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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 …
Missing hunter found dead
BOISE (AP) - Ada County officials say a 58-year-old Caldwell man reported missing during a hunting trip has been found dead.
Otter: Wolf delisting stalled on population target
BOISE (AP) - Gov. Butch Otter said talks over lifting federal protections from Northern Rockies gray wolves stalled last Monday on several points, in particular a mandate for Idaho to maintain 500 to 700 of the pre…
Is Yellowstone losing steam? Trees might hold a clue
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A U.S. Geological Survey scientist plans to study trees in Yellowstone National Park to determine whether geysers are losing steam, and maybe even get a better idea of how to predict earthqua…
The man behind the mask
MOSCOW (AP) - Assuming someone else's identity up to 30 hours a week isn't a normal curriculum for University of Idaho students, but it's been a large part of …
Sides rest in mega-loads hearing
BOISE - Day two of the mega-loads hearing delivered hope to Highway 12 residents battling the state over planned shipments of road-blocking oil refinery equipment.
Hart loses appeal on back taxes
COEUR d'ALENE (AP) - An Idaho state lawmaker who is protesting his income taxes lost his bid to appeal a State Tax Commission order that he pay $53,000 in back taxes, penalties and interest.
Anglers hook year-round fishing at American Falls
AMERICAN FALLS - At City Hall, Mayor Amy Wynn has fishing gear intermingled with her office supplies, and her former e-mail user name was Flyfishingmayor.
Someone who can use it
TWIN FALLS - A resident at Alterra Wynwood retirement center would give Wimpy Spain money on Sundays and tell him to go do something for someone who could use …
Moscow man dies in head-on crash
VIOLA - A 29-year-old Moscow man died Friday in a head-on vehicle collision with an Athol man on U.S. 95, a few miles north of Moscow, according to Idaho State Police.
Idaho exports rebound over 2009 totals
BOISE (AP) - Idaho exports shipped through September climbed to $3.83 billion, putting 2010 on a pace to come close the state's 2008 record of $5 billion, the Idaho Department of Commerce said in a recent report.
Senate to counter right-leaning House
BOISE - Republicans in the Idaho Senate could have made a statement: An already conservative GOP caucus has tilted further right.
ISU Faculty Senate postpones no-confidence vote
BOISE (AP) - The Idaho State University Faculty Senate has postponed a no-confidence vote on school President Arthur Vailas, with hopes the two sides can work …
'You can just be yourself'
TWIN FALLS - Earlier this year, Nattassia Lee was among the 80 percent of former foster children who find themselves either homeless or incarcerated within a y…
3 killed in Garden City crash
GARDEN CITY (AP) - Garden City police say a head-on collision has claimed the lives of three people and left another person critically injured.
Lewiston police mark anniversary with new badge
LEWISTON (AP) - Commemorating Lewiston's 150th birthday, and celebrating the state's oldest police force, may be as easy as flipping a coin.