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Another Meter Auction
(KLIX)-Did you miss the first chance to buy an old Twin Falls parking meter? You have two more chances to get your hands on one. Tonight the meters will be up for auction this evening at the Twin Falls Tonight Concert 8pm. Another auction will be on Thursday at a Twin Falls Chamber after hours event at Locust Grove at 6:15pm
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130 Inmates Head to Colorado
(KLIX)-130 inmates have been taken out of Idaho prisons and jails. They all went to the Kit Carson Correctional Center in Burlington Colorado. Some went by chartered bus, others were flown there by a chartered jet. Idaho Department of Correction Director Brent Reinke said he knows how hard it is on inmate families, but he said Idaho is running out of room
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City Budget Approved
(KLIX)- The City of Twin Falls’ 2013 budget is set in stone. City council voted unanimously to approve the $49.2 million dollar budget. Its up about seven and a half percent or roughly $3.5 million. Property owners will see a tax rate increase, but at the same time values have gone down
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Ball Park goes to the Dogs
(KLIX)- The ball park is going to the dogs once again along with the lake. The Twin Falls City Council approved a temporary dog park at Harmon Park during the winter months. The park will be similar to the ball field used last year near CSI by dog owners
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Rock Creek Road Opens
(KLIX)-Rock Creek Road into the South Hills is now open. The Minidoka Ranger District opened the road early Monday morning to the general public. People need to be aware there are still area closures in effect. Crews are still working in areas where the Cave Canyon Fire burned and the public is asked to be cautious
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Idaho Unemployment Down
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State officials report Idaho’s unemployment rate dropped to its lowest level in three years in July, falling to 7.5 percent. The Department of Labor released the new numbers Friday, saying Idaho was one of only two states to post a declining jobless rate last month. The
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UI Becomes Independent Team
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Board of Education has approved letting the University of Idaho begin scheduling and playing college football as an independent. The board’s 5-1 vote Friday also gives school administrators permission to explore membership in the Big Sky Conference for all other Vandal sports teams. Sinc
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New Magic Valley Judges
(KLIX)- The Magic Valley has two new magistrate judges. On Friday the Fifth Judicial District announced Blaine Cannon and Calvin Campbell as judges. Campbell will replace former judge Nicole Cannon who resigned amid DUI charges in June. He will serve Twin Falls as judge
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Idaho Soldier’s Funeral This Weekend
BONNERS FERRY, Idaho (AP) — Officials with the U.S. Army say the remains of a soldier slain in Afghanistan will be returned home to northern Idaho on Friday. Twenty-two-year-old Spc. Ethan J. Martin was killed by enemy fire on Aug. 7. A news release from the Army says Martin’s remains will arrive at the Sandpoint Airport at 10 a.m. Fr
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Painter Dies from Explosion Burns
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A 58-year-old Greenleaf man has died of injuries suffered after an explosion and fire in a van he was riding in in Caldwell. The Idaho State Police says Jose L. Gonzalez died early Thursday in Salt Lake City, where he had been hospitalized since the Aug
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Law School Seeks State Funding
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The University of Idaho’s plan to seek state funding to expand its Boise law program won approval from the Board of Education, but not without concerns from one trustee that the cart was getting ahead of the horse. The
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Jerome Woman Killed in Utah
MURRAY, Utah (AP) — Murray police have identified the person killed in a collision between a car and a commuter train as a 72-year-old Idaho woman. Police spokesman Kenny Bass says Lorna Boguslawski of Jerome, Idaho, died on the scene of the crash about noon Wednesday
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