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MUSIC: Blood, fireballs and lasers — KISS played Spokane last weekend. Music editor Laura Johnson
will tell you about it.
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NEWS: Former EWU football player LaShawn Jameison was kicked off the team and out of school when he was charged with a
murder he didn't commit.
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NEWS: Former GU law professor vying for a seat on the state Supreme Court says the
court's contentious McCleary decision was wrong.
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FOR FUN: We searched the darkest corners of the internet for the strangest
Pokémon Go headlines so you don't have to.
MUSIC: The
Avett Brothers play Northern Quest Resort and Casino tomorrow night.
IN OTHER NEWS
• Three
Baton Rouge police officers were
killed, and three more were injured Sunday. Officials have identified the lone gunman as
Gavin Long, who was killed by police at the scene. The attack comes 10 days after five officers in Dallas were killed by a sniper.
Another
officer in Milwaukee was also shot at Sunday. The officer was taken to the hospital with
non-life threatening injuries. The suspect killed himself shortly after firing at the officer.
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Kootenai County is planning a
126-bed, $11.9 million expansion to its jail. The additional space is expected to be up and running in 2018. Meanwhile, Spokane County is trying to
empty its jail. (
Coeur d'Alene Press,
Inlander)
• The third
Baltimore police officer to face criminal charges in the death of Freddie Gray was
acquitted this morning. Lt. Brian Rice was charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office. Two more officers have been charged in Gray's death.
• In the aftermath of a failed
coup in Turkey, 9,000 police officers were fired, 6,000 military personnel were arrested and nearly 3,000 judges were suspended.
• The Republican National Convention starts today in Cleveland.
What you should watch for.