INW Headlines — 12.15.11

Martha Lu Butler admires a century-old Christmas cactus adorned with lights at Manito Park’s Gaiser Conservatory on Wednesday. Every year since 1994, the Friends of Manito have funded the lighting of the jungle-like interior of the building, using 30,000 lights to decorate the plants and trees inside. The display is open most days 8:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and is most popular after 4 p.m. It will remain up until Dec. 31. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley)

• Spokane slides in annual secure-city ratings /SR
• Update: 3 miners hospitalized in Lucky Friday rock burst /SR
• Insane Clown Posse member charged w/stabbing /Tristan Scott, Missoulian
• Idaho wolf killer plane gets national attention /Rocky Barker, Statesman
• Extremists have busy 2011 in Montana, Pacific Northwest /Nicholas Geranios, AP
• UMontana hires investigator for alleged date-rape claim /Gwen Florio, Missoulian
• Idaho foreclosure rate posts big decrease /Molly Messick, StateImpact
• Judge: Idahoans can’t see settlement in suit claiming rampant prison violence /AP
• Idaho’s Simpson makes LATimes ‘Enemies of the Earth’ list/ Kevin Richert, Statesman
• Orbusmax Special: Man faces felony for allegedly crashing website of Boise’s Egyptian Theatre here

Question: When did you last visit Manito Park in Spokane?