AM: River Queen Ready To Cruise

Sam Landrum, owner of Lake City Marine Service, talked about his work on the River Queen cruise boat in Post Falls on Thursday. The boat, which is owned by Red Lion Hotels, is a replica of a Mississippi Sternwheeler. Landrum was able to repair the hull on the cruise boat, which almost was docked for good this year as a result of severe rusting to the hull. Alison Boggs story here . (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)

• Idaho Records /Sherry Adkins, SR
• Thursday Scanner Traffic /DFO, Hucks Online
• Weather clearing for Saturday and Sunday /Mike Prager, SR
• Lakes Middle School boy faces expulsion for knife, threat /KREM
• St. Maries shelter bursting w/pets from struggling families /KXLY
• Idaho opens more mandatory boat inspection stations /Rich Landers, Outdoors
• Public murky about Lake Coeur d’Alene quality /Becky Kramer, SR
• Tubbs Hill tussle turns into a tango /Coeur d’Alene Press
• County tables shoreline rule changes /Alecia Warren, Press
• Hundreds file for foreclosure assistance /Coeur d’Alene Press

Question: When and why did you last ride a cruise boat on Lake Coeur d’Alene or the Spokane River? Did you enjoy the experience?