Staff Writer

KAYE THORNBRUGH

Kaye Thornbrugh is a second-generation Kootenai County resident who has been with the Coeur d’Alene Press for six years. She primarily covers Kootenai County’s government, as well as law enforcement, the legal system and North Idaho College.

ARTICLES BY KAYE THORNBRUGH

Educators learn during i-STEM Institute at North Idaho College

Educators from across Idaho are visiting the North Idaho College campus this week for the 2026 i-STEM Summer Institute, Idaho’s flagship statewide STEM professional learning program for pre-K through 12 and other educators.
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ISP to rededicate Linda Huff memorial garden

Idaho State Police will rededicate the newly-restored Cpl. Linda Huff Memorial Rose Garden this week, 28 years after Huff died in the line of duty.
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Poaching trial ends in mixed verdict

A Kootenai County jury delivered a mixed verdict Friday in the case of a St. Maries family accused of poaching, convicting them of conspiring to hide evidence of an illegal kill but acquitting them of charges of conspiring to hunt and sell animal parts illegally.
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Poaching trial ends in mixed verdict

A Kootenai County jury delivered a mixed verdict Friday in the case of a St. Maries family accused of poaching, convicting them of conspiring to hide evidence of an illegal kill but acquitting them of charges of conspiring to hunt and sell animal parts illegally.
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Jurors deliberate poaching case

The case of a St. Maries family accused of poaching mountain lions and bobcats across North Idaho is in the hands of a jury.
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Jurors deliberate poaching case

The case of a St. Maries family accused of poaching mountain lions and bobcats across North Idaho is in the hands of a jury.
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State, defense rest in poaching trial

The prosecution and defense both rested Wednesday in the trial of a St. Maries family accused of poaching mountain lions and bobcats across North Idaho.
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Attorneys debate evidence in poaching trial

A hunter on trial for poaching alongside his parents allegedly admitted to illegally taking animals, but jurors couldn’t hear that testimony Tuesday because it was deemed inadmissible.
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Attorneys debate evidence in poaching trial

A hunter on trial for poaching alongside his parents allegedly admitted to illegally taking animals, but jurors couldn’t hear that testimony Tuesday because it was deemed inadmissible.
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Family stands trial for poaching

Three members of a St. Maries family are on trial this week for allegedly poaching mountain lions and bobcats across North Idaho.
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Family stands trial for poaching

Three members of a St. Maries family are on trial this week for allegedly poaching mountain lions and bobcats across North Idaho.
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Law enforcement leaders address Worley residents

Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris and Coeur d’Alene Tribal Police Chief Rob Wienclaw fielded questions from community members Thursday night during a town hall meeting.
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Pride in the Park is Saturday

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Century-old time capsule retrieved from Kootenai County courthouse

A hidden piece of history came to light Wednesday as community members retrieved a 100-year-old time capsule from within an outer wall of the old Kootenai County courthouse.
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Family to stand trial for poaching

A family accused of poaching four mountain lions and eight bobcats across four counties is expected to stand trial next week.
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