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A Ride-Along With Kootenai County Sheriff Department

Submitted by Nicole Hensley, Web Producer
Friday, July 15th, 2011, 3:06pm
A Ride-Along With Kootenai County Sheriff Department

It was a quiet evening in Kootenai County when Deputy E. Hedlund started the power shift. Most Kootenai County deputies were responding to an incident in St. Maries. For those who hadn't responded to that situation, they remained in other parts of the County. For almost three hours we explored the northern part of the County responding to civil disputes regarding neighbor's and their neighbor's dogs, cows blocking a free-range road and a residential motion alarm. The cows were never found.

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One Injured In Stateline Speedway Road Rage Incident

Submitted by Rob Kauder, Internet Content Manager | KXLY.com
Monday, July 4th, 2011, 10:25am

An argument at Stateline Speedway ended with a Spokane man hitting a pedestrian with his SUV Sunday night.

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Stolen Ironman Bike Found

Submitted by Mark Rattner, Overnight KXLY 920 Editor
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011, 7:10am
Stolen Ironman Bike Found

Two stolen bicycles, one belonging to a Coeur D'Alene Ironman participant, are back in the rightful hands of their owners.

The bikes, valued at $3,500 and $1,000, were taken off the back of an SUV in the lake city Thursday morning.

Just two hours later, they were spotted in the trunk of a vehicle with no license plate, but police were unable to locate the car.

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Coeur d'Alene Crime Stats Available Online

Submitted by Erik Loney, General Assignment Reporter
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011, 10:12am
Coeur d'Alene Crime Stats Available Online

The Coeur d'Alene neighborhood crime stats are now available online at.  http://www.crimereports.com.  A Facebook press post by the Coeur d'Alene Police Department says the department updates the site daily.   Just plug in your address and you can what type of crimes have been reported in your area recently.  The site says law enforcement agencies use the site to improve community awareness and reduce crime.

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Worley Man Sentenced For 2009 Fatal Crash

Submitted by Colleen O'Brien, Weekend Anchor / Reporter
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011, 9:26am

A 26-year-old Worley, Idaho man was sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for a drug and alcohol fueled car crash that killed the passenger in his car.

Joseph Michael Matt Jr., 26, pleaded guilty to the charge of involuntary manslaughter on November 22, 2010. He appeared late Tuesday before U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge in Coeur d'Alene to hear his sentence.

In addition to his prison sentence he must pay $5,707.66 in funeral expenses for the victim, William Davidson.

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RoadCheck 2011

Submitted by Jilian Winterfeld, KXLY 920 Associate Editor
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011, 7:04am
RoadCheck 2011

Washington State patrol troopers and inspectors checked nearly 12 hundred commercial vehicles during last week's three-day "RoadCheck 2011."

The patrol says they issued nearly 18 hundred tickets for violations, took 214 vehicles out of service for safety violations and removed 43 drivers from behind the wheel, mostly for record of duty violations.

One driver was arrested for drunken driving and two had suspended licenses.

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The Push For Harsher Laws For Animal Cruelty

Submitted by Robyn Nance, Good Morning Northwest Anchor
Monday, May 30th, 2011, 3:39pm
The Push For Harsher Laws For Animal Cruelty

Animal lovers across the state are gathering signatures in hopes that voters will decide to make animal cruelty a felony in 2012.

Virginia Hemingway, the founder of Stop Torturing Our Pets, says Idaho is just one of three states that don't have felony penalties for the most extreme animal cruelty cases, nor for repeat offenders.

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