Idaho State News »
Bomb Threat Doesn’t Stop Vote
(SANDPOINT) – A bomb threat did not disrupt voting in northern Idaho’s Bonner County on election day. A 45-year-old woman called in a bomb threat to avoid a hearing in a drug case in
Read More »
Voters Head to Ballot Box
(IDAHO FALLS) – Election day is finally here. Officials are expecting a big turnout at the polls as the country decides between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney. But state and local issues
Read More »
Idaho Absentee Ballots Down From 2008
(IDAHO FALLS) – Idaho’s Secretary of State’s office says 159,000 absentee ballots have been issued so far this year, down from the number cast in 2008. The state won’t know the actual number of
Read More »
Woman Gets 10 Years For Stealing From Elderly Roommate
(TWIN FALLS) – A woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing from her elderly roommate. The Times News reports that 33-year-old Shon Leslie Briggs of Buhl pleaded guilty to stealing
Read More »
Bloomberg’s Donation Came at Request of Gov’s Wife
(BOISE) – Gov. Butch Otter says his wife, Lori, asked New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to donate money to support education reform in Idaho. Gov. Otter told the Spokesman Review that Bloomberg was at
Read More »NY Mayor Donated $200K to ID Education Reform Group
(BOISE) – The two biggest donors to a nonprofit supporting Idaho education reform are New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Joe Scott, the grandson of Joe Albertson. Bloomberg donated $200,000 and Scott $250,000
Read More »
Former School Counselor Accused of Porn
(BOISE) – A former Meridian Middle School counselor has pleaded not guilty to ten charges of sexually exploiting children. Prosecutors tell Idaho Statesman that 43-year-old Mark Saltzer was part of an online group that
Read More »
Records Reveal Senator’s Conduct
(BOISE) – The Associated Press has obtained police records showing former Republican state Sen. John McGee was accused of making unwanted advances in his office in the Idaho State Capital and asking a female
Read More »
Power Rates To Rise in Eastern Idaho
(IDAHO FALLS) – Starting Jan. 1, more than 1 million people in Idaho, Wyoming and Utah will pay more for power. Rocky Mountain Power will increase rates by a little more than 7 percent,
Read More »Idahoans Taking Advantage of Early Voting
(BOISE) – Early voters are setting records in Idaho. With the election six days away, around 1,400 people are going to the polls every day in Ada County. Phil McGrane tells KTVB the numbers
Read More »
