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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — More than 1,400 flood insurance policies in Idaho are facing hefty premium increases despite a congressional fix intended to limit the worst of the rate hikes. An Associated Press analysis of Federal Emergency Management Agency data found that 440 Idaho policies face 25 percent increases, and more than 1,000 face 18 percent hikes.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A Southern Idaho business executive says more must be done to warn drivers about high winds in the Twin Falls area. John Anderson of Gem State Paper and Supply Company tells KTVB there should be a better system to warn drivers of high winds on the Hansen and Perrine bridges.
HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — A central Idaho man who shot and killed a wolf Friday says it's the same animal that killed a colt and attacked his dogs. The Twin Falls Times-News reports Kevin Swigert found the colt dead Feb. 13 on his ranch west of Hailey. He says the predator returned and tangled with two of his border collies, both of which survived.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A 42-year-old Idaho man is missing after a weekend boating accident on the Snake River on the Idaho-Oregon border. The Wallowa County sheriff's office in Oregon says the jet boat capsized just before 7 p.m. Friday while negotiating the Wild Sheep rapids north of Hells Canyon Dam, throwing its three occupants into the water.
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