STATE 4A BOYS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP: One last ride for Bonners ... Badgers win second straight state title in third straight trip to championship game

The Badgers finished by winning 41 of their last 42 dating back to Dec. 28, 2023.

Northwest Notes March 25, 2025

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Shoshone County jail bookings

Arrests and bookings for Shoshone County jail.

ISP needs a few good troopers

The selection process includes a written examination, physical fitness test, oral interview, thorough background investigation, and medical and psychological evaluations.

March heats up in Coeur d'Alene

But temperatures expected to fall to 30s by weekend

Coeur d'Alene sets weather record

SpaceX's latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion

Starship reached nearly 90 miles in altitude before trouble struck and before four mock satellites could be deployed. It was not immediately clear where it came down, but images of flaming debris were captured from Florida, including near Cape Canaveral, and posted online.

COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Ejim's double-double leads Gonzaga in first round of WBIT

Gonzaga (23-10) advances to play at top-seeded Colorado on Sunday in Boulder, Colo., at noon.

Northwest Notes March 5, 2025

Spokane Chiefs captain Berkly Catton has been named WHL Player of the Month for February, the Western Hockey League announced Tuesday.

Val Kilmer, 'Top Gun' and Batman star with an intense approach, dies at 65

Val Kilmer, the brooding, versatile actor who played fan favorite Iceman in “Top Gun,” donned a voluminous cape as Batman in “Batman Forever” and portrayed Jim Morrison in “The Doors,” has died. He was 65.

REGION 18 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT: Turnovers cost Cardinals early, late ... NIC bows out in semis of conference tournament

NIC finishes 17-13.

MY TURN: Response to Kriz U.S. Forest Service letter

I am responding to the Letter in the March 16, 2025, Press regarding the U.S. Forest Service. Mr. Ron Kriz sent you a letter against the U.S. Forest Service and its employees. I must admit I am shocked by his tone and apparent lack of knowledge of what the employees of that organization do while at work. He is so totally off-base it is difficult to know where to start.

STATE 2A BOYS SEMIFINALS: Not their Knight ... Slow start stops Lakeside's run of two straight championship game appearances with loss to Kamiah

Lakeside (16-6), which had advanced to the championship game in each of the past two years, winning the 1A Division I (now 2A) title in 2023, will face seventh-seeded Grace (13-14) in the third-place game today at 11 a.m. PST at Vallivue.

VETERANS PRESS: VA pensions are available to many

Veterans and their loved ones may face financial challenges from time to time. VA pension can provide some level of income security for economically disadvantaged wartime veterans and their survivors.

Robert 'Bob' Cummings, 90

Robert “Bob” Arthur Cummings, 90, of Kellogg, Idaho, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away on March 23, 2025, at the home of his daughter in Diamond Lake, WA. Bob was born on February 7, 1935, in Thompson Falls, Mont., a son of the late Alton and Margarette (Soule) Cummings.

THE DIRT: EPA conducting waterfowl survey

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with wildlife management staff from State, Federal, and Tribal organizations, is conducting a study to develop tools for monitoring waterfowl health and exposure to lead contamination in the Lower Coeur d’Alene River Basin.

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Mountain View students walk through car buyer simulation

“Excuse me sir, that’s my truck,” student Alek Jackson said to his friend who moved closer to the Hummer as he made his way back to the vehicle he had just “bought” from Dave Smith Motors. Jackson and other students at Mountain View Alternative High School got to walk through the motions of buying either a Corvette, Hummer or a Ram Laramie during a sales simulation Tuesday morning.

Kempthorne diagnosed with cancer

This news is a profound shock to family, friends, and those who have worked closely with Kempthorne.

Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet

The 47th president, who announced the award at the White House with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Air Force leadership, said with a grin that the new fighter would be named the F-47.

Georgia jury orders Monsanto parent to pay nearly $2.1 billion in Roundup weedkiller lawsuit

The penalties awarded include $65 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages, law firms Arnold & Itkin LLP and Kline & Specter PC said in a statement. That marks one of the largest verdicts in a Roundup-related case to date.

Aerospace conference coming to Coeur d'Alene Resort

Program eyes youth for aerospace careers

The American Aerospace Materials Manufacturing Center may become a reality through the U.S. Department of Commerce Tech Hub award and industry commitments of over $50 million.