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RENO, Nev. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management says it's time to admit his agency has a $1 billion problem. BLM Director Neil Kornze says they can't afford to wage an increasingly uphill battle to protect the ecological health of federal rangeland across the West while managing tens of thousands of wild horses and caring for tens of thousands more already rounded up in government corals.
MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho (AP) — Southwest Idaho authorities have issued a warning after reporting that a man consumed marijuana laced with a chemical and suffered irreversible damage. Chief Deputy Mike Barclay of the Elmore County Sheriff's Office says emergency responders on Sunday went to an address in Glenns Ferry where a man had a severe medical problem.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana's wildlife commissioners have rejected a proposed increase in the number of gray wolves that can be killed in an area bordering Yellowstone National Park. Commissioners on Thursday rejected a recommendation from wildlife managers to increase the 2016 wolf quota near Gardiner. Agency officials had cited complaints that the predators have been eating too many elk wanted by hunters and outfitters.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A group of Boise homeowners are planning a lawsuit over shifting ground that has caused their homes to move over the past few weeks. KTVB-TV reports that two homeowners in Boise foothills neighborhood have already filed tort claims against the city and the Ada County Highway District, and others say they plan to file lawsuits against the developer and engineers of the Terra Nativa subdivision.
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