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MUSIC: The Shins are coming to Spokane in September to play at the Knitting Factory; tickets go on sale Friday.


IN OTHER NEWS

That's what police are for
The convicted felon who pointed an assault rifle at the Union Gospel Mission last week says he carries the firearm to "clean up the streets." Nicholas McRae made his first appearance in court Monday, charged with attempting to elude, vehicle hit-and-run and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. (KREM)

Dad news
You may have seen the Spokane Craigslist ad looking for a "generic father figure" for an upcoming BBQ. The Spokesman-Review talked to the group responsible for the post, which has gone viral; they say there's now one more requirement, other than being able to "talk about dad things, like lawnmowers, building your own deck, Jimmy Buffett." The generic father figure actually must be Bill Murray.

Murder trial set to begin
The trial of a suspected serial killer who allegedly murdered three women in 1990 starts Friday. The accused killer, Donna Perry, was Douglas Perry before undergoing gender reassignment surgery in 2000. (KXLY)

Punished for leaking
Yesterday, the Intercept broke a story on a top-secret NSA report detailing Russian hacking days before the election. Now the intelligence contractor who leaked the documents is being charged for sending classified material to a news website. (New York Times)