A misdemeanor battery charged against a former northern Idaho lawmaker has been dismissed.

The Coeur d'Alene Press reports the case against former Republican state Sen. Mike Jorgenson was dismissed late last week ahead of a trial scheduled to start this week.

City of Coeur d'Alene chief criminal deputy attorney Wes Somerton says his review of witness statements, a 911 audio recording and security video raised doubt about whether an unlawful battery occurred.

The 64-year-old Jorgenson was arrested in February at his Hayden restaurant, The Copa, after an apparent scuffle with an employee.

The employee says Jorgenson grabbed him and threw him to the ground during a dispute about money.

Jorgenson's attorney says Jorgenson was leading the employee out of the restaurant by the "scruff of the neck" when their legs got tangled and they fell to the ground.

Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho is hoping the region will jump on board and donate during the first ever Idaho Gives campaign.

Idaho Gives is a 24 hour giving campaign sponsored by the Idaho Nonprofit Center. The event gives donors the opportunity to give to any of the 531 participating non profits across Idaho. For every $10 donation made groups will be entered to win a Golden Ticket prize. The more donors that GSEWNI gets, the more chances they have to win prize money.

Groups have also been divided by size into three separate scoreboards. Each scoreboard carries an additional $5,000 worth of prize money that will be divided between the top five money raisers at the end of the day. Idaho Gives also features an Everybody Wins Award, this award takes a general pool of money and divides it by the percentage if the total raised. For example, if Girl Scouts raises one percent of the total for the entire campaign, then they receive one percent of the Everybody Wins Award.

The 19th annual Kyle Petty Ride Across America kicks off in Coeur d'Alene Saturday to help raise funds for chronically sick children.

The event started 19 years ago to raise money for Victory Junction a camp and medical facility started by the Petty family after Kyle's son passed away in 2000 in a racing accident.

Today it takes about $2,500 to send one kid to camp and one look at a long line of fans out to meet Petty and you'll find that might be something Spokane is ready to help out with.

On Friday morning Kyle Petty was up bright and early at Krispy Kreme; the doughnut chain has done a lot to help support his cause.

"We've had a ton of kids from this area come to camp because of Krispy Kreme," Petty explained. "They've raised millions of dollars for us, so we asked people to go out and buy a doughnut and get a cup of coffee in the morning. Nothing is better than a hot Krispy Kreme."

Victory Junction isn't just a camp; it's a place sick kids can go for fun and treatment.

"We have a full time doctor, full time nurses there, the camp goes year round, it's totally free to all the kids that come," Petty said.