Idaho Gov. Butch Otter speaks at the Associated Taxpayers of Idaho conference on Wednesday, warning of a tough legislative session ahead in January with looming budget cuts Wednesday. (Betsy Russell/SR)

• Idaho dad gets closure after seeing daughter's killer executed/KTVB
• Poll: Montanans unhappy with Obama/Helena Independent-Record
• Idahoans are (reasonably) healthy/Idaho Statesman
• Man with 75 missed court dates gets jail furlough/Meghann Cuniff, Sirens & Gavels
• Lights to warn drivers of moose on Steakhouse Hill'/KHQ
• Fulcher: No tax hike in 2010/Idaho Statesman
• Man Tased in butt sues Boise/Idaho Statesman
• Craig to cattlemen: 'Stay engaged' in political process/Twin Falls Times-News
• Kalispell, Mont., gets a bypass/Daily Inter Lake
• Orbusmax Special: See the original Runner's World photo that Newsweek used for the controversial Sarah Palin cover here.