KEITH KINNAIRD
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Deadly crash hearing reset
SANDPOINT - A preliminary hearing was postponed again for a Bonner County woman accused of leaving the scene of a collision in which a Post Falls motorcyclist was killed.
Guilty verdict in Moravia slaying
Political drama in Sandpoint
Chief's retirement has unflattering backdrop
SANDPOINT - The abrupt resignation of police Chief Mark Lockwood is trailing a wake of tight-lipped city officials, denied public records requests and an undisturbed pachyderm in the room.
Otters on the attack
Fish and Game officials report incidents at Priest Lake
Converter stolen from Habitat ReStore van
SANDPOINT - A recent theft from the Idaho Panhandle Habitat for Humanity is underscoring a growing problem around the country.
Wolf People owner pleads guilty in animal escape
Taylor placed on probation, fined $400 for not reporting incident
A new era in Bonner County transportation
Sandpoint's Sand Creek Byway opens to traffic
Bonner County board 'acknowledges' pay increases
Other elected officials are calling foul on the move
Sandcreek Byway open at last
SANDPOINT — Motorists were turned loose on the Sand Creek Byway this morning.
Criminal charge filed over failure to report wolf escape
SANDPOINT - The founder of Wolf People has been charged with a misdemeanor for failing to advise authorities that one of her animals had escaped last year.
Criminal charge filed over wolf escape
SANDPOINT — The founder of Wolf People has been charged with a misdemeanor for failing to advise authorities that one of her animals had escaped last year.
Morale hits new low for workers
Courthouse repairs in Bonner County dampen the mood
Teen charged with video voyeurism
SANDPOINT — An 18-year-old Sandpoint man was arrested Monday for allegedly using a mobile phone to capture images of a woman inside a restroom stall and then wielding a skateboard as a weapon when he was confronted.
Sandpoint celebrates byway's completion
Opening day still weeks away
Woman gets four years for identity theft
COEUR d'ALENE - A Sandpoint woman was ordered Monday to serve four years in prison for an identity theft and bank fraud scheme that netted $37,790 in ill-gotten gains, U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson has announced.
Tracks leave bigfoot impression
SANDPOINT - Bonnie Thompson never set out to look for bigfoot, but can't help but wonder if she stumbled onto a sign of the elusive bipedal humanoid.
Tracks leave bigfoot impression
SANDPOINT — Bonnie Thompson never set out to look for bigfoot, but can’t help but wonder if she stumbled onto a sign of the elusive bipedal humanoid.
Tree house saga branching out
SANDPOINT — The saga of a controversial tree house overlooking the Kootenai River in Bonners Ferry has sprouted some new branches.
Bonner County Clerk blurts expletive, walks out
SANDPOINT — Bonner County Clerk Marie Scott dropped an F-bomb and abruptly walked out of a meeting Tuesday as commissioners grappled with a staggering $2.5 million cost overrun in renovating the century-old courthouse.
Reward for collision info
PONDERAY - A Sandpoint couple is offering a cash reward for information about a pickup truck driver who struck a cyclist on Friday.
ITD devises plan to address Sand Creek Byway cracks
Councilman nabs suspected burglar
SANDPOINT — City Councilman Justin Schuck took civil service to a whole new level Tuesday by apprehending a suspected burglar.
$2 million sought in slip-and-fall claim
Inmate says leaky jail roof caused back injury
SANDPOINT - A federal prisoner is seeking $2 million in personal injury damages after being injured in a fall at the Bonner County Jail.
Bonner commissioner stands by misquote claims
SANDPOINT -
KEA sues Bonner County
Costly road woes adding up in Bonner County
SANDPOINT — Road damages from extensive stormwater runoff are expected to surge past the $1 million mark.
Byway ceremony set for May 31
Date when traffic will be allowed is still unknown
KKK member Winkler running for Bonner sheriff
SANDPOINT — An outspoken white supremacist who’s running for Bonner County sheriff contends his views on race will not color his approach to the office if elected.
Bonner County officials seek delisting of woodland caribou
SANDPOINT - Bonner County is contracting with the Pacific Legal Foundation to petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the southern Selkirk Mountain woodland caribou from the federal endangered species list.
Bonner County petitioning feds to delist caribou
SANDPOINT - Bonner County is contracting with the Pacific Legal Foundation to petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove the southern Selkirk Mountain woodland caribou from the federal endangered species list.
Life Flight Network hits the deck running
SANDPOINT - Within three hours of opening the doors of its new base at Sandpoint Airport last week, Life Flight Network was racing toward Priest Lake to pick up an unconscious elderly man with a critical injury.
Felony assault with a tractor case resolved
Alleged victims were unavailable to testify Monday
SANDPOINT - A peculiar felony assault case drew to an anticlimactic close on Monday.
Defense seeks hearing on assault witnesses
SANDPOINT - A pressing question in a bizarre felony assault case could be answered next week.
Preliminary hearings set for three murder suspects
SANDPOINT - Day-long preliminary hearings are tentatively set for three Bonner County residents implicated in the slaying of a 19-year-old from Hope.
Three face charges in September murder case
SANDPOINT - Three people were charged Monday in connection with the shooting death of a 19-year-old Bonner County man last September.
Trio charged in Bonner County shooting death
SANDPOINT - Three people were charged Monday in connection with the shooting death of a 19-year-old Bonner County man last September.
Cocolalla minimum lake level draws objections
Theft suspect avoids prison
SANDPOINT - The victims of a years-long embezzlement case said the criminal charges against their former friend and employee could have been avoided with one thing - honesty.
Trial nears in assault case
Finman accused of dismantling house with people still inside
Grant sought for Coolin launch
Killer's petition rejected
State police investigate deadly 3-car crash
Man still in critical condition after U.S. 95 weekend wreck
SANDPOINT - Idaho State Police is continuing its investigation into a triple head-on collision on U.S. Highway 95 that killed one man and injured two others on Saturday morning.
Bonner County amends animal ordinance
Bonner County seeks dismissal of petition
Priest Lake Search and Rescue stays busy
73-year-old woman, two grandkids found
Bonner County moves for caribou coordination
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service intends to designate 375,562 acres of forest habitat for wildlife
SANDPOINT - Bonner County is pressing ahead with efforts to challenge the designation of habitat for endangered woodland caribou.
Manslaughter convict cited again
Alpaca shooting investigated
Winter operations plan moving ahead
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not act on BPA request until kokanee are done spawning
SANDPOINT - A flexible winter power operations plan continues to track toward implementation on Lake Pend Oreille.
Byway built on solid ground
ITD officials: Sinking bypass rumor is false
SANDPOINT - Rumors that the Sand Creek Byway is sinking are bunk, according to the Idaho Transportation Department.