Local handyman Steve Morris of Coeur d'Alene was hired by a Hauser Lake resident to shore up the bank near their home on Monday. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)

• Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR
• Ski season starts soon/Jeff Selle, Press
• Warming shelters heating up/Brian Walker, Press
• Athol shop burglarized for 3rd time since July/Press
• Tri-Cities bride goes to jail for biting groom/Associated Press
• Gonzaga students submit appeal for having guns/Cory Howard, KHQ
• Moms want nearly nude baristas to cover up/Jenica Villamor, KREM2
• Romney endorses Congressman Simpson/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise
• Sheriff: Shooting of Malamute near Lolo Pass not crininal/Rob Chaney, Missoulian
• Credit card fraud raises concerns re: possible ties to local URM stores/Tom Sowa, SR