8:10 a.m. A major network problem with the SR's telephone carrier XO Communications took down the phone line to our Coeur d’Alene office as well as many other business customers including the Nickels Worth. XO is working on the problem and has not given us an estimated repair time. Customers calling the SR's Coeur d’Alene office at 208-765-7100 or any of the other direct-dial numbers  have not been able to complete the calls. Update (11:58 a.m.): XO fixes line problems.

• 11:36 a.m. A pregnant woman can't follow emergency CPR instructions on an unconscious male @ Kaleigh Court & Spokane/CdA.
• 11:30 a.m. R/P reports that he sees smoke on a mountain side above Spirit Lake.
• 11:10 a.m. A parade of about 100 ex-cop motorcyclists just went past the SR building on Northwest Boulevard, headed for Sherman Avenue. CPD Blue said moments ago that some of the riders are having trouble driving at such a low speed.
• 10:50 a.m. A man is suffering swelling lips and gums as a result of an allergic reaction after being stung by several wasps @ O'Connell & Atlas.
• 10:20 a.m. Shoshone County is reporting a motorcycle crash on w/b I-90 @ M/P 34. Motorcyclist w/o helmet blew a tire. But he's walking around. Update (10:31 a.m.): Rider suffered only a road rash.
• 9:22 a.m. A deputy reports that a distraught female is walking along Meyer Road, a half mile south of Quail Ridge/Rathdrum area.