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CSI ATM Burglarized
(KLIX)-Twin Falls Police are needing help finding someone who broke into an ATM machine on the College of
Southern Idaho Campus. According to police a janitor found a First Federal ATM in the janitor’s closet on July 23rd. Police say the ATM was taken from the student union building with a hand truck. The
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Pot Grows Found in Jerome Corn Field
(KLIX)- Marijuana grow sites were found in several corn fields in Jerome County Wednesday morning. Jerome County Sheriff’s deputies and Idaho State Police investigators recovered roughly 1,100 plants. Each pot plant is estimated at $2,000 to $2,200. Trai
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Sage Grouse Hunting on Discussion Table
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho wildlife officials want the public’s input on proposed hunting
changes for sage grouse, a game bird that’s a candidate for federal Endangered
Species Act protections. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission plans to take up
recommendations for the 2012 sage grouse hunting season at its Aug. 23 meeting
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Fire North of Stanley Difficult for Firefighters
BOISE — A wildfire burning in the central Idaho wilderness has grown to 3,700 acres. Fire
managers’ report the Halstead Fire is actively burning in subalpine fir and
lodgepole pine, about 18 miles northwest of Stanley. KTVB reports fire activity
has forced the closure of several campgrounds.
Larg
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ITD Wants Public Feedback
(KLIX)-The Idaho Transportation Department is wanting the publics help in building a road
map for the next five years. Its not actually a map, but a plan for
transportation projects in the state called Idaho Tranportation Investment
Program
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Search Pulled Back for Missing Washington Man
(KLIX)-The Twin Falls Sheriff’s office and Search and Rescue have downgraded the search for the Washington man presumed drowned. Search crews spent an intensive 35 hours searching for 42 year old Justice Kramer of Graham Washington. About 25 people spent the weekend looking for the man’s body after he fell from a rock into the Snake River near Pillar Falls. He had bee
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First Human West Nile Case Reported
TWIN FALLS — For the first time this year someone in Idaho has come down with West Nile fever. The Department of Health and Welfare says a woman in her 40s from Twin Falls County tested positive for the virus, and became ill shortly after traveling to Valley County...
Man on ATV Killed After Being Hit by Truck
(KLIX)- A 24 year old Paul man died after being struck by a pickup on his ATV. Idaho State Police say Kenny Stevenson of Paul was headed down 1100 North in a Polaris Ranger RZR. Marcus Newton, 30 of Rupert, was headed down 400 West in a 2008 Dodge Pickup
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Republican Women Honor WASPs
(KLIX)- Some special women who served during World War II received special recognition at the airshow over the weekend. The Magic Valley Republican Women honored the WASP’s or Women Airforce Service Pilots of the second world war. Many women at the time served our counties military and got little recognition
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Judge to Hear Frat House Fall Case
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) – A 2nd District Court Judge in northern Idaho is scheduled on Wednesday to hear arguments concerning a request by the University of Idaho and Idaho State Board of Education to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the parents of a former student who fell from a fraternity house window.
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Drought Declared in Blaine County
HAILEY, Idaho (AP) – The Idaho Department of Water Resources has declared a drought emergency in Blaine County in central Idaho. Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter signed the order on July 16. Agency Director Gary Spackman says the order will allow temporary changes in points of diversion, place of use and purpose of use for existing water rights. Official
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Crews Looking for Missing Man in River
TWIN FALLS, Idaho — A 41-year-old Washington man is missing after he slipped on some rocks near Pillar Falls and fell into the water. Lori Stewart, with the Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office, said that the man was hiking with his daughter and one of her friends Saturday night around 9:30 p.m. She said
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