Boise (670 KBOI News) – A bill consolidating Idaho’s stand your ground court cases under one title is now law, even though Governor Otter didn’t sign it. Senate Bill 1313 became law after he Governor held it without signature for five days. Representative Christy Zito of Hammett, who wrote another stand your ground bill in the…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – We’ve told you about how Boise’s Rhodes Skate Park has been chosen by the X Games to be the site of its BMX and skateboard prelims this June? Well, Century Link Arena is getting in on the act, too. General Manager Eric Trapp says it’s gonna get loud in there on…… MORE
Boise (670- KBOI News) – It’s now officially Spring…which means warmer temperatures and longer days are just around the corner. And that means road work is just about to kick off for the Ada County Highway District. Spokeswoman Nicole DuBois says this is going to be the busiest summer ever for road work. In fact, they’re…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – A bill which would stop city or county governments from passing stricter building codes than those approved by the state is headed back to the House, after clearing the Senate. The House will have to approve amendments made to House Bill 547 in the Senate, before it can go to the…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – It’s no secret that Idahoans have a lot of guns…but according to one online financial tracking company, Idaho’s economy is the most dependent on the firearms industry in the nation. WalletHub.com ranked Idaho as the most dependent on the firearms business, for a number of reasons. Analyst Jill Gonzalez says it’s…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – Some drama is in store this — presumably — last week of the 2018 Idaho legislative session. A bill to expand Medicaid to cover the so-called “gap population” is being pulled out of the House Health and Welfare Committee…it made it to the House floor in February, but was sent back…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – An Eastern Idaho news outlet is reporting the turtle that was seized from Preston Junior High by Idaho Fish and Game Thursday has been euthanized. According to East Idaho News, the turtle was put down by the State Department of Agriculture today…a press release stated that snapping turtles are non-native species…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – Hundreds, possibly as may as two thousand students and adults gathered on the Statehouse steps in downtown Boise today, to call for more gun control laws, one month after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Chanting “NRA, go away” and “what do we want, more gun laws”, the protesters moved…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI) – A retired Catholic priest faces even more charges of child pornography and drug possession, after a hearing in Ada County Court this morning. The Idaho Statesman is reporting, at the time of his arrest, 72-year old Thomas Faucher had faced over a dozen charges of possession of child pornography, as well as…… MORE
Nampa (670 KBOI News) – Students will march on the Idaho Statehouse at 10:00 tomorrow morning, to voice support for more gun control laws, in the wake of the Parkland shooting. But a group of students at Nampa High School plans to mark the occasion a different way, from a different angle. Ethan Schmerer is a…… MORE
