LEWISTON, ID – The LC Valley, Palouse, and Camas Prairie are all in the midst of an Excessive Heat Warning.  The LC Valley is expecting a high of 111 degrees today and the same tomorrow.  Tonight, we’ll only get down to 70 degrees. 

ASOTIN, WA – There’s a big party in Asotin this weekend.  Asotin Days starts Saturday morning with a Lions Club breakfast.  There’s a yard sale all over town, a vendor fair in the park by the river, the Chrome on the Creek car show, and a whole lot more. 

LEWISTON, ID – We now know that the plane that came down yesterday with no landing gear was part of the team fighting the Rattlesnake Creek Fire.  The pilot was contracted to work with the team, and the passenger was a Forest Service air tactical supervisor. 

LEWISTON, ID – The Lewiston Police Department is closer to having a new Chief.  There are five candidates for the position, including the current Interim Chief, Budd Hurd.  Most candidates are from the northwest, but one is from Virginia.  There’s a reception coming up so that you can meet them. 

ASOTIN, WA – More school-age pedestrians are killed during the hour before and after school than any other time of day, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Another study by the National Safe Routes to School program shows more kids are hit by cars near schools than any other location.

LEWIS-CLARK VALLEY

This Morning Widespread haze. Sunny and hot, with a high near 110.

LEWISTON, ID - A plane with no landing gear came down safely tonight at the Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport.  About 30 minutes before landing, the airport notified the Lewiston Fire Department that the plane's landing gear was malfunctioning and the pilot couldn't get it to come out.