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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 Correction Department cuts 24 jobs to meet budget
BOISE (AP) - Officials with the Idaho Department of Correction say 24 positions are being eliminated and staff furloughs will continue this year as part of a plan to cut $3.1 million from the budget in the upcoming…
Idaho Briefs April 18, 2010
3 chickens for every plot, but no roosters
Boisean finds dream job in making guitars
BOISE (AP) - Carl Hamilton's life changed 13 years ago on a stretch of black ice on U.S. 95.
Prison company asks court to toss lawsuit
BOISE - A private prison company has asked a federal judge to bar a lawsuit brought by 24 inmates and the American Civil Liberties Union over violence at Idaho's only private prison, saying the primary plaintiff sh…
Transient arrested in stabbing death
BOISE (AP) - Boise police are investigating the stabbing death of a homeless man during a fight at a city park.
Clean water violation brings fine
TWIN FALLS (AP) - A central Idaho man who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor violation of the Clean Water Act has been fined $5,000 and must serve 100 hours of community service.
Idaho Briefs April 17, 2010
Vehicle of missing man found in Utah
Boise teen pleads guilty in fatal crash
JEROME (AP) - A 17-year-old Boise girl has pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicular manslaughter for her role in a chain-reaction crash that killed two women who were traveling to Twin Falls to help with their fat…
Minnick collects $231K in U.S. House race
BOISE - Democratic U.S. Rep. Walt Minnick has collected more than $231,000 for his campaign coffers since January and outraised his GOP rivals in the traditionally Republican-dominated district along Idaho's wester…
Idaho high school backs girl lacrosse player
BOISE (AP) - A southwestern Idaho high school has voted to allow a girl to play on the boys lacrosse team in defiance of the lacrosse league that has already banned her from taking the field.
IDFG struggling with non-game funding
TWIN FALLS (AP) - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is encouraging residents to help its non-game species program by buying specialized license plates or making donations.
UI-Cd'A professor honored
COEUR d'ALENE - A University of Idaho-Coeur d'Alene professor's work on issues affecting the state's youngest learners has earned her the 2009 Sticking Your Ne…
Schools in teacher pay talks under June deadline
BOISE - School districts are under a June 6 deadline in negotiations with teachers to lower pay and benefits next year and help offset deep cuts to public education funding.
Medical marijuana law proposed for Idaho
BOISE - A Republican lawmaker wants to make Idaho the 15th state to legalize medical marijuana, saving chronically ill patients a trip across the border to Washington, Oregon, Nevada or Montana.
Pit bull euthanized
BLACKFOOT (AP) - A 28-year-old Blackfoot man faces several misdemeanor charges and his pit bull dog has been euthanized after attacking and injuring three people in a schoolyard last week.