INW Headlines — 3.7.11

Henk Borst, a coral farmer who raises coral, clams and other sea creatures in his Green Bluff greenhouse, holds a piece of live coral Feb. 22. He grows corals and giant clams in large tanks and sells the mature animals to aquarium enthusiasts. Becky Kramer SR story here . (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley)

• Idaho GOP leader Bedke injured in farming accident /AP & Idaho Press-Tribune
• Opinion: EPA should shorten its superfund time frames /Spokesman-Review
• Reluctant legislator becomes Idaho’s new Senate leader /Dan Popkey, Statesman
• Kootenai sheriff gets calls of fishermen falling through ice /KHQ
• Spilled coffee leads to power pole crash in Spokane Valley /Rob Kauder, KXLY
• Bill would require sex offenders to check in with schools yearly /Dustin Hurst, IReporter
• Second ConocoPhillips megaload crosses into Montana /George Prentice, Boise Weekly
• Eastern Washington fires men’s basketball coach Earlywine /Spokesman-Review
• Long-time Crapo aide Wheeler promoted to chief of staff /Dan Popkey, Statesman
• Census shows growing Hispanic population in E. Washington /Kevin Graman, SR
• Libby, Mont., tries to build new legacy, identity /Associated Press
• Court halts surgery to allow appeal of hysterectomy ruling /Gwen Florio, Missoulian
• Orbusmax Special: Roseburg dog that ate man’s toes up for adoption here