Boise, Idaho

Monsanto, agencies sign cleanup pact for ID mines

2 hrs 30 mins ago

Federal and state agencies, an Indian tribe and the maker of Roundup weedkiller have agreed to develop comprehensive plans to clean up pollution at three defunct phosphate mines, officials said Tuesday.

Livestock disease found in eastern Idaho cow

3 hrs ago

The infectious bacterial disease brucellosis has been found in a beef cow in eastern Idaho, and state agriculture officials are scrambling to see if the infection is isolated or if it has spread to other herds.

Idaho court upholds decision to toss gaming suit

1 day ago

The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld a lower court decision to toss out a lawsuit aimed at removing tribal video gaming machines from the Fort Hall Casino.

Idaho health providers seek to widen suit's scope

1 day ago

A group of private agencies that serve hundreds of severely developmentally delayed people across Idaho have asked a federal judge to allow them to broaden their lawsuit against the state and Medicaid over reimbursement rates.

Boise State holds off North Texas 79-73

2 days ago

Robert Arnold came off the bench to score a season-high 17 points and spark Boise State to a 79-73 victory over North Texas Saturday night.

Moore's 5 TD throws keep No. 6 BSU perfect

3 days ago

For a team that has been burned by the BCS, Boise State is optimistic about a fair outcome this year.

ID ethanol plant aims to reopen as market improves

4 days ago

A shuttered southern Idaho ethanol refinery could resume fuel production, citing improved market conditions.

Aerial-gunning foes ask Obama to ban practice

4 days ago

A wildlife advocacy group Friday asked President Barack Obama to end aerial gunning of coyotes and other predators, citing an Idaho incident where a shotgun-wielding parachutist illegally fired on a wolf.

Idaho gov's road funding panel due to meet in Dec.

4 days ago

With Idaho officials trying to plug holes in the state budget, most lawmakers aren't thinking transportation funding as the 2010 Legislature nears.

Edward Stimpson, aviation advocate, dies at 75

5 days ago

Edward Stimpson, an aviation advocate who pushed to rejuvenate struggling small aircraft manufacturers in the 1990s by limiting lawsuits against them, has died after a five-month illness. He was 75.