Good morning; on the Beacon today, the 11-year-old Kalispell boy accused of shooting his father to death has denied the charge. A 22-year-old Honduran man has been charged with the murder in Coeur d’Alene of a member of the Salish Kootenai College national championship basketball team. The kids and staff of the Flathead Youth Home are preparing to move into a spacious new location at Eighth Avenue East North and Oregon Street in Kalispell. And a federal court has agreed to temporarily halt logging on the Northeast Yaak Project in the Kootenai National Forest.
The property reappraisal bill became law without Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s signature yesterday. Democratic congressional candidate Tyler Gernant announced a plan allowing visitors to his campaign Web site to download policy packets to their Amazon Kindle. And the Missoulian’s Rob Chaney has a great story on how Montana mountain bikers are campaigning hard to keep some key trails from being closed to cyclists. Have a great day.