The latest results, with 621 of 956 precincts reporting - that's 65 percent - show Ted Cruz winning the Idaho GOP presidential primary with 43.9 percent of the vote. Donald Trump is in second place with 28.7 percent; Marco Rubio trails with 16.7 percent; and John Kasich with 7.3 percent.
In Kootenai County GOPresidential primary voting, with 100 percent of the vote counted, Ted Cruz won 53.19 percent of the vote, to easily outdistance Donald Trump and Marco Rubio.
Make it 18. One of the longest streaks – and one of the most improbable – in NCAA tournament history lives on. Second-seeded Gonzaga overcame all of those challenges and took down the top-seeded Gaels 85-75 Tuesday for the WCC tournament championship in a game that most bracket gurus projected as the Zags’ only avenue into the NCAA tournament.
At least one TV network has now called Idaho a win for Ted Cruz in the GOP race, after he led with 41.5 percent of the vote with 47 percent of precincts reporting. Donald Trump was in second place at 29.4 percent; Marco Rubio in third with 18 percent; and John Kasich in fourth with 7.3 percent.
The U.S. Secret Service arrested the suspected shooter of a Coeur d’Alene pastor in Washington D.C. Agents apprehended Kyle Odom after he threw several “suspicious items” over the south fence at the White House. Odom flew to Washington D.C. on Monday, March 7 even as authorities coordinated a multi-state manhunt.
County Clerk Jim Brannon, who has been visiting the precincts, tells Huckleberries Online that we're experiencing a strong turnout -- and that a lot of new people have registered as Republicans. He hopes to have the first ballots counted by 8:45 & the tabulation finished by 11-11:30. I'll be back at 8:45-9 to begin PM coverage of the election.
"I voted for Ted Cruz," said Amy Tarbutton as she held her 13-month-old daughter Avery, after voting at Fernan Stem Academy in Coeur d'Alene earlier today. "He has the best chance at beating Trump," she added.
OK, for all my bellyaching about the Idaho GOPrez primary "beauty contest" that cost Idahoans $2 million, I was 4th in line to vote at Precinct 52 this morning. That's why I'm starting a little late. One of the first four asked for a Constitutionalist ballot. So I was the third Republican to vote. My wife and I will vote for different candidates.
The suspected shooter of a North Idaho pastor sent multiple packages to media organizations, the pastor’s family and others Tuesday that indicate that he’s struggling with mental illness. Kyle Odom, the alleged shooter of Coeur d’Alene Pastor Tim Remington, claimed the pastor was a martian and a member of "an ancient civilization from Mars."
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday PM (16 items & counting + link to AM Scanner Traffic with 23 more items) includes false bomb threat phoned into Parker Toyota ...
The Cutline Contest today features GOPrez candidate Donald Trump at a rally in which he led the gathering in a controversial hand salute. Monday Winner: Dataxman.
A local fisherman rescued Anthony Nixon, 69, of Coeur d'Alene, this morning after Nixon inadvertently capsized his kayak in 40-degree Lake Coeur d'Alene, near Higgens Point. Fisherman Kevin Waites, of Coeur d'Alene, rescued Nixon after he'd been in the water 15 to 20 minutes. Nixon was treated and released at the scene.
The Coeur d'Alene Police Department has learned that shooting suspect Kyle Odom sent a letter to his parent along with multiple news agencies. The documents indicate that the shooting of Pastor Tim Remington was planned and that Odom may have had a second target in the church.
Not only did the Idaho House revive the controversial legislation that would allow a specialty plate honoring the controversial Orofino Maniacs mascot, but it passed the bill, 34-31. Now, the bill moves to the Idaho Senate side.
KHQ reports: "A letter seemingly signed by suspected gunman Kyle Odom arrived at KHQ early Tuesday. Odom remains on the run after police say he shot a Coeur d'Alene pastor six times in the back. We immediately notified the authorities about the letter he wrote to our station."
In an article titled "This is the single-most fascinating city in the Northwest," Dyan Zammataro of America Unraveled writes that Coeur d'Alene's "beauty is so notorious and well known that Barbara Walters at one point referred to the city as 'a little slice of heaven.'" All I can say is ... BINGO!
Melissa Davlin/Idaho Reports writes: "Former Idaho Reports associate producer Brad Iverson-Long discovered nearly all the information on Donald Trump’s Idaho page is copied and pasted from a 2012 KBSX story, with no attribution for the station or reporter Samantha Wright." Um, you shouldn't plagiarize, esp. dated information.
Huckleberries hears ... That Laura Little has resigned as executive director of the Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre. Amiable deal. Her contract was up and she has a play starting in Washington, D.C., then on Broadway sometime. The theater board has selected her replacement, which will be announced tomorrow. Dunno who it will be.
CPD is looking for a vehicle purportedly driven from shooting scene Sunday by suspect Kyle Andrew Odom: "The car is a 2004 Silver Honda Accord with Idaho license plate #K578519. Police say there is back-end damage on the passenger side below the rear tail light. The car has silver rims, and a darker shade quarter panel on the front driver's side.
Mitt Romney is delivering his anti-Donald Trump message directly to voters in Michigan, recording robo calls on behalf of Marco Rubio and John Kasich. Kasich’s campaign confirms that recorded calls from Romney encouraging Michigan voters to choose the Ohio governor in Tuesday’s primary are going out to homes in Michigan today.
The Bard of Sherman Avenue offers a little light in these dark, scary times with an ode to the early flowers.
At a press conference Monday, authorities said Oregon State Police's fatal shooting of one of the occupiers of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Robert "LaVoy" Finicum, was "justified." But now the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General is investigating possible misconduct by members of the FBI team involved in the operation.
In the Monday poll, an almost supermajority said it would vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton over Republican Donald Trump, if they were their parties' nominees and the election was held today. Today's Poll: Are you planning to vote today?
The daily roundup of AM Headlines features the prayer vigil for wounded Coeur d'Alene Pastor Tim Remington. Also: NIC to offer 4-year science degree/SR, House OKs 'sexting' bill 70-0/EOBoise, NIC chorale group sets concert tonight/Press, February tax revenues beat forecasts/EOBoise, Idaho to spend another $400K to shoot wolves/SR ...
Scanner Traffic for Tuesday AM (23 items & counting) includes the rescue of a late-50s male who was in chilly Lake Coeur d'Alene for 15 minutes as a result of capsizing his kayak, before being rescued by Marine deputies ...
D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.
