April 1, 2011 in News A multi-agency, international search for a missing Canadian couple is underway.

April 1, 2011 in City, Idaho The lead firearms instructor for the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving last weekend in Coeur d’Alene. 24

April 1, 2011 in News A Spokane woman was melting wax to make candles when the wax caught on fire and spread to her kitchen cabinets and throughout her kitchen.

April 1, 2011 in Sports Three days after his second season at Washington State ended, basketball coach Ken Bone met with the media to answer questions about his 22-13 team.

April 1, 2011 in News A 6-week-old Dalmatian puppy found abandoned in a trash bin is now in foster care. 4

April 1, 2011 in Sports Fresh from taking the Gonzaga women’s basketball team to the NCAA round of eight, coach Kelly Graves said Friday he has signed a 10-year contract to remain at the school.

April 1, 2011 in News, City The Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation on Friday issued a letter of protest to Fox News due to statements commentator John Stossel made about Native Americans, following a similar … 18

April 1, 2011 in Idaho The Idaho House has voted 44-26 in favor of SB 1184, the final bill in state schools Superintendent Tom Luna’s three-bill school reform plan. The controversial bill calls for phasing … 5

April 1, 2011 in City OLYMPIA — A plan to rearrange state cultural agencies and find money for Spokane’s Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture is on hold today after a House committee couldn’t be … 1

April 1, 2011 in News, Idaho A California man was killed early this morning while travelling “at a high rate of speed” on state Highway 41 in Oldtown, the Idaho State Police reported.

April 1, 2011 in Region Mudslides just north of Leavenworth have closed U.S. Highway 2 for approximately 16 miles.

April 1, 2011 in City, Idaho March may have ended as the third wettest in Spokane since records started in 1881, but April is going to pick up where March left off. 2

April 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Congressional leaders are inching closer to a deal on how much to cut federal spending for the next six months – and pretty much ignoring the spending-cut absolutists … 37

April 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 Be careful. On this day when friends often pull practical jokes, remember that sometimes things can backfire – terribly. 14

April 1, 2011 in City on Page A1 Rogers High School was already showing signs of improvement in student attendance, behavior and academics, but a three-year, $4 million federal grant announced Thursday will help the school keep up … 3

April 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 YORBA LINDA, Calif. – For years, Richard Nixon’s presidential library was accused of committing another Watergate cover-up. But now, archivists say, the stonewalling is over. The library opened an expanded …

April 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 New York – A highly venomous Egyptian cobra that went missing at the Bronx Zoo was found Thursday after nearly a week on the lam in the reptile house, zoo …

April 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 WASHINGTON – For the first time, women’s death rates from lung cancer are dropping, possibly a turning point in the smoking-fueled epidemic. It’s a small decline, says the nation’s annual …

April 1, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 LOS ANGELES – Three weeks after a huge fish die-off in Southern California, officials said Thursday they have a body count but still can’t say what drove 175 tons of …