HBO’s Inland Northwest — 2.16.10

Canadian artist Rich Loffler poses with his 1,200 pound sculpture of Outlaw, a famed bucking bull, at Art Castings of Montana in Belgrade, Mont. Staying on Outlaw was such a daunting task that rodeo organizers made him a “bounty bull,” meaning the first rider to hold on would get a special payout. As more riders failed, the payout grew. (AP Photo/Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Nick Wolcott)

• Red Lion Hotels reports 2009 losses /Bert Caldwell, SR
• Mall giant makes bid for Silver Lake Mall, Spokane ones /AP
• Montana tribal tea partyers stage rally /Tom Lutey, Billings Gazette
• Timberlake Fire District vehicles unsafe at any speed /Tania Dall, KXLY
• Wyoming school district removes ‘No Place For Hate’ banners /AP
• Ex-Oregon AD to meet w/WSU re: replacing Sterk /Seattle P-I Blogs
• Idaho judge to pick Best in Show at Westminster /Tim Woodward, Statesman
• Judge gives feds last chance for salmon rescue changes /Nate Poppino, Times News
• Yellowstone wolf numbers drop for second year /New West
• Orbusmax Special: ‘Support Our Troops’ slogan runs foul of Olympic rules here