KAYE THORNBRUGH

Report: Coeur d’Alene crime down

Police data shows 10-year downward trend

Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office honors staff

The greatest asset of the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office is its people.

‘A reset’ for U.S.: Fulcher talks DOGE, tariffs, immigration

U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher said President Trump’s second term marks a “reset” for the country, amid talk of tariffs, economic uncertainty and efforts to root out inefficiencies in government.

Private security guards charged in Coeur d’Alene town hall dragging

City prosecutors have filed criminal charges against six men involved in a chaotic legislative town hall, including the private security guards who dragged a Post Falls woman out of the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium.

Reports: Shoshone County deputies delayed medical care for man who died in jail

The death of a man in the Shoshone County jail last fall could have been prevented had deputies not delayed seeking emergency medical care for six hours, public records revealed.

Coeur d’Alene prosecutors charge suspects after town hall fracas

City prosecutors have filed criminal charges against multiple people involved in the legislative town hall that devolved into chaos after security personnel dragged a woman out of the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium, though the details of the charges are not yet publicly available.

Library consortium reorganization talks continue

Members of the region’s library consortium agreed Wednesday to continue working toward rebranding as Inland Northwest Libraries under a new joint powers agreement, with a tentative deadline set for this fall.

Coeur d’Alene man sent to treatment program for lewd conduct

A man will spend up to 21 years in prison for sexually abusing three younger children when he was between the ages of 13 and 15 years old.

Idaho judges will get pay boost

Idaho judges will see a pay increase beginning this summer.

A morbid curiosity: Smelly voodoo lily in bloom at Summit Sprouts in Hayden

Inside the hot, humid greenhouse at Summit Sprouts, Sarah Dormer leaned in close to the blooming amorphophallus konjac, took a deep breath and recoiled, gagging.

Coeur d’Alene police recommend criminal charges for town hall security team

Police recommend that Coeur d’Alene city prosecutors file misdemeanor charges against security personnel who dragged a woman out of the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium and allegedly battered others during a chaotic legislative town hall hosted by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee.

McGrane talks Idaho election security

Idahoans are turning out to vote in record numbers and reporting increased confidence in election security, said Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane.

Stocks have historic day

Local financial advisor says their investors are holding fast through uncertainty

President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on all higher targeted tariffs, with the exception of China, reversing his earlier insistence that tariffs would stay in place.

Woman charged with tax fraud, grand theft

Police arrested a woman who is accused of taking tens of thousands of dollars in cash from her employer and failing to pay taxes on the funds.

Two men charged with child enticement after sting

Police arrested two men who prosecutors said were caught in a sting operation after allegedly they allegedly exchanged inappropriate messages with an undercover police officer posing as a teen girl.

Coeur d’Alene surgeon gets 40-year prison sentence for voyeurism

An orthopedic surgeon who pleaded guilty to secretly recording women and girls in the bathroom of his medical office will spend decades in prison.

Man pleads not guilty to Post Falls murder

A man accused of fatally shooting his ex’s boyfriend has pleaded not guilty to multiple felony charges.

Man charged with sexual abuse after bus incident

A grand jury has indicted a man accused of sharing a sexually explicit message with a child at a bus station.

‘All options’ on table for Citylink’s future

Kootenai County commissioners are weighing “all options” for the future of Citylink and putting pressure on city leaders to reconsider an agreement to shoulder more responsibility for public transit services that they turned down last year.

Kootenai County officials talk discretionary spending

Kootenai County commissioners may examine how discretionary funds for bonuses or employee appreciation efforts are allocated during the fiscal year 2026 budget season.

North Idaho College settles Rumpler lawsuit

North Idaho College has settled a lawsuit leveled by a former employee.

Washington man acquitted after fatal crash

A jury acquitted a Washington man who was accused of driving while under the influence and causing a crash that killed a Benewah County man.

Community Library Network board talks regional consortium, ‘propaganda’ policy

Community Library Network trustees put off deciding whether to sign a new joint powers agreement with a regional library consortium and to adopt an updated materials selection and acquisition policy that labels “propaganda promoting illegal activity” as “inappropriate for minors.”

Gov. Little signs bill reforming roles of Idaho coroners in death investigations

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law this week a bill that clarifies the roles of Idaho’s coroners in death investigations.

Kootenai County commissioners weigh conduct, trespass ordinance

Kootenai County commissioners will consider a code of conduct for county property after an incident earlier this week involving a former county employee.

Florida man gets prison for lewd conduct

A man who prosecutors said sexually abused two teen girls will spend time in prison.

Man gets prison for lewd conduct, child sexual abuse

A man who prosecutors said raped a teen girl will spend up to 25 years in prison.

