April 29, 2011 in Nation/World It was THE question of the royal wedding, and Kate Middleton didn’t disappoint.

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World Bleary-eyed Americans woke before dawn today to watch Britain’s Prince William marry his longtime sweetheart, Kate Middleton, gathering before screens in living rooms and restaurants across the country to watch …

April 29, 2011 in City, Idaho An unusual weather system dropping southward from British Columbia and Alberta brought snow to the Spokane region early today and light rain this afternoon. 2

April 29, 2011 in City on Page A1 OLYMPIA – A legislative proposal to release some inmates a few months early as a budget-saving measure is a bad idea, Washington prison officials warned Thursday. The state already ordered … 1

April 29, 2011 in City on Page A1 Developers of the highly anticipated Kendall Yards project violated an agreement with the city that allows the project to receive tax subsidies to build streets, sewers and other infrastructure. Greenstone … 28

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. – Firefighters searched one splintered pile after another for survivors Thursday, combing the remains of houses and neighborhoods pulverized by the nation’s deadliest tornado outbreak in almost … 1

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW ORLEANS – A surge of water not seen since the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 is forecast in coming days to test the enormous levees lining the Mississippi River …

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – It’s a sight many Americans would surely love to see: a recovering Rep. Gabrielle Giffords watching as her astronaut husband blasts off into space. But it’s unlikely … 2

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 Placerville, Calif. – A married couple charged with kidnapping Jaycee Dugard when she was 11 and holding her captive for nearly 20 years pleaded guilty to their crimes Thursday under …

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 NEW YORK – A feuding couple who built a wall through their house because neither husband nor wife would give it up were granted a divorce after six years and …

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 Seoul, South Korea – Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter said Thursday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il wants direct talks with South Korea’s leader – an offer unlikely to …

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 Other developments in the Arab world’s unrest: • Libya : Moammar Gadhafi’s forces shelled civilian areas in the rebel-held city of Misrata, killing 10 people. Regime supporters and opponents battled …

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 BEIJING – Three years after China was rocked by a scandal over deadly tainted milk, the country is once again grappling with concerns over food safety. In recent weeks, reports …

April 29, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A6 CHICAGO – A day after a swarm of deadly tornadoes tore across the South, scientists who study the maddening, unpredictable storms were left with few answers Thursday – other than … 2

April 29, 2011 in City on Page A7 BOISE – The alleged victim in a murder-for-hire plot supposedly hatched by her husband told jurors Thursday she knew he was talking to other women online but that it was …

April 29, 2011 in City on Page A7 Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center is restricting showers, serving bottled water and replacing parts of its water system after three patients tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease. …

April 29, 2011 in City on Page A7 From our archives, 100 years ago A Spokane youth, “frenzied by religion,” offered himself on the banks of Hangman Creek as a burnt sacrifice.