In brief: EWU student stable after being stabbed

An Eastern Washington University student was listed in stable condition Sunday night after he was stabbed while apparently trying to break up a fight.

The male student, whose name was not released, was taken to a hospital after he was found with stab wounds at Fourth and I streets, three blocks from the Cheney campus.

Cheney police said Sunday night they have no suspect and the investigation is continuing.

Board will discuss campus firearms bill

BOISE – A disputed bill to allow people to carry concealed weapons to class on Idaho’s college campuses has prompted a meeting this week of the state Board of Education.

The panel aims to meet this morning over the issue, which so far has drawn the ire of college leaders across the state.

For instance, Boise State University says it would prefer to stick to the status quo, in which university officials can restrict guns on campus.

Trustees at North Idaho College in Coeur d’Alene and College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls also have expressed opposition.

The measure, awaiting debate in Senate State Affairs Committee, would allow retired law enforcement officers and people with Idaho’s enhanced concealed-carry permit to bring firearms onto campus.

A similar measure failed in 2011.

Shackled, cuffed suspect escapes

BOZEMAN – Police in Bozeman continued to search Sunday for a suspect in a rape and knife assault who escaped from custody the previous day despite wearing leg shackles and handcuffs.

Police said 28-year-old Kevin A. Briggs fled the Law & Justice Center on foot at about 8 a.m. Saturday. He’s described as a 5-foot-5 white male of medium build.

Bozeman police Capt. Steve Crawford said numerous officers as well as a dog failed to find Briggs on Saturday. Crawford said footprints in the snow showed Briggs was still shackled.

Crawford said police are looking at procedures to determine how he got away.

Briggs is registered as a level one offender, meaning at the time of his sentencing he was not considered likely to offend again.

Vandals mar historic grave markers

SUMNER, Wash. – Officials are cleaning up the Sumner Cemetery after stone grave markers, including some dating back to the Civil War, were tipped over.

KOMO-TV reported a group of young men was seen tipping over the markers. Some are ornate and will be difficult to repair or replicate.

City workers have done their best to clean up the damage.