IFalls man suspected in stabbing dies in crash
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - An Idaho Falls man suspected in a weekend stabbing has died in a car crash on U.S. Highway 26 near Ririe.
View ArticleISP makes 3 marijuana busts on Interstate 86
AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho - The Idaho State Police made three major drug busts on Interstate 86 near American Falls in southern Idaho over the weekend that led to five arrests, the seizure of over 65...
View ArticleJustices: POST head fired after 'insubordination'
BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday against a former director of the state police academy who was challenging his firing, saying his case was one of "classic...
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Investigation underway into deadly Idaho bus crash
KUNA, Idaho - It could take weeks to determine what caused a rural Idaho school bus crash that killed an 11-year-old boy and injured four of his schoolmates, a law enforcement official says.
View ArticleN. Idaho woman recounts horrors of kidnapping
RATHDRUM, Idaho - Last Dec. 1, Mitchell Walck kidnapped Susan-Marie Smith and took her into North Dakota and back to Montana in a horrifying 27-hour ordeal.
View Article87-year-old man dies in crash on US 95
BOISE, Idaho - Idaho State Police say an 87-year-old man died in a two-car collision on U.S. Highway 95 near Clearwater Casino.
View ArticleIdaho appellate court upholds drug conviction
BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a man who said misconduct at an Idaho State Police laboratory would have changed the outcome of his case.
View ArticleIdaho State Police wearing commemorative badges
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Idaho State Police troopers are wearing new badges to commemorate the agency's 75th anniversary.
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At least 10 injured in Idaho interstate pileup
MERIDIAN, Idaho - Slick roads and quickly moving fog led to a pileup involving a logging truck and more than 40 other vehicles Thursday on a busy highway near Boise, injuring at least 10 people during...
View ArticlePanel backs 2 percent pay raise for state workers
BOISE, Idaho - A bipartisan lawmaker panel Friday unanimously backed a proposal for a 2 percent pay increase for Idaho's 17,000 state workers in fiscal year 2015, saying agencies had for too long...
View ArticleIdaho attorney general seeks prison investigation
BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho attorney general's office is calling for a criminal investigation into Correction Corporation of America's understaffing of the Idaho Correctional Center after learning that a...
View ArticleIdaho gov orders police to investigate CCA prison
BOISE, Idaho - Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has ordered the state police to conduct a criminal investigation of understaffing and falsified documents at a private prison operated by Corrections...
View ArticleIdaho State Police getting 3 more drug dogs
JEROME, Idaho - A drug dog pilot program started two years by Idaho State Police has been so successful that three new dogs will join the force in March.
View ArticleND man arrested in Idaho with 56 lbs of marijuana
CHUBBUCK, Idaho - A 24-year-old North Dakota man was arrested after an Idaho State Police officer found 56 pounds of marijuana in his vehicle as he traveled through southeastern Idaho.
View ArticleIdaho agencies refuse to discuss CCA settlement
BOISE, Idaho - Idaho's settlement with private prison company Corrections Corporation of America releases the company from all civil liability connected to the understaffing at the prison south of...
View ArticleIdaho Dems ask FBI to investigate prison company
BOISE, Idaho - Idaho's top Democratic lawmakers have asked the FBI to investigate private prison company Corrections Corporation of America for possible criminal wrongdoing at the state's largest prison.
View ArticleBill to improve school safety sent to Idaho House
BOISE, Idaho - A lawmaker education panel has given their approval to a bill giving Idaho school districts more flexibility in using cigarette tax revenue to improve student safety.
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APNewsBreak: FBI investigates prison company
BOISE, Idaho - The FBI has launched an investigation of the Corrections Corporation of America over the company's running of an Idaho prison with a reputation so violent that inmates dubbed it...
View ArticleIdaho gov orders police to investigate CCA prison
BOISE, Idaho - Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has ordered the state police to conduct a criminal investigation of understaffing and falsified documents at a private prison operated by Corrections...
View ArticleIdaho State Police getting 3 more drug dogs
JEROME, Idaho - A drug dog pilot program started two years by Idaho State Police has been so successful that three new dogs will join the force in March.
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