May 30, 2011 in City Traffic cameras in the Spokane region showed that Interstate 90 is backed up eastbound at Thomas Mallen Road, but the line of vehicles has been getting shorter as the evening … 1

May 30, 2011 in City An intoxicated North Idaho man was shot in the groin on Saturday night after refusing orders to leave private property on the North Side, authorities said. 16

  May 30, 2011 in City on Page A1 The war on terror reached a critical milestone this year with the daring commando raid that killed 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden. America and, indeed, much of the world cheered. … 4

May 30, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Space shuttle Endeavour is on its way home. The shuttle undocked from the International Space Station late Sunday, ending nearly two weeks of joint flight. Endeavour …

May 30, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama plans to nominate his top Russia adviser as the next U.S. ambassador to that country, a man who helped the administration’s work to “reset” the …

May 30, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – Two top Republicans said Sunday that they oppose raising the nation’s debt ceiling without major cuts in the federal budget deficit, suggesting that the GOP may be heading … 34

May 30, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 KABUL, Afghanistan – A NATO airstrike targeting insurgents fighting from a residential compound in the volatile southwestern province of Helmand inadvertently killed at least nine civilians, NATO officials said today, …

May 30, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 SANAA, Yemen – Hundreds of Islamic militants cemented control over a town in southern Yemen on Sunday, even seizing army tanks, military officials said, while breakaway army units encouraged other …

May 30, 2011 in City on Page A5 From our archives, 100 years ago A revival meeting turned into a mini-riot as angry women in the congregation tossed whatever came to hand – their Bibles and hymnals – …

May 30, 2011 in City on Page A5 The Slice By Paul Turner

May 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 The following offices and services will be affected by the Memorial Day holiday today. • City, county, state and federal offices are closed.

May 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 Today • Greenwood Memorial Terrace open house. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. An Andrews Sisters Tribute Show will take place at noon and 1:30 p.m. in the chapel to honor …

May 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell says Washington state drivers will spend an estimated $672 million more for gas this summer than they did last summer. The Democrat’s office conducted … 4

May 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 HELENA – There have been a half-dozen encounters between grizzly bears and humans reported in Montana this month alone, a number experts attribute to a growing bear population stuck in … 2

May 30, 2011 in City on Page A6 A crew on Tuesday will resume work started last year along 11 blocks of West Second Avenue in downtown Spokane. The work will take about two weeks and cover Second …

May 30, 2011 in Opinion on Page A7 So it looks like we’re doomed. Again. Having found the world intact on May 21, the day he’d said the world would end, Harold Camping, an 89-year-old radio preacher from …

May 30, 2011 in Region on Page A8 More rain began falling Sunday on soaked Montana communities after more than a week of floods in the region, along with a heavy mountain snowpack and burgeoning dams, prompted states …