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BLANCHARD, Idaho (AP) — The Latest on the shooting of two deputies in northern Idaho (all times local):

4:02 p.m.

Authorities say two sheriff's deputies shot while trying to arrest a man in northern are expected to recover.

Coeur d'Alene police Detective Jared Reneau says the deputies were both shot three times, but their injuries were not life-threatening. They were in surgery Monday afternoon.

The Spokesman-Review reports ( http://bit.ly/2iFsTlI )the deputies were shot about 11:30 a.m. while trying to arrest a man with a warrant in Blanchard, Idaho. The suspect was also shot. His condition wasn't immediately known.

The names of the officers and the suspect weren't immediately released.

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2:24 p.m.

Two Bonner County sheriff's deputies have been shot in northern Idaho.

Detective Dennis Stinebaugh with the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office says the deputies were serving a warrant Monday when they were shot near the town of Blanchard.

Stinebaugh says he has limited information and doesn't know the extent of the injuries to the deputies or the circumstances of the shooting.

Officials say the deputies were transported to Kootenai Health in Coeur d'Alene.

A Kootenai Health spokeswoman declined to release the conditions of the deputies.

Authorities say Kootenai County officials are investigating.

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