Kevin W. Harpham pleaded not guilty today to charges that he left a bomb that investigators say could have caused multiple casualties along the planned route of a Unity March to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Story below. (SR sketch: Molly Quinn)

• Ex-SR staffer, Butte native Pickett faces gunfire in Libya/Nick Gevock, Standard
• Harpham pleads innocent to attempted MLK parade bombing/Thomas Clouse, SR
• Otter joins 19 GOP governors in ripping health care reform/Kevin Richert, Statesman
• Pro-biz group applauds Crapo on debit card swipe-fee stance/Statesman
• GOP leaders close to deal on closed primary/Associated Press
• Dems decry latest ed bill as 'repackaging of same flawed proposals'/Eye On Boise
• North Idaho spat threatens renewable energy extension deal/Eye On Boise
• Sandpoint OK that gambling charges dismissed vs businessmen/Keith Kinnaird, Bee
• 'Today in America' program to feature Sandpoint business/Cameron Rasmusson, Bee
• 4 Billings middle-schoolers suspended after 5 meth bags found/Gazette
• Library internet filtering bill draws concerns at hearing/Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• Ban on shackling inmates while they give birth moves foreward/Idaho Reporter