“I tie my own flies, load my own ammunition, I shoot a long bow, I shoot a muzzle loader, I’ve got a bass boat,” new North Idaho Fish & Game Commissioner Brad Corkill said today. “I’ve carried a firearm in the fall every year since…
Gov. Butch Otter has named two new Idaho Fish & Game commissioners: Brad Corkill, owner of Whiteman Lumber Co. in Cataldo, and Mark Doerr of Kimberly, owner of Precision Aviation Inc. in Twin Falls. "Both men are avid sportsmen," the governor's announcement says. Corkill replaces…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At a Utah meeting this week, Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter blasted President Barack Obama for seeking to limit coal-fired power plant emissions while not allowing sufficient timber cutting to tame big Western…
Idaho’s crime rate dropped 1.5 percent in 2012, according to the new “Crime in Idaho” report, continuing a five-year decline, but the number of violent crimes – murder, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault - increased 5.2 percent. That was partly due to a 3.2…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Normal attrition rates in the ranks of Idaho's state police have the agency putting out a "Help Wanted" call. The Idaho State Police said Monday it's taking applications for 20 troopers positions through…