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Police Make Prostitution Arrests-3rd in 3 Months
(KLIX)-Twin Falls Police have arrested three people on prostitution
related charges. This is the departments third prostitution
investigation in three months. On Thursday morning police responded to
suspicious activity at a hotel on North Blue Lakes
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Gooding Man Dies After Being Pinned by Loader
(KLIX)- A Gooding man was killed after being pinned between a loader and semi trailer. The incident happened Wednesday night just north west of Gooding on the Rosa Dairy. According to the Gooding County Sheriffs office says Higimio Ledesma,43, was working on the trailer when the loader rolled forward and pinned him against the trailer
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Filer Man Killed in Boating Accident
(KLIX)-One man was killed late Wednesday in a boating accident at Salmon Falls Reservoir. According to the Twin Falls County Sheriff’s office two men were injured and one was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities say after a full day of fishing the boat hit a rock wall around 11:30pm. Camp
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Court Upholds Mandatory Insurance Provision
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. The court on Thursday handed Obama a campaign-season victory in rejecting arguments that Congress went too far in requiring most Americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty.
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Company that Preyed on Veterans to Pay Back States
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A company that officials say preyed on veterans for their education benefits by steering them to for-profit colleges has agreed to pay $2.5 million to 20 states, including Idaho, and turn over its website to the U.S
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Simpson Pulls Grazing Measure-Opts for Talks
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — On-again, off-again efforts to delay Payette National Forest grazing closures are off again. U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho on Wednesday pulled a measure meant to keep 7,700 acres open to domestic sheep for another year
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Magic Valley Airshow Coming Together
(KLIX)-In less than a month the Navy’s Blue Angels, U.S. Army Golden Knights and others will fly over Twin Falls. The Magic Valley Airshow is expected to be one of Idaho’s largest. Organizers and volunteers met last night to discuss plans for the show
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Luna Blames Out of State Efforts for Education Reform Resistance
(KLIX)- The campaign for the “Vote No on Proposition 1,2,3″ got underway this week. The group aimed at pushing back State Superintendent Tom Luna’s Students Come First reform laws. The group says the laws approved last year are bad for students, teacher, and public education. Superinten
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UPDATE: Fire Near Shoshone Falls Under Control
(KLIX)-Fire crews are mopping up a brush fire southeast of Shoshone Falls. Rock Creek Rural Fire Department was called to 3446 E. and 4000 N. in the Hidden Lakes subdivision around 3:30pm. Twin Falls County Spokesperson Lori Stewart says crews battled the blaze until about 5:30pm when they got it under control
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Man Burned In Gas Tank Explosion
TWIN FALLS -(AP)- Authorities say a south-central Idaho man who was seriously injured in a gas tank explosion is being treated at a Utah burn center. The Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office says 36-year-old Fred Cronmiller was demolishing an old vehicle early Wednesday when accidentally he cut into the fuel line and the vehicle’s gas tank exploded, setting him on fire. The sherif
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Idaho Legislators Could Get Raise Next Year
BOISE, Idaho (AP) – A citizens committee says Idaho state legislators should get a 2 percent pay raise next year. The six-member committee made the recommendation Monday, and it will go into effect unless the Legislature officially rejects it. Co
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City Gets Check for Chobani Projects
(KLIX)-The city of Twin Falls took a check for $150,000 from the non-profit organization Business Plus. It will be used to fund infrastructure projects associated with the Chobani Plant. Its made up of Magic Valley investors aimed at encouraging local business growth
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