Idaho man to answer sex abuse charges

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska State Troopers said a 52-year-old man was arrested in Idaho after two women in Alaska told police he sexually abused them.

Trooper said Friday night that Anthony Gilliam is in custody in Fremont, Idaho, awaiting extradition to Alaska. He was arrested Friday by the Ashton Police Department and the Freemont County Sheriff's Department.

Last November, a 23-year-old woman from Wasilla reported to Alaska state troopers that she and her 22-year-old sister had been sexual abused by Gilliam. After an investigation, the Palmer District Court issued a warrant for Gilliam's arrest on Friday for 22 counts of sexual abuse of a minor and three counts of coercion.

Gilliam's bail was set at $500,000.

Man dies in Idaho Falls motorcycle crash

POCATELLO - Idaho Falls police said a 39-year-old man died when he lost control of his motorcycle and struck a pole.

Bonneville County Coroner Rick Taylor said Preston Dixson died of multiple traumatic injuries to his body after the Thursday evening crash.

Idaho Falls officers said Dixson's 32-year-old passenger was transported to a hospital for treatment for unspecified injuries.

They said neither was wearing a helmet and speed was a factor in the accident.

Man dies after being hit by boat in reservoir

BOISE - Law-enforcement authorities said a 22-year-old man from Texas died after he was struck by a motorboat.

The Ada County Sheriff's Office said the unidentified man reportedly fell out of the boat at Lucky Peak Reservoir before he was hit.

Wyoming wildlife officials begin trapping wolves

CASPER, Wyo. - Wildlife officials monitoring gray wolf populations will be capturing the animals in parts of northwestern Wyoming.

The wolves will be immobilized, processed and released on site and monitored. All areas where the trapping will be taking place will be marked with warning signs.

Information gained from the trapping will be used to assess the wolf populations in Wyoming and to direct wolf management.

In April, Gov. Matt Mead released a report prepared by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department that said there were at least 306 wolves in at least 43 packs - including more than 23 breeding pairs - in Wyoming at the end of 2013.

Of that total, at least 95 wolves in at least 11 packs were in Yellowstone National Park.

- The Associated Press