Category Archives: Breaking News

Graffiti Vandal Hits Idaho Statehouse

Graffiti Vandal Hits Idaho Statehouse

Boise (670 KBOI News) – It was…in the words of Diane Blume of the Idaho Department of Administration…and odd incident. Idaho State Police are chasing down a few leads in a graffiti case at the Idaho Statehouse… “Our Capitol Mall security noticed an older man, walking through the building and around the building,” said Blume.  “He…MORE

Mother of Baby Who Died in Boise Car Fire Pleads Guilty

Mother of Baby Who Died in Boise Car Fire Pleads Guilty

Boise (670 KBOI News) – The mother of a young girl who died in a car fire last April pleads guilty to two counts of injury to a child. The Idaho Press is reporting Jennifer Miller made the plea in court Tuesday. Early on the morning of April 10th, a family was sleeping in their car…MORE

Miss Idaho Is a Top 10 Finalist in Miss America Pageant

Miss Idaho Is a Top 10 Finalist in Miss America Pageant

Atlantic City, NJ – (670 KBOI News) – For the first time in nearly 50 years, Miss Idaho is a Top 10 finalist in the Miss America pageant. Nina Forest, a college student from Pocatello, says she’s honored to have represented her home state, but she’s still a little numb about the whole thing. “I can’t…MORE

Extensive Damage to Knitting Factory’s Interior, but Only Minor Injuries

Extensive Damage to Knitting Factory’s Interior, but Only Minor Injuries

Boise (670 KBOI News) – The doors at the Knitting Factory Concert House in downtown Boise will likely be closed for a while, as repairs are made following Tuesday’s fire. Char Jackson with the Boise Fire Department says damage at the concert facility was about 60%…it was accidentally started by an HVAC worker. “They were using…MORE

Boise Picks Work by Berkeley Artists for Vista Corridor Project

Boise Picks Work by Berkeley Artists for Vista Corridor Project

Boise (670 KBOI News) – The City of Boise has chosen Berkeley, California artists Saori Ide and Johnathan Russell’s design for the Vista Avenue art project. According to the Idaho Statesman, the pair will receive  $147,000 for the design, installation and fabrication of the project, called “Transitions”. It consists of four so-called “colorful kinetic sculptures” representing…MORE

Risch: Don’t Forget the Lessons of 9-11

Risch: Don’t Forget the Lessons of 9-11

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Where were you on 9-11-01? It’s a question a lot of us asked today. Idaho Senator Jim Risch says, like most other people that day, he was going about his daily business when he heard of the first plane hitting the World Trade Center. “Well, I was at home, it was…MORE

Nampa Fire Department to Hold 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony

Nampa Fire Department to Hold 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony

Nampa (670 KBOI News) –  It’s been 17 years since hijacked jets crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. In Nampa, the Fire Department has not forgotten. They’re holding a remembrance ceremony at 8:00 Tuesday morning to honor the first responders who gave their lives to try to…MORE

STD Rates Are Up Sharply in Idaho, Nationwide

STD Rates Are Up Sharply in Idaho, Nationwide

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Public health officials in Idaho are concerned about what they’re calling an alarming increase in Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Chris Smith with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says in the last few years, they’ve seen the STD rate skyrocket. “After historically low rates we had for sexually transmitted diseases in…MORE

The Toll of the 100 Deadliest Days

The Toll of the 100 Deadliest Days

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Summer is over…not officially, but with the Labor Day weekend in the rearview mirror, the Idaho State Police are tallying the death toll of the 100 Deadliest Days…or the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Lieutenant Robert Rausch with the ISP says 100 people died on Idaho roads this year,…MORE

Route 91 Harvest Festival Attendees Have Until October 1st to Apply for Benefits

Route 91 Harvest Festival Attendees Have Until October 1st to Apply for Benefits

Las Vegas (670 KBOI News) – Idahoans who may attended last year’s Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas, the scene of the worst mass shooting in American history, have less than a month to apply to get help from the state of Nevada. About 100 tickets were sold to Idahoans for last year’s festival,…MORE