Category Archives: Breaking News

Rubel: House Bill 487 Needs to be Repealed

Rubel: House Bill 487 Needs to be Repealed

Boise (670 KBOI News) – With less than a month to go until the 2018 legislative session, one Idaho lawmaker is putting the finishing touches on a bill to overturn one passed in 2016. District 18 representative Ilana Rubel says House Bill 487 strengthened the state’s non-compete law, which keeps employees from being able to…MORE

As Christmas Draws Near, USPS Reminds You to Watch for Deadlines

As Christmas Draws Near, USPS Reminds You to Watch for Deadlines

Boise (670 KBOI) – Procrastinators, beware…you’re running out of time to get packages in the mail before Christmas. Boise Postmaster Dan Corral says they have an army of temporary employees helping out, but you need to get a move on and get your packages to them. “The latest we’re going to be open at the counter…MORE

Finals Week at Boise State Offers Stress Management Activities

Finals Week at Boise State Offers Stress Management Activities

Boise (KBOI News) -It’s Finals Week at Boise State, and the Student Involvement and Leadership Center is rolling out the yoga mats and coffee to take some of the stress off. Erin Mahn says students are the best people to minimize their own stress, by getting plenty of sleep and not trying to cram too…MORE

UPDATE: Drivers’ License Offices are Open Across Idaho…Except for Grangeville

UPDATE: Drivers’ License Offices are Open Across Idaho…Except for Grangeville

Boise (670 KBOI News) – All drivers’ license offices in Idaho are open for business again — except for in Grangeville — after some kind of computer glitch forced them to close Tuesday. DMV Administrator Alberto Gonzalez told reporters today that the ITD’s computer system was stable enough to allow DMV offices to start serving…MORE

Admitted Killer gets Life in Prison

Admitted Killer gets Life in Prison

Boise (670 KBOI News) – The man who admitted killing Boise State student Sierra Bush in 2016 is headed to prison for a long, long time. Deputy Ada County Prosecutor Brian Naugle says Bruce Marchant learned his punishment today. “He was sentenced to a term of fixed life in prison, that essentially means he’ll go…MORE

Identity of MH AFB airman Found Dead near Boise Released

Identity of MH AFB airman Found Dead near Boise Released

Mountain Home Air Force Base (670 KBOI News) – We now know the identity of the Mountain Home Air Force Base airman who was found dead near Boise over the weekend. The 366th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Office says First Lieutenant Curtis Berenguer was found southeast of town. The cause of death is under investigation, so…MORE

UPDATED: Shooting Victim Faces Seven Felony Charges

UPDATED: Shooting Victim Faces Seven Felony Charges

Boise (670 KBOI) – The man who was shot during a shooting incident last week on the Boise Bench, now faces seven felony charges. According to the Ada County prosecutors’ Office, David McGinnis was arraigned today on charges of grand theft (of a firearm), unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon (three counts), one count…MORE

19 Years After She Disappeared, Idaho Fugitive Caught in South Dakota

19 Years After She Disappeared, Idaho Fugitive Caught in South Dakota

Boise (670 KBOI) – A woman who walked away from a prison work center nearly 20 years ago will be extradited to Idaho after she was found in South Dakota, living under an assumed name. According to the Idaho Department of Correction, in 1998 Rhonda Blake walked away from what was then called the Boise Work…MORE

Nampa Man Sentenced For Having Sex With Underage Boy

Nampa Man Sentenced For Having Sex With Underage Boy

Caldwell (670 KBOI News) – A Nampa man could spend as much as 15 years in prison for two counts of felony sexual battery of a minor. Canyon County Judge Glen Petty sentenced Kristopher Richins to three years fixed, and another 12 years indeterminate in prison for the attack, which happened last summer. Canyon County Deputy…MORE

Columbia HS Student In Jail for Allegedly Stabbing Classmate

Columbia HS Student In Jail for Allegedly Stabbing Classmate

Nampa (670 KBOI News) – A 17-year old Columbia High School student is in jail after he allegedly stabbed a classmate this afternoon. KBOI-2 TV is reporting it happened about 1:00, as classes were changing. The boy apparently stabbed a girl he had previously been in a relationship with…the attack was broken up by another student. The…MORE