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An announcement: We're spicing things up for your daily news briefs. For many years (possibly more than I've been alive) we've brought you headlines under the banner of "The Morning News." Today, we're changing the name. It's Slog AM. Don't worry. We're still going to cover all the stories you need to know to start your day, in Seattle and beyond. But I'll bring them to you earlier and with some new perks. Who doesn't like perks?

Fatal officer-involved shooting in Snohomish County: According to his wife, a Lake Stevens man was “suicidal” and “wanted the police to kill him.” At around 9 p.m., when confronted by Snohomish deputies the man refused to put down his firearm. Three deputies opened fire. The man died at the scene.

Suspected school shooting in Texas: A suspect is in custody after opening fire at a high school south of Dallas Monday morning. One victim has been hospitalized.


‘Amazon Go’ store opens to the public today: The 14-month trial run for the cashier-less convenience comes to an end today. Now, all shoppers can experience the joy of shopping without lines or cumbersome small talk as long as they have the ‘Amazon Go’ app downloaded on their phones. Apparently there are still glitches so maybe you’ll get charged for something you didn’t take or you could accidentally steal something. I love a gamble.

If you really want to depress yourself this Monday take a look at the people already in line at the ‘Amazon Go’ store:


It basically offers snacks and some grocery items. And isn’t the point of it to not stand in line?

Let there be light! After months and months without power, San Juan, Puerto Rico celebrated when the lights finally came back on.


A series of 2011-era texts have been central to six years of debate: Glenda Nessen, sheriff’s deputy, alleged that Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist tried to sabotage her career in 2011 after she publicly opposed his first campaign for office. The evidence was in a series of text messages sent during one week. After six years, the judge ruled that nine of the 17 texts on Lindquist’s private phone are public records.

If you care about how “I, Tonya” relates to Washington State: Here’s this article. It’s about the guy that kneecapped Nancy Kerrigan. It basically describes the plot of the movie with added backstory that Shane Stant, the attacker, bussed tables in Lake City at one point.

More in ice skating news: Someone died ice skating in Spokane. This confirms every amateur skater’s fears about falling on the ice. Yeah, you’re more likely to just bump an elbow, but you could also die. The Spokane ice rink is making helmets available for no charge after this incident.

No license, no problem: If this new bill in Olympia passes, driving with a suspended license will no longer be classified as a misdemeanor. This is great news for the disproportionately affected Native American and black communities who are respectively two and three times more likely to get charged than whites. Shall we talk racial profiling?

Big news: It’s going to be wet and cold this week.

Huge news, Washington state Republicans are speaking up about environmental issues: No one wants Ryan Zinke to bring coastal drilling anywhere near Washington state. This includes Republican representatives Dave Reichert and Jaime Herrera-Beutler who wrote a letter to Zinke in opposition of drilling in Washington.

Ferries are back, baby! Ferry ridership reached a 15-year high on Washington State ferry routes. Ferries carried 10.6 million vehicles and 13.8 million people last year.

Well, we know who’s going to be playing in the Super Bowl now: It’s the New England Patriots (boo) and the Philadelphia Eagles in SBLII, folks. No one missed out on the games since the Pentagon TV network was able to air the games to overseas military families despite the government shutdown. Here’s apparently why the games were awesome:


My 12-year-old brother: went into great detail about the playoff game results. He responded for comment through his representatives (his mother):

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If it was so unexpected Cody, why did Philadelphia grease its street poles? Eagles fans are so rowdy that authorities feared a win would send them to new heights. Including the top of street poles.


The aptly dubbed ‘Crisco Cops’ couldn’t prune Eagles’ fans’ wings forever it seems:


Inspiring.


Day 3 of the government shutdown and: Russian bots are making #SchumerShutdown trend on social media. Nearly 600 accounts tied to Russian influence projects are tracked by The Alliance for Securing Democracy. They found that the hashtag trend was tied to promotion from these accounts. The shutdown blame game is ongoing from both sides of the aisle. A vote whether or not to end the shutdown is scheduled for 9 a.m. PST today.

The Women's Marches this weekend had huge turnouts: If you missed it, get caught up on some of our coverage.

It may be Monday, but there are still awesome local events happening tonight: Like the State of the Theatre: Playwriting in the Age of Trump panel, the beginning of the last week of the Shellfish Showcase, and dvsn’s concert at the Showbox. Check out our complete Things To Do calendar for everything else happening this week.