They just approved the 2012 city budget, but Post Falls' council is already looking at ways to cut things down for 2013.

POST FALLS - Post Falls' city budget may have been recently approved, but a whole new budget-cutting horizon awaits as the recession continues its grip on the economy.

Updated - 3:37 p.m. - Kootenai Electric Cooperative is reporting that an area of operation near Setter's Substation and Highway 95 was hit by a localized microburst or tornado at about 10 p.m. About 20 poles along the 1.3 mile double circuit overhead line were shattered and on the ground.

Every month at the Kootenai Medical Center, 150 new babies leave with a cozy custom hat, curtesy of the Panhandle Happy Hatters. The group makes hats and blankets for patients at the hospital.

COEUR d'ALENE - There will soon be a few more tiny, newborn heads for a group of voracious North Idaho knitters to think about keeping warm.