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IDFG adopts 2013 seasons for deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear, mountain lion, and gray wolves

IDFG adopts 2013 seasons for deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear, mountain lion, and gray wolves

BOISE, ID - The Idaho Fish and Game Commission today adopted 2013 seasons for deer, elk, pronghorn, black bear, mountain lion, and gray wolf, as proposed by Fish and Game biologists.

The new seasons include an increase in elk controlled hunt and pronghorn tags and expanded wolf hunting and trapping seasons.

From IDFG:
A summary of major changes include:

Bomb threat closes all Boundary County schools

For the ninth time this school year, a bomb threat has forced the closure of a school in Boundary County.

In the incident, confirmed Monday afternoon by the district superintendent, an unspecific bomb threat was called in; because it did not specify which school was involved, all five schools in the district were closed down as a precaution.

This was the ninth time a bomb threat has been reported in the district so far this school year.

County appeals N. Idaho judge's boat law ruling

Bonner County is appealing a northern Idaho magistrate court judge's ruling that the state's statute regarding the negligent operation of a vessel is unconstitutionally vague.

The Bonner County Daily Bee reports that Bonner County Deputy Prosecutor Katie Murdock filed the appeal Wednesday asking a 1st District Court judge to determine if Magistrate Court Judge Debra Heise made the right decision in January.

The ruling ended up sinking two cases involving incidents law enforcement authorities say met the criteria for negligent operation of a vessel.

One involved a Seattle man whose powerboat collided with another vessel on Priest Lake in July. The other involved a Sandpoint man who crashed his powerboat into an unoccupied sailboat on Lake Pend Oreille in August.

Idaho man wanted in North Dakota homicide

Williston police have issued an arrest warrant for a man in the fatal shooting of another man outside a bar over the weekend.

Authorities say 28-year-old Derrick Siegel, of Williston, died at a hospital after the shooting about 1 a.m. Saturday. Police Detective Cory Collings tells KXMC-TV that 46-year-old Jonathan Horvath is wanted on warrants for reckless endangerment and murder.

Collings says Horvath recently moved to the Williston area from Sandpoint, Idaho. He is described as a 5-foot-9, 170-pound white male with brown hair and green eyes. He has a tattoo of a spider and web on the left side of his neck.

Idaho lawmakers urge Feds to keep air traffic control towers open

Idaho's Congressional members have sent a letter to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in an effort to convince him not to close the state's five air traffic control towers that are targeted under sequestration, including the one at the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration announced its intention to close a total of 173 towers on April 7th.

2nd-degree murder trial postponed

The 2nd-degree murder trial for a 29-year-old St. Maries man who allegedly shot his girlfriend in the head on Christmas morning of 2011 has been temporarily postponed.

According to Benewah County First District Court officials, the process got under way yesterday with jury selection for Joseph Herrera's trial, but they were "not able to come up with enough jurors to conduct the trial."

A status conference is scheduled for March 22nd. In the meantime, court officials will determine whether to put together a new jury summons pool or request a change of venue for the case.

Zags join Harlem Shake craze

Just as many thought the Harlem Shake craze was coming to an end, the Gonzaga men's basketball team gave it a gust of relevancy in the Inland Northwest.

On its way back from a WCC championship run in Las Vegas the Zags recorded their own Harlem Shake video with Naismith Award finalist Kelly Olynyk serving as the leader of the shake, (which, if you aren't familiar with the fad, is the guy who starts humping air first.)

"Don't care how late we are, had fun doing that video! lol #betterlatethannever," point guard Kevin Pangos tweeted.

The Zags did their shake on a plane, which has raised eyebrows before when a Colorado State student led the dance on a Frontier flight. The FAA said it would investigate that case, no word yet about the Zags' video.

This year's team is no stranger to the viral video: Guards Kevin Pangos, Kyle Dranginis, Drew Barham and Rem Bakamus made a popular trick shot video that is brought up during most Zag broadcasts.