This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies of interest to preppers and survivalists that are located in the American Redoubt region. Today, we focus on a new wind power and transmission line project in Wyoming. (See the Wyoming section.)
Idaho
Gag order revised in University of Idaho murder cases.
And: University of Idaho murders: State seeks death penalty against Bryan Kohberger.
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Boise man files federal lawsuit against two police officers, city.
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At Redoubt News: IDFG & Wildlife Disease.
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Chubbuck woman celebrates 108th birthday.
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This was not the Kohlberger case: State will not seek death penalty for Idaho man accused of killing four.
Montana
Montana Firearms Dealer Sticks to His Guns, Reopens Business After IRS Raid.
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Rosendale: IRS Raids Gun Store To Obtain Records For Database Of Gun Owners, Republicans Targeted.
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Train derails into Montana’s Yellowstone River.
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Massive Verizon outage in Ravalli County due to train derailment.
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Central & Eastern Oregon
Bend Police launch e-bike safety awareness campaign ahead of busy summer.
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BLM considers new rules at popular hot springs on Owyhee River.
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Oregon lawmakers rush to pass bills backlogged by GOP walkout before end of session. (Many of the Republican representatives are from Central and Eastern Oregon
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Police: Huntington woman charged after children found alone in town.
Central & Eastern Washington
Keller Ferry is back in service after maintenance. Note: This ferry provides a fairly important commerce and school bus link.
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Franklin County Sheriff files a $25,000 claim over a $21 meal dispute.
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Pasco man gets 15 years for drug trafficking.
Wyoming
Reader David F. spotted this news: Build Begins on Wyoming-to-California Power Line Amid Growing Wind Power Concern. A quote:
“Wyoming and federal officials will formally kick off construction Tuesday of a massive transmission line project to export wind power from Wyoming to southern California.
The $3 billion TransWest Express project and the $5 billion Chokecherry and Sierra Madre wind farm have been in the works for over 15 years.
Once built, the wind farm will feed electricity into the transmission system.
The giant wind project is being built in Wyoming, which has seen a massive build-out of wind power — and new farms are meeting more resistance from locals worried about harm to their views and wildlife.”
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Campbell County tornado hits coal mine.
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