Jennifer DeMonte/Daily Inter Lake, AP

A snowmobile streams past an avalanche warning sign posted at the trail head of Canyon Creek, Mont. An avalanche on the back side of Whitefish Mountain Resort killed two backcountry skiers Sunday and searchers combed the slide area for other possible victims here and here.

1. The attorney for a part-time porn model called Spokane County’s case “laughable” as his client pleaded not guilty today to charges involving a sex encounter that ended the career of Washington representative Richard Curtis here/Thomas Clouse, SR.

2. MySpace has reached an agreement with more than 45 states to change to help prevent sexual predators and others from misusing it here/Seattle Times.

3. Online Poll: 75% of 1005 respondents to an Idaho Statesman poll called Repub attempts to close Idaho primaries a "bad idea." Only 14% thought it was a good idea.

4. News Roundup: Fred Russell to file appeal/KXLY; Analyst expects Statesman revenue to fall/KTVB; Risch to testify on Idaho's roadless lands/Idaho Statesman; WSU mourns loss of 3 students/KXLY; and Idaho animal neglect cases jump/KTVB.

5. Blogosphere: Chairlifts of doom/TUBOB; Idaho closed-primary bill DOA/Randy Stapilus; Real"istic" ID/Dogwalk Musings; Welcome, Markos/IdahoRocks; and Grass growers, enviros cut field-burning deal/Rocky Barker.

6. IMHO: Be nice if Gonzaga wasn't in league of own/John Blanchette, SR; A primary question: Should Idaho's be closed?/Jim Fisher, Lewiston Tribune; Otter takes business-like approach to higher ed/Idaho Statesman; Spokesman-Review looks forward after bad 2007/Steve Smith, SR; and Without Reilly, only SI swimsuits are left/Greg Pender, WSU Evergreen.

Orbusmax Special: Oregon family finishes trip with body of grandma in RV here.

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