June 27, 2011 in News Norma “Duffy” Lyon, whose life-size butter sculptures of cows, Elvis and even Jesus and his disciples delighted Iowa state fairgoers for nearly half a century, has died. She was 81. 1

June 27, 2011 in City A homicide suspect from Tucson, Ariz., was arrested in Spokane on Saturday after a school resource deputy and his Explorer partner spotted him sleeping inside a stolen pickup. 6

June 27, 2011 in News SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities say a suspect in a 1983 murder in Oklahoma was arrested when he showed up at the U.S. border in Washington state and tried to enroll … 2

June 27, 2011 in Nation/World, Region A small food company in the northernmost reaches of Idaho is reeling in the wake of a salmonella outbreak that federal and state health investigators suspect may have come from … 3

June 27, 2011 in Idaho Retired Judge Duff McKee, a state hearing officer, has issued a 63-page ruling on the proposed Imperial Oil/ExxonMobil megaloads on Highway 12, recommending they be permitted. 2

June 27, 2011 in News LONDON (AP) — One of Margaret Thatcher’s famous handbags fetched 25,000 pounds ($39,953) at a London charity auction Monday.

June 27, 2011 in News Three dialysis patients have received the world’s first blood vessels grown in a lab from donated skin cells. It’s a key step toward creating a supply of ready-to-use arteries and …

June 27, 2011 in News Whew, that was close. An asteroid the size of a tour bus streaked harmlessly past Earth on Monday, passing within 7,600 miles. Discovered only last week, the relatively small space … 4

June 27, 2011 in Nation/World A jury has convicted Rod Blagojevich of trying to sell or trade President Barack Obama’s old Senate seat and other corruption charges. 13

June 27, 2011 in Nation/World Los Alamos County officials are ordering a mandatory evacuation of the northern New Mexico community of Los Alamos because of the threat from a fast-moving wildfire. 2

June 27, 2011 in Region Efforts to reduce wolf numbers around Elk City, Idaho, which is southeast of Lewiston, and in the Lolo Elk Hunting Zone have been largely fruitless more than a month after … 1

June 27, 2011 in Idaho The effort to recall Idaho state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna has officially failed, with backers falling well short of the 158,000-plus signatures needed by today’s deadline to force a … 10

June 27, 2011 in Nation/World The National Park Service today released new architectural drawings of the first phase of the Flight 93 memorial, which is to be dedicated in time for the 10th anniversary of … 1

June 27, 2011 in Nation/World The Supreme Court today refused to let California regulate the sale or rental of violent video games to children, saying governments do not have the power to “restrict the ideas … 25

June 27, 2011 in City, Idaho Warmer weather returns to the Inland Northwest this week with highs going to the upper 70s to mid-80s.

June 27, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The Endangered Species Act has long had its foes, particularly in the West. But in recent months, the law has taken an unprecedented hit from Congress. Republicans, led … 18

June 27, 2011 in City on Page A1 If you think the construction backups on Interstate 90 in Spokane have been bad so far this year, just wait until next month. On July 11, yet another freeway construction …

June 27, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A2 CHICAGO – If your preschooler can’t sleep, turn off the violence and nighttime TV. That’s the message in a new study that found sleep problems are more common in 3- … 2

June 27, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 CHICAGO – More than 200 United Methodist clergy in Illinois have pledged to flout church policy and bless unions for same-sex couples, putting their jobs, homes and callings in jeopardy …

June 27, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 SPARKS, Nev. – A Nevada trucking company under scrutiny for a fiery crash with an Amtrak train that left at least six dead has been cited repeatedly by state authorities …

June 27, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A3 MADISON, Wis. – A member of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s liberal faction has accused a conservative justice of choking her during an argument in her office earlier this month – … 8

June 27, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A4 DAKAR, Senegal – Hundreds of Muslim protesters descended on a Jehovah’s Witness temple and a bar in a conservative Muslim neighborhood of the Senegalese capital on Sunday, setting the buildings … 1