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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Lucrative betting machines known as instant racing terminals are officially illegal in Idaho. Secretary of State Lawerence Denney certified the law banning the machines this morning. The move comes on the heels of an Idaho Supreme Court decision that said the state must enforce the legislation. The court ruled yesterday that Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's earlier veto of the bill was invalid.
BURLEY, Idaho (AP) — A registered sex offender from Burley has been charged with first-degree murder in his wife's death. The Times-News reports that 34-year-old Ronnie Kincaid Jr., was charged yesterday in the death of Milissa Kincaid in the couple's mobile home. Cassia County Sheriff Jay Heward in a statement declined to release other details in the case.
RUPERT, Idaho (AP) — Fundraising efforts have reached $30,000 for a reward seeking information leading to a conviction of whoever is responsible for brutally abusing a Shetland pony in southern Idaho. The Times-News reports Minidoka County Sheriff Eric Snarr says authorities have no clues to possible suspects and there were no apparent witnesses when the horse was tortured and mutilated either late Saturday or early Sunday.
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A grizzly bear trapped and released in Montana has wandered into northern Idaho where state and federal officials are trying to recapture it due to concern it has lost its natural wariness of humans. Officials say a GPS tracking collar indicates the bear might have been forced to move about because of wildfires in the region.
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