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2 weeks ago | 
krem.com | Devin Weeks |Coeur d'Alene Press
RATHDRUM, Idaho — An indoor sports complex will be a game changer for Lakeland High School. With a $200,000 gift from Silverwood Theme Park, fundraising for the $850,000 fieldhouse project has approached the halfway point. Ground is expected to be broken next spring.
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2 weeks ago | 
krem.com | Bill Buley |Coeur d'Alene Press
KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — The number of single-family homes for sale in Kootenai County is on the rise. According to the Coeur d'Alene Regional Realtors, there were 1,134 current residential listings as of June 4, a 13.3% increase from a month ago. "Inventory is on the rise, which has slightly eased the sense of urgency among buyers," said Jennifer Smock, CDARR president and co-owner, managing broker with Windermere Coeur d'Alene Realty.
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2 weeks ago | 
krem.com | Kaye Thornbrugh |Coeur d'Alene Press
KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office outlined a proposed budget for fiscal year 2026 in a Tuesday meeting with county commissioners. The agency’s proposed budget is $54 million, a figure that includes about $4.5 million in new funding requests. Kootenai County commissioners will weigh the requests as part of the budgeting process. The adopted budget for fiscal year 2025 included $48 million for the sheriff’s office.
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2 weeks ago | 
krem.com | Bill Buley |Coeur d'Alene Press
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Eric Deady likes adventures.
The Coeur d’Alene man created one called the Idaho Panhandle Ramble. He considers it a showcase of all that makes North Idaho special. The 320-mile bikepacking route starts and ends in Coeur d'Alene. It travels through the Coeur d'Alene and St. Joe national forests and Coeur d'Alene tribal lands, with stopping points at small towns like Pritchard, Avery, Emida and Clarkia.
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3 weeks ago | 
krem.com | Bill Buley |Coeur d'Alene Press
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The Coeur d’Alene Police Department is planning to build a new training facility.
The project, estimated not to exceed $145,000, received the go-ahead from the Coeur d’Alene City Council this week. “The biggest liability to a city is untrained officers,” said Councilor Christie Wood, a retired police sergeant.
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3 weeks ago | 
krem.com | Laura Guido |Coeur d'Alene Press
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Gov. Brad Little said Thursday that Idaho State Police will soon begin helping facilitate the deportation of people who are in Idaho illegally and currently serving sentences in county jails. The Idaho State Police entered into a formal agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, through the federal 287(g) program to help transport unauthorized immigrants who’ve been convicted of crimes to detention centers where they will be processed for deportation.
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3 weeks ago | 
krem.com | Bill Buley |Coeur d'Alene Press
HAYDEN, Idaho — Donations to Companions Animal Center started with a trickle Thursday and Friday following a Press report that its pet food pantry was empty.
By Saturday and into Sunday, it was a flood. In a matter of days, more than 30,000 pounds of dog and cat food and $20,000 in financial contributions poured in at the nonprofit shelter on Atlas Road. So many large bags of dog food, in fact, that after the pantry was filled they were piled high in storage areas.
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3 weeks ago | 
krem.com | Kaye Thornbrugh |Coeur d'Alene Press
KOOTENAI COUNTY, Idaho — The cost of providing medical care to people who are held in the Kootenai County jail is rising, according to the sheriff’s office. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office has requested $3.8 million to pay for jail medical and mental health care in fiscal year 2026, an increase of about 4.5% over the prior year.
Capt. Jeremy Hyle said providing medical care is becoming more expensive due to “skyrocketing” medication costs and due to an increasing need for hospital care.
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3 weeks ago | 
krem.com | Kaye Thornbrugh |Coeur d'Alene Press
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit that named Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris due to a procedural issue, though the woman who accused Norris of defaming her at a campaign event last year is likely to refile the suit.
The civil complaint, filed in October 2024 by Coeur d’Alene resident Pennie Collinson, alleged that Norris made vulgar sexual remarks about Collinson during a candidate forum in Cataldo last April.
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4 weeks ago | 
krem.com | Bill Buley |Coeur d'Alene Press
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — Companions Animal Center has spent about $5,000 so far this year on dog food. That might not sound like a lot, but when the nonprofit usually spends zero in that category, it is.
“This is the first time we actually had to purchase dog food,” said Vicky Nelson, CAC development director. She said that for years, pet food donations have covered their needs. Those donations, however, have declined to a point not seen in two decades.
