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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 …
Education waiver worries
BOISE - Idaho has been among leading critics of the No Child Left Behind education program, but state officials will have to wait longer to find out if they'll be freed from the federal law's toughest requirements.
State controller undergoes surgeries following crash
BOISE (AP) - The family of state Controller Donna Jones says she has undergone surgeries to repair broken bones following a car accident in southern Idaho.
Idaho Briefs May 29, 2012
Man injured in ATV accident
Family of student in UI fraternity fall seeks $1M to drop lawsuit
Otter hears from former governors
Notice Coin flip decides election
TWIN FALLS (AP) - Tied races for local Republican seats in two Idaho counties were decided by the flip of a coin.
Keep it closed or open it up?
BOISE - Gov. Butch Otter expects Republican leaders in June at the GOP convention in Twin Falls to debate the merits of the party's new closed primary election after Tuesday's record-low turnout.
Lewiston polling place moved after dynamite find
LEWISTON (AP) - Election officials in Lewiston say they moved a polling place after someone found 50 pounds of dynamite nearby.
Child struck by car, killed near Burley
BURLEY (AP) - Authorities say a 5-year-old boy has died after he ran into a road and was struck by a car south of Burley.
Documentary is Sunday
"The Color of Conscience" will be shown at 4 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Coeur d'Alene.
Simpson, LeFavour, Labrador win
BOISE (AP) - After winning their parties' 2012 primary elections on Tuesday, Democratic congressional candidate Nicole LeFavour will face seven-term Republican Rep. Mike Simpson in November in Idaho's 2nd Congressi…