AM Headlines — 1.6.11

Kevin Anderson of Melba won a $250,000 prize in the MegaMillions lottery drawing, by matching all five numbers but not the additional Òmega-ball. Here, he laughs after receiving his check at the Idaho Lottery office in Boise on Wednesday. Two other winners hit the big prize - $190 million each - one in Post Falls, and one in Ephrata, Wash. At left is Sherie Moody-St. Clair, the Idaho Lottery’s creative director. (SR photo: Betsy Russell)

• Idaho Records /Sherry Adkins, SR
• Wednesday Scanner Traffic /DFO, Hucks Online
• Thawing conditions bring chance of rain /Mike Prager, SR
• Zanetti Brothers agrees to share of basin cleanup /Becky Kramer, SR
• Inland NW ticket buyers share in Mega Millions fortune /Betsy Russell, SR
• Otter suggests more cuts, doesn’t rule out tax increase /Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• Otter won’t comment on Tax Commission’s Chigbrow /Betsy Russell, Eye On Boise
• Water damage closes Post Falls Senior Center /Brian Walker, CdA Press
• Surgery to sideline Coeur d’Alene Rep. Chadderdon /Nick Rotunno, CdA Press
• Idaho Tea Party to converge on capitol on MLK Day /Idaho Reporter
• 120 cats seized in NW Montana from former Bonner County couple /AP