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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 …
Balukoff announces governor bid
Search begins for plane
Clean it up
Court: Mormon church, members not liable in injury
GOP senator wants review of 'Connecting Idaho' highway program
Court rules on firing
BOISE (AP) - The Idaho Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday against a former director of the state police academy who was challenging his firing, saying his case was one of "classic insubordination" that wasn'…
New U of I leader speaks out
BOISE (AP) - Chuck Staben, the provost at the University of South Dakota, will take over at the University of Idaho in March. He had a wide-ranging discussion with the Statesman on Tuesday on everything from the Va…
Bannock County deputy shoots man after chase
POCATELLO (AP) - A Fort Hall man who led southeastern Idaho law enforcement officers on a chase after a hit-and-run was shot and injured by a Bannock County deputy.
Mary Lou Shepherd dies
Former Idaho Rep. Mary Lou Shepherd died Wednesday, Idaho House Minority Leader John Rusche announced Thursday.
Woman loses appeal in cord blood drug case
BOISE - The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of an Idaho woman who was charged with drug possession after blood from her newborn child's umbilical cord tested positive for methadone.
Court upholds verdict in Idaho County child death
BOISE (AP) - The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and sentence for an Idaho County man serving life in prison for his role in the beating death of a child.
Idaho Romanians face removal for immigration fraud
Cesar's support group
GOP state senator to run for governor
Government tries to seize illegal gambling house
BOISE (AP) - Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to let the government seize a rental home in Boise that they say was used for several years as a hub for illegal gambling and poker games, according to documents …