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Solving transit barriers: New mobile clinic reaches Kootenai, Bonner and Shoshone counties
No need to travel. Just reach out and medical service is in your driveway. A specialized mobile wound care serv…
Today's Ghastly Groaner
Why did the pumpkin lose the boxing match?
US rejects bid to buy 167 million tons of coal on public lands for less than a penny per ton
The Department of Interior said in a Tuesday statement that last week’s $186,000 bid from the Navajo Transitional Energy Co. (NTEC) did not meet the requirements of the Mineral Leasing Act.
Zelenskyy to visit Washington this week seeking long-range weapons and a Trump meeting
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he will travel to the United States this week for talks on the potential U.S. provision of long-range weapo…
Trump honoring Charlie Kirk with Presidential Medal of Freedom on what would be his 32nd birthday
The Presidential Medal of Freedom was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 for individuals making exceptional contributions to the country's security or national interests or to world peace, or being re…
No end in sight to government shutdown
The shutdown entered its 14th day with the Senate returning from its holiday break, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson refusing to call lawmakers back to Wa…
1 dead, 2 missing and dozens rescued after remnants of a typhoon lash western Alaska
One person was dead and two were missing in western Alaska on Monday after the remnants of Typhoon Halong over the weekend brought hurricane-force winds and ra…
Juvenile Justice Outreach program seeks volunteers to help at-risk youth
Zach Ballard grew up in the juvenile justice system. From the ages of 12 to 17, he was in and out of Kootenai County’s Juvenile Detention Center. He had fe…
Lunceford Family Farm welcomes Winton students
This October, for the first time, lifelong Coeur d’Alene resident Rob Lunceford opened a you-pick pumpkin patch on his family’s farm on Seltice Way — and on Mo…
Coeur d'Alene eyes retirement incentives as answer to budget deficit
As Coeur d’Alene officials ponder the city’s $1.8 million budget deficit, a workshop on Monday offered a potential short-term and longer-term way to make up so…
Shoshone County secures additional fire mitigation funding
The $7.5 million initiative will address 18,890 acres of high-risk forestland along the corridor and treat 1,275 acres of private property, with a focus on the…
THE DIRT: The history of roads in the Silver Valley
The Silver Valley’s history is deeply rooted in mining. What started with a few mining claims quickly exploded into an industry that was created and remains th…
Shoshone County jail bookings
Arrests and jail bookings for Shoshone County.
Today's Ghastly Groaner
Our annual autumn trip turned disastrous
'Parental Choice' town hall on Wednesday
"Idaho now has the nation’s best education choice law, a $5,000 tax credit for families to help cover education expenses. How do you take advantage of the program and improve your child’s future? Join us for these …
Living Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are freed as part of Gaza ceasefire
In Israel’s retaliatory offensive, more than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t differentiate between civ…