ITD resumes Highway 53 work

Traffic shift expected in Rathdrum

Later this year, Mill Street will be closed for up to four weeks as crews widen SH-53 past this intersection.

EDITORIAL: Conspiracy theorists take one in the shin

Despite claims, racism incident was no hoax

OPINION: Hate on display

It seems like our governments are populated with sociopaths that would rather blow up our institutions and economy than give power back to the people.

Artistic dreams can come true

Jack Bannon Fund for the Arts applications due April 15

A beloved actor with a prolific body of work may be gone, but his legacy lives on in the creative dreams of others. Applications are now being accepted for funding through the Jack Bannon Fund for the Arts, which was created by the late Bannon's wife, Ellen Travolta, to honor his memory by providing support to those seeking to further their artistic passions.

RACISM: Fight back in May 21 election

I just returned from Maryland. While there, I visited the Harriet Tubman Museum. Being from North Idaho, I never had a good understanding of how slaves lived and were treated. It opened my eyes.

RACISM: Not hard to connect dots

What a horrible face a few radical dimwits put on Coeur d’Alene and North Idaho. The almost unbelievable treatment given to our honored guests, the University of Utah basketball team competing in the prestigious NCAA Basketball Tournament in Spokane.

ISSUES: One superb, the other a monstrosity

I would like to make two comments that have been on my mind.

ELECTION: Time now to do your research

We have corruption in all walks of organized people-controlled society. This corruption is within our religious churches, libraries, school boards, medical boards, city councils, county, state, federal governments and etc.

Bomb threat against Shoshone County Sheriff's Office 'misguided phone call'

An individual with a Montana phone number called in a bomb threat against the Shoshone County Sheriff’s Department to law enforcement around 5 p.m. Wednesday near Billings,. Mont. Captain Seth Green said that bomb threats of this nature are different in each individual case, but because the jail is attached to the building, a lot of extra steps are added in the event an evacuation is required.

Assessor no-show at solid waste fee meeting

How Kootenai County will handle solid waste fees in the future remains in question, after assessor Béla Kovacs declared his office won’t administer the fees any longer and he did not attend a special meeting Thursday to discuss the matter.

ALS drug will be pulled from US market after study showed patients didn't benefit

The drug's failure is a bitter disappointment for patients and advocates, who have pressed the FDA and other federal agencies to fund and approve more experimental therapies for the fatal muscle-wasting disease.

Shawls in solidarity

In the wake of the March 21 racial incident reported in downtown Coeur d’Alene, Native women will march today at 2 p.m.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: The St. Maries way — Mueller, heading into the North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame, reflects on four-plus decades of life in the pro football business

“There’s definitely some parallels with our backgrounds — work ethic, a little bit of humility,” said Randy Mueller, who is scheduled to be inducted into the North Idaho Athletic Hall of Fame this weekend, as part of the 61st North Idaho Sports Banquet on Saturday night at The Coeur d’Alene Resort. “Knowing those other guys pretty well, all a bit humble, no expectations, keep my mouth shut and my head down and make the bosses look good, and something good will happen. And I think all of those guys are like that.”

ISP, KCSO combat distracted driving

Idaho State Police Increase Efforts to Combat Distracted Driving in April

'Stewards of the land'

North Idaho landowners make streambank improvements to Mica, Wolf Lodge creeks to reduce sediment flow into Lake Coeur d'Alene.

Both of these projects were done on a voluntary basis by the landowners to make conservation improvements for private and public benefit.

Second hospital reports data breach

Kootenai Health says no impact on operations

The release said there was no impact on operations. The hospital could not say if patient information was accessed.

Bill targets ‘harmful materials’ in Idaho libraries

House Bill 710 would allow children or their parents to file a legal claim against a public or school library if they obtain materials deemed harmful to minors.

MY TURN: A healthy Idaho means investing in health-care workers

Idaho last in nation for doctors per capita

Data breach reported at Kootenai Health

Data breach at KH

New AP-NORC poll shows Americans still agree on most core American values

Most Americans, she said, “are pretty moderate, but they’ve been riled up to hate people of the other party for being different from them culturally, racially and religiously.”