Pecky Cox/As The Lake Churns tells Huckleberries that she couldn't resist dipping her garden boots into Priest Lake today. Last year on this day, she was walking across ice on the same spot. Pecky writes, "Windy, 40F and quiet, God, so quiet."

• 'Inattention' cited as factor in Sandpoint pedestrian fatality/Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County Bee
• Niece of Gonzaga faculty member missing in Haiti/KXLY
• Moses Lakes grizzly killers lose hunting licenses/Meghann Cuniff, Sirens & Gavels
• Man sought in rape of juvenile at North Valley Mall/Meghann Cuniff, Sirens & Gavels
• Luna: Cuts should alarm Idaho parents/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• Task force splits 7-5 on opposing health care reform/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• December shortfall shrinks to $12.6M/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• Company gets green light to store chlorine on Palouse/Jeff Humprey, KXLY
• McLerran gets Region 10 EPA appointment/Terry Harris, KEA Blog
• Man who impregnated 12YO wants new sentence/Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County Bee
• NIC feast to feature menu of wild game delicacies/Stacy Hudson, Press Room