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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 …
New charter school to open
NAMPA (AP) - A southwestern Idaho group associated with a charter school that wanted to use the Bible in the classroom but was shut down by the state due to money problems is contacting parents about a new school.
Ruby Ridge survivor learns to forgive
Sara Weaver-Balter has forgiven the federal agents who shot and killed her mother and brother 18 years ago on Idaho's Ruby Ridge.
Bats bite back
By staff and The Associated Press
Attorney General: ISU meeting not illegal
POCATELLO (AP) - The Idaho Attorney General's office says Idaho State University did not violate the state's open meeting law when a parking advisory board met behind closed doors in May.
Otter: Idaho backs Arizona in immigration lawsuit
BOISE (AP) - Idaho is backing Arizona's law meant to curb illegal immigration.
Copter crash kills three
KAMIAH (AP) - A helicopter chartered by a state wildlife agency plunged into a travel trailer and crashed Tuesday on a downtown street in the small Idaho town …
Idaho, Montana seek OK for hunting wolves
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - State officials sought Tuesday to revive gray wolf hunts in the Northern Rockies, even as they entered talks with wildlife advocates whose lawsuit recently restored the animal's endangered st…
Firefighters get relief
BOISE (AP) - Fire officials said cooler weather Sunday helped firefighters battling blazes at high elevations in the central part of the state as well as firefighters at lower elevations in southern Idaho.
State ponders airstrip
LEWISTON (AP) - Idaho officials are looking for a landing spot to build a recreational airstrip as part of a new fly-in campground somewhere near Hells Canyon.
Spinning a faithful friendship
WINCHESTER - For about two years now, John Gathungu and Vivian Burns have been weaving a friendship built on shared stories and dreams.
A critter conundrum
SHOSHONE - They set up camp under the light of the moon, some stationed around the yard, more huddled in the bushes.
Winds of change?
BOISE - The wind always seems to blow on the Snake River plain, keeping this high-desert landscape of sage, potatoes and sugarbeet plants forever in motion.
Storm brings Idaho wildfires
BOISE - Thunderstorms in west-central Idaho have sparked dozens of new wildfires, adding to several significant blazes across the state that have forced evacuations and threatened homes.
Police officer cleared Buhl in shooting
BOISE (AP) - Prosecutors have cleared a police officer in the May 29 shooting of a Twin Falls County man.
Idaho Briefs August 26, 2010
State's tax revenue could top prediction