January 17, 2012 in Sports PULLMAN – Coach Ken Bone says at times it’s a matter of simply being outmanned. Brock Motum thinks Washington State just needs to box out better in its 2-3 zone. …

January 17, 2012 in Sports Gonzaga freshman forward Ryan Spangler was doing one the things he does best – rebounding – but an ill-timed collision left him with a broken pinkie finger on his left …

January 17, 2012 in News A 9-year-old Coeur d’Alene girl is missing, and police are fearful the extreme winter weather in North Idaho is putting the child in danger. 4

January 17, 2012 in Idaho Minority Democrats in the Idaho Legislature announced three new ethics reform proposals Tuesday and called on Republicans to work with them on the bills - and the Republicans agreed. The …

January 17, 2012 in News A fourth person has died from injuries sustained in a New Year’s Day accident outside Reardan. Kenneth C. McIntyre, 52, died on Friday at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane

January 17, 2012 in Idaho Big trucks could drive 75 on Idaho’s freeways, just like cars, under legislation introduced in the state Senate Transportation Committee today at the behest of its chairman, Sen. Jim Hammond, … 42

January 17, 2012 in Idaho Medical marijuana legislation was introduced in the Idaho House today, where Rep. Tom Trail, R-Moscow, introduced HB 370 as a personal bill. 13

January 17, 2012 in Idaho, Region The first blast of a major snow storm hit Spokane this afternoon, with swirling snow and gusty winds. In North Idaho, the Idaho State Police advised motorists traveling I-90 to … 20

January 17, 2012 in Idaho, Outdoors WALLACE — A state wildlife official says an investigation has failed to find clear evidence that a dog died in an attack by wolves last week in northern Idaho. 10

January 17, 2012 in Idaho BOISE — A new state report shows that Idaho ranks last among its neighbors for providing state and local financial aid to college students. 12

January 17, 2012 in Nation/World ROME — Five more bodies were found Tuesday from a crippled cruise ship, and a shocking audio emerged in which the ship’s captain was heard making excuses as an Italian …

January 17, 2012 in Idaho An Idaho couple died after the man lost control of his car south of St. Maries on Monday night. 2

January 17, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Republicans would cut federal employee benefits. President Barack Obama would raise fees for airline passengers and eliminate Saturday mail delivery. Democrats in Congress would charge employers higher premiums … 15

January 17, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A1 ROME – Italy’s cruise liner tragedy turned into an environmental crisis Monday, as rough seas battering the stricken ship raised fears that fuel might leak into pristine waters off Tuscany …

January 17, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A2 LONDON – British scientists have found scores of fossils the great evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin and his peers collected but that had been lost for more than 150 years. Dr. …

January 17, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – His rival Republican presidential candidates slammed Mitt Romney Monday night in an increasingly desperate effort to stop his momentum toward possible victory in Saturday’s South Carolina …

January 17, 2012 in Nation/World on Page A3 ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Crews began transferring 1.3 million gallons of fuel Monday from a Russian fuel tanker to the iced-in western Alaska city of Nome. The offloading began near sundown, …