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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 …
Murder in Moscow
MOSCOW - A University of Idaho graduate student who was gunned down outside her off-campus residence and a former professor at the Moscow school suspected in her murder may have previously had a relationship, polic…
Idaho Senate's longtime secretary retires
BOISE (AP) - The longtime secretary of the Idaho Senate is retiring
Auditors: Pharmacist's $358K deal is excessive
BOISE - Every time the pharmacist at the State Veterans Home in Boise dispenses an over-the-counter or prescription medication to one of the residents, he's due $11.
Idaho charter school loses appeal
BOISE (AP) - A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of an Idaho charter school's lawsuit against state officials who barred use of the Bible and other religious texts as a teaching tool in the classroom.
Idaho eyes preschool grants
BOISE - Idaho is among states eyeing a $500 million federal grant competition to improve preschool education programs.
Idaho expects $179M surplus
BOISE - Idaho is expecting a second straight year of budget surpluses when the 2012 fiscal year ends, but conservative Idaho lawmakers and Gov. Butch Otter say it's much too early to count on the money.
Groups ask court to halt wolf hunts
BOISE - Environmentalists have asked a federal appeals court for an emergency injunction to halt wolf hunts scheduled to start in a few weeks in Idaho and Montana.
Pedestrian hit by Jeep
BOISE (AP) - A 69-year-old pedestrian was hospitalized with serious injuries after being hit by a Jeep in Idaho's capital city.
Head of Idaho Commerce Department stepping down
BOISE (AP) - The head of Idaho's Department of Commerce for the last three years has decided to step down and resume his career in the private sector.
Ketchum voters could decide on new government plan
KETCHUM (AP) - A group in central Idaho that wants to change the Ketchum government to a council-manager plan has turned in signatures it has collected to put the initiative on the November ballot.
Idaho Briefs August 7, 2011
Lightning burst sparks Idaho fires
BOISE (AP) - A lightning burst sparked more than 30 fires in southern Idaho, requiring personnel from federal, state and local agencies to spread out to contain the damage.
A good problem to have
COUNCIL - In a school district where buckets are strategically placed under a leaky gymnasium roof, there's no shortage of places to spend the extra $60 millio…
Idaho Briefs July 31, 2011
Idaho to spend nearly $2M to study proposed dam
BOISE - State water managers have voted to spend $2 million to study building a big new dam on western Idaho's Weiser River.