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Montana, North Dakota push against Washington state rail law
Matthew Brown, Associated Press | Posted Jul 17th - 2:21pm
Attorneys general for North Dakota and Montana asked the Trump administration on Wednesday to overrule a Washington state law that imposed new restrictions on oil trains from the Northern Plains to guard against explosive derailments.
Lawmaker: Expand compensation from nuclear weapons testing
Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 8:07am
A compensation program for those exposed to radiation from years of nuclear weapons testing and uranium mining would be expanded under legislation that seeks to address fallout across the western United States, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Idaho music event canceled amid immigration enforcement fear
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 19th - 2:47pm
A music festival in southern Idaho has been canceled because organizers say they feared potential raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Idaho governor wants more cuts to state regulations
Keith Ridler, Associated Press | Posted Jul 19th - 12:52pm
Idaho Gov. Brad Little and other top elected officials say pruning thousands of pages of administrative rules could become standard practice each year.
Idaho Land Board subcommittee eyes spending $240 million
Keith Ridler, Associated Press | Posted Jul 19th - 10:56am
Idaho Gov. Brad Little convened the first meeting of a committee tasked with recommending what kind of assets the state should buy with $240 million.
Wyoming to discuss requiring hunters to carry bear spray
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 18th - 12:24pm
Wyoming wildlife officials plan to discuss possibly requiring hunters to carry bear spray in grizzly bear habitat.
Plan to build 1st small US nuke reactors in Idaho advances
Keith Ridler, Associated Press | Posted Jul 18th - 11:34am
A plan to build the nation's first small modular nuclear reactors to produce commercial power is a step closer to being realized.
The Latest: Man, 22, arrested in Corvallis shooting
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 18th - 11:11am
The Latest on police response to an "active threat" at a plant in Corvallis, Oregon. (all times local):
Police respond to report of armed person in Oregon city
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 18th - 10:45am
Police are responding to reports of a possible armed person at a Foster Farms plant in Corvallis, Oregon.
Idaho man exonerated in decades-old murder case
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 18th - 10:18am
An Idaho man who spent two decades behind bars for the murder of an eastern Idaho woman after making a false confession has been exonerated.
Idaho high school to change Redskins mascot after 90 years
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 17th - 10:31pm
A high school in Idaho will retire its Native American mascot after 90 years.
Yellowstone park lookout tower burns after lightning strike
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 17th - 7:12pm
A fire lookout tower in Yellowstone National Park has burned after being struck by lightning.
Judge limits Hammond Ranches cattle grazing as case proceeds
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 17th - 5:36pm
A federal judge will allow Oregon ranchers who were convicted of intentionally setting fires on public land to graze cattle on parts of a federal allotment this season on a limited basis.
New school funding suit challenges kindergarten fees
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 17th - 12:09pm
A former Idaho Supreme Court justice has filed another lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of school fees.
Nuclear weapons waste compacted, shipped out of Idaho
Keith Ridler, Associated Press | Posted Jul 17th - 11:44am
Radioactive waste shipped to Idaho from a Midwestern nuclear weapons facility during the Cold War has been compacted and sent out of state for permanent disposal.
Massive beehive removed from Idaho State University arch
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 17th - 11:03am
Beekeepers and maintenance workers have removed roughly 30,000 bees that built a massive hive inside an Idaho State University campus landmark.
Defendants told former Boise officer may have lied in court
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 17th - 10:21am
Boise prosecutors have been forced to notify defendants in dozens of cases that a police officer may have lied under oath.
State officials update Idaho's 50-year-old mining laws
Keith Ridler, Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 12:52pm
State officials have approved a rewrite of Idaho's 50-year-old mining law.
Kayakers warned to watch for things falling from bridge
The Associated Press | Posted Jul 16th - 11:13am
Kayakers in southern Idaho are being warned to watch for any falling objects dropped from the Perrine Bridge near Twin Falls.
