Benito Baeza

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — An unknown number of dud artillery rounds litter the slopes above a remote pass inside Yellowstone National Park. But there are no plans to find and safely detonate them or stop the avalanche control program that uses artillery shells to keep the pass open during the winter

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Ever wonder what bike Pope Francis I rides? Apparently its a Harley Davidson, two in fact. The European News Site www.adnkronos.com is reporting that Harley Davidson has given the pope two motorcycles to celebrate their 110th anniversary. No, th

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Farmers in Idaho have filed a potentially class action lawsuit against seed giant Monsanto after genetically engineered wheat was found in an eastern Oregon field.

The farmers, represented by a Boise law firm, filed the federal lawsuit Friday contending that Monsanto's development of Roundup Ready wheat resulted in increased production costs and lowered prices because the genetically engineered wheat is likely to infiltrate the non-genetically engineered wheat supply

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MULLAN, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho State Police trooper has shot and killed a motorist along Interstate 90 at Lookout Pass, just west of the Idaho-Montana state line. The incident occurred about noon Wednesday

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DRIGGS, Idaho (AP) — The top administrator for an eastern Idaho high school says the school will drop its longtime Redskins nickname, logo and mascot in a move to show respect for Native Americans

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KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — A 20-year-old Bellevue man has been sentenced to at least two years in prison for backing his sport utility vehicle into a man at Magic Reservoir, knocking him off a cliff and causing his death

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — About 375 Alaska National Guard soldiers came to Idaho for a training exercise. The guard says in a release that the Alaskans are taking part in the Exportable Combat Training Capability program near Gowen Field, Idaho

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HOUSTON (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention has approved a resolution opposing the Boy Scouts of America's new policy allowing gay Scouts. The resolution also calls on the Boy Scouts to remove executive and board leaders who tried to allow gays as both members and leaders without consulting the many religious groups that sponsor Scout troops

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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker John Boehner says he will vote for a wide-ranging farm bill headed to the House floor this month, a major boost for the five year, half-trillion dollar legislation that stalled in the House last year

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A mountain biker from Idaho died Monday in an accident on a challenging backcountry cycling trail in Vancouver, British Columbia's North Shore mountains.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police say 38-year-old Jeffrey Fields of Boise was wearing a helmet but suffered severe head and neck injuries while biking alone on a trail on Mount Fromme, in Lynn Headwaters Regional Park in North Vancouver

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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Lawyers for an Uzbek national facing federal terrorism-related charges in Idaho and Utah want a judge to let them withdraw from the case, saying federal budget cuts have left their office with too few resources

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A new study says wolves don't startle female elk that winter east of Yellowstone National Park sufficiently to make them lose weight or harm their birthing rates. Previous researchers theorized that Yellowstone-area wolves frighten female elk into running frequently enough to reduce their ability to stay healthy and reproduce

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