5:12 p.m. A bale of hay is in the road @ H95 & M/P 426 (Cougar Creek Bridge).
5:07 p.m. A dryer exploded on Gilbert Avenue, causing a small fire that the home owner extinguished.
4:39 p.m. A 25YO female has overdosed on unknown drugs @ Coeur d'Alene Casino.
4:18 p.m. A tenant at Tamarack RV Park/Government Way reports another tenant threatned him with a sword.
4:17 p.m. A dog is locked in a vehicle @ Midtown Safeway.
4:07 p.m. One vehicle is on its top against the median after a two-vehicle crash @ e/b I-90 @ M/P 15 (Potlatch Hill). A steel barrier has suffered significant damage. Update: (4:30 p.m.) EMTs are transporting 4 patients to KMC. ISP has asked that the electronic highway sign @ M/P 8 be activated to warn of the crash.
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3:45 p.m. A Post Falls woman reports her 13YO daughter saw a pot plant in her ex-husband's home.
3:34 p.m. A 2YO boy in diapers was missing for 15 minutes before his mother called PFPD Blue. The boy was found inside the William Street home 5 minutes later.
2:19 p.m. A 2YO has swallowed a whole bottle of shampoo in 3200 block of 13th/CdA.
2:18 p.m. A chip truck is spraying chips all over road @ H95 & Chilco Avenue.
2:16 p.m. A dozen vehicles are parked in no-parking zone @ Mill River Park.
1:58 p.m. 14YO boy hurt himself while diving into Spokane River at Black Bay Park.
1:23 p.m. R/P reports friend with a history of suicide attempts on 18th Street/CdA texted to say she's taken 24 sleeping pills.
12:33 p.m. A red Dodge with a trailer is parked in a no-parking zone @ Par 3 Golf Course Road/Twin Lakes, preventing other boaters from turning their vehicles around.
12:27 p.m. A dog is barking after being left in a vehicle @ the Fred Meyer parking lot.
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.