Dan Pelle/Spokesman-Review

Chris Mattos (left) and Brody Voge of the Juventus 93 U-14 soccer team from Vancouver, Washington get in a snowball fight as part of their pre-game warmup before playing in a State Cup game against the River City Steeler of Spokane, at Plantes Ferry Park Sunday. It took nearly 3 days to clear the field to make it playable. Story here.

1. A 32-year-old Bellevue man is being held in the Ada County Jail after hitting a Boise police officer in the face with an icy snowball near 6th and Main early Sunday morning here/Idaho Statesman.

2. Thomas S. Monson has been chosen as the 16th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the church said Monday here/Idaho Statesman.

3. A Depression-era law requiring 95 percent of workers on state projects to be "bonafide Idahoans" could slow renovation of the capitol building and is subject to a repeal effort here/KTVB.

4. SR Blogs: Throwing tantrums in public/Lisa P., Parents Council; Brown, Marr to endorse Obama/Rich Roesler, Eye On Olympia; A freezer experiment/Lori Hutson, Fresh Sheet; Super Bowl hangover/ Thuy Nguyen, Daily Briefing; and Google testing new system/Tom Sowa, TXT.

5. News Roundup: Pend Oreille River bridge is deteriorating/SR; Gingrich coming to Boise/Statesman; Some Idaho minorities say racism remains/KTVB; Wrong inmate released from Geiger/KXLY; and Avalanche temporarily closes I90 near Lookout Pass/Missoulian.

6. IMHO: Just about everybody wants Obama, McCain/Randy Stapilus, Ridenbaugh Press; Craig case shows why Congress needs oversight/Spokesman-Review; Mayor Mary's snow job falls on deaf ears/Doug Clark, SR; A big-ticket race in 1st District?/Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman; and Cougs can't make it too fine a point/John Blanchette, SR.

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