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Tonight's fruit frost forecast from meteorologist Tim Creek and Pacific Weather Consulting. Tim tells us that it will be a safe night tonight in the valley, with temperatures in the mid 30s to near 40 under cloudy skies with a chance of showers...

FIRST stands for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. It's a program to encourage high school students to study those disciplines, and make career choices in those fields. Arthur Morken, from Central Washington University's Industrial and Engineering Technology department was a guest on Monday's Mike Bastinelli show...

Keith Jones has been well known in the Yakima community for years in his roles as public address announcer for the Yakima Sun Kings, and as a local businessman. Keith and his wife Camille, along with a group of like minded people, spend every Sunday handing out food, clothing  and hope to the homeless along Yakima's North First Street...

The Washington state Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a 6-3 decision that a two-thirds super majority requirement to raise taxes in the legislature is unconstitutional.

Both the Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC) men's and women's basketball teams have qualified for the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) tournament, to be held March 2-5 at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. YVCC men's coach Ray Funk and women's coach Greg Oldham were guests on Wednesday's Mike Bastinelli show...

The Yakima Valley Sundome will play host to the Washington State class 1-A and 2-A boys and girls high school basketball championships this week. I takes a lot more than letting the school buses roll up, turning on the gym lights, and blowing a whistle to put on these tournaments...

Plans for a new boutique hotel downtown, news about a super majority tax issue, and the latest on Yakima's downtown were all discussed when Yakima City Manager Tony O'Roarke recently visited Newstalk KIT. The funding mechanism for the hotel proposal by a local developer provided fuel for a lot of conversation...

Montana, Arkansas and Florida are just a few states that spend millions of dollars each year on advertising to attract visitors to their states. Washington State doesn't spend nearly as much, but none the less tries very hard to bring tourists from around the country and around the world to the Evergreen State...

With President Obama's recent proposals to curb gun violence in the United States, rumors about gun restrictions and gun bans are spreading like wildfire. Rhetoric about Second Amendment rights and what may happen are all over the media...

Super Bowl XLVII is over, the Baltimore Ravens are the champions, and people are still talking about the commercials aired during the game Monday. Dave Shoffner, of Pavone Advertising in Pittsburgh, was a guest on Monday's Mike Bastinelli show...