Headlines @ Closin’ Time — 8/5/08

Beth Wischmeyer/Dickinson Press, AP
U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, left, and North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven talk to reporters at Dickinson Airport outside Dickinson, N.D., on Tuesday. Kempthorne said that he supports using “the talent and skills of local citizenry” to help thin the elk population at North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park.

* Blogs gaining power in Idaho political campaigns /KBCI
* Accused WSU rapist still making porn /KREM2
* Mariners release Vidro , And: Option Morrow to Tacoma /Seattle PI
* Blue Angels mark Navy’s return to Spokane /SR
* Ed board to vote on 10th grade ISAT tests /Idaho Statesman
* UIdaho coach Akey promises young, improved team /Idaho Statesman
* TB notifications go out in Canyon County /KTVB