AM Headlines — 5.16.11

Barb Chamberlain, an advocate for bike commuting, doesn’t balk at riding her bike in her professional clothes, even a skirt, last Monday in Spokane. She has been a driving force between Bike to Work Week. Did you know that Barb Chamberlain was once a state senator from Kootenai County. Story here. (SR photo: Jesse Tinsley)

• Idaho Records /Sherry Adkins, SR
• Rain drenches region, causes flooding /Mike Prager, SR
• Train hits vehicle near Bonners Ferry /KHQ
• Blanchette: It’s natural for Angela Rypien /Spokesman-Review
• Idaho lawmakers ease day-care rules /Betsy Russell, SR
• Cougars embrace windfall from new conference TV contract /Vince Grippi, SR
• Caldwell to replace Doug Floyd as SR opinion page editor /Spokesman-Review
• Court offers different direction for drug abusers w/mental illnesses /Nick Rotunno, Press
• Shaffer to challenge Puckett for Lakeland school trustee seat /Brian Walker, Press
• 3-fer: Crabtree, Humphreys seek Post Falls Highway District seat ; and: Whipple running for East Side Highway District seat ; and: Gloves are off in highway district commissioner races /CdA Press

Question: Anyone participating in the Bike to Work Week that begins today?