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 located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, an update on the upcoming University of Idaho Quadruple Murder trial.
Region-Wide
Three Redoubt States in the top 10 for gun sales per capita in the U.S.A..
Idaho
New judge sets expectations in case against man charged with killing 4 Idaho university students.
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Sandpoint teen dies in Spokane following injuries from severe storm. A quote:
“A 17-year-old student died from injuries sustained during a severe windstorm that struck the region on Wednesday.
According to a press release from the Lake Pend Oreille School District, the teen, identified as Charlie Miller, was a senior at Lake Pend Oreille High School and had previously attended Kootenai Elementary School and Sandpoint Middle School.
The school district reported that Miller was struck by a tree during the storm and was rushed to Sacred Heart in Spokane, where he died from his injuries.”
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Private firefighting company opens location in Post Falls.
Montana
Montana Air National Guard conducts unique training exercise. The news story begins:
“The Montana Air National Guard conducted landing zone training along U.S. Highway 87 between Great Falls and Belt on Wednesday — landing a C-130 airplane directly on the road.
“We are working on some skills we need to be able to engage with the next peer that we have, which is China, and so we’re working on some stuff with these organizations to prove that we could [land our aircraft] in remote places,” explained Mission Support Group commander for the 120th Airlift Wing Colonel Jason Green.
This training helps to equip the Montana Air National Guard with non-routine technical skills to better serve the state and the nation during emergency situations.”
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Production of ‘1923‘ returns as some of show’s 2nd season to be filmed in Butte.
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Montana man to be sentenced for cloning sheep.
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Firefighters put out blaze at luxury Moonlight Basin resort in Big Sky.
Central & Eastern Oregon
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Bird bonanza: Upland bird hunting prospects look good in NE Oregon. Here is a quote:
“The statewide hunting season for ruffed and blue grouse, as well as mourning doves, opened Sept. 1, and the season for most other upland game birds, including chukar, quail and rooster pheasants, starts Oct. 12.
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued a forecast for hunting conditions around Northeastern Oregon for this fall and into the winter. Based on summer surveys, bird populations have increased in many areas, and hunting conditions should be good this fall and winter.
The hunting season for some upland species, such as chukar and quail, continues through Jan. 31, 2025.
The potential effects of the many large wildfires that combined have burned more than 1.3 million acres in the region this summer is not certain. ODFW biologists say the fires could displace some birds.”
Central & Eastern Washington
Stevens County Sheriff testifies in regard to recent depredations in the county.
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Family creates GoFundMe for father killed in wrong way crash.
Wyoming
Most Of Southeast Wyoming Facing Critical Fire Danger.
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Search for missing hiker in Yellowstone continues.
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Yellowstone’s biggest killer revealed – and it’s twice as deadly as bear and bison attacks combined.
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$500,000 cash only bond set for 2015 The Coin Shop murder suspect.
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