Briefs

• Three arrested on suspicion of robbery

Coeur d'Alene police detectives arrested three men in connection with a home invasion robbery that took place Monday morning.

Investigators' preliminary findings are that the suspects entered a home in the 2000 block of E. Greenleaf Avenue occupied by two men, ages 19 and 20. The suspects went into the bedroom area, displayed handguns and demanded cash from the residents.

The suspects - Jeffrey Alan Raabe, 19, Hayden; Devon Zander Dale, 18, Rathdrum; and Zachary Lowell McNeill, 18, Rathdrum - were located by law enforcement officers in Hayden and arrested.

All three were booked into Kootenai County jail on suspicion of robbery.

• Idaho challenges Oregon over statue proposal

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - Oregon lawmakers are considering a recommendation that Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph and suffragette Abigail Scott Duniway replace two other symbols of the state among the statues on display at the U.S. Capitol.

But Idaho Gov. Butch Otter says not so fast.

In a letter to Oregon leaders, Otter says Chief Joseph might have more of a historical connection to his state.

"Chief Joseph's story and legacy in the Northwest is indeed historically notable," Otter wrote. "But a close examination of history may indicate a more significant historical tie to Idaho than any other state in our region. I therefore would urge a careful analysis of the chief's history, and I will be grateful for your kind consideration of Idaho in this regard."

Otter's letter came up during an Oregon Senate Rules Committee meeting last week, the Statesman Journal newspaper reported (http://is.gd/ATir64 ).

It stemmed from proposal to replace Oregon's statues at the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington, D.C. Each state has two statues on display there.