Rathdrum News

5:40 p.m. Runaway alert given for 11YO girl named Samantha of Osburn who had a fight with her older sister and threatened to hitchhike away from home.

4:04 p.m. Traffic is backed up to Guardian Angel Homes on Mullan/Post Falls as a result of a stoplight that's not recycling.

11:29 a.m. A 30ish female is bleeding after hitting her head on a counter in a fall on Pristine/Rathdrum. 11:05 a.m. A 54YO male w/a history of substance abuse is threatening suicide @ Caroline & Ramsey.

Noon: A vehicle is broken down in the turn lane of H95 & Cherry, creating a traffic hazard.

Three people were rescued after their boat capsized Saturday on the Clearwater River.

11:43 a.m. Vehicles are illegally parked on county airport runway. 11:20 a.m. A computer store @ 1107 Sherman reports an unlawful entry.

The Coeur d'Alene School District is talking about a levy later this year. North Idaho College is also aiming at leveraging tax dollars from Kootenai County property owners.

4:53 p.m. A mini-van w/o wheels is weaving all over the road as it's being pulled by a truck on H41 @ M/P 11.5 . 4:43 p.m. Out-of-state callers report that a friend has locked herself in a bathroom on Mallory/Rathdrum b/c male in the house is threatening to kill her.

COEUR D'ALENE -- The Panhandle Health District is warning North Idaho residents that there has been an unexplained spike in Pertussis - or Whooping Cough - cases in Kootenai County so far this year.

COEUR D'ALENE -- Local Investigators along with the FBI are trying to track down who spray-painted a car with swastikas in the 800 block of Front Avenue in Coeur d'Alene. The victim, Brittany, is Caucasian but believes she's been targeted because of the diverse friends she lives with and knows.

11:01 a.m. Post Falls Family Physicians has called for an ambulance to transport a female who has a head wound from falling in the shower.

JT: It's also ironic that we complain about a lack of funding for most existing schools and yet there's this groundswell of support for the Professional Technical High School and whatnot.

11:14 a.m. A female reports she can't move her leg following a head-on crash that's blocking H95 @ Cherry/CdA. 10:49 a.m. Officer reports he can't get to a crash site on Hayden Creek Road, beyond Triangle 7, where a pickup hit a tree, because it's too slick.

Noon: A female carrying packages has fallen along Kathleen, east of Ramsey. 11:51 a.m. A large rock is lying on I-90 near Pleasantview exit.

4 p.m. A female who has been the victim of domestic battery in the past reports that her ex is sending her threatening text messages.

3:48 p.m. A person is suffering chest pain at the Timberlake Fire District. 3:44 p.m. Female asks for animal control b/c a German shepherd she found on Tubbs Hill won't follow her.

2:20 p.m. Shawn @ Gunning & H41/Rathdrum reports he gets vulgar messages when he responds to calls he's been getting.

Police in Coeur d'Alene are investigating a possible hit & run crash that left a Rathdrum man with several broken bones.

2:53 p.m. A juvenile reports that the parents in a Kathleen Avenue apartment are smoking dope with their children present.

4:31 p.m. Motorist reports that a man standing by a tan SUV near tracks on Garwood is holding a sign he couldn't read.