Man accused in Ponzi scheme seeks leniency

IDAHO FALLS (AP) - An eastern Idaho man who pleaded guilty to felony wire fraud and money laundering as part of an agreement with federal prosecutors is asking a federal judge for leniency.

Grizzly victim protected partner

A 39-year-old hunter killed by a wounded grizzly bear yelled out to draw the 400-pound male bear toward him in an effort to keep it from attacking his young hunting partner, the man's family said.

Night snow plowing on ice

SANDPOINT - State and federal highways in most of the Panhandle won't be plowed overnight this winter because of drastic cuts to the Idaho Transportation Department budget.

Luna's technology task force to meet

BOISE (AP) - A task force created to help implement public schools chief Tom Luna's plan to increase technology in the classroom will convene Monday and Tuesday in Boise.

Body of North Idaho man recovered from river

LEWISTON (AP) - Authorities have recovered the body of a North Idaho man who drowned while swimming in the Clearwater River.

Idaho avoids insurance takeover

BOISE (AP) - The state has averted a federal takeover of insurance rate increase reviews in Idaho.

Wild cats spotted near BSU

BOISE (AP) - A bobcat was spotted on the Boise State University campus Sunday night and early Monday morning, a university spokesman says.

Man wanted in Idaho woman's death found in Oregon

BOISE (AP) - Authorities say they have arrested a man who was being sought in the death of a former landlady in Idaho and held a couple at gunpoint in Oregon.

10 years later, Patriot Act vote still defines Otter

BOISE - Despite nearly 30 years in government, Idaho Gov. Butch Otter in many ways has come to be defined by a single vote he cast on Oct. 24, 2001.

Firing for food

Kelly Dionne was shooting targets at Cabela's when the idea popped into his mind.

Living with grizzlies brings conflict

Debra Halloway was on a Sunday evening bicycle ride through a subdivision south of Driggs last month when she heard a crash in the sagebrush on the side of the road.

Some Idaho banks fall behind on TARP payments

BOISE (AP) - Three Idaho bank companies have fallen behind on their payments to the U.S. Treasury for money borrowed under the Troubled Asset Relief Program set up by the federal government to help banks at the hei…

Idaho's marriage rates near highest in the nation

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — New numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows Idaho residents are more likely to get married and more likely to stay that way than their counterparts across the country.

Idaho Briefs August 27, 2011

Schultz to lead IDL

BOISE - The Idaho Board of Land Commissioners (State Land Board) unanimously selected veteran land manager Tom Schultz Tuesday as the new director of the Idaho Department of Lands.