Idaho briefs February 20, 2011

Motocyclist injured on Northwest Boulevard

COEUR d’ALENE — A Spokane motorcyclist was injured Saturday when he rear-ended a van on Northwest Boulevard north of the U.S. 95 overpass, according to Idaho State Police.

Anthony Yeaw, 23, was speeding through traffic at 2:30 p.m. on a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle when he hit the back end of a 2002 Ford, police said. The driver of the Ford was Wayne Bullington, 43, of Rathdrum.

Yeaw was thrown from the motorcycle and injured. He was not wearing a helmet when the crash occurred, police said.

Yeaw was transported to Kootenai Medical Center, where he was treated and released, according to hospital staff. Police issued a citation for inattentive driving.

Bullington was not injured, police said.

WWII internment camp site gets more land

BOISE (AP) — More than 60 years after it was used to detained thousands of Japanese-Americans during World War II, the Minidoka internment camp is being expanded as part of federal preservation efforts.

The National Park Service purchased 138 acres to add to the existing 300-acre historic site, the federal agency, The Conservation Fund and Idaho’s congressional delegation announced Thursday. The camp originally spanned 33,000 acres.