Category Archives: Breaking News

BLM, 4-H Clubs Team Up for Wild Mustang Adoptions

BLM, 4-H Clubs Team Up for Wild Mustang Adoptions

Nampa (670 KBOI News) – This weekend at the Idaho Center Horse Park in Nampa, 4-H students and the horses they’ve been training will strut their stuff…all in the name of finding homes for the horses. The Bureau of Land Management has been working with 4-H clubs to train wild mustang yearlings, getting them ready for…MORE

UPDATED: Tank Round Simulator Explodes at Garden City Business

UPDATED: Tank Round Simulator Explodes at Garden City Business

Courtesy UXOINFO.com Garden City (670 KBOI News) – It’s another example of why it’s important to not pick up strange things you find just lying on the ground…it might explode on you. Four people were slightly injured this morning when a tank main gun simulator exploded behind a Garden City business. Sergeant Tyler Domeny with…MORE

Risch: Russia, Iran As Much To Blame for Gas Attack As Syria

Risch: Russia, Iran As Much To Blame for Gas Attack As Syria

Washington DC (670 KBOI News) – Only days after President Trump announced he wanted to pull US troops out of Syria, yet another chemical weapons attack was launched on the rebel-held town of Douma, east of Damacus. Idaho Senator Jim Risch, a member of the Foreign Relations and Intelligence committees, says obviously, Syrian President Bashar Assad…MORE

Idaho’s March Tax Revenue Was Up 10% Over Expectations

Idaho’s March Tax Revenue Was Up 10% Over Expectations

Boise  (670 KBOI News) – Idaho’s state Treasury is flush with cash…tax revenues for March were 10% higher than projected, according to the Division of Financial Management. Spokeswoman Jani Revier says roughly $15.4 million more came in than they thought would…an increase of nearly 20% from March of 2017. But she urged caution to anyone who…MORE

Idaho Students Performing At or Above National Average in Reading and Math

Idaho Students Performing At or Above National Average in Reading and Math

Boise (670 KBOI News) – We keep hearing it said that Idaho is #48 in the nation for education…but what does that really mean? According to Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra, not much. She says this year’s “National Report Card” from the National Assessment for Education Progress is out, and Idaho’s students are performing at…MORE

Guard Activation is Title 32, Not Title 10…So What’s The Difference?

Guard Activation is Title 32, Not Title 10…So What’s The Difference?

Boise (670 KBOI) – Some states are telling President Trump they’ll send National Guard troops to the Mexican border if they’re asked to, while some governors — Kate Brown of Oregon most notably — have said they wouldn’t. That has many people wondering how a governor could refuse a call-up order by the President. MAJ Chris…MORE

Federal TIGER Grant Dollars Headed to North Idaho

Federal TIGER Grant Dollars Headed to North Idaho

Boise (670 KBOI News) – The Obama-era TIGER grant program — which stands for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery — is sending $3.2 million dollars to Idaho for a bridge project in Clearwater County. Jennifer Gonzalez with the Idaho Transportation Department says with the Trump administration looking to use the $500 million dollar annual program in…MORE

Group Nears Goal of Getting Medicaid Expansion on November Ballot

Group Nears Goal of Getting Medicaid Expansion on November Ballot

Boise (670 KBOI News) – A group called Reclaim Idaho is asking for volunteers to help them reach their goal of getting an initiative placed on the November ballot to expand Medicaid coverage in Idaho. The 2018 legislature twice refused to give a Medicaid expansion bill a floor vote, so Reclaim Idaho wants to put it…MORE

IDFG: Spring Turkey Draw Results Are In

IDFG: Spring Turkey Draw Results Are In

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Spring means different things to different people, but for hunters, it means spring turkey season. Evin Oneale with Idaho Fish and Game says the results of the draw for the spring controlled hunt are out. He says turkey hunting has gotten so popular in Idaho they have to make certain areas…MORE