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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 …
Expanded wolf hunting possible?
LEWISTON (AP) - More wolves need to be killed in the Lolo area of the Clearwater River basin to stop the decline in elk populations, the director of Idaho Fish and Game says.
Olympic medalist pushes for state bike safety bill
BOISE - Kristin Armstrong is no stranger to overcoming setbacks, having won two world championships and an Olympic gold medal in time trial road biking during …
State moves to shutter charter school
BOISE (AP) - The state has taken a first step toward shuttering a public charter school that is suing Idaho officials in federal court for barring the Bible and other religious texts from the classroom.
Keough picks sub to complete session
SANDPOINT - Former Bonners Ferry mayor and councilman Darrell Kerby is scheduled to be sworn in today to complete the balance of the legislative session for District 1 Sen. Shawn Keough, who is bowing out because o…
Cruel to your school
BOISE - Idaho lawmakers aim to give schools $128 million less in 2011 while allowing more freedom in how districts spend what they do get, an effort to make the worst budget year for public education as palatable a…
Rate of finishing college a failure in Idaho, nation
By Staff and Associated Press
Idaho Republicans push anti Washington, D.C., bills
BOISE - Idaho Republicans lobbed more legislative spitballs at Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, with measures calling to sue the federal government over gun rights and control of federal land and to replace standard A…
Briefs: Tempers flare during budget cuts
BOISE (AP) - Tempers flared a day before Idaho budget writers were due to set the biggest state spending plan: Public education.
Senator tries to balance Humane Society support
BOISE - An Idaho senator is walking a tightrope on poultry-related legislation.
Father gets e-mail from teenage son in Chile
BOISE (AP) - The father of a teenager from Boise doing volunteer work at a hospital in Chile says he heard from his son at about noon on Sunday after a long day and a half of silence following the magnitude-8.8 ear…
No bluff: Police break up senior center poker game
TWIN FALLS (AP) - The odds were stacked against retirees at the Twin Falls Senior Center earlier this month when police arrived to break up a long-running poker game after receiving an anonymous tip.
HB 500 consistent with constitution
PLUMMER - The Idaho Attorney General released a preliminary legal analysis that indicates House Bill 500 is consistent with the Idaho constitution and does not violate other Idaho laws.
Living well with chronic disease is attainable
HAYDEN - With self-management, most people with chronic conditions such as asthma or fibromyalgia can live independent, fulfilling lives. A little training is all that's needed.
Magistrate's wife sentenced in burglary case
POCATELLO (AP) - The wife of a magistrate judge in eastern Idaho will serve at least two years in prison for breaking into two homes to get prescription drugs.
Sun Valley mayor wants wolves kept out of town
SUN VALLEY (AP) - A plan is needed to feed elk outside the central Idaho resort town of Sun Valley so the large herd animals don't enter residential areas searching for food and attract wolves, the mayor said.