AM Headlines — 12.3.12

Volunteers process kokanee at the Granite Creek fish trap last week. Eggs and semen are taken from the kokanee, then the fish are piped downstream where they will decompose and provide important nutrients to the creek. David Cole’s Coeur d’Alene Press story here. (Coeur d’Alene Press photo: David Cole)

• Idaho Records /Sherry Adkins, SR
• UI to introduce Petrino as new Idaho coach /KHQ
• Idaho Supreme Court hears cigarette tax case /AP
• Coeur d’Alene proposes water rate increase /Press
• Boise State, Washington to Play in Las Vegas Bowl /AP
• Campaign cash flow underscores GOP leadership fight /AP
• Washington same-sex couples ready to marry /Ian Cull, KXLY
• Coroner’s department exceeds budget /Alecia Warren, Press