Beating victim improves

POST FALLS - The 46-year-old Post Falls woman who was allegedly beaten by her boyfriend on Sunday night improved from critical to serious condition at Kootenai Medical Center on Tuesday.

She suffered multiple head injuries.

William F. Gardner III, 53, Post Falls, was arrested at 2595 N. Bradley Dr. in the Crestview Estates and booked into Kootenai County jail for felony aggravated battery. He is being held on a $500,000 bond.