Monday TV/Radio highlights

Television and radio highlights for Monday, Aug. 5

Lake City athletes make splash .... Bennett, Anain win titles at 29th annual Long Bridge Swim

The Long Bridge Swim, which is 1.76 miles in distance, had a total of 659 swimmers from all over the United States on Saturday.

Post Falls ER & Hospital opens

Providing advanced and comprehensive emergency and inpatient services, Post Falls ER & Hospital has opened at 497 S. Beck Road.

HUCKLEBERRIES: At your beck and mall

There were almost enough balloons at the 1989 opening of the Silver Lake Mall to float a child away. Clowns entertained, too, frolicking along the line of customers waiting to enter the new mall. And the Coeur d’Alene High Vikettes distributed goodies to the early customers.

Milestone Announcements

See who's celebrating!

SNYDER LAKE: More articles like this should be published

I just read the Snyder Lake article by Bill Buley. As a lifelong outdoorsman, fellow mature runner, writer and avid reader I was truly impressed at his ability to put a reader there. Out on the trail, legs whacking underbrush, thinking about bears, a couple near falls and then taking a hefty spill. Particularly of note was hearing the dialog in his head — similar thoughts many of us have that are unremarkable until put in context like Bill did. Bravo!

THE FRONT ROW with JASON ELLIOTT: What's new is old, or brand new for some

Rivalries are rivalries. Even in some cases, they’re a little newer than others.

Coeur d'Alene's tripleheader weekend

Hot start for Street Fair, Taste of Cd'A, Art on the Green

Despite the heat, with 90s in the forecast today and Sunday, more people are likely on the way for one of the biggest weekends in Coeur d’Alene, as the Street Fair, Taste of Coeur d’Alene, and Art on the Green kicked off on a triple-digit day.

Cd'A council to consider tax increase

Finance director says it doesn't mean residents will pay more

Ebner wrote that traditionally, revenues from growth have contributed between 2% and 3% to the city’s levy revenues annually, “providing vital support for the needs of our expanding community.

Driver identified after fatal crash, vehicle fire

After a fatal crash and vehicle fire Thursday night in Big Creek, law enforcement found themselves with a mystery on their hands when it came to the identity of the deceased man found in the vehicle. Around 9 p.m. Friday, the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Office announced they had identified the deceased driver as Eric Rodriguez, approximately 25 years old. His next of kin have been notified of his passing.

Money matters: Kootenai schools bolster financial education

Schools, banks gearing up for another year of financial literacy for students

The Coeur d'Alene School District's High School Graduation Requirements Policy is out for public comment through Sunday. The proposed policy under review would officially add financial literacy to the district's economics requirements.

Senior Meals

Senior Meals: Aug. 5-9

FAST FIVE Josh Parsons: Art on the Green is his scene

Meet Josh Parsons, a member of the Citizens’ Council for the Arts and volunteer for Art on the Green, a free outdoor fine arts festival held in Coeur d’Alene each summer. The 2024 festival is happening this weekend.

Legals for August, 3 2024

Federal judge temporarily blocks law for people in Idaho prisons on hormone therapy

House Bill 668 took effect in July, and it bans public funds and facilities from going toward gender-affirming care.

UPDATE: Law enforcement looks for help identifying victim after fatal crash in Big Creek

A fatal crash Thursday night in Big Creek has caused the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office to search for information on the victim.

Heat deaths of people without air conditioning, often in mobile homes, underscore energy inequity

People living in mobile homes or in aging trailers and RVs are especially likely to lack proper cooling. Nearly a quarter of the indoor heat deaths in Arizona's Maricopa County last year were in those kinds of dwellings, which are transformed into a broiling tin can by the blazing desert sun.

Rural areas home to some of Idaho's fastest growing cities

Growth is inevitable, and 2024 population estimates show increases in just about every city and town in Idaho's Ada County and Canyon County.

Kootenai County commissioners eye $131M budget

Includes property tax hike

Kootenai County commissioners agreed Thursday to publish a $131 million budget for fiscal year 2025, about $10 million lower than the previous year’s budget, and signaled they intend to take a tax increase just shy of 2%.

Weekend TV/Radio highlights

Television, radio and streaming highlights for upcoming weekend.