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“The Week With Steve Crump”
During his weekly visit on ”Top Story with Kelly Klaas and Jill Skeem”, Steve will discuss the recent murder-suicide in Moscow, and how U Of I handled the situation, the health care debate, and where's Mark Felt's tribute in Idaho...
Saint Benedict’s Considering Merger with Saint Luke’s
Saint Benedict’s Family Medical Center could soon be part of the Saint Luke's Health Care System. The Jerome hospital announced today that Saint Luke’s is in dissuasion with the hospital in regards to a possible merger. According to a press release, Saint Benedict’s parent company, Essentia Health, has adopted a health care model that is based on the proximity of Essinia medical centers...
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Twin Falls Police Searching For Man who Swindled Convenience Store
Twin Falls Police are asking for your help in identifying a man they say fraudulently represented himself at a local convenience store in order to gain money. Police say it happened last Saturday at around nine pm. The man entered the store wearing a dark, longsleeved shirt, dark shorts, white tennis shoes, and a dark fedora-style hat and was able to obtain money from the store clerk...
Board Names New Department Of Lands’ Director
The Idaho Department of Lands' new director takes over as the agency is under pressure from conservatives over moves it has made to broaden holdings to boost investment returns. The Land Board on Tuesday named Thomas Schultz, who is currently a Montana Department of Natural Resources administrator, to head the Idaho agency that oversees lake cottage sites, timber and grazing ground and downtown
Suspect in Death of Moscow Woman Found Dead in Motel Room
The suspect in the shooting death of a 22-year-old female graduate near the University of Idaho campus was found dead in a hotel room this morning morning from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Moscow Police Lt. Dave Lehmitz says an arrest warrant had been issued Monday night for Ernesto A...
Idaho Senator Among Top Twenty Wealthiest In Congress
Idaho Senator Jim Risch has been named the 16th-wealthiest member of Congress by a Washington DC newspaper. Roll Call estimates that Risch is worth $19.78 million, up .5 percent from last year. Risch is the only Idaho lawmaker to make the list of the 50 most wealthy members of Congress...
Eastern Idaho Wildfires Continue to Rage
Fire crews continue to battle a handful of wildfires across south central and eastern Idaho that were started by lightning strikes over the weekend. So far, at least three of the blazes are blamed for burning 2,500 acres. The biggest as of Monday afternoon is the so-called Garden Fire southeast of American Falls...
Twin Falls GOP This Week 8/23/11
This week Steve Millington with the Twin Falls Republicans will discuss just who should lead the GOP?, Obama Neck and neck with challengers, and he'll offer his response to the chair of the Idaho Democratic Party.
“The Week” with Steve Crump 8/19/11
During his weekly visit on ”Top Story with Kelly Klaas and Jill Skeem”, Steve will discuss the handling of BSU athletic Director Gene Gene Bleymaier's "exit", the redistricting issue, and the art of "tipping".
Steve Crump is the Times-News Opinion editor...
UPDATE “Bad Hair Bandit” Has Magic Valley Roots
A woman the FBI believes robbed as many as 20 banks throughout the west has Idaho and Magic Valley ties. Cynthia Van Holland worked as a nurse at a state prison facility where she likely met the convicted forger who investigators say drove the getaway car...
Wendell Woman Recovering from Shark Attack
The woman, identified as 27-year-old Lydia Strunk, was bitten Tuesday night while kayaking in a popular bay area just south of Puerto Rico. Strunk jumped into the water with four other people when something hit the leg of the person next to her...
Twin Falls County Jail Visitations Go “High Tech”
The era of face-to-face visits between Twin Falls County Jail inmates and their friends or relatives has come to an end. Instead, inmates at the south central Idaho lockup now chat with visitors via computer terminal. Jail officials made the switch last month after contracting with a company that provides electronic video services to jails and prisons in 40 states...
I-84 Reopens After Cherry Truck Accident
An Overturned semi carrying a load of cherries forced the shut down of a section I-84 yesterday morning. The east bound lane of I-84 between Minidoka and Jerome counties reopened just before noon yesterday, after the semi tilted onto it’s side...
Townsquare Media’s “Bacon Feast 2011″
Bacon Day is not one of those obscure American or International holidays, this is purely a celebration of all things bacon. The genesis of the idea came from the air staff of 95.7 KEZJ, News Radio 1310 KLIX, KOOL 96.5, and 98.3 The Snake discussing what foods could be made better with bacon. It was our theory that everything could be made better with bacon.
It turns out we were so right.
Idaho Schools Get Boost From Land Fund
Public schools will receive a $31 million boost from Idaho's land endowment next year. But not every member of the state Board of Land Commissioners was happy with the distribution. The Spokesman-Review reports that public schools chief Tom Luna, who sits on the board with Idaho's four other top elected officials, was the only dissenting vote...
Booze Sales In Idaho Turns Record Profit
Booze is becoming a very profitable business in Idaho. Idaho State Liquor Division head Jeff Anderson told the Idaho Statesman that liquor sales in fiscal year 2011 were $144 million. Though the figure hasn't been audited, it compares with $46 million in profits and $137...
Idaho Expecting Big Budget Surplus
Idaho is expecting its second year of big budget surpluses when the 2012 fiscal year ends, presenting conservative Idaho with tough choices that could include restoring programs or cutting taxes. Come July, Governor "Butch" Otter's office and the Legislature expect to have $179 million in the bank, based on the spending plan passed by the 2011 Legislature...
Victims Of Sunday’s Airplane Crash Near Burley Identified
The four members of a family killed in a plane crash near the Burley airport have been identified. The Salt Lake City Tribune reports that Randy Whittle was taking off in his small plane with his family from Burley for a flight to Provo when the plane crashed Sunday afternoon...
Man Up! Men’s Health Expert Comes To News Radio 1310 KLIX
From the bedroom to the boardroom, Dr. Harry Fisch has been helping thousands of men across the country stay at their peak performance! Starting this Sunday evening at eight, Dr. Fisch will be offering his free advice to the Magic Valley as well...
Little Known Facts About Twin Falls—Our Top Five
Everyone knows that Twin Falls is named after two twins who fell off their beds sometime in the 1800’s and bumped their heads (not true, drunk guy at Woody's, not true). I was once told there is a secret blue lake that flows underneath the area between Fred Myers and the Lynwood shopping center, thus the name “Blue Lakes Boulevard” (Not true either drunk guy at the Oasis, not true.) I even once h