Benito Baeza

HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — The Hailey City Council in central Idaho is considering holding private property owners financially responsible for frozen pipes on both city property and private property. Officials say only residents can run water through pipes to prevent them from freezing during cold winter snaps, and that some residents don't have pipes buried deep enough to prevent freezing

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — After approving a revised $1.3 billion public schools budget that held up the Legislature's adjournment, the Idaho House took another hour to debate legislation giving districts power to cut teacher salaries and contracts.

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's freshman U.S. Senator says he plans to run for re-election in 2014. Sen. Jim Risch confirmed his intentions Thursday. Risch — a 70-year-old former state senator, Lt. Governor and Idaho's 31st Governor — won his first term in 2008 when he collected more than 57 percent of the vote to beat Democrat Larry LaRocco

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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX)-Idaho Transportation Department officials have cancelled a planed resurfacing of the Perrine Bridge. The project was set to begin April 8th but ITD engineers have decided to used new technology that will cut the project time down from weeks to days

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UPDATE 1:41 PM: The Idaho School District reports:
The gas leak in downtown Kimberly has been contained. Earlier today, as a precautionary measure, students in grades 3, 4, and 5 were moved to other buildings on campus because of the non-toxic fumes. Currently, all students are now in their regular classrooms.

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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The Department of Energy has dedicated a new facility at the Idaho National Laboratory in eastern Idaho where researchers will attempt to advance understanding in areas such as biofuels, energy storage and creating hybrid energy systems

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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Eastern Idaho officials say they are looking for ways to keep open the air traffic control tower operating at the Idaho Falls Regional Airport. The airport is one of four in Idaho on the Federal Aviation Administration's final list of 149 air traffic control facilities that will be closed at small airports around the country

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LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Northern Idaho officials are trying to figure out a way to keep the air traffic control tower open at the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport. The airport is one of four in Idaho on the Federal Aviation Administration's final list of 149 air traffic control facilities that will be closed at small airports around the country

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NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — The Nampa Education Association has filed a lawsuit against the Nampa School District contending teachers were pressured to agree to take unpaid furlough days. The lawsuit filed Monday in 3rd District Court argues the district pressured teachers to sign an addendum to their contracts agreeing to four unpaid days between January and May of this year

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho inmate is trying to block his transfer to Utah on charges of raping and beating to death an 11-year-old Ogden girl in 1983. Gregory Seamons says a 2011 DNA test that identified him as a suspect in the slaying of Rebecca Lemberger is faulty

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LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — The latest population tally shows an 11 percent decline in the number of wolves roaming the state. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game reports 683 wolves in 117 packs at the end of 2012

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