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LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials have filed a lawsuit against a timber company and its contractor contending they're responsible for a wildfire that killed a 20-year-old Forest Service firefighter and burned more than 300 acres in northern Idaho. The Lewiston Tribune reports the state filed the lawsuit Monday in 2nd District Court seeking an unspecified amount in monetary damages for costs in fighting the fire. Anne Veseth of Moscow died Aug. 12, 2012, after being struck and killed by a falling tree while fighting the Steep Corner Fire near Orofino.
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A 58-year-old homeless man who kidnapped a Rathdrum woman in northern Idaho has been sentenced to life in prison. The Coeur d'Alene Press reports that Mitchell Lee Walck received the sentence yesterday in 1st District Court and must serve 20 years before being eligible for parole. Walck in February pleaded guilty to robbery, second-degree kidnapping and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho has endorsed Midvale Rep. Lawerence Denney to be Idaho secretary of state. Labrador made the endorsement yesterday in Boise. Labrador cited Denney's business and political experience as well as his dedication to conservative principles and fair elections. Idaho State Treasurer Ron Crane also endorsed Denney yesterday.
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Two eastern Idaho men police say threatened several residents who stayed up late to watch the recent lunar eclipse face charges. The Idaho State Journal reports that 23-year-old Brian Andrew Beach and 23-year-old Mark Stephen Jackson are charged with one count each of resisting and obstructing. Police in Pocatello say they were called to a home at about 1 a.m. yesterday where residents told officers the two men harassed them and said they'd return with guns.
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