An investigator with the U.S. Attorney's Office contacted Northwest Cable News last week to find out what five jurors could have seen if they were exposed to coverage of the Karl Thompson-Otto Zehm trial during breakfast at their Yakima hotel. The news channel says the…
On the heels of a Spokane police officer yelling "PRESENT ARMS" as law enforcement Karl Thompson left court with U.S. Marshals Friday, a federal judge warned that such outbursts won't be tolerated. "At best, such conduct will cause exclusion from the courtroom, not to return.…
A robbery and kidnapping suspect released from jail on his own recognizance under the recommendation of prosecutors has a reward for tips on his capture after missing a court hearing. Kenneth J. Kheel, 21, is wanted on a no-bail warrant after he didn't show up…
A 20-year-old Spokane woman has been sentenced to a year in jail for a fatal 2010 crash that killed a Lewis and Clark High graduate and Eastern Washington University student. Brooke A. Reese was booked into Spokane County Jail Thursday. She's eligible to serve about…
Kootenai County sheriff's deputies and Coeur d'Alene police spent more than eight hours Sunday resolving a standoff with a man who they say was threatening to kill himself in his mother's home. Law enforcement responded about 5:30 a.m. Sunday to a call at 317 S.…