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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 …
Chaney aims to close campaign money loophole
BOISE (AP) - An Idaho House committee has voted unanimously to introduce a bill closing a loophole that allows political action committees to receive some money without having to reveal the source until after Elect…
Prisons boss seeks higher officer pay
BOISE - The new director of the Idaho Department of Correction is asking lawmakers to approve a significant pay increase for experienced prison staffers in hopes of reducing the department's high turnover rate.
Panel stalls Ybarra's substitute to blind and deaf board
BOISE - A legislative panel is stalling Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra's request to appoint a substitute to lead a board supporting students who are visually impaired or have hearing loss.
Senate to debate instant racing
BOISE - A bill seeking to outlaw Idaho's slot-like betting machines is on its way to the Senate floor despite racetrack representatives' protests that tracks will close without the machines.
Judge voids broadband contract, clarifies ruling
BOISE - A district judge said Idaho's troubled broadband contract is void, clarifying a November ruling that sent state officials scrambling to find a solution to preserve the state's public schools broadband progr…
Evacuate the dance floor
IDAHO FALLS (AP) - An eastern Idaho woman faces charges after being accused of using her high-heeled shoe to attack someone who bumped into her on the dance floor.
Idaho man sentenced in killing outside Nampa drugstore
CALDWELL (AP) - A southwestern Idaho man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder in a killing in July outside a drugstore in Nampa.
Deadline nears to buy insurance through Your Health Idaho
BOISE (AP) - The deadline to purchase health insurance in 2015 on Idaho's exchange is approaching.
Health care you can trust
BOISE (AP) - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court ruling that determined a Boise-area hospital violated federal antitrust laws when it purchased Idaho's largest independent physicians grou…
Panel recommends studying student data collection
BOISE (AP) - A House legislative panel is recommending creating a work group to scrutinize governmental data collection on Idaho students and find ways to reduce it.