PM Headlines — 12.1.10

Book in one hand and an umbrella in another, Carolyn and Jerry Panko head to their Hyde Park coffee shop in Boise earlier today. Another storm is expected Wednesday night through Thursday night, and will mainly hit the far eastern part of Washington state and the Idaho Panhandle. (AP Photo/Idaho Statesman: Katherine Jones)

• Brotzman talks about his missed kicks in Nevada loss /Brian Murphy, Statesman
• John Foster: There is no Democratic Party in Idaho /George Prentice, Boise Weekly
  
• Utah accepts Maaco Bowl in Las Vegas, Boise State next? /Chadd Cripe, Statesman
• Young Boise girl impaled by tree branch while sledding /KBOI2
• Video shows Zip Trip bear spray assault /Meghann Cuniff, Sirens & Gavels
• Coeur d’Alene suspends trash, recycling service for alleys /CdA Press
• Boise expands effort to deny panhandlers /George Prentice, Boise Weekly
• KEA to discuss H12 mega-loads at Thursday meeting /Terry Harris, KEA Blog
  
• Alleged ‘bicycle bandit’ calls himself ‘gentle guy’ /KREM
• Pullman officer slips, breaks leg, crawls to road /KHQ