[Seattle artist now has a statue at each major stadium in city

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A Seattle artist now has a statue at each of the three major stadiums in the city. Officials organizing local events for the World Cup revealed his latest at Lumen Field today [MON].

More from KNKX Arts and Culture Reporter Freddy Monares.

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office will finally boost its staffing levels. OPB's Erik Neumann reports, the Southwest Washington county ranks among the lowest staffed per capita in the state.

It’s the kind of news one literally chokes on: the Eugene-Springfield area ranks in the top three worst metropolitan areas in the U.S. for air quality. KLCC’s Brian Bull reports.

Southern Oregon University’s Board of Trustees on Tuesday will hear the major findings from a consultant’s study assessing the school’s financial situation.

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HOST LEDE: Turning in late library books can be kind of embarrassing. But imagine if those books were *decades overdue. [N-W-P-B’s Courtney Flatt has this story about a couple VERY late books.] [0:11]

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There are now two books at the Richland Public Library that definitely don’t have that new book smell. They were last checked out in the 19-60s.

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Washington state is suing the company that owns Safeway and Albertsons grocery stores. KUOW’s Scott Greenstone has more.

Two runners in yesterday’s Eugene Marathon did so in honor of their friend, who was killed in a local traffic accident in January.

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