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Interim Committee Getting Closer to a “21st Century Funding Model”

Interim Committee Getting Closer to a “21st Century Funding Model”

Boise (670 KBOI) – The Idaho Legislature’s Public School Funding Formula Committee is making progress, and should have some proposals for the 2019 Legislature. That’s according to District 16 Representative John McCrostie. He says they made good progress this week, trying to come up with a way to go from a funding model based on how…MORE

Neighborhood Grants Announced, Will Fund 21 Projects

Neighborhood Grants Announced, Will Fund 21 Projects

Boise (670 KBOI News) – The City of Boise will spend $808,000 on capital projects across the town, as part of the Energize Our Neighborhoods initiative. City Spokesman Mike Journee says they award the Neighborhood Investment Grants every year. “To fund capital projects in their neighborhoods, for them to create better communities, to create better awareness…MORE

Caldwell Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison Time

Caldwell Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison Time

Boise (670 KBOI News) – A Caldwell man has been sentenced to prison for a felony gun charge. In November of last year police attempted to arrest Tristan Swim on a warrant in Canyon County. Swim fled, but was caught after a short pursuit. During the arrest officer’s located a semi-automatic pistol on Swim…who had a…MORE

Meridian Cornfield, Home of Popular Halloween Corn Maze, to be Developed

Meridian Cornfield, Home of Popular Halloween Corn Maze, to be Developed

Meridian (670 KBOI News) – A cornfield that’s near and dear to people who love Halloween will soon be an office complex. The Idaho Statesman is reporting the field, off I-84 and Eagle Road, which is home to the Farmstead Corn Maze, has been sold to Idaho Central Credit Union. Plans are to develop it as…MORE

Payette Police Chief: Owner Had Not Checked on Horses for At Least a Week

Payette Police Chief: Owner Had Not Checked on Horses for At Least a Week

  Payette (670 KBOI News) – Payette Police Chief Mark Clark says they want to talk with the owner of four horses that died of dehydration on a piece of land off Hurd Lane.  A fifth horse is in critical condition. A call came into the Payette County Sheriff’s Office Sunday night, saying horses were lying a…MORE

Idaho Power Video Shows What to Do if You Hit a Power Pole

Idaho Power Video Shows What to Do if You Hit a Power Pole

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Believe it or not, cars hit power poles in the Idaho Power Service Area about 400 times per year…that’s more than one a day. Spokesman Jordan Rodriguez says that means that many people could find themselves in a car draped with live, downed power lines…not a good situation to be in.…MORE

House Passes Bill to Name Payette Post Office For Killebrew

House Passes Bill to Name Payette Post Office For Killebrew

  Washington DC (670 KBOI News) – The US Post Office on Center Street in Payette is now one step closer to being named for a local hero, that made opposing baseball players shake in their cleats when he stepped up to bat. First District Congressman Raúl Labrador sponsored the bill to name the post office…MORE

Idaho Emergency Management Exercise Tomorrow at Borah High

Idaho Emergency Management Exercise Tomorrow at Borah High

  Boise (670 KBOI News) – As you’re driving around in the neighborhood of Borah High School tomorrow, don’t be alarmed if you see a lot of police and emergency vehicles there. The Idaho Office of Emergency Management, along with the Transportation Security Administration and other agencies, will be conducting an emergency training exercise from 8:00…MORE

Dry Lightning Strikes Start Several Wildfires in Southern Idaho

Dry Lightning Strikes Start Several Wildfires in Southern Idaho

Boise (670 KBOI News) – It’s that time of year again, when dry lightning strikes set off wildfires wherever a dry thunderstorm rears its ugly head. In the Boise District of the BLM, dry lightning caused seven fires in Southern Idaho. The largest is the East White Fire, at about 1,500 acres. It’s 25 miles southeast…MORE

More INL-Bound Nuclear Samples Are Missing

More INL-Bound Nuclear Samples Are Missing

Washington DC (670 KBOI News) – Remember a few months back, when we told you about a sample of weapons-grade plutonium, on loan from the INL to Idaho State University, that’s been missing for 14 years? Well, it’s happened again. Patrick Malone, a reporter for the Washington DC-based Center for Public Integrity, says two employees of…MORE

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Chris Janson VIP Pre-Party!

Join us Monday, August 22nd at the Western Idaho Fair for Chris Janson! Make sure you get there early because we’ll have a special Pre-Party for the first 75 people at the gate at 5pm catered by Costa Vida, plus your chance to upgrade your seats and win prizes from your favorite Kissin Country Artists!