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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 gets less Homeland Security grant money
LEWISTON (AP) - The reason Idaho is receiving less federal grant money to fend off potential terrorist threats is because the state is relatively safe and the overall amount of money to be distributed has declined,…
Wilkey wins coroner race
COEUR d'ALENE - The race for coroner is on.
INL eyes road to move radioactive material
IDAHO FALLS (AP) - The U.S. Department of Energy wants to build a new road at the Idaho National Laboratory so it can move radioactive material from one building to another without having to close U.S. Highway 20.
Otter, Allred win primaries
BOISE - Republican Gov. Butch Otter won Tuesday's primary, advancing to face Democrat Keith Allred in November.
Raising a ruckus over flag
KELLOGG - In a gesture of defiance aimed at the Kellogg City Council, local veterans lowered the Tree City, U.S.A. flag at Kellogg City (Memorial) Park Wednesday afternoon and raised an American flag in its stead.
Lawmaker fears UI could lose grant money
MOSCOW (AP) - A North Idaho lawmaker says the University of Idaho could lose a substantial amount of federal research money due to a NASA investigation into possible grant fraud at a research laboratory.
Palin wows the crowd
BOISE - Organizers estimate about 2,000 people attended a rally Friday headlined by Idaho-born, conservative superstar Sarah Palin.
Voters head to polls Tuesday to decide key races
BOISE - Idaho voters will head to the polls Tuesday to set the stage for the fall campaign season, picking candidates for congress, the governor's office and a seat on the state's highest court.
New sawmill to open
EMMETT (AP) - A new sawmill expected to employ 50 people in Gem County in western Idaho is opening in Emmett.
Forest Service officials look into film ban
BOISE (AP) - Federal U.S. Forest Service officials in Washington, D.C. are looking into an Idaho forest supervisor's decision to forbid the state's public TV station from filming in a central Idaho wilderness area.
Idaho National Guard prepares for mission
BOISE (AP) - Wind whipped across sand-colored tents, diesel fuel fumes filled nostrils and camouflage-covered bodies bowed over battlefield keyboards Wednesday at Boise's Gowen Field.
State authorizes wolf kills
BOISE (AP) - The state Department of Fish and Game has authorized outfitters in the Idaho backcountry to kill up to 20 wolves in the Lolo Wildlife Management Zone by the end of next month.
Woman drowns in river
KOOSKIA (AP) - Idaho State Police said a North Idaho woman has died after her vehicle rolled down an embankment and she was ejected into the Clearwater River.
Judicial candidates in feisty race
BOISE (AP) - In the race for the Idaho Supreme Court, neither Judge John Bradbury nor Justice Roger Burdick are relying on precedent.
Otter, group to visit China
TWIN FALLS (AP) - An Idaho Department of Commerce official says Gov. Butch Otter will travel to China in June with other state officials and business leaders on a trade mission.