In brief: King County man being tested for Ebola

SEATTLE – King County Health officials said a man is being tested for Ebola at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

Public Health spokesman James Apa said the possibility the man has Ebola is low. He had been traveling in Mali in West Africa and Friday night developed a low-grade fever and sore throat. The King County man had been under monitoring since arriving in Seattle.

Officials said the man is in “good spirits” and is being kept in isolation as a precaution.

Seven protesters arrested

SEATTLE – Seven people were arrested during protests in Seattle over recent grand jury decisions not to indict police officers who killed black men in Missouri and New York.

Several hundred people marched downtown Saturday to Seattle police headquarters to protest the killings of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York. Authorities said a group then split off from the main protest and tried to get onto state Route 99 on the Alaskan Way Viaduct. Police said some protesters threw rocks at officers who blocked them from entering the roadway.

Police said five people were arrested for assault and two for pedestrian interference. All were to be booked into the King County Jail.

Idaho teacher wins grant

BLACKFOOT, Idaho – An Idaho elementary school teacher has won a $100,000 grant in a national contest for educators.

The Morning News reported teacher Melissa Hunt of Stoddard Elementary in the Blackfoot School District found out Friday she was one of five national winners in the Farmers Insurance “Dream Big” initiative.

Oversized load heads for Idaho

PORTLAND – The Oregon Department of Transportation said an oversized load was resuming its slow trek from Baker City to Idaho.

The Idaho Statesman reported the 357,636-pound load had spent two days parked on the side of the highway near Richland because of bad weather. It was scheduled to start moving Saturday night to cross the state line over the Snake River.

The equipment takes up two lanes and travels at about 10 miles per hour. ODOT said drivers traveling on Oregon Highway 86 should be prepared for flaggers, pilot cars and delays of up to 20 minutes. The load will be parked off the highway by 6 a.m. to reduce the impact on daytime traffic.

The load does not contain hazardous materials, fuels or liquids.

Man says he wasn’t filming ex

BILLINGS – A Billings man accused of placing a camera in his ex-girlfriend’s shower says he put the camera there to watch chickens, not the woman.

Terrill Frank Stoltz pleaded not guilty Friday to surreptitious visual observation or recordation in a residence. The Billings Gazette reported the woman discovered the camera in August and confronted him. Prosecutors say he told her he had put the camera in place to monitor chickens he had been cleaning.

The two had broken up but were still living together at the time.

Yellowstone County District Judge Ingrid Gustafson kept Stoltz’s bond at $10,000, which he had already posted. His trial is yet to be scheduled.