was tested.
"We tested the wells and four of them came back with detections for certain chemicals," explained the City's Water Division manager Chad Strevy...
Two Off-Road Vehicle Accidents Require Airlifts in Kittitas County
Two separate accidents involving off-road recreational vehicles required two injured people to be airlifted for medical assistance from Kittitas County over the weekend.
One of the incidents occurred on Sunday afternoon in an area known as the 'Old Coal Mines Slag Pile' between Cle Elum and Roslyn, when a 61-year-old Cle Elum woman suffered a head injury...