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Greg Yeager outlines collaborative approach as he prepares for move to CDA
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (681+ words) While Coeur d'Alene's new police chief is eager to get started, he isn't planning to revamp the department. "I think it would be arrogant and premature of me to come in and say that there is something that needs to…...
Coeur d'Alene Charter students explore justice system
1+ week, 1+ day ago (634+ words) Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy students take a mock oath in court during a Law Day event. KAYE THORNBRUGH/Press Huckleberry, a support dog for Kootenai County's Mental Health Court program, visits with students in a courtroom. First District Judge Tristan…...
Kalispell motorist sentenced for fatal 2025 wreck near Bigfork
1+ week, 2+ day ago (634+ words) Kala Renee Knaus is escorted into the courtroom for her sentencing hearing in Flathead County District Court on Tuesday, April 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake) Casey Kreider As officers led a weeping Kala Renee Knaus out of the packed Flathead…...
Cd'A woman arrested for hit-and-run crashes
1+ week, 3+ day ago (201+ words) A woman is facing a felony charge after police said she hit two vehicles, injuring multiple people, and fled the scene. Officers with the Coeur d'Alene Police Department responded around 1: 30 p. m. Wednesday to a reported hit-and-run crash at the Exxon gas…...
Jail OT budget increases again
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (504+ words) The Kootenai County jail MADISON HARDY/Press file COEUR d'ALENE " With the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office poised to outspend its increased budget time for overtime seven months before the end of the fiscal year, mainly due to overtime worked at…...
Shoshone County law enforcement responds to multiple incidents
2+ week, 2+ day ago (668+ words) WALLACE " Shoshone County law enforcement investigated multiple violent incidents in recent days, leading to several arrests across the county." A confrontation at a youth baseball game in Pinehurst escalated into violence Monday evening, resulting in the arrest of a Kellogg…...
Mealer out as Post Falls interim police chief
2+ week, 3+ day ago (255+ words) Interim Police Chief Jason Mealer at a Dec. 2, 2025 Post Falls City Council meeting. CAROLYN BOSTICK/Press POST FALLS " Jason Mealer is no longer Post Falls interim police chief, city staff confirmed Wednesday." The circumstances of his departure are unclear, but…...
Idaho marks anniversary of National Crime Victims" Rights Week
2+ week, 4+ day ago (209+ words) Marsy's Law for Idaho is encouraging Idahoans across the state to recognize and celebrate National Crime Victims' Rights Week, which runs this week through Saturday. Efforts to raise awareness this year include working with Gov. Brad Little on a proclamation…...
North Idaho appoints special prosecutor
2+ week, 5+ day ago (473+ words) COEUR d'ALENE " Julia Zimny has been selected as the first Special Assistant United States Attorney serving North Idaho, marking a significant expansion of federal drug'trafficking enforcement along major transportation corridors in the region. U. S. Attorney Bart Davis and Shoshone County Prosecuting…...