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People Allowed Home for Short Time During Fire
BOISE — Sunday’s lightning storm ignited 10 small fires north of the Trinity Ridge fire. Firefighters quickly contained the majority of the fires Monday, and plan to have the fire under control by Tuesday. Due to firefighter’s efforts, Featherville and Pine residents will be allowed access to their property Tuesday, for a limited time to check property and retrieve personal items. Roads will be o
Filer Residents Inured After being hit by Truck
(KLIX)- Two Filer residents were taken to a hospital after being rear-ended by a semi-truck east of Mountain Home Monday Afternoon. According to Idaho State Police 73 year old Elizabeth Shumaker-McKay of Filer was headed towards Twin Falls with 71 year old James McKay in a Chevy sedan
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Judge Arrested on DUI Charges
MERIDIAN, Idaho (AP) — A southwest Idaho district court judge has been arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor driving under the influence. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that 3rd District Court Judge Renae Hoff was taken into custody early Saturday morning in Meridian
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Lt. Gov Busted for Speeding
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The state’s lieutenant governor was ticketed for speeding on U.S. Highway 95 in northern Idaho. The Moscow-Pullman Daily News reports state police ticketed Lt. Gov. Brad Little last week for speeding between Lewiston and Moscow. Lata
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Storms Race Across Magic Valley
(KLIX)- Sundays batch of rough weather kept emergency personnel busy. Thunderstorms rolled through much of the Magic Valley with strong winds, multiple lightning strikes and some heavy rains. There were numerous reports of fires sparked by lightening as well as reports of power lines and trees being taken down by the passing storms
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Burnout Begins for Fire near Featherville
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Firefighters have started a burnout operation near the central Idaho town of Featherville to deny an approaching wildfire the fuel it would need to reach hundreds of homes that were evacuated last weekend. Fire managers say favorable weather conditions allowed them start lighting ignitions late Wednesday to burn and remove vegetation that could have served as fuel for the massi
School Computers catch Negative Advertisement
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A new radio advertisement from critics of Idaho’s education reforms calls a laptop program being rolled out under the changes an “unfunded mandate” that will require schools to spend millions of dollars they don’t have. But the ad’s claim tha
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Rammell’s Case at Supreme Court
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A legal dispute over then-Gov. Jim Risch’s 2006 order for state wildlife agents to shoot Idaho elk rancher Rex Rammell’s escaped animals has now reached the highest state court. Supreme Court justices Wednesday heard arguments from Rammell’s lawyer contending Idaho law doesn’t permit domestic elk to be shot without a good reason. Rammell’s elk escape c
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Buhl Schools Seeking Supplimental Levy
(KLIX)- Buhl School officials are hoping an upcoming levy election will help fill a budget gap. Next week Buhl voters will be asked to head to the polls and approve a $400,000 supplemental levy that would run for two years. Buhl School’s Superintendent Byron Stutzman says the tax rate for a home valued at 100,000 would be about $41
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State to Pay Former ITD Head in Settlement
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The state of Idaho will pay the former head of the Idaho Transportation Department $750,000 to settle her wrongful termination lawsuit against the agency. Pamela Lowe was the state’s first and only female transportation chief when she was fired by the Transportation Board in 2009, a little more than two years after being appointed to the post by Gov. C.L.
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Endowment Money Up
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s endowment trusts are due a total of nearly $49 million in fiscal year 2014, about 2.8 percent more than this year, as increased revenue from timber sales helps bolster cash. The Idaho Land Board Tuesday unanimously approved the distribution, from money generated by the Idaho Department of Lands’ management of 2.5 million a
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McGee Gets His Own Cell
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Republican state Sen. John McGee will likely be confined by himself in a Boise jail cell for the next month and a half. This living arrangement reflects a precautionary measure taken by Ada County law enforcement officials, who said they fear media attention to his crimes and his public profile could endanger his safety, were he housed in the general population
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