HBO’s Best Of The INW — 2/9/09

Participants in the Polar Bear Float at Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, hit the waters of the Portneuf River running on Saturday afternoon. The float was part of the Fire & Ice Fest this weekend. (AP Photo/Idaho State Journal, Bill Schaefer)

• Folksy Montanan at center of Bolivia’s land wars /Helena Independent-Record
• Autopsy to be performed on woman dragged for a mile /KXLY
• Idahoans showcase western culture to Special Olympians /Idaho Press-Tribune
• WSU student’s 1971 murder remains a mystery /Lewiston Tribune
• Science video upsets conservative Missoula father /Missoulian
• Montanans find vacationer’s dog after six months /Missoulian