Aircraft used to battle fire as smoke clears
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'They just didn't fit'
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Judge sides with media in prison case
BOISE (AP) — A federal judge has sided with a coalition of 17 Idaho news organizations in denying a request by the state’s only private prison contractor to seal whatever it wants in a lawsuit brought by a group of inmates at the prison.
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Wildfire forces campers to evacuate
BOISE - Idaho wildfire managers are bringing in more personnel and equipment to battle a fire south of Stanley that forced the evacuation of Redfish Lake campers and guests at the historic lodge.
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Creditors agree to delay sale of Tamarack assets
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Judge rules in favor of state in Occupy Boise case
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Feds: Budget cuts to make wildfire season tougher
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EPA issues new permit for suction dredge miners
BOISE - The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a new permit and rules for recreational miners who use small-scale suction dredging equipment to explore for gold in rivers and creeks across Idaho.
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Idaho panel holds bill to relax resort town liquor rules
BOISE - Restaurant owners in the eastern Idaho resort burg of Driggs and the state's other tourist towns will have to wait a little longer for any changes in the law to make liquor licenses more available.
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Committee advances religious student group bill
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Senate agrees to debate state insurance exchange
BOISE - Gov. Butch Otter began making his case to lawmakers on Tuesday that it's in Idaho's best interests to build and operate its own health insurance exchange.
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Senate to debate four new teacher union bills
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Boise St. sees stability, money key to MWC deal
BOISE - For Boise State President Bob Kustra, the decision to part ways with the Big East and rejoin the Mountain West ultimately came down to predictable revenue, conference stability and the opportunity for the football team to cash in on its growing national brand.
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Making a statement
BOISE - The publisher and editor at the Times-News say they simply wanted to challenge readers with Friday's edition.
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Injuries piling up at Boise State
BOISE - The injury news keeps getting worse for Boise State and its highly ranked defense.
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Preserving outdoor rights
BOISE - Voters heading to the polls on Tuesday will have an opportunity to amend the Idaho Constitution to preserve in perpetuity the right to hunt, fish and trap in the state.
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Boise State adjusting to losses in secondary
BOISE - For the second straight year, Boise State has to adjust to the loss of key players in the secondary of its highly ranked defense.
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Idaho awards school laptop contracts to H-P
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Hotshot team cites safety issues in deadly Idaho fire
BOISE - An elite federal firefighting team declined to join efforts to douse a deadly northern Idaho wildfire last week, citing safety concerns on the day before a 20-year-old firefighter was killed.
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Idaho gets independent OK
Idaho has been cleared to compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision as an independent, joining schools such as Notre Dame, BYU, Army and Navy as schools without a conference.
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Paul finishes up in Gem State
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Micron CEO dies in crash
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Boise St. football to Big East, WAC for other sports
BOISE - Boise State's highly successful football team is headed to the Big East, a conference that promises more money, a clearer path to Bowl Championship Series games and a platform perfect for promoting the Broncos brand to a much wider audience.
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TCU stuns Boise State
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Boise State turns up intensity for showdown with TCU
BOISE - Boise State hasn't wasted any time turning up the intensity in advance of Saturday's home showdown with TCU (12:30 p.m., VS).
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Board gives Boise State OK to join Big East
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Road rage conviction tossed
BOISE - State Supreme Court justices have thrown out the second-degree murder conviction of a North Idaho man, citing prosecutorial misconduct and the likelihood that an Idaho State Police officer committed perjury during the 2006 trial.
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House approves tax credit to spur job growth
BOISE - A tax incentive being pushed by Gov. Butch Otter to reward employers who add to their payrolls over the next three years sailed through the Idaho House on Wednesday and is now headed for the Senate.
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House committee adopts $34 million cut in Medicaid
BOISE - A House committee has approved a bill calling for more than $34 million in cuts to the state Medicaid program, savings critical to helping solve the state's overall budget puzzle but also spelling the suspension or reduction in programs and treatment for the elderly and adults with severe …
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Open primary unconstitutional
BOISE - A federal judge on Wednesday declared Idaho's 38-year-old system for holding open primaries unconstitutional and handed conservatives in the state Republican Party a victory in their bid to make sure only registered party faithful take part in primary contests.
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Idaho GOP open primary ruled unconstitutional
BOISE (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday declared Idaho’s 38-year-old system for holding open primaries unconstitutional and handed conservatives in the state Republican Party a victory in their bid to make sure only registered party faithful take part in primary contests.
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Boise State president blasts BCS mixup
BOISE - Boise State President Bob Kustra is taking another swing at the Bowl Championship Series, this time condemning the system that determines the national championship and other postseason games for being allowed to operate under a shroud of secrecy.
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No. 2 Boise State throttles Hawaii
BOISE - Kellen Moore was standing all alone in the backfield, watching a wide-open Titus Young snatch in stride a perfectly thrown deep pass just beyond midfield and race all the way to the end zone.
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Boise State rolls to 21st straight victory
BOISE - Boise State got caught flat-footed on an onside kick and fumbled away another kickoff. It almost had another costly fumble, and Kellen Moore threw his second interception of the season.
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Idaho restores dentists cut from Medicaid program
BOISE - The private contractor hired to oversee Idaho's dental program for Medicaid clients has agreed to reach out to dozens of dentists around the state whose contracts for providing care were not renewed.
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Boise State seeks to expand Bronco Stadium to 53,000 seats
BOISE - Boise State athletic officials are hoping to expand Bronco Stadium again, this time by adding 19,000 new seats, more luxury suites and a new football complex.
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Conservations file brief supporting roadless rule
BOISE - A national angling group and the state's biggest conservation organization are throwing their support behind the federal rule for managing millions of acres of Idaho's roadless backcountry.
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Mountain West won't expand
The presidents of the Mountain West Conference decided Monday not to expand the nine-team league at this time.
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Voters head to polls Tuesday to decide key races
BOISE - Idaho voters will head to the polls Tuesday to set the stage for the fall campaign season, picking candidates for congress, the governor's office and a seat on the state's highest court.
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Allred offers option to federal health care reform
BOISE - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keith Allred said Wednesday that the best way for Idaho to get out from under the new federal health care mandates would be for the state to design its own plan for providing insurance and for controlling rising medical costs.
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Idaho wolf hunt ends
BOISE - As the nation's first regulated public wolf hunt in decades draws to a close, Idaho wildlife managers credited sportsmen for helping stabilize a species that was growing rapidly across the Northern Rockies and lived up to its billing as an elusive, cunning target.
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