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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho senator has been rebuffed in her bid to win a $155 weekly unemployment check. Idaho rejected Nicole LeFavour's application for 26 weeks of benefits that she sought after leaving the Legislature in 2012

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COUER D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A misdemeanor battery charged against a former northern Idaho lawmaker has been dismissed. The Coeur d'Alene Press reports  the case against former Republican state Sen. Mike Jorgenson was dismissed late last week ahead of a trial scheduled to start this week

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A new court document says that an Idaho man charged with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama by shooting at the White House practiced with his weapon for six months and may have been upset about the country's marijuana policy

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KAMIAH, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho high school principal has resigned following a drunk driving arrest. The Lewiston Tribune reports that Rolland Sullivan resigned last weekend as principal of Kamiah High School

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Wildlife officers say a black bear that raided trash cans and killed two goats at a planned community along Idaho Highway 55 north of Boise has been killed.

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game tells KBOI-TV  the bear was killed April 20 after acting aggressive toward people at the Avimor development

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Competitive bidding is set to take place for five cabin leases on two scenic lakes in Idaho. The Spokesman-Review reports the conflict bids were filed for the first time in decades for four leases on the state-owned cabin sites at Priest Lake and one at Payette Lake

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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Cities and towns across much of eastern Idaho are in cleanup mode after a day of gusty winds felled trees, knocked out power and closed roadways.

National Weather Service Meteorologist Gary Wicklund says the region was hit with sustained winds of 55 mph, with gusts reaching as high as 67 mph in Ashton and the Craters of the Moon National Monument

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that a former Idaho cook who tripped and fell into a deep fat fryer can't claim worker's compensation for psychological trauma he claims to have suffered in the accident

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — It's all taking place online and Idaho donors and nonprofits have 24 hours to make it happen. On Thursday, more than 500 nonprofits across the state hope Idahoans will open their wallets during "Idaho Gives," the inaugural one-day-only online fundraising campaign sponsored by the Idaho Nonprofit Center

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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Dairy officials say a growing economy in China and drought conditions in New Zealand are helping drive growing global demand for Idaho cheese and other dairy products. The Times-News reports that price increases for milk products are also on the upswing due to average production in Europe

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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A new charge has been added against a Twin Falls man accused of shooting and wounding his brother. Juan Robert Jimenez now faces a persistent violator enhancement charge to charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and unlawful possession of a weapon by a convicted felon

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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The death of three Idaho motorcyclists last weekend sets a grim stage for Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month organizers. A 63-year-old Moscow man died Friday near Worley when his motorcycle crashed into the back of a cargo van

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