AM Headlines — 8.12.10

“After nearly two weeks on location in Montana and North Dakota, we’re happy to be back home again,” posts Kerri Thoreson/ OnLocation North Idaho . “My husband, Bert and our dog, Annie celebrate at Exit O atop Lookout Pass at the Idaho/Montana state line. In the ten minutes or so we were there at the Idaho sign we visited with families from Illinois, Kansas, Nevada and California, who had also stopped to get a photo. For most of them it was their first time to see our state and I must say that the view from there is a great introduction to Idaho.”

• Idaho Records /Sherry Adkins, SR
• Wednesday Scanner Traffic /DFO, HucksOnline
• Seasonal temperatures seen through weekend /Mike Prager, SR
• Deputies investigate Hayden Lake boat thefts /Tania Dall, KXLY4
• Grace period in effect for Spokane Valley panhandlers /Annie Bishop, KXLY4
  
• Kootenai County comp plan has key hearing today /Coeur d’Alene Press
• CdA police chief chases down grand theft suspect /Tom Hasslinger, Press
• Sheriff: Wife shot in murder-suicide was filing for divorce /KREM2
• Sullivan says Crapo should return Fannie & Freddie money /Dan Popkey, Statesman
  
• National publications dispute whether R’s can beat Minnick /Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise

Question: I felt the same way as Kerri did Monday when we returned from a two-week trip to northern California. Not only were we greeted by the “Welcome to Idaho” sign (at Stateline), but we encountered wonderfully cooler weather. How much to you enjoy returning home to the Inland Northwest after a long trip?