AM Headlines — 6.17.13

Racing pigeons owned by the Chairman of the Taipei County Pigeon Racing Association, Yeh Cheng-shen, sit in an elaborate set of rooftop cages in Taipei County, Taiwan. After a trip to Taiwan last December, Idaho resident Jos Zamzow is betting his company can develop and successfully sell high-performance racing pigeon feed feed to the island nation’s fanciers, enough to eventually build at $10 million to $15 million bird chow business. Taiwan’s racing pigeon industry is worth billions, including under-the-table gambling. More here. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

• Idaho Records /Sherry Adkins, SR
• Pilot uninjured in Bonner County plane crash /SR
• Accident near St. Maries claims 78YO woman /SR
• 3rd rabid bat of spring found in North Idaho /CdA Press
• Boating facilities open early at Post Falls /Rich Landers, Outdoors
• Drinking systems not operating on BLM Lake CdA sites /Rich Landers, Outdoors
• Missing cat headed back to Portland after traveling w/homeless man to Helena /AP