Most regions of the country—including Spokane and Idaho—are seeing a rise in COVID cases. While the rise is nowhere near as bad as the peak earlier this year, the uptick does have health officials across the region concerned over another wave of the virus.
Overall, crime statewide has fallen 2.79% between 2019 and 2020. However, violent crimes have risen 7.94% and hate crimes rose 42.11%.
Bonner County now joins Kootenai, Boundary and Shoshone Counties in the "red" risk category.
The Panhandle Health District moved Shoshone County into the "red" risk category on Thursday and has opted to keep Kootenai and Boundary Counties in that category for another week.
A 7-year-old Montana boy at the center of an early morning AMBER Alert has been found safe. The Mineral County Sheriff's Office canceled the alert at 8:40 a.m. Thursday.
