Kootenai County Sheriff deputies responded to an explosives call near St. Maries on Thursday evening. 1,000 pounds of explosives were found on a property recently reclaimed by land owner, Verne McIlree. For the past year, McIlree says renters had been squatting on his land without any payment.

North Idaho musician, Dan Abram, nearly died a few weeks ago from a ruptured appendix that the doctor's didn't catch. A large part of the music community in north Idaho is coming together to put on a benefit concert tomorrow to help him pay his medical bills. It's a two-night benefit featuring ten local bands called Dan-Efit 2011. A suggested donation of $10 will be taken at the door at O'Shay's Irish Pub and Backyard Theater in Coeur d'Alene.

Press Release - The 11th Annual Ride for Life motorcycle rally benefiting Cancer Patient Care will take place on July 16, 2011. Bikers will gather at each of thirteen different Ride Hosts, including many area motorcycle shops, to embark upon multiple scenic group rides. Part-way through their ride, many of the groups will gather in Spirit Lake, Idaho, to complete the ride in to Curley's Hauser Junction all together. Once they arrive, they will be treated to a barbecue, music, silent and live auctions, drawings, and prizes.