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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho health officials are warning the ground squirrels have tested positive for plague in an area south of Boise. State Game and Fish officials say they investigated reports of dead ground squirrels and sent samples to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, which confirmed that plague caused their deaths.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho's unemployment rate remains at a seven-year low of 3.8 percent. The agency says a healthy housing market and a natural seasonal increase pushed construction jobs up 7.6 percent from what they were a year ago. Nationally, unemployment dropped to 5.4 percent during April.
KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — A judge has ordered a new evaluation to determine if a man accused of killing a Camas County businessman twelve years ago is mentally fit to stand trial. The Idaho Mountain Express reports the judge's ruling in the case of 37-year-old Harley Park came after a motion for mental evaluation was filed by both the defense and prosecution.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Ada County Coroner's office has identified the body found in a southwestern Idaho canal. Officials say 50-year-old Bonita Lynn Campbell died in the Ridenbaugh Canal. The coroner's office says the suspected cause of death is accidental drowning. According to the autopsy, there were no obvious signs of trauma.
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