Boise (670 KBOI News) – A 17-year old boy accused in the February gang rape of a Kuna woman is being pulled out of the Ada County Jail, and will be held in the Juvenile Detention Center until his trial in August. According to the Idaho Press, a judge ordered Ulimwengo Lupango transferred to juvenile detention,…… MORE
Washington DC (670 KBOI News) – Two former Idaho congressmen — Larry LaRocco and Walt Minnick, both 1st District Democrats — are signing on to the effort in Congress to urge a California court to block President Trump’s border security plan. In a statement, LaRocco said the emergency on the Mexican border that Trump speaks of…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – Idaho’s revenue gap is closing, just as many at the Idaho Division of Financial Management thought would happen after April. Derek Santos is the chief economist at the Division…he says thanks to better-than-expected receipts from all tax categories, they closed the gap by 50% from March. “It’s starting to close…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – Idaho is getting better, but it’s still near the bottom nationwide for working mothers. Last year, personal finance website WalletHub.com ranked Idaho dead last for working moms, but this year, we’ve climbed three spots to number 48. Analyst Jill Gonzalez says just as last year, child care is still hard to…… MORE
Hayden (670 KBOI News) – Here’s a follow-up to a story we had for you last November. A North Idaho couple is appealing a federal judge’s decision which overturned a jury decision, which said they have a right to build a huge Christmas light display each year. Jeremy Dys with constitutional law firm the First…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – A petition is being circulated online, asking Ada County Prosecutor Jan Bennetts to drop the charges against three men who were arrested for hauling hemp. The Change.org petition was started Sunday by Boise resident Tracy Olson. State Representative Ilana Rubel, also of Boise, says the three truck drivers are being prosecuted…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – The Treasure Valley is growing like wildfire, and that means more traffic. Boise Mayor Dave Bieter told 670 KBOI’s Kasper and Chris the City of Boise needs more funding to build a light rail system. “We’re pleased with the way we’ve grown, in a more compact, mixed-use, walkable, bikeable kind of…… MORE
Nampa (670 KBOI News) – The GDP numbers for the first quarter of 2019 are out, and they indicate the economy is humming right along, despite the so-called government shutdown, and the gloom and doom predictions of a coming recession. NNU economist Dr. Peter Crabb says that tells us how well the economy did, but as…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – Assuming law enforcement give it the go-ahead, there could be a CBD retail store at the Boise Town Square Mall in a few weeks. Justin Long is the co-owner of Golden Nugget CBD in Ontario..he says at this point, they’re just waiting to hear back from the authorities. “The Mall’s position…… MORE
Boise (670 KBOI News) – For the second time in two weeks, investigators are trying to figure out how a fire started at a 124-year old apartment house in downtown Boise. Deputy Chief Romeo Gervais says the two investigations are working together, trying to determine if the two fires at the building at 15th and Jefferson…… MORE
