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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 House passes bill to limit teachers union
BOISE (AP) - Legislation to phase out "tenure" for new teachers and restrict collective bargaining cleared its final hurdle Tuesday in the Idaho Legislature.
Construction partners turn to making pizza
IDAHO FALLS - One day, the three partners were hanging Sheetrock. The next, they were slinging pizzas all around eastern Idaho.
Restoration effort planned at Silver Creek
KETCHUM (AP) - The Nature Conservancy has announced a plan to reduce sediment buildup in central Idaho's Silver Creek, a spring-fed system renowned for its fly fishing for trophy trout.
BYU-Idaho ex-staffer marvels at school's growth
REXBURG - Sitting in the newly dedicated BYU-Idaho Center - a massive 15,000-seat auditorium - was an awe-inspiring and touching experience for the oldest memb…
Idaho higher education budget further cuts state support
BOISE (AP) - Idaho's public universities are expected to rely more heavily on student tuition and fees next year, with state funding for higher education poised to further decline.
Fish and Game finalists named
BOISE (AP) - The commission in charge of hiring the next state fish and wildlife chief has narrowed its list of candidates to six.
Bill to extend jobless benefits passes
BOISE - Republicans in the Idaho House tried but failed to block legislation that would extend federal unemployment benefits for thousands of jobless workers this year.
Put your gun in your bookbag
BOISE - Idaho lawmakers gave initial approval Thursday to a bill that would curtail the power of administrators to restrict where students, faculty, staff members and visitors can carry concealed firearms on Idaho'…
Panel passes reform
BOISE - Legislation to eliminate "tenure" for new teachers, restrict collective bargaining and introduce merit pay is headed toward its final hurdle in the Ida…
Bill would allow more teens to donate blood
BOISE (AP) - State lawmakers have moved a step closer toward allowing more Idaho teens to donate blood.
Fernandez named LCSC president
LEWISTON - The Idaho State Board of Education has named Tony Fernandez the president of Lewis-Clark State College.
Former U.S. Sen. James McClure of Idaho dies
BOISE - Former U.S. Sen. James McClure, who spent six years as chairman of the Energy Committee and fought to keep Idaho's wilderness areas controlled by the state, has died. He was 86.
Idaho Briefs March 2, 2011
Liquor stores may get longer hours
House kicks off reform testimony
BOISE - Lawmakers in the Idaho House started taking public testimony Tuesday on legislation to eliminate "tenure" for new teachers, restrict collective bargaining and introduce merit pay.
Idaho students protest reform
BOISE - About 150 students at the Idaho Capitol on Monday engaged in a wandering protest of proposed public school reforms, moving from the rotunda to nearby s…