Boise (670 KBOI News) – Since when is six cases of a disease in two months considered an outbreak? When there are usually two cases a year. The Central District Health Department is reporting an outbreak of Hepatitis A in Ada and Elmore Counties, due to six cases being reported since January first. All six…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction says now is no time to rest on the Department of Education’s laurels, but it’s important to point out the hard work of Idaho’s teachers, parents and students. The Department of Education released a Public Service Announcement, in which it highlights some of the accomplishments of…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – Bounty hunting is an unregulated industry in Idaho, but under a bill headed to the Senate floor, that would change. The Idaho Press is reporting Senate Bill 1110 cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously. It would make it mandatory for all bounty hunters be 18 years old, carry identification as bounty…… MORE
Hayden (670 KBOI News) – We know a little more about the man murdered early Sunday outside a bar in Hayden. According to the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, the victim has been identified as 45-year old Michael Christopher Clark, who went by the nickname “Topher”. He was the subject of the 2014 movie “Kid…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – Two bills in the Idaho House Health and Welfare Committee, dealing with repealing the Medicaid expansion law passed by voters in November, are dead, after 7-5 votes this morning. Both draft bills were sponsored by Representatives Julianne Young of Blackfoot and John Green of Post Falls. Introducing the first draft,…… MORE
Meridian (670 KBOI News) – Meridian is no longer a quiet, sleepy dairy town…it’s the second largest city in Idaho. So Deputy Chief of Police Tracy Basterrechea is asking residents to stop leaving their cars unlocked at night…like the 14 that were broken into Wednesday night and early this morning. He says the thieves specifically…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – E-bikes — or bikes with electric motors to provide a boost to riders while they peddle them up hills and so on — are coming into their own in the Idaho legislature. The House voted 69-0 to pass House Bill 76, which recognizes the three categories of e-bikes, and allows cities…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – A member of the group Boise Working Together says they’re upping their effort to let the taxpayers of Boise have a chance to speak their minds on plans for a new main library and a sports stadium, both in downtown. Dave Kangus attended Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, where the council…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – So far this flu season, deaths are down significantly in Idaho…by this time last year, 66 people had died, while he flu has killed only 12 people this year. But the Idaho Press is reporting last week was the deadliest so far in the 2018-2019 season…five people died from the flu.…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – The state Wolf Depredation Control Board is on its way to becoming a permanent governmental entity, after a bill cleared the Idaho House Monday. Senate Bill 1039 makes the Board permanent…it was scheduled to sunset this fiscal year. The bill also funds it by $200,000 for FY 2020, though supporters say…… MORE
