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Idaho Supreme Court candidates push reputation, reform
- Previous election campaigns for the Idaho Supreme Court bench have garnered a reputation for being nasty affairs, complete with contentious advertisements and bitter feelings.But so far the race between incumbent Idaho Supreme Court Justice Joel Horton and his challenger, 2nd District Judge John Bradbury, is anything but. Research could lead to fewer turf-related injuries
- He's a 25-year-old mechanical engineer who hasn't rushed a yard in his life.But the machine Seth Kuhlman built could provide the NFL with some of the most comprehensive information available on how and why turf-related injuries occur, and if changes in footwear or artificial turf could result in fewer injuries for NFL players. Lead poisoning in condors, venison prompts Idaho conference
- The potential risk of lead poisoning from high-velocity bullets, whether to carrion-eating condors in the Grand Canyon or to food bank patrons in the Midwest, is the subject of a scientific conference next week.The issue has been heightened since North Dakota and Minnesota officials instructed food bank operators to clear their shelves of venison donated by hunters this year. Southern Idaho student arrested during flag protests
- A student was arrested and security tightened at a southern Idaho high school in a week of racial tension that began when a teacher confiscated the Mexican flag of a student celebrating Cinco de Mayo.Student protests and counterprotests, faculty sanctions, desecration of Mexican and American flags and threats of legal action have rocked Minico High School in Rupert, a town of 5,600 people near the Snake River. Investigators say planes collided above McCall landing strip
- Two small planes that collided last week at McCall's Municipal Airport, killing three people, were both in flight about 30 feet off the ground when the accident occurred, investigators said in a preliminary report.The report filed Friday by the National Transportation Safety Board did not place blame on either pilot, who were both in Cessna 172s. Western states rebuff plan for Italian nuclear waste in Utah
- Eight Western states on Thursday rejected a company's plan to ship tons of radioactive waste from Italy for disposal in Utah, saying importing foreign loads would violate the group's rules.EnergySolutions Inc. is applying for a federal license to import 20,000 tons of waste from four Italian nuclear reactors, with a portion of it to be buried at its private disposal site in Clive, Utah. Western states rebuff plan to put Italian waste in Utah
- Eight Western states Thursday rejected a company's plan to ship tons of radioactive Italian waste to Utah by declaring that rules don't allow for foreign loads.EnergySolutions Inc. is applying for a federal license to import 20,000 tons of waste from four Italian nuclear reactors, with a portion of it to be buried at its private disposal site in Clive, Utah. Duncan's mental compentency evaluation completed
- A psychiatric evaluation of convicted child killer Joseph Edward Duncan III has been completed, and a federal judge could decide soon if Duncan will be allowed to represent himself in his death penalty hearing.A jury is expected to decide this summer if Duncan should be imprisoned for life or executed for the kidnapping, abuse and slaying of young Dylan Groene in 2005. Duncan has already pleaded guilty to the crimes against Dylan and the kidnapping and abuse of his sister, Shasta Groene Wounded woman fatally stabs alleged rapist
- Authorities say a wounded woman was able to fatally stab a man who was allegedly raping her near Hayden Lake, Idaho, early this morning.The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office says the woman called them to say she had been stabbed and raped by a man, but had also managed to stab him and fight her way free and escape in the man's vehicle. Shell Oil president wants more access to energy resources
- The United States' reliance on foreign oil is increasing because of limits on where companies can search for resources, the president of Shell Oil Co. says."The U.S. prohibits access to its own natural resources," John Hofmeister said. "We need more oil and gas, whether it's onshore Alaska, or offshore Alaska." |
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