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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 …
Idaho school overhaul foes clear referendum hurdle
BOISE - Organizers of a bid to dump the education and teachers union overhaul that passed the 2011 Idaho Legislature say they've gathered enough signatures to put all three repeal measures on the November 2012 ball…
Woman pleads guilty in sex abuse case
CALDWELL (AP) - A Caldwell woman has pleaded guilty to felony injury to a child after prosecutors said she molested a 14-year-old girl in 2006.
Boise woman's family survives twister
BOISE (AP) - Sunday's Joplin, Mo., tornado touched down 1,500 miles away from Kelly Heuer. But that didn't stop the horror of the event from reaching the Boise…
Trial set for man accused of fleeing police
TWIN FALLS (AP) - A trial date has been set for a southern Idaho man charged with fleeing police during an attempted traffic stop in April.
Deadly horse virus spreads
BOISE (AP) - When cowgirl Tricia Lynn Crump rides in the annual Parade America in Idaho on Saturday, the state's reigning Miss Rodeo won't be astride a horse.
Coroner: Man fatally shot daughter, himself
BOISE (AP) - A coroner says an Idaho man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound after he shot and killed his 3-year-old daughter.
Albertson Foundation gives Idaho $25M grant
BOISE (AP) - A private foundation is giving the state $25 million to better track student achievement and fulfill a cash commitment toward Idaho's education broadband system.
Luna warns teachers about political activities
BOISE - Teachers are being warned they could lose their certification if they participate in efforts to recall Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna, repeal his new education reforms or engage in othe…
Dredging up controversy
BOISE - As a recreational suction dredge miner, Michael Emerson has encountered numerous obstacles in his small-time bid to hit big-time pay dirt: Angry proper…
Police: 5 dead after murders, suicide
AMMON (AP) - An Iowa man is believed to have fatally shot his two young sons, their mother and her sister in an eastern Idaho home before setting fire to the h…
Crews hope to resume search for Canadian man
TWIN FALLS (AP) - Rescue crews are hoping the weather improves and the risk of flash flooding lessens enough to resume the search for a Canadian man who has been missing for seven weeks in the rugged, high desert m…
Woman stranded for weeks is improving
TWIN FALLS (AP) - A Canadian woman who lived off nothing but trail mix, fish oil tablets and candy for seven weeks in the remote Nevada mountains was upgraded …
Otter requests disaster aid for North Idaho
LEWISTON (AP) - Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has requested more than $5 million in federal money for six North Idaho counties to pay for fixing roads damaged by floo…
Idaho prison agency cites possible double billing
BOISE (AP) - An Idaho Department of Correction official says the agency is working to negotiate a settlement with a contractor that the agency said billed Idaho for work it did for Alaska on a system the two states…
Federal judge from Idaho dies
BOISE - Judge Thomas Nelson was known among colleagues for blending common sense with his legal decisions and rulings.