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Kootenai County voters face Citylink advisory question
In November, Kootenai County voters will answer a question that could shape Citylink's future.
Local artist to show works in Western Spirit Art Exhibition
Post Falls wildlife and aviation artist Priscilla Patterson's works have been accepted into the Cheyenne Days Western Spirit Art Exhibition.
Free tax preparation services available through April 15
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is offering free tax preparation services across Idaho during the 2025 tax season.
Sponsors needed for nutrition programs
The Idaho Department of Education announced Wednesday it is inviting organizations across the state to serve as sponsors for the 2026 Summer Nutrition Programs…
Conformity bill proposes corporate tax change but cost largely remains
The key change concerns how corporations expense research and experimentation (R&E) costs. Prior to the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, corporations were spreading this deduction, or amortizing it, over five…
Kootenai County woman sentenced for Medicaid fraud
Former North Star Child Development Center Executive Director Tracy Hofius, 49, has been sentenced for Public Assistance Provider Fraud, a felony currently punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
Today's Ghastly Groaner
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Idaho public schools, Medicaid program now told to plan for new state budget cuts
The Idaho Department of Correction is still excluded from submitting plans for additional new budget cuts because Sen. Scott Grow, R-Eagle, said officials did …
Explosives found in Cd’A residence
Authorities disposed of explosives found in a basement Thursday, according to the Coeur d’Alene Police Department.
Downtown 'Cozy Crawl' on Saturday
The Coeur d'Alene Downtown Association is inviting the community to participate in a Cozy Crawl along Sherman Avenue tomorrow, Jan. 31.
Trump's border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’
Homan emphasized that the administration isn't relenting on its immigration crackdown and warned that protesters could face consequences if they interfere with…
New cold snap adds urgency to winter storm recovery across the South
Harriet Wallace, who works for a Nashville social services agency, said police and firefighters had been visiting homes to check on elderly people whose relati…
US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says
It was relatively flat for several years before plunging as the COVID-19 pandemic killed more than 1.2 million Americans. In 2021, life expectancy fell to just under 76 1/2 years. It has been rebounding since.
North Idaho caregivers concerned about proposed Medicaid cuts
When Jordan and Kade Serumgard were diagnosed with autism and intellectual disabilities as children, their mother, Post Falls resident Susan Llewellyn, knew th…
Elks Lodge awards $6K to Heritage Health's Street Medicine program
A warm place, friendly faces, clean clothes, behavioral support and medical services are among the many resources Heritage Health's Street Medicine Community O…
'Women of Impact' share stories of strength
There was a fundamental commonality between the businesswomen, realtors, photographers, floral designers and energy practitioners that gathered at The Art Spir…