Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » WSU http://newstalk870.am Mon, 20 May 2013 21:11:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Don't Get Your Hopes 'High' – Washington State University Won't Be Teaching 'How to Grow Pot' http://newstalk870.am/dont-get-hopes-up-washington-state-university-wont-be-teaching-how-to-grow-pot/ http://newstalk870.am/dont-get-hopes-up-washington-state-university-wont-be-teaching-how-to-grow-pot/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:00:43 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=124235 Despite its rich agricultural history and world-famous horticultural programs, WSU won't be helping you grow dope anytime soon!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/dont-get-hopes-up-washington-state-university-wont-be-teaching-how-to-grow-pot/feed/ 0 (getty images) Richland Plans for Kadlec Growth – Hospital Is City's Largest Employer + No. 4 in Tri-Cities http://newstalk870.am/richland-plans-for-kadlec-growth-hospital-is-citys-largest-employer-no-4-in-tri-cities/ http://newstalk870.am/richland-plans-for-kadlec-growth-hospital-is-citys-largest-employer-no-4-in-tri-cities/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:00:39 +0000 Miki Harvey http://newstalk870.am/?p=121370 $140 million went from Kadlec Health Systems to Tri-Cities families last year.

That's up from Kadlec's $30 million payroll just 11 years ago when it employed 740 people. Today it employs about 2,200 people -- the most in Richland's "business district" and the No. 4 largest private employer in the Tri-Cities. That's according to the City of Richland, which is doing everything it can to help Kadlec continue to grow.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/richland-plans-for-kadlec-growth-hospital-is-citys-largest-employer-no-4-in-tri-cities/feed/ 0 (kadlec, facebook) Former WSU Cougar Ryan Leaf Kicked Out of Drug Treatment – Now Facing Prison Sentence http://newstalk870.am/former-coug-ryan-leaf-kicked-out-of-drug-treatment-facing-prison-sentence/ http://newstalk870.am/former-coug-ryan-leaf-kicked-out-of-drug-treatment-facing-prison-sentence/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:34 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=117512 The woes continue for former Washington State quarterback Ryan Leaf. 

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/former-coug-ryan-leaf-kicked-out-of-drug-treatment-facing-prison-sentence/feed/ 0 (Courtesy Cascade County, MT Sheriffs Office) New Pac-12 Network Leaving NW College Fans Out Of Picture http://newstalk870.am/new-pac-12-network-leaving-nw-college-fans-out-of-picture/ http://newstalk870.am/new-pac-12-network-leaving-nw-college-fans-out-of-picture/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:00:38 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=92786 You may have noticed recently some of the WSU,  UW,  Oregon and OSU games being carried on the new Pac-12 Network.   Then again, maybe not.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/new-pac-12-network-leaving-nw-college-fans-out-of-picture/feed/ 0 (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) Biggest NFL Draft Busts EVER–Wazzu Leads The Way http://newstalk870.am/biggest-nfl-draft-busts-ever-wazzu-leads-the-way/ http://newstalk870.am/biggest-nfl-draft-busts-ever-wazzu-leads-the-way/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 22:00:14 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=54981 With the NFL draft just days away, and given the recent legal issues of former WSU Star Ryan Leaf, we thought it would be a good time to review the biggest busts-or failures-in NFL Draft history.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/biggest-nfl-draft-busts-ever-wazzu-leads-the-way/feed/ 0 (Photo by Cascade County Sheriff?s Office via Getty Images) WSU Ugliest Uniforms In Pac-10? Survey Claims So. http://newstalk870.am/wsu-ugliest-uniforms-in-pac-10-survey-claims-so/ http://newstalk870.am/wsu-ugliest-uniforms-in-pac-10-survey-claims-so/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:59:10 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=31536 Oregon voted best-but an online poll says otherwise.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/wsu-ugliest-uniforms-in-pac-10-survey-claims-so/feed/ 0 (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) WSU Coach Mike Leach To Visit Tri Cities in February http://newstalk870.am/wsu-coach-mike-leach-to-visit-tri-cities-in-february/ http://newstalk870.am/wsu-coach-mike-leach-to-visit-tri-cities-in-february/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:43:26 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=27207 He's not wasting any time getting support for his new job.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/wsu-coach-mike-leach-to-visit-tri-cities-in-february/feed/ 0 Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) WSU Sees Immediate Financial Jump After Hiring Leach http://newstalk870.am/wsu-sees-immediate-financial-jump-after-hiring-leach/ http://newstalk870.am/wsu-sees-immediate-financial-jump-after-hiring-leach/#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:30:13 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=25882 Huge spike in ticket sales, booster donations

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/wsu-sees-immediate-financial-jump-after-hiring-leach/feed/ 0 (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) What Is WSU Getting In Mike Leach? "Street Rat Crazy" About Tradition-Football http://newstalk870.am/what-is-wsu-getting-in-mike-leach-street-rat-crazy-about-tradition-football/ http://newstalk870.am/what-is-wsu-getting-in-mike-leach-street-rat-crazy-about-tradition-football/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:06:18 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=25626 Now that WSU has made the move of the year in the PAC-12 by hiring former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach,  what can we be in store for over the next few years?

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/what-is-wsu-getting-in-mike-leach-street-rat-crazy-about-tradition-football/feed/ 0 (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) WSU Offers Head Football Job To Former Texas Tech Coach Mike Leach http://newstalk870.am/wsu-offers-head-football-job-to-former-texas-tech-coach-mike-leach/ http://newstalk870.am/wsu-offers-head-football-job-to-former-texas-tech-coach-mike-leach/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:55:24 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=25369 Reports indicate he has verbally accepted it

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