Sandpoint shooting victim identified
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The victim in a shooting at the Meandering Moose last week has been identified, while the suspect remains at large.
According to the city, Blas …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The victim in a shooting at the Meandering Moose last week has been identified, while the suspect remains at large.
According to the city, Blas …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
It’s been a tumultuous year and a half since U.S. Sen. Jim Risch (R) sat down with the Reader shortly before the inauguration of President …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
In a honor described as long overdue, Sandpoint native Jerry Kramer was inducted last week into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
With a Green …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
A man is dead of a gunshot wound and a suspect is still at large following an altercation at the Meandering Moose on Monday night.…
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Calling all nerds! Sandemonium, North Idaho’s own family-friendly Comic-Con-style convention for all things geeky, is right around the corner. And a vision of some of …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Sandpoint wastewater treatment plant will remain at its existing location following a City Council decision Wednesday.
Seeking to implement upgrades — and the resultant …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Festival at Sandpoint officials are hoping to make 2018 the safest and most convenient festival year to date.
This year, event organizers are introducing security …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal by the city of Sandpoint last week seeking protection for the Sandpoint police officers involved in …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Wild Idaho Rising Tide, an environmental activist organization, is challenging a state permit issued to BNSF’s proposed rail bridge expansion.
Filed in the First Judicial …
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