January 24, 2011 in Sports Gonzaga men’s basketball forward Elias Harris has some thoughts on why his performance this season hasn’t matched his impressive freshman year. Perhaps too many thoughts. “Compared to last season, I … 1

January 24, 2011 in Sports LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Jay Cutler finally got some protection. The Chicago Bears rushed to their quarterback’s defense on Monday, blasting current and former players who in Twitter posts questioned … 1

  January 24, 2011 in News, City The search to find the person who left a “lethal” bomb along the planned route of the Martin Luther King Jr. march has entered its second week without federal authorities … 1

January 24, 2011 in News, City Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich hopes to profit from former Spokane County Treasurer Skip Chilberg’s recent re-election defeat. 3

January 24, 2011 in Features, City Kodo, the Japanese drum group, has canceled its Wednesday performance at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox.

January 24, 2011 in News, City On a largely party-line vote Monday, the state House sent the Senate some $348 million in cuts and other changes to the state’s general fund budget over the next five … 7

January 24, 2011 in Idaho Idaho lawmakers called their state parks director on the carpet Monday over letters that were sent to 32,000 boaters about the possible closure of the Third Street boat launch in … 4

January 24, 2011 in News OLYMPIA — Skiers who venture into closed, dangerous areas could be fined up to $1,000 under a proposal being considered by the state Senate. 5

January 24, 2011 in City A power outage caused by basement flooding at Geiger Corrections Center on Sunday, “reflects the challenges of keeping the pre-World War II facility operational,” the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said …

January 24, 2011 in Idaho University of Idaho President Duane Nellis warned state lawmakers today that budget cuts like those the university has taken for the past two years are “not sustainable.” 10

January 24, 2011 in News The Washington Department of Ecology has canceled a burn ban in Stevens County because of improving air quality.

January 24, 2011 in City MOSCOW (AP) — An explosion ripped through the international arrivals hall at Moscow’s busiest airport on Monday, killing at least 31 people and wounding up to 145 as it coated …

January 24, 2011 in Region The last vehicle registered to motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel was sold for $100,000 at a weekend auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., but the vehicle will be staying in Butte. 1

January 24, 2011 in City, Idaho A Mead-area man was injured Sunday evening when he failed to negotiate a roundabout at Mount Spokane Park Drive and Bruce Road.

January 24, 2011 in City Five occupants of a home in southeast Spokane escaped their burning split-level residence Sunday night before firefighters arrived to extinguish the blaze.

January 24, 2011 in City, Idaho Light freezing rain was reported at Spokane International Airport this morning, but forecasters said the threat of ice is going away this afternoon. 1

January 24, 2011 in City on Page A1 Eight Spokane-area bus routes would be cut along with 18 driver positions under the latest version of a money-saving proposal by the Spokane Transit Authority. STA officials spent the past … 27

January 24, 2011 in Region on Page A1 Two people were killed and two sheriff’s deputies were wounded in a shootout outside a Walmart in Port Orchard, Wash., on Sunday afternoon, according to the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office. … 4

January 24, 2011 in City on Page A1 As a child on Green Bluff, Byron Siemers remembers watching his dad sell potatoes in 100-pound bags, hauling the load down the steep steps into his customers’ root cellars. Later, …

January 24, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 NEW YORK – An arctic blast from Canada is responsible for some of the frigid temperatures in the northern U.S. and some of the coldest air to hit the Northeast …