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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 …
Idaho water pumpers face curtailment
Briefs
Be careful in the woods
A new educational video about wildlife traps is now available on Idaho Department of Fish and Game's website.
Solar power heating up in Idaho
Obama set for first visit to Idaho since '08
BOISE - President Barack Obama is headed to Idaho for the first time since a 2008 campaign stop and could touch on anything from tax reform to immigration, depending on Tuesday's State of the Union address.
I-84 reopens after huge crash
Report finds strong Idaho snowpack, precipitation
Perservering through ignorance
Idaho Briefs
President Obama to speak next week in Boise
Otter to undergo hip surgery
BOISE (AP) - Gov. Butch Otter will have surgery next week to have his left hip resurfaced - a procedure he underwent on his right hip several years ago.
Lawmakers align with Otter's revenue forecast
BOISE - Idaho lawmakers voted once again with Gov. Butch Otter's revenue projections, making it a third year in a row where legislators sided with a cautious optimism that more cash will flow into Idaho in the 2016…
Former governors blast Otter's nuclear waste deal
BOISE - Idaho Gov. Butch Otter is turning the state into nuclear waste repository, former Idaho Govs. Phil Batt and Cecil Andrus say.
Taxpayers to spend $457K for gay marriage legal bills
BOISE (AP) - Idaho's Constitutional Defense Fund committee has approved the latest round of legal bills in Idaho's court fight over gay marriage.
Idaho hunting dog survives getting caught in snare trap
IDAHO FALLS (AP) - An eastern Idaho hunting dog named Maggie survived getting caught in a coyote trap by remaining calm.
Feds seek to bring nuclear waste to Idaho
IDAHO FALLS (AP) - Idaho will grant a one-time waiver to the U.S. Department of Energy to bring nuclear waste into the state for research purposes if certain conditions are met, Gov. Butch Otter said.