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JOHNATHAN HOGANPost Register

IDAHO FALLS — One of the two insurance organizations that provide liability insurance to the city of Idaho Falls has sued the city claiming the wrongful con-viction lawsuit fi led by Christo-pher Tapp is not covered by its contract.

At stake in the suit is which party — Idaho Counties Risk Management Program, Travel-er’s Insurance Company or the city itself — would have to pay any potential settlement or judg-ment made against the city and former police o� cers involved in Tapp’s wrongful conviction for the 1996 rape and murder of An-gie Dodge. Tapp was incarcerated for 20 years after police said he confessed to being a participant in the murder that shocked Idaho Falls.

Court fi lings show the dispute between the city and the insurer derailed potential settlement talks which could have prevented the city from racking up expen-sive legal fees.

In 2019, Brian Leigh Dripps, of Caldwell, was arrested after his DNA was found to match a semen sample recovered from the crime scene. He confessed to raping and murdering Dodge, and said he did so alone. Dripps is facing charges of rape and fi rst-degree murder. His confes-sion is the subject of a motion by his attorneys, who say it should be suppressed after they accused police detectives of not inform-ing him of his rights.

Tapp was released from prison in 2017 after legal experts took up his case and found fl aws in how the investigation was conducted. He was exonerated in 2019 after Dripps’ arrest and confession.

The Idaho Counties Risk Man-agement Program Underwriters is an organization created by Ida-ho’s local governments in 1985 to provide liability insurance, prop-erty insurance and risk manage-ment services to Idaho cities. The group argues in a lawsuit fi led in October that because the

LISA MASCARO AND MARY CLARE JALONICKAssociated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment could go to trial as soon as Inauguration Day, with U.S. senators serving not only as jurors but as shaken personal wit-nesses and victims of the deadly siege of the Capitol by a mob of his supporters.

Trump is the only president to be twice impeached, and the fi rst to be prosecuted as he leaves the White House, an ever-more-ex-traordinary end to the defeated president’s tenure.

In pursuing conviction, House impeachment managers said Thursday they will be making the case that Trump’s incen-diary rhetoric hours before the bloody attack on the Capitol was not isolated, but rather part of an escalating campaign to overturn the November election results. It culminated, they will argue, in the Republican president’s rally cry to “fi ght like hell” as Congress was tallying the Electoral College votes to confi rm he’d lost to Dem-ocrat Joe Biden.

The trial could begin shortly after Biden takes the oath of of-fi ce next Wednesday, but some Democrats are pushing for a later trial to give him time to set up his administration and work on other priorities. No date has been set. Already National Guard troops fl ood the city and protect the Capitol amid warnings of more violence ahead of the inaugural. It’s a far di� erent picture, due to

the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the threats of violence, from the traditional pomp and peaceful transfer of power.

Whenever it starts, the im-peachment trial will force a fur-ther reckoning for the Republican Party and the senators who largely stood by Trump throughout his presidency and allowed him to spread false attacks against the 2020 election. Last week’s assault angered lawmakers, stunned the nation and fl ashed unsettling imagery around the globe, the most serious breach of the Capi-tol since the War of 1812, and the worst by home-grown intruders.

“The only path to any reunifi -cation of this broken and divided country is by shining a light on the truth,” said Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., who will serve as an impeachment manager.

“That’s what the trial in the Senate will be about,” she told

Trial to focus on rhetoric

COLIN TIERNANctiernan@magicvalley.com

TWIN FALLS — Chobani has been churning out new products at a blistering pace during the last couple years.

The company launched what’s e� ectively a coconut yogurt at the start of 2019. Last November, it unveiled a handful of co� ee creamers and some oat-based products, including several oat milks. Then there was the kom-bucha-like probiotic drink in July and other dairy-based probiotic drinks and yogurts this fall.

Co� ee is the company’s new-est addition outside of the yogurt aisle. The Twin Falls plant is pro-ducing the new drinks, which are being marketed toward the “pas-sionate” co� ee drinker, according to Chobani’s press release.

Chobani is selling four cold-brew co� ee fl avors, which con-sumers will buy as ready-to-drink beverages, not pouches of beans or ground co� ee. The new line seems

like a logical progression after the company had released its oat milks — which are often used in co� ee — and co� ee creamers last year.

There will be a black co� ee, one with sweet creamer, a vanilla fl a-vor and an oat milk option.

The 32-ounce co� ees will come in Tetra Top containers, which are sort of a cross between a milk car-ton and a standard bottle. They’ll

be sold for a suggested retail price of $4.49 or two for $7.

The last year has been a good one for Chobani. In addition to launching a handful of new prod-ucts and seeing success with some of its non-yogurt o� erings — the new oat milks have been selling especially well — the company grew 12%, according to Nielsen data.

Chobani’s doing co�ee now Tapp conviction prompts 2nd lawsuit

ALEX BRANDON, ASSOCIATED PRESS

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., signs the article of impeachment against President Donald Trump in an engrossment ceremony Wednesday before transmission to the Senate for trial on Capitol Hill in Washington.

DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS

Burley’s Whitnee Hill looks to shoot the ball against Minico’s Triniti Peralez (20) and Riley Neilson (11) during their game Thursday at Minico High School in Rupert. Burley won the game 47-28. See more photos from the game at Magicvalley.com/gallery and fi nd more sports scores on page B1.

MINICO FALLS TO BURLEY

PHOTO COURTESY OF CHOBANI

Chobani announced a new product line Thursday, continuing the yogurt giant’s expansion outside of the yogurt aisle.

The yogurt giant continues to launch new non-yogurt products

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