The Idaho Ledger

A federal whistleblower suit named the same officer who became the leading candidate for police chief in 2026. Local coverage stopped after the filing. A judge let the case proceed in January. Idaho Ledger is reviewing the full record.

Passed 7-0 under suspension of rules. Police can now cite you for your neighbor's fireworks debris. Council member Wood called it half-baked on the record. Three council members who voted yes had already questioned whether the ordinance's author should be trusted at all.

Sheckler spent weeks privately reviewing the Brainard federal lawsuit before the vote. He asked if Hagar should be on the Brady list. He received a written conclusion that Hagar lied. Then he and Miller coordinated to keep Coeur d'Alene residents from finding out any of it.

City records show the position vacated by Troy Tymesen has produced a net loss of $80,009 against budget through April. Interim replacement Ron Jacobson costs $14,500 per month. The invoices explaining the full variance haven't been produced yet.

Mayor Gookin claimed ten years of documentation of a city attorney targeting his police chief. Randy Adams denied the records request -- about his own conduct -- twice, using two different legal theories. The second contradicts the first.