4A REGION 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lakeland drops opener in OT

Game 2 is Friday night at 6 at Sandpoint. If Lakeland wins, the deciding game would be played Saturday.

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lakeside wins district title, advances to state play-in game

Lakeside (9-9) will face the winner of tonight’s District 4 second-place game between Murtaugh and Valley on Saturday in a state play-in game at Grangeville High at 3 p.m. Wallace finishes 11-6.

PREP ROUNDUP: McCarthy guides Post Falls past Sandpoint

“We were able to get out in transition and get some baskets after our pressure got to them,” Post Falls coach Mike McLean said. “We were able to get some baskets and it allowed us to set up our defense.”

Bowling scores: Feb. 8, 2024

Scores from area leagues.

STR battle heating back up

Mayor, councilman oppose legislation that would limit city control of STRs

Rep. Jordan Redman said cities could still have “reasonable” regulations.

House narrowly passes first of 10 omnibus budgets

Some Idaho legislators are divided over major budget changes in 2024 session

A divided Idaho House of Representatives voted 38-31 on Wednesday to pass the first of 10 omnibus budget bills that are at the center of a budget showdown in the Idaho Legislature. The vote to pass House Bill 457, the omnibus fiscal year 2025 budget for the judicial branch, appears to represent a narrow political victory for Republican House Speaker Mike Moyle, R-Star, who supported the budget, as well as Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls, one of the co-chairs of the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee.

AT COLLEGE: Feb. 8, 2024

Updates on area athletes at the next level.

'LEAP' workshop offered in Post Falls

Register by Feb. 27. The $45 registration fee includes resource materials and refreshments

Anderson Ranch Reservoir kokanee fishery showing signs of improvement after 2020 lows

The outlook for the 2024 kokanee fishery is improved from previous years

Bras on Dudes a 'godsend'

Event raises $30K for Cancer Care Northwest Foundation

Funds raised at the 20223 event were donated to the Windermere Foundation, which in turns donates them to the Cancer Care Northwest Foundation.

Legals for February, 8 2024

Idaho inmate nearing execution wants a new clemency hearing. The last one was a tie

During his clemency hearing, Ada County deputy prosecutor Jill Longhurst characterized Creech as a sociopath with no regard for human life

Prince Harry's visit to see King Charles III didn't bring reconciliation with William

Images from the day are more grist for the popular British media tropes: dutiful William, flyaway Harry

THE CHEAP SEATS with STEVE CAMERON: Trust me — all these moves are making the M's better

In any event, you can probably stop making fun of Dipoto and Hollander. Right now, they have a more reliable lineup (injuries permitting) and overall, an improvement on last year’s strikeout artists, who racked up the second-most whiffs in MLB.

5A REGION 1 GIRLS BASKETBALL: Vikings tell a story ... Coeur d'Alene start fast, knock off Lake City for second straight regional title

Lake City will host Post Falls in the regional second-place game on Thursday.

Youth Sports Feb. 7, 2024

Scores, results, news from local youth sports teams, leagues, etc.

PREP BASKETBALL: Bonners tops Lakeside in matchup of state's premier teams

“They played extremely scrappy tonight,” Bonners Ferry coach Nathan Williams said of Lakeside (11-3), which jumped out to an 11-2 lead. “I was impressed how scrappy they were, how they played defense.”

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Austin Johnson, North Idaho College men's basketball

This week's Knudtsen Chevrolet Press Athlete of the Week is North Idaho College sophomore guard Austin Johnson.

Kootenai County home prices fall

$472,275 is lowest in more than two years.

The median price of a single-family home in Kootenai County in January and December of 2023 was $525,000.

Shallbetter sentenced for dumping water on Banducci

A former North Idaho College instructor who dumped a bucket of soapy water on Trustee Todd Banducci last year will spend three days in jail.