Strip club will become housing — The city of Portland will buy property currently occupied by a strip club to tear it down and build 200 to 300 affordable apartments. Portland’s City Council on Wednesday approved spending $3.7 million on the 50,000-square foot property on Southeast Powell Boulevard at Southeast 30th Avenue. The city will close the deal September 30, when the Safari Showclub will have to cease operations. The city currently plans to use money from transient lodging taxes to buy and develop the property. Housing Bureau Director Kurt Creager says redeveloping the site will take years including two years just to get permits to develop it. In the meantime, the city hopes to renovate the building to use as a shelter for women and children.

Wolf kill — Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife authorities shot and killed two adult wolves in response to multiple attacks on cattle grazing in Northeast Oregon. Department spokeswoman Michelle Dennehey said one wolf was killed Sunday night and a second was shot Tuesday morning. She says one was shot from the ground and one from the air. Ranchers in the area have complained about the pack for some time and asked authorities to kill the entire pack, which included 10 wolves at the end of 2016 and at least seven this past spring.