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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 …
Ysursa likely to demand donor names ahead of vote
State spends $195,000 to study Medicaid expansion
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Nampa woman pleads guilty to killing mother
Injuries cancel Idaho football team's season
MURTAUGH (AP) - One by one, players for a tiny southern Idaho school's football team fell victim to injury - so many, in fact, that by the third quarter, Murtaugh High School didn't have enough healthy boys to cont…
Actor ends stint as ski area boss
Andrus: Leadership at national level 'almost zero'
Boise-based charter airline receives $300K fine
BOISE (AP) - A Boise-based airline company was fined $300,000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation for allegedly violating rules protecting passengers from cancellations.
Swiss bank cleared to pursue resort sheriff's sale
Idaho Tax Commission sets 2013 homeowner's exemption
BOISE - The maximum homeowner's exemption for 2013 will decrease to $81,000, according to calculations by the Idaho State Tax Commission. The maximum exemption for 2012 is $83,974.
Volunteer firefighter arrested
BOISE (AP) - Authorities have arrested an 18-year-old volunteer firefighter suspected of starting a wildfire that was threatening up to 100 homes in a subdivision northeast of Boise.
Southwest Idaho school district wins health distinction
BOISE (AP) - Federal officials are recognizing a school district in southwestern Idaho for its health and nutrition programs.
Idaho budget chief announces resignation
BOISE (AP) - The budget chief for Gov. Butch Otter will be stepping down at the end of the month with plans to return to the private sector.
River could be closed due to fire
Due to the extensive growth of the Sheep fire southward, it may become necessary for the Bureau of Land Management to extend the current closure of a 12-mile segment of the Lower Salmon River to ensure public safet…