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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 …
Three face charges in September murder case
SANDPOINT - Three people were charged Monday in connection with the shooting death of a 19-year-old Bonner County man last September.
Idaho briefs February 12, 2012
Shakespeare in a silo?
Micron CEO: 'Nothing interim' about new job
Senate won't consider protection for gays
BOISE - Tears of outrage erupted from a near-capacity crowd numbering around 300 in the Capitol auditorium after Senate Republicans rejected even considering u…
UI defends infrequent use of campus alert system
MOSCOW (AP) - Officials at the University of Idaho defended their infrequent use of a campus emergency alert system, after it was not used when a gun was fired into a residence hall on the Moscow campus over the we…
Some Medicaid clients sue Idaho over budget cuts
BOISE - A group of 12 severely disabled residents are suing the state after the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare refused to disclose why it cut their Medicaid benefits by as much as 40 percent.
Wild rides defined a wild Micron leader
Micron CEO dies in crash
Cd'A rep is Capitol's last cigarette smoker
Idaho Briefs February 3, 2012
Idaho's No Child Left Behind plan praised, panned
BOISE - State education officials received more than 50 public comments on their plan to adopt a new five-star rating system for schools while rejecting the latest benchmarks under the federal No Child Left Behind …
Texting bill sent to hearing
BOISE (AP) - Lawmakers are making another run at banning texting while driving after legislation in past sessions stalled.
Lake looks to cut retirement perks
BOISE - Rep. Dennis Lake advanced his all-out push Tuesday to trim retirement benefits for Idaho elected officials, telling lawmakers they should dump an "unco…
Idaho bill supports repeal of No Child Left Behind
BOISE (AP) - A state lawmaker introduced a measure Tuesday urging Congress to repeal the nation's No Child Left Behind education law.