students in grades 9 through 12. Forrest Bird Charter School educates grades 6–12. Rail transportation The Sandpoint Amtrak station serves as the only stop in Idaho. The Amtrak Empire Builder route carries passengers daily in both directions between Chicago, Illinois to the east and Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon to the west. Local media Radio KSPT AM 1400 (News/Talk) KRFY FM 88.5 (Alternative) KPND FM 95.3 (Adult Hits) KTAQ-LP FM 97.7 (3ABN Radio) KIBR FM 102.5 (Country music) KTPO FM 106.7 (KPND 95.3 repeater) FM 105.3 (Sandpoint's Hit Music) Television Television stations serving Sandpoint originate from the Spokane, Washington market: KREM 2 (CBS) KXLY-TV 4 (ABC) KHQ-TV 6 (NBC) KSPS-TV 7 (PBS) Print The Bonner County Daily Bee, daily paper since 1965 The Sandpoint Reader, weekly paper since 2004 Notable people Forrest Bird, aviator, biomedical inventor, recipient of Presidential Citizens Medal Allie Brosh, humorist blogger and novelist Leon Cadore, baseball pitcher who pitched a 26-inning game in 1920, graduate of Sandpoint High School John Craigie, folk singer, lived there for a summer and wrote the song "All of July" about Sandpoint James C. Fry, United States Army major general, recipient of Distinguished Service Cross Mark Fuhrman, former LAPD detective primarily known for his role in the O. J. Simpson murder case Tinker Hatfield, athletic shoe designer and Nike Air Jordan architect Nate Holland, two-time Olympian, five-time X Games gold medalist, US Snowboard team Nell Kruegel Irion, city councilor and first woman to run for Congress in Idaho Jerry Kramer, National Football League right guard, author Joe Mather, Major League Baseball outfielder Patrick F. McManus, outdoor writer and humorist Viggo Mortensen, actor and producer Don Osborn, former minor league baseball pitcher and manager and pitching coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates Kristy Osmunson, singer and fiddle player of the country music duo Bomshel Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska and 2008 Republican nominee for Vice President Genevieve Pezet (1913–2009), American artist who lived in France. Jake Plummer, former NFL quarterback Shook Twins, folk music duo who grew up in Sandpoint Lucy Ann Polk, big-band singer Marilynne Robinson, writer and winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Jake Rosholt, mixed martial artist and former collegiate wrestler at Oklahoma State Don Samuelson, 25th Governor of Idaho (1967−1971) Edgar Steele, attorney found guilty of a murder-for-hire plot (from the nearby town of Sagle) Ben Stein , writer, lawyer, actor, comedian, and commentator on political