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World War II vet gets shot at graduation

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:55:09 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - World history conspired to keep George Jones from getting his high school diploma.

Fire official says cause of Craigmont fire unknown

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:38:44 -0400

CRAIGMONT, Idaho - A state investigator says the cause of a fire that destroyed three grain elevators in the small town of Craigmont earlier this month remains a mystery.

Meridian woman, Boise man indicted in fraud case

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:20:10 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - Prosecutors want an Idaho businesswoman to forfeit $9.2 million as part of their indictment against her on federal charges including tax crimes, wire fraud and obstruction of justice.

Idaho man facing terror charges will remain jailed

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:44:58 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - An Uzbek national facing terrorism-related charges in Idaho will remain jailed pending his trial after waiving his right to a detention hearing.

Boise woman arrested, refused to return lost dog

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:59:54 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - Police in Boise have arrested a 49-year-old woman after officers say she refused several requests to return a lost dog to its owner.

Idaho panel backs delisting of grizzly bears

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:50:29 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - Idaho wildlife officials are urging the federal government to remove grizzly bears from the endangered species list.

Idaho announces first round of IGEM grants

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:38:17 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - One of Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's initiatives to boost government partnerships with industry and academia is dishing out $850,000 to projects designed to boost Idaho's economy and create jobs.

DBSI execs plead not guilty to securities fraud

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:32:32 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - Four executives with the failed real estate company DBSI Inc. have pleaded not guilty to federal charges that they misled investors in a scheme to bilk them out of millions of dollars.

Agency imposes new rules for Birds of Prey area

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:02:11 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - Federal land managers are imposing a ban on paintball warfare and rock climbing in and around a raptor sanctuary along the Snake River canyon south of Boise.

Idaho couple and Sun Valley land in Twitter tussle

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:12:42 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - An Internet entrepreneur and former Wall Street derivatives analyst contends central Idaho's Sun Valley resort and the Twitter Inc. social media site heisted his handle.

Boise-area man gets prison in 2011 toddler death

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:05:26 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - A Garden City man convicted last fall for beating to death the child of his girlfriend has been ordered to serve a life prison term.

Head-on collision kills 2 in northwestern ND

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:17:05 -0400

CARPIO, North Dakota - A head-on collision involving two pickup trucks in northwestern North Dakota killed both drivers.

Barn fire claims 14 calves

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:26:06 -0400

WENDELL, Idaho - A weekend barn fire in south-central Idaho claimed the lives of 14 calves.

E. Idaho auto dealership apologizes for radio ad

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:29:40 -0400

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - An eastern Idaho auto dealership that offended some area residents with a radio commercial that included a derogatory reference about special needs children in a sales pitch for trucks has apologized.

Crapo's campaign suffered from poor controls

Sun, 19 May 2013 16:34:57 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - As William Corbett was preparing a final federal elections disclosure for his boss, U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, in October 2008, he said there was something important he wasn't told.

Idaho Power sticks with coal to meet power demands

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:14:33 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - Idaho Power Co. will continue to rely on coal to meet the state's energy demands, company officials said.

Former city administrator sues Sun Valley

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:59:28 -0400

KETCHUM, Idaho - A former Sun Valley city administrator has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city.

Mistrial declared in N. Idaho rape trial

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:37:14 -0400

SANDPOINT, Idaho - A northern Idaho judge has declared a mistrial after the jury deadlocked in a rape trial against a Montana man.

Powerboat operator in collision pleads guilty

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:58:21 -0400

SANDPOINT, Idaho - A northern Idaho man who crashed his powerboat into a moored sailboat on Lake Pend Oreille has pleaded guilty to simple negligent operation of a vehicle.

Groups sue federal agency after grizzly death

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:38:53 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - Four environmental groups are asking a federal judge to order the temporary shutdown of a sheep research station on the Idaho-Montana border that they say is harming the region's grizzly bear population.

Judge: Enough evidence for deputy to go on trial

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:23:17 -0400

TWIN FALLS, Idaho - A judge has ruled there is enough evidence for felony domestic battery counts against a Twin Falls County sheriff's deputy for the case to go to trial.

Boise eyes tougher laws for panhandling

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:44:17 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - City officials in Boise are considering tougher ordinances on panhandling following complaints.

2 children killed in E. Idaho rollover crash

Sat, 18 May 2013 10:46:51 -0400

SHELLEY, Idaho - Two children have died in a rollover crash in southeastern Idaho.

Idaho man loses bid to clean up criminal record

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:06:22 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - Idaho Supreme Court justices rejected a man's bid to have a misdemeanor drug conviction purged from his record, something he'd sought after he was blocked from a job as a state prison guard.

Idaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:17:48 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - He was a Russian-speaking truck driver who came to Idaho nearly four years ago to join hundreds of other Uzbekistan refugees for whom the state has become a sanctuary from violence in their home country.