Members of Idaho Guard head to Afghanistan

20 May 2012, 3:26 pm

FORT HOOD, Texas -- On a day that NATO says two of its service members were killed in a suicide bomber attack in Afghanistan, about 60 Idaho National Guard soldiers are on their way to the war-torn country. About six weeks ago, those members of the Idaho Army National Guard said teary goodbyes to t... Read More »

Idaho Power Looks at Boise's Readiness for Electric Vehicles

20 May 2012, 5:41 am

This summer may be a watershed season for Idaho Power. With oil and gas prices slated to rise, and the introduction of several new electric car models hitting Boises market in June, the electricity provider is beginning to investigate the possible consequences of the mass introduction of electric ve... Read More »

Idaho Falls Woman Collides With Semi

19 May 2012, 7:58 pm

The Idaho State Police investigate a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and semi truck on U.S. 26, just east of Richland.... Read More »

Idaho school backs off religious song ban

18 May 2012, 9:27 pm

An Idaho elementary school under threat of a federal lawsuit has reversed its decision to ban a first grade student from performing a song they deemed “too religious” in a talent show.... Read More »

Idaho Opts For 1 Drug Only In Execution Policy

18 May 2012, 11:43 am

Idaho's corrections chief says the agency is switching to a one-drug lethal injection for future executions of death row inmates.... Read More »

Idaho's April unemployment drops to 7.7 percent

18 May 2012, 11:03 am

The Idaho Department of Labor says the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has dropped for nine straight months, falling to 7.7 percent for April.The rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point ...... Read More »

Man wears briefs on head during Idaho burglary

18 May 2012, 8:11 am

Police in southwest Idaho say a man chose briefs over boxers to wear on his head as he held up a coffee shop and stole a safe.... Read More »

White supremacist far behind in Idaho sheriff race

15 May 2012, 11:31 pm

SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A white supremacist who ran a long-shot campaign for sheriff in Idaho was trailing far behind his incumbent opponent late on Tuesday, according to early returns in the three-way race for the Republican nomination. Shaun Winkler, an avowed Ku Klux Klan member and convicted b... Read More »

Idaho football player fatally shot in Los Angeles

15 May 2012, 6:52 am

LOS ANGELES (AP) A 22-year-old University of Idaho football player was fatally shot at a weekend party in Los Angeles, authorities said.... Read More »

Idaho wide receiver McRoyal dies

13 May 2012, 10:20 am

University of Idaho athletic director Rob Spear said Sunday morning that wide receiver Ken McRoyal has died.... Read More »