Category Archives: Breaking News

Private Investigators to Search for Missing Grangeville Woman

Private Investigators to Search for Missing Grangeville Woman

Grangeville (670 KBOI News) – The family of a missing Grangeville woman is bringing in a private investigative team to mount a massive search this weekend. Daniel Landis is the lead investigator for DL Investigating.  He says Shawnta Pankey had been camping with her boyfriend along the Salmon River near the Pine Bar put-in, when she…MORE

Ada Commission Passes Drone, RC Aircraft Ordinance

Ada Commission Passes Drone, RC Aircraft Ordinance

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Drones are useful, says Ada County Commissioner Jim Tibbs, but it’s all in how they’re used. The County uses them to monitor the landfill, or to keep tabs on flooding, but when people use them improperly, it’s illegal. “We’ve had a couple of situations reported to us, from some concerned citizens,…MORE

BPD: Man Intentionally Concealed Pistol in Checked Luggage

BPD: Man Intentionally Concealed Pistol in Checked Luggage

Boise (670 KBOI News) – From time to time, we tell you about someone who mistakenly left a firearm in their carry-on bag, while trying to get on an airplane. But a man is in the Ada County Jail on a charge of felony Weapon Aboard an Aircraft after he allegedly concealed a firearm in his…MORE

Otter Says There’s a Long Way to Go Before Sports Gambling Comes to Idaho

Otter Says There’s a Long Way to Go Before Sports Gambling Comes to Idaho

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Now that the Supreme Court of the United States has struck down the federal law prohibiting states from making sports gambling legal, might you be able to gamble on the Broncos, Bengals or Vandals one day? Governor Otter thinks maybe, but he tells 670 KBOI’s Nate Shelman it’s going to be…MORE

Primary Elections: Where Do I Go To Vote?

Primary Elections: Where Do I Go To Vote?

Boise (670 KBOI News) – This time tomorrow, the polls will be open across the state and Treasure Valley, and a lot of folks don’t know where to go, or when to be there. Not to worry, Ada and Canyon Counties have online resources to help voters find out where to go to cast their ballots.…MORE

Two Candidates Back on the Ballot After Being Crossed Off

Two Candidates Back on the Ballot After Being Crossed Off

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Two candidates for the Idaho Statehouse are back on the Primary election ballot, after having been taken off due to residency questions. Deputy Secretary of State Tim Hurst says the names of Former Representative Phil Hart and former Representative Kathy Simms were crossed off the ballots in District 7 and District…MORE

IDFG Approves Grizzly Hunt in Yellowstone NP

IDFG Approves Grizzly Hunt in Yellowstone NP

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Idaho Fish and Game is moving ahead with a grizzly hunt in Eastern Idaho, inside the boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Spokesman Toby Boudreau says being as Idaho has so little land in the park boundary, there will be only one tag issued. “The season will be from September 1 through…MORE

BLM/NIFC Makes Prediction for 2018 Fire Season

BLM/NIFC Makes Prediction for 2018 Fire Season

Boise (670 KBOI News) – June is just around the corner, and this year, that could mark the beginning of fire season in Idaho. With the warmer and drier winter we had, fire predictors at the BLM and NIFC say conditions are right for a serious fire season…so says the BLM’s Randy Eardley. “Their most recent…MORE

Nuclear Agency Plans to Fine ISU $8,500 for Losing Plutonium

Nuclear Agency Plans to Fine ISU $8,500 for Losing Plutonium

Pocatello (670 KBOI News) – The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing an $8,500 fine against Idaho State University for losing track of a small quantity of weapons-grade plutonium. Victor Dricks with the NRC in Washington DC says it’s not unusual for universities to be allowed to use samples of radioactive material. “It’s used for research…MORE

Meridian Man Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Child

Meridian Man Arrested for Sexual Exploitation of a Child

Meridian (670 KBOI News) – A Meridian man suspected of five counts of sexual exploitation of a child, is being held without bail in the Ada County Jail. The Idaho Attorney General’s office says Lijun Yang was arrested Thursday, following an investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit. The Boise and Meridian Police Departments, the US…MORE