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Suspects in rape case ask judge to reduce bond

Suspects in rape case ask judge to reduce bond

  Two of the four suspects accused of raping an 18-year-old woman inside a vehicle in Kuna earlier this month have asked a judge to reduce their bond. According to Idaho court records, Swedi Iyombelo and Elias Lupango have filed a motion to have their bonds reduced which was set at $250,000. Deputies say an…MORE

Arrest made in connection to 1995 Burley cold case murder of Regina Krieger

Arrest made in connection to 1995 Burley cold case murder of Regina Krieger

  A Burley man has been arrested in connection with the 1995 murder of a 14-year-old girl. Police have charged Gilberto Rodriguez with first-degree murder in connection to the stabbing death of Regina Krieger, who disappeared from the basement of her Burley home on Feb. 28, 1995. The girls body was discovered on the bank…MORE

“In Pursuit with John Walsh” to feature Canyon County murder investigation

“In Pursuit with John Walsh” to feature Canyon County murder investigation

  Canyon County’s unsolved triple homicide from 2017 will be featured in today’s (Wednesday’s) episode of “In Pursuit with John Walsh.” The episode, airing 8 p.m. Mountain time, on Investigation Discovery, will profile suspect Gerald “Mike” Bullinger’s “secret double life that police believe ended in a triple homicide.” The Idaho Press reports, June will mark…MORE

National Weather Service:  Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 5pm Wednesday

National Weather Service: Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 5pm Wednesday

  From the National Weather Service in Boise. …SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING… .Widespread snow continues to fall throughout southeast Oregon and southwest Idaho. Snow covered roadways are already visible on webcams and will make for difficult morning commutes. …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON……MORE

Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approves K-12 education budget

Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approves K-12 education budget

  Caucus-members in the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved the budget for Idaho’s public schools on Monday. The $2.2 billion budget would be a six percent increase in funding for public schools in grades kindergarten through 12th grade. The budget funds the fifth and final year of a program that has, and will continue to, boost…MORE

Family of four escapes burning home early Tuesday morning

Family of four escapes burning home early Tuesday morning

  A Boise family of four safely escaped from a house fire early Tuesday morning. That fire started on the exterior of the house and extended into the attic before being extinguished. Crews were called to the home on the 1400 block of West Targee Street shortly before 3:30 a.m., and arrived to see heavy…MORE

Boise police and fire union representatives negotiate pay increases

Boise police and fire union representatives negotiate pay increases

  The Boise City Council Tuesday night approved a set of annual pay increases for its police officers and firefighters through 2021, including an additional $100 allowance for each Boise police officer to purchase additional “major equipment” for themselves to use on the job. The agreement follows months of negotiations between the Boise police and…MORE

CBD supplier suing the Idaho State Police

CBD supplier suing the Idaho State Police

  A federal judge in Boise heard arguments Monday from attorneys for a Colorado-based CBD supplier suing the Idaho State Police to get back 7,000 pounds of what it says is legal industrial hemp that was seized last month by ISP at the East Boise Port of Entry during an inspection. Big Sky Scientific is…MORE

Multiple time sex offender faces 15 year prison sentence

Multiple time sex offender faces 15 year prison sentence

  A man accused of having sex with a 13-year-old Meridian girl would face a 15-year mandatory minimum if convicted, because he has been convicted of sex offenses twice in the past. In December, police arrested Jason Smith after the girl’s parents found text messages between him and their daughter, suggesting they’d had sex. When…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!