Morning Briefing: Exactly how good does it feel to be a gangster?

Around Town

Gang charges gone — Bonner County prosecutors, acting on a ruling by the Idaho Supreme Court, dismissed gang-recruitment charges against five Sandpoint men. (Daily Bee)

Flame out — Spokane Fire Department investigators put the cuffs on a 13-year-old boy accused of lighting his own house on fire. (KXLY)

Oh, it's on now — A lieutenant firefighter jumps into the already-crowded race against Idaho House Rep. Phil Hart (R-Athol).

Out There

New TV show: Dancing with Mitt Romney. This week's special guest? Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Washington Post)

It's springtime for the Taliban in Afghanistan. Winter for the United States and NATO? (CS Monitor)

Norway killer claims self defense (SF Gate)