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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 …
Vigil in Idaho city for pastor jailed in Iran
Idaho techs behind national emergency library
Idaho State Police warn about phone scam
Tribe eyes ways to spend grant
LEWISTON (AP) - The Nez Perce Tribe in North Idaho plans to ask members how to spend a $1 million federal grant intended to reduce obesity, tobacco use and poor nutrition.
$2 million solar project proposed in central Idaho
KETCHUM (AP) - An alternative energy company has applied for a 50-year state lease to build a $2 million, 50-acre solar project in central Idaho.
Idaho zoo receives grizzly bear from Wyoming
POCATELLO (AP) - A young grizzly bear captured in Wyoming, where she became potentially dangerous after receiving food from humans, has arrived at a zoo in southeast Idaho.
Eradicating potato pest is tough going
BOISE (AP) - A team of scientists at the University of Idaho is trying to find a way to stop a microscopic parasite which damages potato crops and has now infested 2,400 acres in southeastern Idaho.
Jet makes emergency landing
BOISE (AP) - A warning light signaling an engine fire prompted the pilots of a chartered passenger jet to make an emergency landing in Boise.
Driver accused of abandoning chicken truck found
NAMPA (AP) - Authorities in Idaho have arrested the driver thought to have abandoned a trailer containing 37,000 pounds of chicken at a western Montana truck stop.
Commission looks at public defense standards
BOISE (AP) - A new commission tasked with overseeing improvements to Idaho's broken public defense system is asking lawmakers to prioritize where the work should begin.
Studded tires legal in Idaho beginning Wednesday
Drivers can use studded tires on Idaho roadways beginning Wednesday, Oct. 1, the Idaho Transportation Department announced.
Woman killed in ATV crash
CASCADE (AP) - A 28-year-old Caldwell woman has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash.
What happened to the Class of 2013?
In 2012-13, Idaho's high school graduation rate dropped to its lowest point in a decade.
Balukoff, Bujak battle it out
TWIN FALLS - The only candidate to be called a liberal in Idaho's first gubernatorial debate Wednesday was GOP Gov. Butch Otter. But even though the incumbent …
Balukoff outspending Otter in television ads
BOISE (AP) - Idaho democratic gubernatorial candidate A.J. Balukoff has outspent Gov. Butch Otter on political television advertisements as he tries to unseat the incumbent Republican.