Category: News in Brief

Here we Have Idaho, Jan. 30

By Ben Olson Reader Staff Wolves Sen. Bert Brackett, R-Rogerson, introduced a bill Wednesday, Jan. 22 in the Idaho Senate that would create some wolf-free zones in Idaho where hunters would be allowed to...

Boiling point reached in gun case

By Lyndsie Kiebert and Zach Hagadone Reader Staff As the Bonner County v. City of Sandpoint weapons ban lawsuit enters its fifth month, tensions have steadily increased, boiling over when an encounter between members of...

Dover seeking grant for trail connection

By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff The city of Dover is seeking funding from the Idaho Department of Transportation for a project to connect the trail on Dover Bay Boulevard to the Sandpoint-Dover Community Trail...

Carpenter pleads not guilty

By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Judith Carpenter, the Coeur d’Alene woman accused of shooting and killing 79-year-old Hope resident Shirley Ramey in 2017, pleaded not guilty Jan. 13 to a charge of first-degree murder....

N. Idaho Women’s March 2020

By Reader Staff Looking ahead to what’s sure to be a critical election in 2020, the N.Idaho Women are preparing for their fourth annual Women’s March, set to take place Saturday, Jan. 18 in...

Train derails into Kootenai River

By Lyndsie Kiebert Reader Staff Railroad and environmental officials are working to contain a fuel spill in the Kootenai River after a train derailed into the waterway Jan. 1. Burlington Northern-Santa Fe officials said...