Boise (670 KBOI) – A proposed bill which would have required state, county and city elected officials in Idaho to disclose the source of any income over $5,000 has been shot down in the House State Affairs Committee. Committee Chairman Tom Loertscher of Iona, who sponsored the proposal, told the committee it’s something that’s bound to…… MORE
Melba (670 KBOI) – Canyon County Deputies get their man, find someone else they were looking for, and the situation at Melba Schools is normal. The schools were locked down all day Wednesday, as deputies looked for a suspicious man who was reported by students as they got off busses Wednesday morning. The Idaho Press Tribune…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI) – Only two weeks ago, the Dow Jones Industrials closed over 25,000 for the first time ever. Today, it opened over 26,000. Brian Wiley, host of Idaho’s Money Show on 670 KBOI, says a lot of people are bullish about the state of the economy these days… “I think there’s a lot…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI) – Boise Police say a man who allegedly tried to steal prescriptions drugs from a drugstore in West Boise is under arrest. The Idaho Press Tribune is reporting police arrested Graydon Wood Tuesday morning, after he’s said to have threatened employees at the Rite Aid at the intersection of Fairview and Five Mile.…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI) – A Mountain Home man is cooling his heels in the Ada County Jail after his second DUI in a month. According to the Idaho Statesman, Eric Prince was taken down by a police dog Monday afternoon after he hit another vehicle in an East Boise industrial park, then a building. A…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI) – The Ada County Coroner’s Office is identifying the man hit three times in traffic Wednesday night. 20-year old Abdulaziz Alenezi died of blunt force trauma after being hit by three separate vehicles, following a traffic accident near the intersection of Fairview and Shamrock. The Coroner’s report classified the manner of death as…… MORE
Caldwell (670 KBOI) – Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue says his deputies maintained their cool and handled Wednesday’s standoff at a concrete plant on Simplot Boulevard professionally. Employees at Forterra Structural Precast told deputies that Jens Davis had com to work with a pistol, and acting strangely. Donahue told reporters at a press conference the building…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI) – The forecast is calling for sunny skies and fairly warm temperatures this weekend, and that may have you thinking of heading out for some hiking or biking in the Foothills. But David Gordon with Ridges to Rivers says by all means…don’t! Gordon says with the trails as saturated as they are, people…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI) – The Idaho Legislature is shocked at news of the death of former Representative Brandon Hixon, who was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his Caldwell home this morning. House Speaker Scott Bedke says he and the rest of the House thought of Hixon as a friend as well as a…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI) – Governor Otter delivered his last State of the State and Budget address Monday, calling for changes to healthcare, continued funding of the education career ladder, and increased funding for other education programs. Otter will not run for re-election this year; it’s the end of his third term in office. He also mentioned…… MORE
