Headlines @ Closini’ Time — 8/6/08

Jerome A. Pollos/Coeur d’Alene Press
Stephen Arbic, 16, sands the rough edges off of his set of stilts he made Tuesday at Art on the Edge in Coeur d’Alene. Children were practicing using their new stilts in preparation for an upcoming art festival.

Duncan Case: Joseph Duncan’s standby attorneys told a federal judge Wednesday that the confessed killer is so crazy and irrational that they can’t ethically follow his wishes, and asked to withdraw from the case. U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge angrily refused. “Motion denied,” he declared, then called a recess in the sentencing trial, which had just resumed Wednesday morning after a three-month delay. It’s scheduled to start again Thursday morning with jury selection/ Betsy Russell , SR Eye On Boise. More here .

* 90% gas service restored to Post Falls /SR
* Autopsies confirm Moses Lake men died from blasts /KXLY
* Minnick praises Otter, criticizes Sali /Eye On Boise
* Idaho Dems file complaint against Risch /Red State Rebels
* Gonzaga’s freshman enrollment eclipses 2007-08 /KREM2
* Shoshone water bond passes on 3rd try /Shoshone News Press