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Kevin Graman

Kevin Graman is a reporter for The Spokesman-Review in the Local news department. He covers general assignments.

How to contact Kevin

Email: kevingr@spokesman.com
Phone: 509-459-5433
Fax: 509-459-5482

Recent stories by Kevin

Morning Star defense questions accuser

February 9, 2010 in City on Page A5 Attorneys defending Morning Star Boys’ Ranch rested their case on Monday after bringing the ranch’s accuser, Kenneth Putnam, to the stand in the civil trial’s last day of testimony. Closing …
Accuser takes the stand again in Morning Star trial

February 8, 2010 in City Attorneys defending Morning Star Boys’ Ranch rested their case on Monday after bringing the ranch’s accuser, Kenneth Putnam, to the stand in the civil trial’s last day of testimony. 1
Former ranch director denies abuse allegations

February 5, 2010 in City on Page A1 The Rev. Joseph Weitensteiner said Thursday that he would sometimes get angry during his 52-year career at Morning Star Boys’ Ranch, but that he “never, never” sexually abused the boys … 1
Lawyer refutes payoff claim

February 3, 2010 in City on Page A5 A former attorney for Morning Star Boys’ Ranch rebutted the testimony of a witness who said the ranch’s former director paid him to keep quiet about alleged abuse in the … 1
Testimony contests abuse claim

February 2, 2010 in City on Page A8 A former resident of Morning Star Boys’ Ranch testified Monday that Kenneth Putnam was motivated by financial gain in suing the ranch for alleged abuse. Spokane County Superior Court jurors … 7
Fewer veteran suicides reported

February 2, 2010 in City on Page A1 The number of suicides among veterans in the Spokane region dropped dramatically last year, according to newly released records. In response to a Spokesman-Review request for information, the Spokane Veterans … 1
Putnam often combative, witness says

January 29, 2010 in City on Page A11 A former Morning Star Boys’ Ranch employee and close friend of a counselor accused of abusing a former ranch resident testified Thursday that he never saw inappropriate conduct. Ray Roberts, …
Witness says ranch knew of abuser

January 28, 2010 in City on Page A6 Attorneys for a former Morning Star Boys’ Ranch resident rested their civil case in Spokane County Superior Court on Wednesday after bringing to the stand an 84-year-old woman who testified … 2
Ranch’s standard of care criticized

January 27, 2010 in City on Page A6 For decades, Morning Star Boys’ Ranch was run entirely by its director, the Rev. Joseph Weitensteiner, without oversight by the board of directors, whose members were concerned more about property … 2
Witness says he was paid to keep quiet

January 26, 2010 in City on Page A1 A former resident of Morning Star Boys’ Ranch told a Superior Court jury on Monday that he was repeatedly abused by the ranch’s director more than 30 years ago and … 7
State funds offer healthy savings

January 23, 2010 in City on Page B1 When it came time for dental hygiene student Dana Tasche to be tested on Friday, her professors at Eastern Washington University’s Riverpoint Campus found some teeth that really needed work. … 1
Sex procurement alleged in boys’ ranch trial

January 22, 2010 in City on Page A5 An unexpected witness may testify that former Morning Star Boys’ Ranch director Joseph Weitensteiner had him procure boys for sex and then gave the witness money years later to keep … 4
Boys ranch ex-director testifies

January 21, 2010 in City on Page A5 Patrick O’Donnell – whose infamy as the abuser of as many as 66 children was inextricably linked to the scandal that bankrupted the Catholic Diocese of Spokane – also insinuated …
Boys ranch abuse trial opens

January 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 Either Morning Star Boys’ Ranch management turned a blind eye to decades of child sexual abuse or it is being persecuted by discreditable former residents looking to make a buck. … 1
Abuse trial witness list grows

January 7, 2010 in City on Page A5 Attorneys for a man alleging he was abused at Morning Star Boys’ Ranch scored a partial victory Wednesday when a judge ruled four other alleged victims can testify in the …
Trial is years in the making

January 3, 2010 in City on Page A1 Few court cases have so challenged the Spokane community’s faith in a revered institution as the Morning Star Boys’ Ranch lawsuits, the first of which goes to trial this week. … 15
Scary Christmas

December 25, 2009 in City on Page A5 The annual outing to get the kid’s picture on Santa’s lap is just a crying shame for some parents. For Paul and Kathy Marshall, it started when their only child, …
Spokane VA director reassigned to Illinois

December 23, 2009 in City on Page A6 Sharon Helman, the director of Spokane Veterans Affairs Medical Center for the past year and a half, has been reassigned to lead the largest VA facility in Illinois. Helman will …
Errors preceded fair escape

December 18, 2009 in City on Page A1 Eastern State Hospital failed to train its staff adequately, ignored staff concerns about patients going on outings in the community and didn’t anticipate the possibility of an escape, a state …
Field trips seen as key to treatment

December 18, 2009 in City on Page A1 Eastern State Hospital staff has been taking criminally committed patients on community outings to such places as Spokane Indians baseball games, Manito Park and the STA Plaza for years, according … 1