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CAMPUS GUNS
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Starting July 1, Idaho's public college students can pack more than just homework and pencils to class — those with enhanced concealed-carry permits will be allowed to carry guns. Gov. C.L "Butch" Otter signed into law last month the controversial measure that allows retired law enforcement and those with the permits to bring firearms onto public college and university campuses. The law bans guns in dormitories, concert halls and stadiums holding more than 1,000 people. The measure was opposed by heads of all eight of the state's public college presidents. By Kirsten Johnson of the Post Register. SENT: 760 words.
JACKSON-GROUND SLIPPING
JACKSON, Wyo. — The Red Cross prepared a shelter Saturday for people evacuated from their homes in the northwest Wyoming resort town of Jackson because of a slow-moving landslide. About 60 people have been forced from their homes since Wednesday as a precaution and because of damage to the only access road. SENT: 320 words. AP Photos.
RANGE SHOWDOWN
UNDATED — Federal land managers abruptly ended a roundup of cattle on public land in southern Nevada from a rancher who has refused to recognize their authority, citing a "serious concern" for the safety of employees and the public. Bureau of Land Management chief Neil Kornze made the announcement Saturday morning at the same time armed militia members and others gathered near the roundup site to protest the removal of hundreds of Cliven Bundy's cattle. By Martin Griffith. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 400 by 6 p.m.
FOOD AND FARM-BEEF PRICES
LUBBOCK, Texas — The highest beef prices in almost three decades have arrived just before the start of grilling season, causing sticker shock for both consumers and restaurant owners — and relief isn't likely anytime soon. A dwindling number of cattle and growing export demand from countries such as China and Japan have caused the average retail cost of fresh beef to climb to $5.28 a pound in February, up almost a quarter from January and the highest price since 1987. By Betsy Blaney. SENT: 1,200, national lines. AP Photos.
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PLANES RESTORED
JEROME — Fewer than 40 of the 12,571 Corsair warplanes churned out in the U.S. during World War II and the Korean War are airworthy today. One sits in a hangar at Jerome County Airport, its nose up against a roll-up metal door, waiting for its chance to fly again. This Corsair landed on the runway outside more than a decade ago. Built in 1945, the plane made it to Pearl Harbor just before fighting ended in the Pacific. It missed the Korean War, escaped the boneyards in Arizona and bounced around air museums in California, Canada and Washington before its current owner brought it to Jerome. By Dan Warner of The Times-News. SENT: 740 words, AP Photos.
FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLEBEE
SPOKANE — The bumblebee moving from flower to flower by the shores of Lake Pend Oreille had a distinctive white patch on its rear. So a wildlife technician snapped a picture, documenting a sighting of a Western bumblebee in Bonner County. Idaho Department of Fish and Game crews found three of the native bumblebees last summer while they were out conducting other field research. It's the first effort in recent years to document the state's native bee populations. By Becky Kramer of The Spokesman-Review. SENT: 600 words. AP Photo.
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OUTDOORS-IDAHO SPRING ADVENTURES
IDAHO CITY, Idaho — The bright sun reflects off the snow, and its warmth makes you want to shed the ski parka and snowshoe down the trail in your light sweater. It's April, and that means snow country and sun. Forgive me for using a cliché, but it doesn't get any better than this, really. It's amazing that we're all in a rush to ski during November and December, when the weather's nasty and the snow's not that good. Now, when the weather's perfect to be up in the mountains on cross-country ski, snowshoe and snowmobile trails, everyone's thinking about shorts, T-shirts, fishing, boating and walking the Greenbelt. But to me, the best of ski or snowshoe season has started, and that's been luring me up to the high country. We snowshoed Gold Fork Park N' Ski area northeast of Idaho City last weekend, and conditions were perfect for hot dogs cooking on the grill during a parking lot tailgate party and fun on the trail. By Pete Zimowsky, the Idaho Statesman. SENT: 1,000 words, AP Member Photos.
OUTDOORS-GRAND RONDE RAFTING
ELGIN, Ore. — The Grande Ronde River offers an excellent day trip for beginning rafters as it snakes from open farm country around Elgin into the shady canyons and steelhead waters near Lookingglass Creek. The roughly 13-mile float provides long stretches of nice scenery and relaxing travel, as well as places to ratchet up the heart rate and send a few splashes of water onto paddlers. By Tim Trainor, the (Pendleton) East Oregonian. SENT: 500 words, AP Member photos.
OUTDOORS-WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST
SPOKANE, Wash. — The stars of the Wild Kingdom TV series made it glamorous, but Howard Ferguson has made his living handling and monitoring critters ranging from butterflies to moose. The wildlife biologist is retiring after 21 years with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. "I just got back from doing golden eagle surveys on the ground and from the air," he said last week. "I surveyed nests and historical nest sites along the Columbia River for a couple days. Found two nesting pairs and found a peregrine falcon and bald eagles. "That was my last field work for the agency. Leaving is bittersweet. It's a job I love." By Rich Landers, The Spokesman-Review. SENT: 800 words, AP Member photos.
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