PM Headlines — 10.2.12

Andrew Long and his 3-year-old mule, Termite, ride on a sidewalk along a busy street in Hamilton, Mont., last week. Long was at the store to get a pack of cigarettes. Long says using a mule is cheaper than buying gasoline. (AP Photo/Ravalli Republic, Perry Backus)

• Body found in Spokane River /KHQ
• Montana minimum wage up to $7.80 next year /AP
• No Hammerfest at downtown Boise’s Shredder /Statesman
• EPA signs eastern Idaho Superfund cleanup plan /Associated Press
• Former Boise State Bronco now out of intensive care after beating /KTVB
• Butte trustees want resolution with feds over softball claim /Nick Gevock, Standard
• Luna, Cronin engage in tense debate over Propositions 1-3 /Dan Popkey, Statesman