Palouse Mammoth goes up in flames

The wooden mammoth erected in downtown Palouse went up in flames Sunday night in an apparent act of arson.

Palouse Police chief Jerry Neumann said the structure was torched around 8 p.m. Sunday.

“It’s just a shame. It’s just a complete lack of respect,” said the creator of the mammoth, Palouse artist Thad Froio.

“Honestly, we don’t have any suspects at this time,” Neumann said. “I believe there was a group in the beer garden who had a conversation earlier in the night about wanting to burn it. An hour later the mammoth is on fire.”

All that remained of the 12-foot-tall structure the Monday mor...