A lawsuit brought by Idaho legislative leaders seeking to force the treasurer out of her first-floor office in the Statehouse can move forward, a judge ruled Friday.

An Idaho government study group concluded that expanding access to broadband service in rural areas should be a top priority for the state, officials said.

An SUV driven by 50-year-old John W. Hampton left the roadway on Spirit Lake Cutoff Road before noon Sunday. Hampton died in the crash, and three other occupants were taken to the hospital with injuries.

Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.9% in October remained steady for the fourth consecutive month.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has asked most state agencies to trim their current budgets by 1% and prepare for more cuts in the coming year. The Idaho Press reports Little didn’t make the request of K-12 public schools. He sent a memo to other state agencies late last month last month asking them to identify another 2% base reduction in their budgets for the coming year.

After failing to appear in court, a suspect charged with stalking led Kootenai County Sheriff’s Deputies on a chase on Interstate 90 before being arrested.