« Complete staff list

Mike Prager

Mike Prager is a reporter for The Spokesman-Review in the Local news department. He covers breaking news in the morning, and writes weather, transportation, and general assignment stories.

How to contact Mike

Email: mikep@spokesman.com
Phone: 509-459-5454
Fax: 509-459-5482

Recent stories by Mike

Getting There: New airport art lets imagination take flight

September 6, 2010 in City on Page A1 The newest installation of public art at Spokane International Airport is described as “a flock of alluring, complex, three-dimensional floating shapes.” Spokane Arts Director Karen Mobley goes on to say …
Wind may bring dusty day in region

September 4, 2010 in City on Page B3 The National Weather Service on Friday issued a blowing dust advisory for the upper Columbia Basin today. Winds gusting to 40 mph are predicted in the basin today when a …
Blowing dust advisory issued for Columbia Basin

September 3, 2010 The National Weather Service this afternoon has issued a blowing dust advisory for the upper Columbia Basin on Saturday.
Investigators suspect wiring in restaurant blaze

September 2, 2010 in City on Page A8 Tung Loon Garden at 3627 N. Division St. was festooned with red neon – so much that the sky above it would glow a warm red on cold, foggy nights. …
Getting There: Police plan extra patrols along U.S. 195

August 30, 2010 in City on Page A1 Drivers on U.S. Highway 195 from Interstate 90 to South Hatch Road ought to be extra careful over the next two years. Law enforcement officers last week said they plan … 6
Valley officer kills pastor at nursery

August 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 A pastor and widely recognized Spokane Valley businessman, concerned that a prowler was on his property late Wednesday, got out of bed, apparently armed himself with a pistol and headed … 47
Witness says security guard who was killed confronted group

August 26, 2010 in City on Page A5 A security officer doing his rounds in east Spokane was shot and killed Tuesday after a confrontation with a group of apartment residents sitting outside along their rear alley on … 7
Artifacts enrich tale of gardens’ founders

August 25, 2010 in City on Page A5 Lynn Mandyke on Tuesday gingerly leafed through two boxes of aging documents, black-and-white photographs and personal effects, some more than 130 years old. They tell the history of Judge George …
Retired sergeant leading effort to memorialize ‘boy aviator’

August 24, 2010 in City on Page A5 A retired Air Force sergeant in Spokane wants the city to commemorate the death of an early aviator who crashed his Curtiss biplane in front of a fair crowd of … 1
Transportation needs get collaborative look

August 23, 2010 in City on Page A1 Local government officials in Spokane County say the region needs about $20 million a year in additional funding to keep up with road and highway needs. They are proposing the … 13
Blaze at school melts part of playground

August 21, 2010 in City on Page B1 A fire early Friday in the playground at Regal Elementary School at 2702 E. Rich Ave. destroyed a playground structure. Spokane Fire Department crews quickly extinguished the blaze following a …
Field burning off to slow start

August 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 A dramatically reduced level of field burning got started on the Rathdrum Prairie in North Idaho on Wednesday but was shut down when the smoke failed to rise above ground … 1
Arbor Crest rebuilds Cliff House, staying true to original style

August 19, 2010 in City on Page A7 The historic Cliff House at Arbor Crest Wine Cellars is rising from the ashes – literally – after a fire gutted the 1924 building in December. The damaged mansion was … 1
Despite death, Spokane to Sandpoint race will continue

August 17, 2010 in City on Page A1 Organizers of a relay run from Spokane to Sandpoint say there was little they could have done to prevent an accident that killed a Greenacres woman over the weekend. The … 5
Getting There: Lincoln Street redesigned with pond in mind

August 16, 2010 in City on Page A1 A newly rebuilt section of Lincoln Street on Spokane’s South Hill contains an innovative system for gathering and reusing storm water in Cannon Hill Park. Mayor Mary Verner led a … 4
Participant in race hit on highway

August 14, 2010 in City on Page B2 A relay-race runner was in serious condition Friday afternoon after being struck in the morning by a car on U.S. Highway 2 at Colbert Road. Robin Johnson, 44, of Spokane, …
Military dog Lucky nears retirement having lived up to name

August 11, 2010 in City on Page A1 Lucky, a military working dog based at Fairchild Air Force Base, has served four tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. His keen nose and no-nonsense ferocity are assets in … 5
Runway work gives airport a lift

August 2, 2010 in City on Page A1 Workers this week are expected to finish pouring concrete for the $30 million extension of the main runway at Spokane International Airport. The new 11,000-foot runway won’t be opened to … 2
Sockeye surprise

August 1, 2010 in Outdoors, City on Page A1 BREWSTER, Wash. – A record run of sockeye salmon surging up the Columbia River this summer has delighted folks in this apple-growing region just east of the Cascades. ”We caught … 1
No evidence of trauma in lake diver’s drowning

July 29, 2010 in City on Page A6 A diver found floating facedown in Lake Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday drowned, an autopsy confirmed Wednesday. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said the diver, Michael Spencer McCullough, 31, of Rigby, …