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News >  ID Government

Trespass order and criminal charge dropped from men who were arrested at Bonner County meetings. Lawsuits are pending

Thu., April 18, 2024

A yearlong trespass order has been dropped against a man who was arrested after refusing to leave a Bonner County Commissioners meeting in January, and criminal charges were dropped against another man who was similarly arrested twice.

News >  Agriculture

Wheat Country forecast: Specter of wind turbines divides the Palouse

UPDATED: Wed., April 10, 2024

HARRINGTON, Wash. – Several energy companies are exploring major wind projects in Eastern Washington. Just don’t call them wind farms, or else some wheat farmers might take offense.

News >  Higher education

North Idaho College has one last shot to fix accreditation

UPDATED: Mon., April 1, 2024

North Idaho College has exactly one year left to return to good standing, or it will lose accreditation per federal rules. A final report this fall could be its last chance.

Sports >  Gonzaga basketball

Michigan legislator misidentifies Gonzaga basketball buses as ‘illegal invaders’

UPDATED: Thu., March 28, 2024

Gonzaga University’s men’s basketball team has been called a lot of things during its 25-year stretch of greatness. But “illegal invaders?”

News >  Spokane

Powerball and Mega Millions approach a combined $2 billion

UPDATED: Mon., March 25, 2024

Amanuel Tedla has never bought a lottery ticket, but he sells dozens every day at a downtown Spokane convenience store – and a few more lately, as the jackpots for the country’s two largest lottery games each hit near $1 billion at the same time.

News >  ID Government

Boundary County sheriff candidates debate at packed high school gym

Sun., March 24, 2024

BONNERS FERRY – The retirement of Boundary County Sheriff Dave Kramer at the end of this term has left the field open for three candidates running for the position in a competitive Republican primary.

News >  K-12 education

50 students walk out of Priest River Jr. High over safety concerns

UPDATED: Wed., March 20, 2024

About 50 students walked out of class Tuesday at Priest River Junior High School over alleged threats from another student.

News >  K-12 education

West Bonner school board approves $4.68 million levy for May election

UPDATED: Mon., March 18, 2024

Voters in the West Bonner School District will decide whether to pass a one-year $4.68 million levy in the May 21 primary election.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Troopers stop erratic vehicle driving wrong way on I-90 in Spokane Valley

UPDATED: Tue., March 19, 2024

Troopers subdued a vehicle driving the wrong way on Interstate 90 by forcing it onto a concrete barrier at about 2:30 p.m. Monday.

News >  K-12 education

Workforce training center in Chewelah would give internships to rural high schoolers

Sun., March 17, 2024

CHEWELAH, Wash. – The Chewelah School District and a local health care provider want to create a training center that would host internships for rural high school students across northeast Washington.

News >  K-12 education

West Bonner school board prepares to rerun levy

UPDATED: Thu., March 14, 2024

After a tumultuous year with a budget shortfall from a failed levy and recalls of two trustees, the West Bonner School Board is preparing to run another levy, this time with a few tweaks.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Two drivers arrested after pedestrian woman killed on Highway 2

UPDATED: Wed., March 13, 2024

Two drivers were arrested in connection to a pedestrian crash that left a woman dead on Highway 2 near Airway Heights early Wednesday morning.

News >  Higher education

WSU’s Greek councils ban alcohol from social events

UPDATED: Thu., March 7, 2024

Frat parties in Pullman are going dry for the foreseeable future.

News >  Washington

EPA proposes adding Upper Columbia River to superfund list

UPDATED: Mon., March 11, 2024

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to make a 150-mile section of the Columbia River from Grand Coulee Dam to the Canada border a superfund site.

News >  WA Government

Grant County GOP splits into two parties over leadership crisis

Mon., March 4, 2024

MOSES LAKE – The Grant County Republican Party is in such disarray it’s unclear who is even in charge.

Sports >  High school sports

‘She holds the boys accountable’: Quinault woman leads Muckleshoot boys basketball team to 1B tournament

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 29, 2024

Dora Davis’ team of high school basketball players huddled around her in a locker room at the Arena Wednesday as she worked the play chart during halftime.

News >  WA Government

Ione councilman at the center of recall and residency challenges resigns

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 27, 2024

An Ione, Washington, town councilman who brought failed recall petitions against fellow council members and lost his voter registration has resigned.

News >  Spokane

Why the MAC in Spokane isn’t affected by new rules on displaying Native artifacts

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 23, 2024

While major museums across the country are covering or removing some Native American displays, the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane won’t be affected by new federal regulations for Native artifacts.

News >  WA Government

Judge throws out recall petition against Ione mayor and councilman

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 22, 2024

An Ione councilman who no longer lives in the town is refusing to resign, even after the Pend Oreille County auditor revoked his voter registration and a judge Wednesday threw out recall charges he made against the mayor and another councilman.

News >  Military

A quarter of military families struggle to afford enough food. Northwest lawmakers are trying to help.

Sun., Feb. 18, 2024

Sara Jemo picked up a can of tomato soup from a wagon of groceries, crossed out the bar code with a permanent marker, then placed the can on a shelf. She repeated the process until the cart was empty and the shelf was stocked before she opened the Fairchild Food Pantry on Thursday.

News >  K-12 education

Most school levies pass in Spokane County

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 16, 2024

While all five school district bonds failed in Tuesday’s special election, all but one levy passed in Spokane County, according to updated results on Thursday.

News >  Local Government

Man who was arrested at Bonner County meeting charged with trespassing

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 15, 2024

A man who was twice arrested after refusing to leave Bonner County Commission meetings has been formally charged with a trespassing misdemeanor.

News >  K-12 education

Rural school districts overwhelmingly passed their levies in Tuesday’s election, even as Spokane’s bond failed

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 15, 2024

While support for school bonds and levies has declined in the Spokane area, levies are overwhelmingly passing in rural, more conservative districts surrounding Spokane County in initial counting for Tuesday’s special election.

Sports >  Outdoors

Kaniksu Land Trust saves historic sledding hill near Sandpoint

Wed., Feb. 14, 2024

Sandpoint winter recreationists will continue to have access to a hill used for sledding and skiing since the 1940s thanks to an Idaho land conservancy.

News >  WA Government

Ione town council members face recall petitions and voter registration challenges

Fri., Feb. 9, 2024

IONE, Wash. – A new member of the Ione town council who filed recall petitions against the mayor and two other council members had his voter registration revoked after the Pend Oreille County auditor determined Friday he no longer lives in Ione.