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LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo says he will seek re-election in 2016. The 63-year-old Republican says he's committed to resolving a number of critical issues to the country. The Lewiston Tribune reports there had been speculation by some political observers that Crapo would retire from the Senate after his current term.
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A new U.S. Geological Survey report indicates a slightly greater earthquake hazard in the Greater Yellowstone region of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho than previously thought. And the USGS map of seismic hazards shows that the region is as seismically hazardous as anywhere in the United States. University of Utah geophysicist Bob Smith says tells the Jackson Hole News & Guide that the nationwide USGS earthquake hazard maps and adjoining documents were last updated in 2006.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — The body of a 22-year-old Georgia man who went missing a week ago while tubing in Yellowstone National Park has been recovered. The National Park Service says a special swift-water team recovered the body of Darien Latty on Saturday from the Yellowstone River. Latty was in Yellowstone working as a summer seasonal employee. Floating the river is prohibited.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho high school juniors scored better in reading and math on the SAT college entrance exam, but fell in writing. The Idaho Department of Education says nearly 17,000 Idaho students took the SAT last April.
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