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
Police Investigating Possible Drive-By Shooting in Moses Lake
Police in Grant County are investigating a shooting they say took place early Monday morning.
Capt. Mike Williams with the Moses Lake Police Department says officers responded to the area of North Central Drive and West Loop Road at around 1:15 a...
Chelan PUD Conducting Annual Inspections Using Helicopter
The Chelan County Public Utility District (PUD) will be conducting its annual inspection of powerlines in the region tomorrow (June 7).
PUD spokesperson Rachel Hansen says that means area residents might notice something a bit out of the ordinary above the ground...
Police Seeking Arson Suspect in Moses Lake
Police in Moses Lake are asking for the public's help to catch an arsonist.
According to a social media post by the Moses Lake Police Department, someone deliberately set a fire outside a residence in the 700 block of Windrose Drive at around 2 a...
Two Hikers Airlifted from Asgard Pass Near Leavenworth
Two hikers were airlifted from Asgard Pass near Leavenworth over the weekend after one of them fell and was hurt.
The married couple from Texas was about 400 feet from the summit at around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday when the 24-year-old woman slipped and took a tumble, injuring her hand.
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Nine Arrested at Moses Lake Motel
Nine people are in jail following an emphasis patrol at a Moses Lake motel.
On Wednesday, the Moses Lake Police Department Street Crimes Unit, in conjunction with the Washington Department of Corrections, and the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms served a search warrant for several rooms at the Econolodge in the 300 block of South Pioneer Way...
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...
Chelan Co. Receives $150K Grant for Malaga Community Park
Chelan County has received a $150,000 grant to make improvements to Malaga Community Park.
The grant was given by the Society for Ecological Restoration as part of their Standards-based Ecological Restoration in Action program.
County spokesperson Jill FitzSimmons says the grant will be used on a variety of projects...
Six Injured, Including Three Children, In I-90 Rollover Crash
Six people were injured, including three children, during a single-vehicle accident on Interstate-90 Sunday afternoon.
The incident occurred just before 3 p.m. one mile east of Ellensburg when a pickup truck driven by 41-year-old Anel Tlaseca-Campos of Des Moines (WA) blew a tire and rolled...
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...