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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 …
Sandstone thief sentenced
BOISE (AP) - A 46-year-old Nampa man has been sentenced to nine months in prison for stealing nearly 10,000 pounds of sandstone from Bureau of Land Management lands.
Reward offered for horns
GOODING (AP) - The Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame is offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever stole two life-sized, wooden longhorn steers.
Idaho science teacher keeps job, put on probation
BLACKFOOT (AP) - A popular science teacher at Snake River High School in southeastern Idaho will keep her job but is being placed on probation.
Idaho gas prices sixth-lowest in U.S.
Yes, gas prices are rising, but it could be worse.
Suction dredger protest planned on Salmon River
LEWISTON (AP) - Idaho County commissioners have sent a letter to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management asking for guidance concerning a protest planned by suction dredgers upset with federal regulations.
No charges planned in car-horse collision
BOISE (AP) - No charges will be filed against the owner of a horse that escaped and caused a fatal crash or the property owners where the horse was kept.
Idaho water situation continues to improve
Idaho guest ranches reinvent themselves
Body found in Snake River could be missing Idaho man
BOISE (AP) - Eastern Oregon authorities say a body found in the Snake River on the Idaho-Oregon border carries the identification of a southwest Idaho man missing since late March.
AARP Idaho tabs Trail to lead volunteer executive council
AARP Idaho announced the appointment of former Idaho State Representative Tom Trail to state president of the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization.
Man faces kidnapping charge
IDAHO FALLS (AP) - An eastern Idaho man police say kidnapped and choked his estranged wife faces second-degree kidnapping and attempted strangulation charges.
Police investigating after body found in canal
BOISE (AP) - Police in Boise are investigating after a worker found a woman's body in a canal in northwest Boise.
Former Idaho boxer Keene wins Weekly Grand lottery
BOISE (AP) - A former professional boxer from Idaho who made a name for himself as the "Emmett Eliminator" by smashing his way through the cruiserweight division can add another title: lottery winner.
Guilty pleas in rampage
BOISE (AP) - A southwest Idaho man has pleaded guilty to five crimes committed during a drug-fueled rampage that left two men hospitalized and others injured.