A University of Idaho professor's research not only helped clear "blade runner" Oscar Pistorius to run in the Olympics - it also may open the door to a new generation of prosthetic limbs that could help amputees ranging from elite athletes to returning veterans win…
Idaho 1st District Congressional candidate Jimmy Farris released 10 years of his income tax returns today, and called on incumbent Congressman Raul Labrador to do the same. Labrador immediately rebuffed the request. "He just said, 'No comment,'" said Labrador's campaign spokeswoman, China Gum. Farris, at…
After hours of presentations, including extensive information about federal requirements and about what other states are doing, the governor's Health Insurance Exchange Working Group has wrapped up its first meeting and set another for late August, likely the 29th or 30th. "We really want to…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) ― A University of Idaho attorney says the school can't control what students do on private property outside of school hours, and so it can't be held liable for injuries a 19-year-old sophomore sustained…
Big hearings at the Idaho Public Utilities Commission next week are expected to attract a crowd of lawyers, utility executives and environmentalists, the AP reports, as the PUC weighs how to set the course for Idaho's renewable energy industry for years to come. "These issues…
Terry Gestrin, a Donnelly businessman and former Valley County commissioner, has been appointed to the Idaho House to finish the four months left in the term of former Rep. Ken Roberts, R-Donnelly, whom Gov. Butch Otter appointed to the Idaho Tax Commission. Otter announced the…
There's a capacity crowd of more than 60 in the audience this morning as the governor's Health Insurance Exchange Working Group gathers for its first meeting. "Our challenge is to find some solutions," state Insurance Director Bill Deal told the audience, adding, "We also extend…
A Kootenai County man has been cleared of three felony charges, after the Idaho Court of Appeals ruled a jury didn't have sufficient evidence to conclude he had a gun when he angrily confronted friends of his ex-girlfriend in 2010 after vandalizing their home. David…
Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch today honored Boise's Kristin Armstrong on her Olympic gold medal in the cycling time trial in London - her second straight gold in the event, after winning it in 2008 in Beijing - with a statement submitted into…
Idaho's state Land Board voted unanimously today to impose restrictive covenants on state-owned cabin sites at Priest Lake, to ensure that the land use there doesn't change as some or all of the lots move to private ownership in the future. A few Priest Lake…
The Idaho Statesman reports today that the mayor of Caldwell has asked the Ralph Smeed Foundation to remove a billboard message at a prominent entrance to the city that compares President Obama to Aurora, Colo. theater shooter James Holmes, picturing the two side by side,…
Boise's Kristin Armstrong won the gold medal this morning in the Olympic cycling time trial in London, her second straight Olympic gold in the event. Armstrong, 38, beat Judith Arndt of Germany by more than 15 seconds; Arndt took the silver medal, while Olga Zabelinskaya…
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