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Air Magic Valley Financially Good-City will get money back
(KLIX)- The 2012 Air Magic Valley show seems to have gone off without a hitch. Airport Manager Bill Carberry says it went very well this year. He gave a brief report to the Twin Falls City Council on the success of the air show. Carberry said financially everything is looking good and in the black
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Former Senator Larry Craig Heads to Court
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Republican U.S. Sen. Larry Craig aims to fend off a federal election lawsuit by arguing his infamous June 11, 2007, Minneapolis airport bathroom visit that ended in his sex-sting arrest was part of his official Senate business
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Eastwood Backs Romney
SUN VALLEY, Idaho (AP) — Clint Eastwood has become Mitt Romney’s highest-profile celebrity supporter. The “Dirty Harry” star and Oscar-winning director of “Unforgiven” and “Million Dollar Baby” endorsed the Republican presidential candidate Friday night during a Sun Valley fundraiser. Eastwood told The Associated Press he th
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Body of Washington Man Found
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Search and rescue teams have recovered the body of a 42-year-old Washington state man who fell into the Snake River near Twin Falls last weekend. The Twin Falls County sheriff’s office says the body of Justice Kramer of Graham, Wash., was
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Gov. Otter’s Health Care Panel Set to Meet
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The panel appointed to scrutinize whether Idaho should expand Medicaid coverage to include more low-income people meets for the first time Monday. Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter appointed the 15-member group last month, along with a separate panel that’s looking into whether the state should establish its own insurance exchange under President Barack Obama’s health care reforms. The i
Fires Spark Sunday Night
SHOSHONE – Multiple fires around the Twin Falls Bureau of Land Management District kept crews busy Sunday night. The largest of the those fires is the East Hollister. It is estimated at approximately 500 acres with containment set for 10 a...
Fire Season to Heat Up
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Wildfire experts say states across the West are now at the highest risk of the season for wildfires as hot weather patterns continue to dry out fuels and forests across the region. Ed Delgado at the National Interagency Fire Center says the biggest concern in August comes for Northern Rockies states like Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, as well as Great Basin states like Utah, Nevad
Major Road Work for Hwy 93
(KLIX)-There are a couple projects slated for next week that might affect your travel starting Monday in and around Twin Falls. The Idaho Transportation Department will be doing some preventive road maintenance along Pole Line Road and Highway 93
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Shoshone Falls Boat Ramp to be Closed
(KLIX)-Next week the Shoshone Falls boat ramp will be closed. Boaters will have to find another spot to get onto the river. Crews will have scheduled maintenance to the ramp on Tuesday August 7th. It should last through Wednesday. Workers will be repairing and resurfacing the current ramp that has been falling apart
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Pot Grow Site Larger than Thought
GRACE, Idaho (AP) — A sophisticated marijuana growing operation raided in southeastern Idaho is much larger than initially reported.During a news conference Wednesday, law enforcement officers said the grow site contained an estimated 40,000 plants worth an estimated street value of $80
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Grocery Store to Lay off Workers
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Supervalu Inc., the owner of Albertson’s, is laying off 20 employees in Albertson’s administrative office in Boise at the end of August to cut costs. Supervalu spokesman Mike Siemienas says the information technology employees were given at least a 30-day notice of the layoffs. In Februar
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Police to Crack Down on Aggressive Drivers
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho law enforcement is getting ready to crack down on aggressive motorists. The Idaho Transportation Department is teaming up with 49 police agencies across the state on a two-week push aimed at drivers who are speeding, following too close, ignoring traffic signals and other forms of aggressive driving
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