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Man charged after driving through school gates
A driver allegedly crashed through two closed crossing gates at Washington Elementary in Sandpoint, prompting new …
House panel introduces new road funding bill
BOISE (AP) - Idaho House leaders have unveiled their proposal to pump $84 million each year into transportation funding, the third sweeping piece of legislation introduced this week hoping to address Idaho's multim…
Idaho House panel listens to teacher pay bill testimony
BOISE (AP) - One of the Idaho Legislature's most anticipated pieces of legislation attracted hundreds of teachers, parents and state educational officials to the Capitol on Tuesday eager to testify and implore lawm…
Idaho House weighs 3 last-minute roads funding bills
BOISE - House lawmakers are courting three last-minute proposals promising to fund Idaho's transportation shortfall as the legislative session inches closer to its expected March 27 end-date.
Idaho authorities: No booze during 'Fifty Shades' showings
Firefighting plan aims to protect Western habitat
BOISE - U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell has released the initial plan for a new wildfire-fighting strategy to protect a wide swath of intermountain West s…
Idaho Senate passes civics
Proposed legislation calling for all Idaho high school students to pass a U.S. civics test before graduation was passed by the Idaho Senate Monday.
Police: Nampa man shot to death
Work to close airport that serves Sun Valley
House panel considers last-ditch road funding
House panel introduces gun rewrite proposal
Schools saving money on broadband services
BASE jumper dies after parachute fails
Idaho signs emergency contract to keep Internet
BOISE (AP) - Idaho has signed a roughly $1.9 million emergency contract with CenturyLink to maintain Internet services to 16 state agencies and five public health districts.
Teen tanning restriction bill clears panel
BOISE (AP) - A bill requiring parental permission for teens to use tanning beds faces just one more hurdle before making it to the governor's desk, advancing further than a more restrictive effort attempted in 2012.
Lobby president on leave
BOISE (AP) - The head of Idaho's pro-business lobby has been placed on temporary leave after sending a profanity-laden email criticizing a state senator and suggesting the group introduce retaliation legislation.