Benewah County Sheriff Bob Kirts testifies Wednesday to the House Judiciary Committee, opposing the Coeur d'Alene Tribe's tribal policing legislation. Benewah County Sheriff Robert Kirts just told the House Judiciary Committee, “The bottom line of this issue is Idaho citizens' rights. Are you willing to…
LOS ANGELES – Prosecutors said Tuesday they plan to charge Lindsay Lohan with felony grand theft of a $2,500 necklace reported stolen from a jewelry store last month – the most serious count the actress has faced in more than three years of trouble with…
WASHINGTON – The Republican-led House on Tuesday failed to pass a short-term extension of the USA Patriot Act favored by GOP leaders, an unexpected political setback that shows the difficulty the party faces in keeping control of their new majority, with its legion of tea…
Lily Neal stands beside the figure she posed for when she was nine months pregnant. Associated Press photos DEAR MISS MANNERS: A client came in for tax season. We only see each other once a year. Anyway, in she came for her appointment; I came…
Out for a winter walk: “The sidewalks are slippery,” said Lawrence Bradford, of Coeur d’Alene, as he walked along Fifth Street on Tuesday. My favorite form of exercise is going on a brisk 3-4 mile walk through my neighborhood. But not in the slippery snow…
Last year, the Idaho Legislature approved a resolution ordering the Department of Health and Welfare (DHW) to undertake a study of how to test welfare recipients for illegal drugs as a way to save money on social program spending. The report is out and lawmakers…
OLYMPIA – Locally distilled liquor could be bought at farmers markets along with organic tomatoes and handmade candles under a plan being considered by the Legislature. And customers in state liquor stores would be able to taste test some pricey or exotic brands before buying…
Dads who still haven't given up video games now have some justification to keep on playing -- if they have a daughter. Researchers from Brigham Young University's School of Family Life conducted a study on video games and children between 11 and 16 years old.…
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has finally done what millions of fellow Americans are still struggling to achieve – he’s given up smoking. “Yes, he has,” his wife, Michelle, said Tuesday at the White House when asked whether he had conquered a nicotine habit that…
Dakota Taylor, a kindergartener at Fernan Elementary, writes her name on her whiteboard during class. COEUR d'ALENE - Proposed legislation that would remove public kindergarten as an option for the majority of Idaho 5-year-olds has area school officials shaking their heads. A bill introduced Tuesday…
Kids in Idaho could use a right or two. Or maybe just a hand. About half are living in “low-income” homes. A fifth live in homes headed by single mothers, whose unemployment rate is twice that of married men and women. The state ranks 41st…
North Idaho College students will be able to earn an undergraduate or graduate degree in business from Walsh College in Michigan, the two schools announced Tuesday. The Idaho students will be able to transfer up to 82 credits toward a bachelor’s degree offered online by…
Vice President Joe Biden, right, and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood walk to a train in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, heading to Philadelphia. WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is calling for a six-year, $53 billion spending plan for high-speed rail, as he seeks to use infrastructure…
Mark M. Maykopet, 24, from Butte, collided with a trooper's patrol car during a chase, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department. Update: A deadly police shooting in North Idaho occurred just after two Montana fugitives rammed an Idaho State Police car, authorities said Tuesday.…
The Coeur d'Alene Tribe's Sisters Building was destroyed in an early-morning fire on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011, in DeSmet, Idaho. Tribal police are currently investigating the cause of the fire. Authorities have discovered human remains in the rubble of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe’s historic former…
At Get Out North Idaho OTV says the Inlander's Cheap Eats issue was all well and good "but what about those times when you've got hundred dollar bills burning in your pocket like a bad rash and you're trying to impress the date you hired…
So my husband comes home and says, "I just ordered a Roku box." I think, great we're having Japanese food and I don't have to cook. Wrong. I'm still not sure what it is, but it isn't edible. Apparently, in a few days my family…
BOISE - The respected Boise State University Public Policy Survey, a statewide poll that’s been conducted in the state for more than 20 years, yielded a surprising result Tuesday: 74 percent support for allowing “terminally and seriously ill patients to use and purchase marijuana for…
If you're looking for a special way to celebrate Valentine's Day with your sweetheart, Taryn Hecker sends along this idea: The 4th Annual Wallace Beer Pong on Feb 12. Info here. Do you think your sweetie would be interested?
Romanian witches perform a ritual in Chitila, Romania BUCHAREST, Romania – There's more bad news in the cards for Romania's beleaguered witches. A month after Romanian authorities began taxing them for their trade, the country's soothsayers and fortune tellers are cursing a new bill that…
COEUR d'ALENE - Twenty-five years ago, the Coeur d'Alene Resort opened its doors to a hopeful public in a down economy. "Some have credited its opening to stimulating the region's economy," said Jerry Jaeger, co-owner and president of Hagadone Hospitality. "Perhaps history will repeat itself."…
Idaho now has more independents than Republicans, according to the new Boise State University Public Policy Survey - the first time that result has been found in 20 years of surveys. The survey, which queried 525 adults between Nov. 18 and Jan. 8, found that…
SANTIAGO, Chile – People are capable of doing many things for love. What Grace Guajardo did forced the evacuation of more than 300 people from a plane moments before takeoff. Authorities say she phoned in a false bomb threat to keep her boyfriend from flying…
According to a survey by Glamour magazine 75% of women fantasize about their guys being dressed as firemen. H/T LizA
The Rev. Jesse Jackson addresses thousands Monday night at UI. Freedom does not mean equality, the Rev. Jesse Jackson told a packed house at the University of Idaho on Monday night. “We are all free, but we are becoming less equal every day,” the civil…
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.
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