Legislators weren't happy with the latest snafu involving the state's broadband system for schools. Kevin Richert/IdahoED News provides some quotes and some context: “I don’t see this as our problem,” said Rep. George Eskridge, R-Dover, who urged state Department of Administration Director Teresa Luna to…
Opera singer Renee Fleming who will sing the National Anthem before the NFL Super Bowl XLVIII football game holds the game ball during a press conference Thursday in New York. (AP Photo) Question: How much of the National Anthem can you sing without looking at…
The problem with spending time in Darkness is that you begin to reflect their characteristics despite your good intentions. There is no good that can be gained from HBO besides helping DOoFus earn a salary. He does that by driving web hits which he can…
11:54 a.m. Lift assist needed for someone who has fallen W@ 700 block of W. Walnut/CdA. 11:03 a.m. Diabetic having problem @ 1100 block of E. Mullan Avenue/CdA. 10:59 a.m. Yellow-and-white dog running loose on e/b I-90/MP 9 (east of Huetter rest stop). 10:53 a.m.…
Wednesday Poll: 101 of 187 respondents (54.01%) said that the Legislature shouldn't increase speed limits to 80 mph anywhere in the state. 81 of 187 respondents (43.32%) said the speed limit should be increased to 80 mph in some places. 5 respondents (2.67%) were undecided.…
Seattle Seahawks assistant head coach Tom Cable watches players during warm-ups before NFL football practice at the team's indoor facility last week in Renton, Wash. Cable, a former University of Idaho football coach, is one of the reasons that the Seattle Seahawks are in Sunday's…
Gov. Butch Otter responded aggressively to challenger Russ Fulcher’s continued hammering of Otter for creating the state-run health insurance exchange, Your Health Idaho. Otter says Fulcher, R-Meridian, the Idaho Senate’s majority caucus chairman, “favors allowing the Obama administration to impose a federal insurance exchange in…
Only two states have a lower crime rate than Idaho. Only one has a higher proportion of its population caught up in the corrections system. One of every 18 Idaho adults is on probation, in prison or on parole. Why? One explanation: Idaho's penalties for…
Late last year, St. Louis Public Radio and NPR launched an interactive data project that lets Missouri voters see just how much money their state representative has accepted from lobbyists. It's an easy-to-navigate visual that gives people a sense of the kinds of relationships that…
State Department of Administration Director Teresa Luna is requesting a supplemental appropriation of $14.45 million for unexpected costs for the Idaho Education Network – about half of that for the current year, and half for next year – after the state failed to receive federal…
Coeur d'Alene Mayor Steve Widmyer has picked a 13-member selection committee to hire the city's new police chief, a group which includes former mayoral candidate Mary Souza, pictured. "We had a talk after the election and I told her that if she ever wanted to…
The woman described only as “Bette in Spokane” during a nationally televised address by U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers said Wednesday she had no idea her frustrations over increasing insurance premiums would become part of the Republican attack on health care reform. Not that Bette…
Charlie Schmidt holds Keyboard Cat, the feature actor in his YouTube videos, on Wednesday in his Spokane studio. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley) I probably don’t have to remind you that Sunday might be the biggest sports day in Washington history. Most of you have already…
The family of a man whose nose was broken during an assault outside a downtown restaurant Monday night plans to appeal to the city to address what his son calls “an epidemic” of downtown violence. Bruce Palmer, 56, was leaving the Steam Plant off South…
The level of support the Coeur d'Alene School District receives from the community it serves was noted as one of the public school system's defining characteristics Wednesday by Superintendent Matt Handelman, pictured. "I've appreciated it. I've been wowed by it," Handelman said at the start…
Santa Clara forward Nate Kratch (43) battles for a loose ball against Gonzaga forward Sam Dower, left, in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game tonight in Santa Clara, Calif. Sam Dower sank a three-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in the game to…
I was wondering how long it'd take for NIC Trustee Todd Banducci to go into a rant against the "educational liberal mind" and "elite educated" on college campuses. He's hidden his political ideology fairly well during his first year of playing second fiddle for the…
This undated frame grab provided by Anheuser-Busch shows the company's 2014 Super Bowl commercial entitled “Puppy Love”. The ad will run in the fourth quarter of the game. (AP Photo/Anheuser-Busch) Question: Are you ready for some ... Super Bowl ads?
As jam rockers Moon Taxi continue to rip through their set, the onstage lights grow more intense. Green lasers fly around and a strobe effect goes off; the band appears to stutter and stop. The fog machine fires up, obscuring the stage. The $50,000 light…
5:14 p.m. Driver of swerving, small silver Chevy possibly DUI @ w/b I-90/MP 6 (Seltice Way/Post Falls). 5:05 p.m. Coeur d'Alene Police Department activities report for Jan. 28-29 here. 4:59 p.m. Shoplifter w/orange bleached hair has left Hayden Walmart/Honeysuckle Avenue. 4:56 p.m. Caller reports shed…
Time 2 Vote ... Miley Cyrus performs with Madonna for MTV Tuesday. The 21-year-old pop star and the 55-year-old Queen of Pop grinded and grabbed each other as they performed Cyrus' hit "We Can't Stop" and Madonna's 2000 track "Don't Tell Me" Tuesday during a…
Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner Brad Corkill thinks the department is doing the right thing in reducing the number of wolves in Idaho. The department recently hired a professional trapper to reduce the wolf population in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness. Mr.…
Majestic Tschabold, from Medical Lake High School, waves excitedly to someone in the crowd after she was selected to be a princess on the 2014 Lilac Court earlier this week at the Bing Crosby Theater. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley) Woman steals 24-pack of beer/Press Fugitive…
In this Nov. 22, 2013, SR file photo, Coeur d'Alene's Chase Blakley gets rare sack on Highland quarterback Tommy Jewell (1) in the state 5A title game. Coeur d'Alene beat Highland for its 3rd 5A football title in 4 years. Blakley has spurned University of…
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