A raindrop strikes a puddle on East Fifth Avenue on Thursday. We can say goodbye to the early warm, sunny days of autumn. More here. (SR photo: Colin Mulvany)

• Idaho Records/Sherry Adkins, SR
• Suspicious car leads to arrests/Brian Walker, Press
• ACLU: Hitching Post falls under religious exemption/SR
• Coeur d'Alene chamber to host candidates' forum/Press
• Lake Pend Oreille drawdown won't begin early/Cameron Rasmusson, Bee
• Ybarra claim of JFAC backing proves false/Betsy Russell, Eye on Boise
• Crane drops plan to challenge House Speaker Bedke/Melissa Davlin, Idaho Reports