Community Library Network’s new policies could fracture regional library consortium

For decades, the Cooperative Information Network has enabled libraries in North Idaho and eastern Washington to share their collections and broadened patrons’ access to materials. Now a restrictive policy for minor library cardholders in the Community Library Network, unlike any other in the library consortium, could mean that patrons across the region lose access to library materials.

Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office swears in new K-9

Community members gathered Wednesday at the Kootenai North facility in Hayden to welcome the newest member of the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, a 12-month-old Belgian Malinois named Spike.

Idaho Fish and Game gathers strategic plan feedback

Crowding on public lands amid population growth and predator management were among the hottest topics discussed by outdoorsmen and Idaho Fish and Game officials Tuesday night.

Kootenai County commissioners may adopt precinct boundary changes

Kootenai County commissioners will consider adopting changes to several voting precinct boundaries next week.

Details emerge in security company’s license revocation by city of Coeur d'Alene

Days after plainclothes security guards dragged a woman out of a legislative town hall, a letter from the city of Coeur d’Alene revoking the business license of LEAR Asset Management said the private security company posed “an immediate danger to the safety of the public.”

Post Falls man gets prison for child sexual exploitation

A Post Falls man will spend up to a decade in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material that a judge described as “sick and depraved.”

Deputies assist man in crisis on Memorial Bridge

Kootenai County sheriff’s deputies prevented a man from jumping from Veterans Memorial Centennial Bridge over the weekend, according to a news release issued Thursday by the sheriff’s office.

Woman dragged from town hall hires attorney

A woman who was dragged from a legislative town hall at Coeur d’Alene High School by plainclothes security guards as hired legal representation.

Moratorium imposed as data centers look to Kootenai County

COEUR d’ALENE — Amid concerns about the resource usage and environmental impact of data centers, Kootenai County commissioners voted unanimously this week to impose an emergency moratorium on building permit approvals for such facilities.

Protest forms outside Kootenai County Sheriff's Office

After video recordings of Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris attempting to physically remove a woman from a legislative town hall for speaking out of turn went viral and made international headlines, some community members are calling for Norris to resign.

No bail for accused Post Falls killer

Camera caught shooting, court records say

Camera caught shooting, court records say

Public or private: Kootenai County GOP, others debate nature of town hall

In the wake of a legislative town hall where plainclothes security guards dragged a woman from the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium, the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee maintains that the event was private — while the Coeur d’Alene School District, city police and prosecutors and some community members assert that the town hall was, by its very nature, a public event.

Town hall security arrangements still unclear

Days after a group of security guards dragged a Post Falls woman out of a legislative town hall at Coeur d’Alene High School, it remains unclear whether the guards were hired or volunteers or whether they had any formal agreement with the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee that hosted the town hall.

NIC leaders relieved by reduced sanction

COEUR d’ALENE — North Idaho College leaders expressed optimism after NIC received more time from its accreditor to resolve a handful of remaining issues.

Coeur d’Alene prosecutors dismiss citation against woman dragged from town hall, city revokes security company’s business license

City prosecutors will dismiss a misdemeanor battery citation issued to the Post Falls woman who plainclothes private security guards dragged out of a legislative town hall Saturday and the city of Coeur d’Alene has revoked the security company’s business license.

North Idaho College gets extension, sanction reduced to probation

North Idaho College is “positioned to remedy” a handful of remaining accreditation issues within the next year, according to a Monday letter from NIC’s accreditor.

UPDATE on town hall chaos: Woman who was dragged out speaks, police chief condemns security, name of security firm confirmed

A legislative town hall organized by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee devolved into chaos Saturday when unidentified, plainclothes security personnel dragged a Post Falls woman from the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium for heckling legislators.

Kootenai County prosecutors honored for Howard murder case

Though Kendy Howard’s life was cut cruelly short, her presence was felt Friday at the Kootenai County Administration Building, when her family gathered with prosecutors, police and others who helped investigate her 2021 death and ultimately proved that she had been murdered by her husband.

Coeur d'Alene town hall security detail remains mystery

The identities of the men who dragged a woman out a legislative town hall Saturday in the Coeur d’Alene High School auditorium remain a mystery, with event organizers claiming no knowledge of who arranged the security detail or which company was used.

Coeur d’Alene man charged with child sexual exploitation

A man is facing felony charges for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material.

CLN trustees talk minor cardholder policy

Amid discussions about what materials minor Community Library Network patrons ought to be able to check out from non-CLN libraries, trustees reiterated their position that CLN’s policies don’t wrongfully restrict access to library materials.

Rathdrum teen charged after alleged school shooting threat

Police arrested a teen who allegedly made threats to shoot others at school.

Kootenai commissioners debate Citylink service

County and city leaders may come back to the table to discuss whether cities should shoulder more responsibility for public transit services.