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Coroner Identifies Man Shot by Meridian Police During Domestic Dispute

Coroner Identifies Man Shot by Meridian Police During Domestic Dispute

Meridian (670 KBOI News) – The Ada County Coroner’s Office has released the name of the man shot and killed by Meridian Police Saturday. 48-year old Robert Lyle Barton of Boise died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. Police went to the home on Newport Street in Meridian just after noon Saturday, on a…MORE

Baby Boy Who Drowned in Canyon County Irrigation Canal Was Visiting From Utah

Baby Boy Who Drowned in Canyon County Irrigation Canal Was Visiting From Utah

  Nampa (670 KBOI News) – We know a little more about the baby boy who drowned in a Canyon County irrigation canal Monday. According to a Canyon County press release, the boy was 21-month old Spencer Arnold, whose family was visiting from Wood Cross, Utah. Spencer was playing with other kids in the yard of…MORE

Boise Police Officers Cleared of Wrongdoing in New Year’s Day Shooting

Boise Police Officers Cleared of Wrongdoing in New Year’s Day Shooting

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Two Boise Police officers are cleared of wrongdoing in the New Year’s Day shooting of a man on South Wild Phlox Way. Captain Ron Winegar with the BPD says Twin Falls County Prosecutor Grant Loebs, who reviewed the case after the Garden City Police finished their investigation, found no wrongdoing. Winegar…MORE

God and Country Festival Set for Tuesday Night

God and Country Festival Set for Tuesday Night

Nampa (670 KBOI News) – The 52nd Annual God and Country Festival is tomorrow at the Idaho Center in Nampa. Doors open at 4:00, and the entertainment starts at 5:00. David Ferdinand is the president of the God and Country Association…he says the keynote speaker is a man who most people would not believe he could…MORE

ITD Board Votes to Replace Bridge at Cloverdale Overpass

ITD Board Votes to Replace Bridge at Cloverdale Overpass

Boise (670 KBOI News) – It looks like the damaged bridge over I-84 at Cloverdale Road will be replaced, after all. The Idaho Transportation Department Board voted to replace the entire bridge, instead of fixing the one section that was badly damaged in the deadly crash on June 16th. But ITD spokesman Jake Melder says it…MORE

Which Company Applied for a Conditional Use Permit in Nampa?

Which Company Applied for a Conditional Use Permit in Nampa?

Nampa (670 KBOI News) – A big-time mover and shaker in the online retail world may be looking at Nampa as the site of a warehouse and distribution center. Nampa Economic Development Director Beth Ineck says there’s a non-disclosure agreement in place, so she can’t mention the name of the company, but they have filed for…MORE

Immigration Think Tank Says Boise CC Resolution is Hypocritical

Immigration Think Tank Says Boise CC Resolution is Hypocritical

  Washington DC (670 KBOI News) – While the Boise City Council is expressing their disapproval of the practice of separating children of illegal aliens from their parents at the border, a national immigration think tank asks where’s the outrage over parents subjecting their kids to the dangerous journey? Margarite Telford with the Center for Immigration…MORE

Boise Police Arrest Stalking Suspect

Boise Police Arrest Stalking Suspect

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Boise Police get their man. After a year-long investigation, Boise Police finally make an arrest in a series of stalkings, which happened at the Boise Towne Square Mall. Ryan Hermann of Boise is charged with two counts of Stalking in the First Degree…which is a felony. According to a BPD press…MORE

Boise Parks and Rec Giving Free Life Jackets to Needy Kids

Boise Parks and Rec Giving Free Life Jackets to Needy Kids

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Boise Parks and Recreation want to make sure that all kids can swim safely this summer, regardless of whether their parents can afford to buy them life jackets or not. Director Doug Holloway says they’re teaming up with St. Luke’s and Boise River Sports to make it happen. “In response to…MORE

The Longest Day: It’s Not Just Summer Solstice

The Longest Day: It’s Not Just Summer Solstice

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Thursday is Summer Solstice…the longest day of the year. But it’s also the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Idaho’s “The Longest Day” celebration and fundraiser. Lindsay Meloy with the Alzheimer’s Association says it’s a unique kind of fundraiser, in which everyone can come up with their own way of raising awareness about…MORE