Portion of KSPS tower collapses

A broadcast tower serving KSPS-TV in North Idaho and much of Eastern Washington stopped transmitting about 2:50 a.m. Wednesday when about a third of the 600-foot tower fell.

The cause of the collapse remained unclear Wednesday but a structural engineer was dispatched to Krell Hill – where the tower is located – to investigate, the station said in a news release.

The collapse left the station unable to broadcast in the Spokane region, though it was still available to cable subscribers and others.

It is unclear when the station’s broadcasts will be available.

Coeur d’Alene

Kids’ book author will read at library

Coeur d’Alene Police Department spokeswoman Sgt. Christie Wood will read from her book, “The Adventures of Woodville,” at 6:30 tonight at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library.

The story is about a puppy named Oscar the Prince of Wales who lives on a large farm called Woodville.

Wood said she was inspired to start writing after returning to college a few years ago.

The library is at 201 E. Harrison Ave. For information, call (208) 769-2315.

Inchelium, Wash.

FBI looking at death of ex-tribal leader

The FBI is investigating the death of a former chairman of the Colville Confederated Tribes who was killed Monday morning at his home near Inchelium.

The FBI would not disclose on Wednesday further details about the death of Clarence “Jude” Stensgar, who served on the Tribal Business Council for 18 years during the 1980s and 1990s.

“He served our country and our tribe and will be missed dearly,” Mike Marchand, current council chairman, said in a statement Wednesday.

Stensgar served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years, retiring as a technical sergeant in 1971, according to the statement.

A wake is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday and a funeral at 10 a.m. Monday, both at the Inchelium Community Center.

From staff reports