Spirit Lake News

Diver Glenn Edwards emerges from the bottom of the St. Joe River, just south of St.

The Kootenai County Sheriff's Marine Deputies, the Post Falls Police Department and medical personnel responded to the area of Black Bay on the Spokane River drowning call around 2 p.m. Friday.

A district judge has rejected a request for a new trial from a northern Idaho man sentenced to at least eight years in prison after his truck hit and killed an 18-year-old who was walking along a road.

After another successful blogfest in February, you Merry Hucksters have been clamoring for a summerfest to enjoy, too.

The mayors of 5 northern Idaho cities say a comprehensive plan for Kootenai County is a little too comprehensive, and it should be simplified.

Flight of the Valkyries, America's premiere female-fronted metal fest - the first of its kind in the U.S. - was forced to make a last-minute change when Blood Corps, an up-and-coming band from Virginia, experienced a brush with death.

Spokane County property owners can see assessed values by going to the assessor's Web site, www.spokanecounty.org /assessor, and entering the address or parcel number in the boxes on the left side of the page.

A northern Idaho man who police say lost his footing and was swept away by swift currents in the Priest River on Friday is missing and presumed drowned.

Timberlake softball player Afton Allred practices Tuesday at the school in Spirit Lake.

August 29, 1920 - March 27, 2009 Johnny was born in De Pere, Wis., on Aug. 29, 1920, to Mike and Mary Blohowiak .

The Patio Floating Restaurant at Boileau's Marina in Bayview was heavily damaged in a fire late Friday night.

Idaho State Police officer Holly Branch shares a laugh during an awards luncheon Wednesday to honor officers who have made the most DUI arrests.

Next week, the Idaho Department of Water Resources begins the multiyear process of cataloging and confirming all surface- and ground-water rights in much of the Idaho Panhandle when it commences the Northern ...

Name: Omer F. Howell Branch of service: U.S. Army Rank: Private Age then: 18 Age now: 84 Home town: Spirit Lake, Idaho Current residence: Port Clinton Howell moved to Port Clinton in 1946, after being ...

An Athol couple saw their life savings go up in smoke Wednesday morning, and an electric heater is likely to blame.

The Spirit Lake Police Department has its third squad car after all. The City Council agreed to purchase the 2005 Dodge Magnum during its meeting last week, wrapping up nearly two months of questions behind a ...

BAYVIEW, Idaho - Former Great Falls resident Diana Marie Thompson-Stouffer, 63, died of cancer Dec.