AM Headlines — 12.16.11

Utah State running back Robert Turbin looks at the trophy that winner of the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will receive, before the start of a press conference Thursday in Boise. (AP Photo/The Herald Journal, Eli Lucero)

• Idaho Records /Sherry Adkins, SR
• Thursday Scanner Traffic /DFO, HucksOnline
• Police: UI murder-suicide investigation over /AP
• ‘Barefoot Bandit’ pleads guilty in Washington court /AP
• Officials eye rainy-day funds /Brian Walker, CdA Press
• Vestal: Face-Offs focus on students is debatable /SR
• Idaho jobless rate falls to 2-year low in November /SR
• Idaho unemployment rate drops to 8.5% in November /Idaho DOL
• Idaho’s Labrador to ‘Meet the Press’ for 3rd time /Dan Popkey, Statesman
• Silver Valley steadfast in support of Lucky Friday Mine /Anusha Roy, KXLY
• Compensation for workers in Kootenai County up 1.5% /Alecia Warren, Press