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

National Night Out comes to fairgrounds

Kootenai County residents and families are invited to meet local first responders, see the equipment they use and learn about how public safety agencies work together next week during National Night Out.
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AUG. NIBJ: Lessons in leadership

Leadership looks different in different fields and organizations, but the qualities that guide and inspire others often have common roots. Meet three local leaders in different spaces who bring with them unique experiences and insights into how they do it.
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AUG. NIBJ: Lessons in leadership

Leadership looks different in different fields and organizations, but the qualities that guide and inspire others often have common roots. Meet three local leaders in different spaces who bring with them unique experiences and insights into how they do it.
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Happy Hayden Days

With candy raining down and bubbles drifting on a warm breeze, sisters Leighton and Blake Walker beamed as brightly as the summer sun during Saturday morning’s Hayden Days parade.
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North Idaho CASA seeing fewer cases

While North Idaho’s population has increased steadily in recent years, fewer suspected child abuse and neglect cases have been assigned a court-appointed special advocate, a trend that local advocates for foster youth said doesn’t necessarily mean fewer children are experiencing abuse.
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FAST FIVE: Jamie Brunner: Loving our lake

Meet Jamie Brunner, the Coeur d’Alene Lake management supervisor for the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.
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Hayden Days returns Friday

When Ross Welburn came to North Idaho some 40 years ago, parades had little in the way of excitement.
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North Idaho CASA seeing fewer cases

While North Idaho’s population has increased steadily in recent years, fewer suspected child abuse and neglect cases have been assigned a court-appointed special advocate, a trend that local advocates for foster youth said doesn’t necessarily mean fewer children are experiencing abuse.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 5 DAYS, 14 HOURS AGO

Former Shoshone County sheriff serves inattentive driving sentence

Former Shoshone County sheriff serves inattentive driving sentence
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Former Shoshone County sheriff serves inattentive driving sentence

Former Shoshone County sheriff serves inattentive driving sentence
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$1 million bail for Cd'A man charged with sexual exploitation

A Coeur d’Alene man is being held on $1 million bail for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material.
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$1 million bail for Cd'A man charged with sexual exploitation

A Coeur d’Alene man is being held on $1 million bail for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material.
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Rathdrum girl in stable condition

Idahoans can report child abuse anonymously
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Kootenai County budget deliberations continue

Two weeks before Kootenai County is expected to present a preliminary balanced budget for fiscal year 2027, commissioners continue efforts to avoid a deficit.
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Post Falls among nation's fastest-growing cities

Post Falls is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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