Today’s headlines:
- There are times when the Spokane River runs high and there are times where parts of it don’t run at all. This is one of those times.
- School begins Wednesday in Spokane’s Central Valley district. Several buildings have new security features.
- Washington community college officials plan to ask the legislature for more operating money next year.
- North Idaho’s Upper Smith fire is one of the longest burning of the season. We’ll talk about it with its outgoing incident commander.
We’ll have those stories, coming up on SPR News Today.
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Part of the Spokane River has run dry for the second consecutive year. The affected stretch is in Spokane Valley, between Barker Road and Sullivan Road. SPR’s Audrey Nelson has more…