Tony Stewart, a longtime human rights champion and prolific public television show host, is set to announce his retirement after 38 years at North Idaho College.

1, Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,727. 2, Rohn Morton, Vancouver, Wash., 3,700. 3, Brian Brazeau, Ocala, Fla., 3,681. 4, Henry Gonzalez, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,665.

A fire inspector says a twin-engine plane lost power and crashed into two parked vehicles near Pappy Boyington Field in Kootenai County, Idaho. One of the two men aboard the plane was sent to a hospital with minor injuries while the other walked away from the crash.

Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama picked up two pledged delegates Monday from the official results of the Ohio presidential primary held March 4.

A consumer group says a Merced County farm that supplies organic milk to the nation's largest dairy processor is breaking federal rules on organic production by keeping cows penned instead of letting them roam over pastures.

Human trafficking is a "considerable concern" in the Spokane area, contributing to teenage prostitution, forced labor and other ills, according to a new study.

Violent crime has increased in some cities in recent years in part because local police are too cash-strapped to fight it, the ATF chief said Monday.

Cheeseheads don't need to be bleu: Experts say predictions that California will soon overtake Wisconsin as the nation's top cheese producer are unlikely to come true.

Two years ago, the state Department of Fish and Wildlife poisoned Oregon's Diamond Lake to deal with an exploding tui chub population that had ruined a showcase trout fishery.

It has been 40 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The year 1968 was a turbulent year not only for the civil rights movement, but it was also the year racial politics became a permanent part of the presidential campaign playbook. During the 2008 presidential election, race has become the “elephant in the room.” However, it is our best opportunity yet to heal the nation’s racial divide.