9:13 a.m. City of Post Falls alert: "Power and phones are back on at City Hall. An Avista power outage affected more than 2500 customers in the area."
9:12 a.m. Undisclosed medical emergency @ 1000 block of Mullan Ave/Post Falls.
9:01 a.m. Undisclosed medical emergency @ 100 block of Homestead Ave/CdA.
8:52 a.m. Suspicious person in vehicle reported @ 1300 block of Fairmont Loop/CdA.
8:47 a.m. ISP officer wants readerboard alerting s/b H95 traffic that there's a lane blocked @ Wyoming Ave/Hayden for an arrest and EMTs provided medical attention in a traffic stop.
8:46 a.m. PFPD alert: "The traffic signals are out in several areas throughout the city. Streets Department has been advised and is working on getting traffic control."
8:43 a.m. ISP wants female @ Hanley Ave business to get her children following arrest at traffic stop (8:27 item).
8:31 a.m. ISP able to pull over elusive male and arrest him (8:27 item). He has cuts on face, needs medical attention.
8:30 a.m. Traffic lights @ Seltice Way/Greensferry, Post Falls, and at least one other location not working.
8:27 a.m. Male, with children in the vehicle, is trying to elude traffic officer @ s/b H95, approaching Wyoming Ave/Hayden; unknown reason for traffic stop. Second officer asks if a traffic strip is needed to stop vehicle.
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.