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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 …
Patas monkeys arrive at Zoo Boise
BOISE (AP) - Two patas female monkeys have arrived at Zoo Boise to replace a male patas monkey that died following a break-in last month.
Idaho Briefs December 20, 2012
Judge dumps Hart's second bankruptcy
'Love is greater than fear'
SANDPOINT - Hate slithers around in the shadows. Hate slinks up from behind and hides. And when a community has the guts to turn around and stare it down, hate blinks first.
Details scarce after human remains found
Long-term maintenance of Bunker Hill Superfund Site concerns Kellogg
Concern over future flooding and roadway damage in areas within the Bunker Hill Superfund Site has prompted several Shoshone County cities to write a letter of resolution to the Environmental Protection Agency.
Caribou review
Lake Pend Oreille school levy set
Judge: Murder defendant, prosecutor must seek deal
POCATELLO (AP) - An eastern Idaho judge has ordered a prosecutor and a man accused of killing his estranged wife to try to reach a plea agreement.
Records: Blackfoot school board tried to hide payout
BLACKFOOT (AP) - The school board in Blackfoot agreed in April to a $210,000 contract buyout with the district's former superintendent then took steps to keep the payments secret, according to documents the distric…
$1 million June Powerball prize still unclaimed, Idaho Lottery says
BOISE (AP) - Idaho Lottery officials say a $1 million Powerball prize from the June 20 drawing remains unclaimed, and time is running out.
Idaho Briefs December 12, 2012
Woman charged with abandoning infant son
Keeping it local
BOISE - Gov. Butch Otter said Tuesday a state-built health insurance exchange is the best option for Idaho under the federal government's health care overhaul, but left the final decision up to lawmakers who return…
Former governors oppose changes
Idaho kidnapping suspect faces four felonies
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - An Idaho kidnapping suspect with a history of violence in Montana and Pennsylvania now faces four felony charges in North Dakota, where he recently was arrested.
Otter's exchange choice at Idaho lawmakers' mercy
BOISE - Gov. Butch Otter's decision next week on what kind of insurance exchange the state should adopt remains at the mercy of lawmakers who return to Boise on Jan. 7 for the 2013 session, Republican legislative l…