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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Montana officials hope it's not too late to contain invasive mussels found for the first time in the U.S. Northwest. The Spokesman-Review reports quagga and zebra mussels had been successfully blocked from the Northwest until larvae showed up in Montana's Tiber Reservoir.
BUHL, Idaho (AP) — Fire officials say 15 pigs died in southern Idaho barn fire on Friday. Buhl Fire Chief Andrew Stevens told The Times-News newspaper (http://bit.ly/2g5t45E) that the two-story barn was fully engulfed before anyone noticed the fire early Friday morning. The pigs were all inside the barn or enclosed in an adjacent corral.
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A woman who police say struck two cyclists with her car, killing one of them, is scheduled to stand trial in January. The Post Register (http://bit.ly/2fWqHSv) reports Patricia Beyer is scheduled for trial on a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge on Jan. 27 in eastern Idaho. Police say Beyer was driving home from her job on July 13 when her car collided with 26-year-old Laura Stark and 22-year-old Anne Davis, killing Davis.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican Rep. Greg Chaney says he is challenging House Majority Caucus Chairman John Vander Woude for his legislative leadership position. Chaney's Friday announcement is the first of several internal races beginning to become public as lawmakers prepare to determine who will run both the House and Senate in December.
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