Gravel Pit Fire arsonist pleads guilty

A plea deal calls for him to receive a 20-year sentence, with...

Northwest Notes Jan. 14, 2025

A total of 18 clinic sessions, led by coaches with college and NFL experience, are scheduled.

School News — Jan. 14, 2025

Awards and academic honors related to students in Bonner and Boundary counties.

Pete Hegseth vows to bring 'warrior culture' if confirmed as Trump's defense secretary pick

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed Tuesday to foster a "warrior culture" at the Pentagon, portraying himself as a "change agent" during a testy Senate confirmation hearing that drew an outburst of protest but also veterans supporting the pick.

COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Norling wins 200 freestyle at home dual

COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Norling wins 200 freestyle at home dual

Big Sky Now: Montana State falls short in thriller against NDSU

The FCS Championship game lived up to the hype, with Montana State and North Dakota State battling it out in a nail-biting 35-32 finish.

PREP BASKETBALL: Big second half powers Lakeland past Moscow

Results from Saturday's prep boys basketball and girls basketball games.

Legislators host trio of town hall talks

Sauter, Woodward address concerns, issues

Education, Medicaid expansion and the initiative process were among the top discussion points at a trio of Saturday town halls held by a pair of District 1 legislators. With just the first week of the session under legislators' collective belt, Idaho House 1A Rep. Mark Sauter and Idaho Sen. Jim Woodward told the several dozen people gathered at the Sandpoint town hall that education was shaping up to be a big issue during the 2025 legislative session.

PREP BASKETBALL: Jones' 26 lifts Sandpoint boys past Ridgeline

PREP BASKETBALL: Jones' 26 lifts Sandpoint boys past Ridgeline

Idaho football: Paopao hired to coach wide receivers

Paopao comes to Idaho from NCAA Division II Augustana (S.D.) where he was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach the past two seasons, helping lead the Vikings to back-to-back NSIC titles.

Slow start to Idaho's legislative session looks to pick up next week

A handful of bills were introduced on the House side in the few committees that officially met this week.

Coeur d'Alene Kohl's survives closure list

While Kohl's continues to believe in the health and strength of its profitable store base, these specific locations were underperforming stores," the release said.

Legals for January, 11 2025

‘I didn’t come here to lose’ ... WSU introduces Rogers as Cougar football coach

Rogers, head coach at FCS power South Dakota State the past two seasons, replaces Jake Dickert, who left last month to become head coach at Wake Forest.

Weekend TV/Radio highlights

Television, radio and streaming highlights for the upcoming weekend.

Legals for January, 10 2025

A Top 10 full of dudes and dudettes

So much happened that I was a witness to, this thing had to be written.

William 'Bill' Muller, 71

William "Bill" John Muller, 71, of Columbia Falls, died Jan. 2, 2025, in Kalispell.

Ronan man gets prison time for death of young son

A Ronan man was sentenced in district court in Polson Jan. 3 to the Montana State Prison for 10 years for exposing his 13-month-old child to fentanyl, which caused the child’s death.

THE FRONT ROW with MARK NELKE: The Sky is falling — in FCS title games, anyway

SINCE EASTERN Washington beat Delaware in the 2010 championship game for its first national title, the Big Sky has gone 0-4 in championship games – all against the Dakota schools, all in the last seven seasons.