Those who work in the justice system say domestic violence is a cycle - one that often doesn't end until someone dies.
In 1993, 42 percent of Idaho's homicides were related to domestic violence.
Emergency workers had an extra complication to deal with last month as they struggled to move Jon Hall into an ambulance. The Hayden Lake man weighed 455 pounds.
Extra workers were called to help move the 50-year-old Hall, who became ill and died Dec. 10.
Police officials investigating the murder of an Oregon man are looking for one of the victim's acquaintances.
A motorist found Ian B. Bowers' body on Interstate 90 east of Coeur d'Alene Dec. 26.