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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 …
Bogus wedding ring claim lands Idaho man in jail
A 47-year-old man from eastern Idaho was sentenced today for filing a fraudulent insurance claim on the value of his wife's wedding ring, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden said.
Moving money
Looking for dollars
Protecting Idaho aquifers
BOISE - Gary Spackman, director of the state's water resources agency, is promoting draft legislation that could lead to new state rules to protect North Idaho water interests.
Goedde: Funding difficult to find
BOISE - Sen. John Goedde said Idaho lawmakers would be hard-pressed this year to unearth the millions of dollars it would take to close the gap between Gov. Butch Otter's proposed education budget and state public …
Judge honored by Idaho Senate
BOISE - U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge, who presided over the Ruby Ridge and Claude Dallas trials, was honored by the Idaho Senate this week for his 50 years as an Idaho judge.
Nonini ready to return
BOISE - Sen. Bob Nonini plans to return to the Idaho Legislature on Monday, said the Coeur d'Alene Republican's wife, Cathyanne.
Officials consider crisis centers
BOISE - Idaho lawmakers considered a proposal Wednesday that would establish a trio of crisis centers as a safety net to treat at-risk mentally ill people whose symptoms often land them in hospitals or jail.
Common differences
A multi-state exam designed to support the new Idaho Core Standards is a form of "extreme testing," and it should be scrapped, state Sen. Steven Thayn said Tuesday.
Same-sex Idaho couples must file taxes separately
Older Idahoans using exchange
Gun support
Idaho water watchers pray for snow amid drought
BOISE (AP) - Idaho's water watchers are hoping storms will dump enough snow onto the mountains to shore up a supply they say is lagging behind needed levels.
Chambers: 'Amazing' experience at Legislature
BOISE - The first word Post Falls businessman John Chambers used Thursday morning to describe being at the Idaho Legislature - where he has been substituting for injured Rep. Frank Henderson, R-Post Falls - was "am…
Simpson outraises Smith
BOISE (AP) - In the congressional fundraising horse race, Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson says he outraised challenger Bryan Smith nearly four-to-one in 2013's final quarter.