Idaho Tax Commission chairman resigns

BOISE - Idaho Tax Commission Chairman Royce Chigbrow resigned Friday after agency employees said he intervened in cases involving his son's accounting firm as well as on behalf of a friend and political supporter.

Animal heads found on porch

IDAHO FALLS (AP) - Police in the eastern Idaho city of Idaho Falls say they are trying to find out who has been placing the severed heads of animals on a resident's porch.

Former charter school poised for fight

NAMPA - While bargain hunters descended on the remains of what used to one of the biggest charter schools in Idaho, buying desks and textbooks at auction, attorneys prepared for battle in a case that defined Nampa …

Which of the following three issues is most urgent for Idaho and the nation to address?

Idaho delegation sponsors successful bill

KETCHUM (AP) - Idaho's congressional delegation sponsored 52 bills during the 111th Congress, one of which became law.

Employees say tax commish helped pal

BOISE - Idaho Tax Commission Chairman Royce Chigbrow tried to use his position to help a friend embroiled in a dispute with a former business partner, agency employees allege in records obtained by The Associated P…

Bank objects to Tamarack offer

BOISE (AP) - A Swiss bank-led lender group owed hundreds of millions by Tamarack Resort has raised objections to a proposal to sell the vacation development to an Idaho investment company.

Hearing officer: State should OK megaloads

BOISE (AP) - A hearing officer recommended Tuesday that the Idaho Transportation Department issue four permits to allow ConocoPhillips to ship oversized oil-refinery equipment from Idaho to Montana.

Appeals court backs Idaho phosphate mine expansion

BOISE (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled that agencies including the Bureau of Land Management didn't break environmental laws when they approved expansion of an eastern Idaho phosphate mine, dealing a blow to gr…

Missing snowmobiler found alive

BOISE (AP) - Search and rescue crews have located a 43-year-old Twin Falls man who had been missing since failing to return home after a weekend snowmobiling trip.

Hart supporter fires back at lawmaker's critic

BOISE (AP) - An activist and supporter of Idaho Rep. Phil Hart is trying to lodge an ethics complaint against one of the state lawmaker's biggest critics, Republican Rep. Eric Anderson.

Burley considers a raise in golf course fees

BURLEY (AP) - Officials in the south-central Idaho city of Burley are considering raising greens fees at the city's golf course so it isn't such a financial drain on the town's budget.

Ex-ISU professor set to wage legal fight

BOISE (AP) - A former Idaho State University professor challenging the dismissal of his lawsuit against the school has collected more than $70,000 from education groups to continue his legal fight.

Former students plead not guilty

BLACKFOOT (AP) - Four former Blackfoot High School athletes charged with felonies and misdemeanors from hazing incidents police say occurred at a school locker room and on a bus have entered not guilty pleas to the…