INW Headlines — 3.4.11

It’s great that the sun is shining outside my second-floor windown in the Spokesman-Review window as I type this. But Linda Lantzy/ Idaho Scenic Images offers a reminder, on her Facebook page, about the way we were here in Coeur d’Alene last week in this portrait she calls, “Icy Blue.”

• Idaho higher-ed budget means tuition hikes /Betsy Russell, SR
• WSU basketball star Thompson suspended after arrest /Vince Grippi, SR
• Idaho F&G announces director candidates /Rocky Barker, Statesman
• Idahoans will be able to use guv’s improved Web site /Statesman
• Ex-UMontana employee accused of embezzling $300K /Gwen Florio, Missoulian
• Confusion swirls around ExxonPhillips big rig changes /Kim Briggeman, Missoulian
• Bozeman among ‘Best Old Houses’ places /Amanda Ricker, Chronicle
• Orbusmax Special: Con artist suspected of trying to sell home he didn’t own here