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News >  Idaho

Testimony in Sgt. Moore slaying

SReporter Scott Maben is in the courtroom this morning, listening to testimony in the slaying of Coeur d'Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore. He tweets re: testimony from the first officers who arrived on the scene -- Officers Pleger and Dunham.
News >  Idaho

Poll: Let it be Bernie

In Tuesday's Poll, Hucks Nation said that it preferred Independent Bernie Sanders to the other two possible, high-profile choices to be the Democratic nominee for president. Today's Poll: What impact will Rep. Heather Scott's defense of Confederate flag as free-speech symbol have on her political career?
News >  Idaho

AM Headlines — 8.26.15

Headlines for Wednesday AM includes: Idaho Records, Kootenai man wins $200,000, I-90 lane closures set this week, Donations helping wildfire refugees, Otter seeks applicants for PUC post, Ancient Ross Creek Cedars should survive, School makes guns available to trained staff & Troy OKs levy, Wendell, Kamiah rejects theirs + more ...
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Scott defends flying Confederate flag

State Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, tells Betsy Russell/Eye on Boise that she was defending free speech when she displayed the American flag on her float at the Priest River Timber Days parade. But Tony Stewart of the Kootenai County Task Force on Human Relations called the flag "a symbol of discrimination."
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Update: Priest Lake area fires

On her Facebook wall, Pecky Cox of the As the Lake Churns blog provides the latest info, from this morning, on the Tower Fire complex -- wildfires that are burning in the Priest Lake area ...
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Carter said what US didn’t want to hear

In his editorial this morning, Marty Trillhaase of the Lewiston Tribune turns back to Jimmy Carter's "Malaise speech" of summer 1979. At the time, Carter told America what it didn't want to hear. Now that Carter's 90 and facing terminal health problems, Trillhaase applauds him for being candid, even when it wasn't popular.
News >  Idaho

Veteran has had it with local GOPCC

Andrew Whipple, a public school teacher and Army veteran, has resigned his Precinct 70 committeeman post, saying he can't take the crazy resolutions and divisiveness of the local GOP any longer: "I really believe that many of the Republicans are brain washed in North Idaho and controlled by puppet strings at the hands of just a few individuals."
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Hayden, County reach airport deal

The city of Hayden and Kootenai County have reached a non-binding agreement that will serve as a guide for future land acquisitions re: the Coeur d'Alene Airport, which is completely surrounded by the city of Hayden.
News >  Idaho

Hearing begins in Sgt. Moore Killing

SReporter Scott Maben is covering the preliminary hearing today -- and possibly for the rest of the week -- in the slaying of Coeur d'Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore. Scott is at the county jail where Jonathan Daniel Renfro, 27, of Rathdrum faces a number of felony charges including first-degree murder. We will follow this legal proceeding throughout.
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Troy OKs levy on 3rd try

After two failed levies — and a debate that focused statewide attention on local school budget pressures — the Troy School District has considerably more breathing room Wednesday. On Tuesday, voters passed a one-year, $995,000 supplemental levy that should allow the rural Latah County district...
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I-90 overpass work will close lanes

Motorists on Interstate 90 in Post Falls can expect lane closures over night on Thursday and Friday as crews begin the next stage of work on a new overpass. One westbound lane will be closed beginning at 8:30 p.m. Thursday and lasting until 5 a.m. Friday.
News >  Idaho

Wild Card/Tuesday — 8.25.15

OK, I have 30 plus tickets for free entry to the North Idaho Fair on Thursday (only). If you can tell me on this Wild Card thread why you're deserving of the fair tickets, I'll give you 2. But you have to come by the...
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Edit: ‘Doofus’ Solon Rides Again

In an editorial today, the Twin Falls Times News takes state Rep. Pete Nielsen, R-Mountain Home, to task for being clueless -- the word "doofus" popped up, too -- re: the College of Southern Idaho Refugee Program.
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Do you remember grass burning?

At the Slice blog, Paul Turner writes: "The recent air quality has prompted some longtime residents to regale relative newcomers with tales of decades-ago grass burning. But here's the thing. Some of the newcomers don't believe these stories and suspect we are making it all up."
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Idaho 2nd worst for women in US

Idaho is the second worst state for women according to a 2015 WalletHub ranking. States were ranked in three categories — workplace environment, education and political empowerment — and in the overall ranking Idaho was ranked 49th, finishing above Utah, which was ranked as the worst U.S. state for women in 2015.
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‘War Bonds’ gets panned? Really?

Cindy's "War Bonds: Love Stories from the Greatest Generation" got panned. And she was woman enough to post a link to the review in her latest War Bonds blog post.
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Latest Idaho Wildfire Update

USFS, Idaho Department of Lands, Coeur d'Alene Tribe, U.S. Interior Department provide the latest update re: wildfires burning in Idaho ...
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Lake CdA more polluted than Animas River?!

We've all heard how polluted Colorado's Animas River is, thanks to a little help from its friends at the EPA. But did you know that five western waterways are worse than orange Animas. Unfortunately, the city of Coeur d'Alene sits on the northern edge of one of those. Yep, Lake Coeur d'Alene. High Country News provides more info.