"At first glance," writes Kerri Thoreson/OnLocation North Idaho, "I thought I'd spotted an eight-legged and very wide sheep in a farmer's field on the Rathdrum Prairie. Alas, it was a pair of wooley pals staying warm on a frosty morning." Kerri has several new photos on her blog.

• Idaho appeals court considers curfew challenge/Idaho Statesman
• KREM2 poll support for Obama surges in 2nd part of day/KREM2
• Senators criticize new rules on secret tax deals/Eye On Boise
• Idaho lawmakers to vote on not taking pay hike/Idaho Statesman
• Snowfall puts Lakeland School District in 100K hole/KXLY

• Idaho's who attended inauguration awed by Obama speech/Idaho Statesman
• A liquor dispensary by any other name/Eye On Boise
• Minnick, Risch look forward to bipartisan cooperation/KTVB
• Minnick opens 3 field offices, including one in CDA/KTVB
• Driver pleads guilty to ramming tavern/AP