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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 …
House panel rejects mobile home proposal
BOISE (AP) - House lawmakers rejected a plan to require mobile-home park owners give their tenant associations 30-day notice when they decide to sell, saying such a mandate would intrude on private-property rights.
Lawmaker wants to make snagging roadkill legal
BOISE (AP) - An Idaho lawmaker wants to make it legal to snatch up roadkill, saying letting a dead animal rot on the highway doesn't make sense if someone can make a few hundred dollars off it.
Horse trader's suit dismissed
COEUR d'ALENE - A federal judge dismissed charges from a Rathdrum horse trader who claimed her constitutional rights were violated when Kootenai County animal control officers seized her emaciated horses.
One bison shot in winter hunt; exodus still possible
BILLINGS, Mont. - Only one Yellowstone bison was reported shot as Montana's bison hunt ended Monday with most of the animals still inside the national park, where hunting is banned.
Naturopaths trying to resolve fight
BOISE (AP) - Two groups of Idaho naturopaths that have been warring for years over licensing are trying to patch up their differences.
Goedde proposes charter legislation
BOISE - An Idaho lawmaker has introduced a bill that would allow more charter schools to open to aid underserved students.
Rainy day fund considered for colleges
BOISE - Lawmakers agreed Monday to consider creating a rainy day fund for colleges, similar to the reserve account lawmakers set aside several years ago for the K-12 public school system.
Idaho budget committee adopts lower revenue figure
BOISE - Idaho agencies should brace for deeper cuts this year and next after legislative budget writers took a more pessimistic view of tax revenue over the next 18 months than Gov. Butch Otter predicted just a mon…
Kellogg receives survey results
KELLOGG - The Kellogg Joint School District 391 budget survey indicated keeping all programs and staff is a priority.
Otter to support more cuts as revenue tanks
BOISE - Gov. Butch Otter will support deeper cuts to Idaho's 2010 and 2011 budgets than he proposed in January after the state missed its tax revenue collection targets by a combined $25 million over the last two m…
Schools to get $22M in reserves
BOISE - The state Board of Land Commissioners agreed Wednesday to withdraw an additional $22 million from a state land endowment reserve fund to help offset budget cuts for public schools during the next fiscal yea…
Four charged in pharmacy break in
WALLACE - Four Silver Valley residents being held at the Shoshone County Jail may be the suspects of the Bank Street Clinic break-in on Dec. 21.
Senate backs bill to kill tax check-off
BOISE (AP) - A three-decade-old provision that has allowed Idaho residents to chip in a buck of their taxes to their favorite political party is a step closer to falling victim to a tough economy.
State News Briefs Feb. 9, 2010
Tapeworm in Idaho years before wolves
Man pleads guilty in '03 Nampa stabbing deaths
BOISE (AP) - A man has pleaded guilty to the 2003 stabbing deaths of a Nampa couple in exchange for prosecutors not seeking the death penalty against him.