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Idaho Power sticks with coal to meet power demands

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:04:40 -0400

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

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.

Crapo's campaign suffered from poor controls

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:07:21 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo's former treasurer says nobody told him about a $250,000 loan made in 2008 by the campaign's manager to a friend.

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.

5 SW Idaho people indicted in synthetic pot case

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:22:24 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - Federal authorities have arrested five Boise-area residents as part of an investigation into money laundering and trafficking synthetic marijuana products known as "spice."

Mormon church arranged meeting ahead of LGBT vote

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:42:20 -0400

POCATELLO, Idaho - Pocatello city officials met with an attorney for a Washington, D.C.-based conservative group brought in by the Mormon church a few weeks before councilors rejected an ordinance intended to protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people from discrimination.

Lahti gives 1st interview since big win

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:28:28 -0400

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - Holly Lahti of Rathdrum, Idaho, won one of the biggest lottery jackpots in U.S. history, and then seemed to disappear off the face of the earth.

Wolves kill 31 sheep on south-central Idaho ranch

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:07:15 -0400

KETCHUM, Idaho - State wildlife officials have confirmed that wolves killed 31 sheep on a south-central Idaho ranch over the weekend, including a ewe in the process of having triplets.

Idaho unemployment rate holds at 6.1 percent

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:17:04 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Department of Labor says the state's unemployment rate remained stable at 6.1 percent in April, in part because of a continuing decline in the number of people seeking work.

Retiree prefers old-fashioned way to pack a horse

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:57:25 -0400

KOOSKIA, Idaho - Jim Renshaw is a practitioner of a backcountry art form that is slowly fading from the landscape.

MAC and Sun Belt look to expand bowl lineup

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:48:27 -0400

As the power conferences work to secure spots in the most desirable bowl games, the Mid-American Conference and Sun Belt also are trying to expand their postseason lineups.

Idaho warden quits after staff filed false reports

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:37:28 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - The warden of the privately run Idaho Correctional Center has quit a month after the company acknowledged that his employees falsified thousands of hours of staffing records during much of 2012.

Prison treatment program for Idaho monkey killer

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:50:36 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - An Idaho man convicted of breaking into a Boise zoo last fall and brutally beating to death one of two Patas monkeys has been ordered to spend up to a year in a treatment program at a state prison.

Supreme Court rules against Boise County

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:57:42 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - The Boise County commissioners have lost another court case, the latest in a string of costly legal setbacks that have, among other things, stretched their public finances to the limit.

Southwest Idaho man dies in impact with train

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:54:17 -0400

MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho - Police in southwest Idaho say a 30-year-old Mountain Home man died after being hit by a train.

E. Idaho prosecutor to seek death penalty

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:47:08 -0400

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - An eastern Idaho man charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 21-year-old woman could face the death penalty.

Police seize items from Idaho coin dealer's home

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:31:41 -0400

HAYDEN LAKE, Idaho - Northern Idaho authorities have seized items from the home of the owner of a defunct coin shop following a judge's order.

Wife killer loses appeal over statements to police

Thu, 16 May 2013 11:55:43 -0400

BOISE, Idaho - A southwestern Idaho man spending 20 years in prison for killing his estranged wife lost his bid to have his conviction thrown out.