In brief: Downtown Spokane stabbing suspect arrested
A suspect in a stabbing last month at Riverfront Park is in police custody.
Police arrested Ryan A. Cude, 36, in downtown Spokane over the weekend. He faces assault charges in connection with the Dec. 16 attack, according to the Spokane Police Department. The attack occurred in the evening near Howard Street and Spokane Falls Boulevard at the edge of the park, authorities said. The victim went to nearby Boo Radley’s gift shop for help. He was treated at a Spokane hospital and later released.
Investigators believe the two men know each other.
Bloem, Ysursa take positions at Gallatin
Two prominent Idaho politicians who recently retired – longtime Coeur d’Alene Mayor Sandi Bloem and longtime Idaho Secretary of State Ben Ysursa – announced Monday that they’re joining Gallatin Public Affairs, where both will be “of counsel” to the regional firm.
Bloem, who was Coeur d’Alene’s longest-serving and first female mayor, served from 2002 to 2014. “Working with Gallatin allows me to remain involved with people and issues I care most about,” she said.
Ysursa was Idaho’s secretary of state for the past 12 years and had worked 40 years in the office.
The two are taking positions similar to those other longtime former elected officials have taken with the firm, from former Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus to former longtime Portland Mayor Vera Katz.
Gallatin has offices in Washington, Idaho and Oregon.
Derby hunters get coyotes, no wolves
SALMON, Idaho – Hunters participating in a wolf- and coyote-shooting contest in east-central Idaho killed 30 coyotes but no wolves.
Idaho for Wildlife’s Steve Alder said the Predator Hunting Contest and Fur Rendezvous that ran Friday through Sunday near Salmon drew fewer than 100 hunters, down slightly from last year.
A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck about 60 miles to the north of Salmon on Saturday and was followed by aftershocks on Sunday.
The quakes caused no damage, but Alder said experienced hunters reported the temblors spooked animals in the region and made hunting more challenging.
Otter sworn in for record-tying term
BOISE – Gov. Butch Otter has taken the oath of office and marked his place in Idaho history as being only the second governor to start three consecutive terms as the state’s chief executive.
The Republican governor was sworn in during a private ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday. Sherri Ybarra also was sworn in Monday as Idaho’s state superintendent of public instruction.
Only family members and invited guests attended Monday’s ceremonies. Otter’s public inauguration will be held Friday at noon on the steps of the Idaho Capitol, where he will give his inaugural address.
Crewman jumped, officials believe
KELSO, Wash. – Customs and Border Protection officials believe a man who disappeared from a cargo vessel at the Port of Kalama jumped ship.
The 37-year-old from Myanmar, Aung Kyaw Thu Tun, had been detained on the vessel because he did not have a U.S. passport, the (Longview) Daily News reported. He was last seen around 11 p.m. Christmas Day and was reported missing the next morning after he did not report for duty.
His flip-flop sandals were found at the railing of the Unico Stella.