Bloglander

Foul play — The baseball field at Coeur d’Alene High School was vandalized this weekend. The bat racks had been ripped off and the pitching mound had been dug up.(KHQ)

Body identified — Idaho state police found a body in the Snake River earlier this month. Now they believe it belongs to a missing grandmother from Kamiah, Idaho, though they don’t yet know the cause of death. (KXLY)

A lot more lot — Hey, there may be massive layoffs in the Spokane Public School District, but educational staff can take solace in this: The Spokane city council approved larger parking lots for elementary and middle schools. (SR)

From the company that brought you the Zune — Fans of tacky interfaces and obtuse error messages rejoice: Microsoft announced it plans to buy Skype — the Internet-based voice, video and chat client — for $8.5 million. (NYT)