Boise (670 KBOI News) – With all the attention to hemp bills, initiative bills, and Medicaid expansion bills, it’s a bill which sailed under the radar of many people…except for young adults. House Bill 206 allows adults aged 18-20 years old to carry concealed weapons inside city limits, without a permit. It was signed into…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – One of the most controversial bills of the 2019 Idaho legislative session could be dead, after being vetoed by Governor Little. He vetoed Senate Bill 1159, the bill which would make it harder for citizens’ initiatives to make it onto the ballot, and said he will do the same to the…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – The City of Boise actively worked against a bill which would limit its ability to build the proposed new main public library and the proposed downtown sports stadium. The Idaho Statesman is reporting it obtained public records which showed city officials lobbied lawmakers and advocates to stop House Bill 217, which…… MORE
Washington DC (670 KBOI News) – A 25-year old bill which has just been reauthorized by Congress is a wolf in sheep’s clothing, says Idaho First District Congressman Russ Fulcher. He told 670 KBOI’s Nate Shelman he voted against the Violence Against Women Act, which has gone from being a good law, to one chock full…… MORE
Nampa (670 KBOI News) – Nampa’s anti-panhandling signs are justified, because panhandling is illegal in Idaho and in the City…that’s what the City Attorney is telling the City Council. It all comes down to how you define panhandling, says councilman Rick Hogaboam, because the City already has an ordinance against behavior associated with panhandling. “There’s a…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – Three men and one boy accused of gang raping a Kuna woman in February will go to trial in August. The Idaho Statesman is reporting the trial of Swedi Iyombelo, Mulanga Rashidi, and Elias Lupango as well as a 16-year old boy identified in court papers as Ulimwengu Lupango, is scheduled…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals rules against the City of Boise in a homeless camping lawsuit that made national news last fall. Boise had asked the Court to have 11 judges rehear the arguments in Martin v. City of Boise, in which a three-judge panel had ruled the City’s…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – An Idaho Army National Guard recruiter is facing up to life in prison after his arrest on suspicion of lewd conduct with a minor under 16 years of age. According to the Idaho Press, Sergeant First Class Keith Maxwell was arrested early Saturday morning, after Ada County deputies searched a home…… MORE
Nampa (670 KBOI News) – According to court records, the Nampa mother who triggered a recent Amber alert said she was planning to inject herself and her daughter with bleach, to rid themselves of parasites. The Idaho Statesman is reporting Brooke Helmandollar was arrested in Cheney, Washington, and her 10-year old daughter was placed in the…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – A body found in the Boise Foothills may be that of a missing hiker, who disappeared in February. The body is that of an adult man…it was found near Dry Creek Trail, by a man looking for shedded antlers. The area had been heavily covered by snow until recently. According to…… MORE
