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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. Department of the Interior says it made a mistake giving railroads too much discretion on what can be built on 200-foot-wide rights of way across thousands of miles of public land in 11 Western states. A proposed water pipeline in California having nothing to do with railroad operations prompted the agency to fix an error from 15 years ago that could also provide a legal justification for putting in oil or natural gas pipelines on the publicly owned land. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management issued a memorandum to field offices earlier this month about the change that requires projects on rights of way to serve railroad operations only.
FORT HALL, Idaho (AP) — Authorities are investigating the stabbing death of a man in Fort Hall. Police have not released the name of the victim. They say the stabbing happened around 11:15 p.m. Friday. The victim suffered a stab wound on the upper part of his body. The case is being investigated by the Fort Hall Police Department and the FBI.
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A single-vehicle rollover near Twin Falls has claimed the life of a 76-year-old man. The Idaho State Police identified the victim as Glenn Nelson, of Twin Falls. It says Nelson was driving a pickup westbound on Highway 74 southwest of Twin Falls when it went across the lanes, off the roadway and overturned about 5:45 p.m. yesterday.
ABERDEEN, Idaho (AP) — A 54-year-old man died and two others were injured in a two-vehicle wreck in Bingham County. Authorities say the crash occurred Saturday afternoon northeast of Aberdeen. The Bingham County Sheriff's Office identified the deceased as Jeffery D. Ellis, of Pocatello. Two others were treated and released at Bingham Memorial Hospital in Blackfoot.
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