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Twin Falls Man Accused of Attacking Mother, Damaging Patrol Car
A Twin Falls man is in hot water after allegedly attacking his mother and damaging a patrol car while being transported to the county jail on Saturday night. 40-year-old Jeremy Dee Glandon was arraigned yesterday. The incidents began after his mother called the county sheriff’s office to report that her son was intoxicated and was violent...
Chobani Plant Construction Officially Underway in Twin Falls
Construction on Chobani's multi-million dollar yogurt plant in Twin Falls is officialy underway. Chobani officials as well as state and local officials attended a ground breaking ceremony at the planned facility’s site yesterday. Once completed the plant is expected to employ more than 400 workers...
Best Of American Thinker On Top Story with Kelly Klaas and Jill Skeem
Kelly Klaas and Jill Skeem are on holiday break this week. It's the Best of American Thinker with senior editor Larrey Anderson all this week on Top Story with Kelly Klaas and Jill Skeem 8-10 am on News Radio 1310 KLIX.
Murder Investigation in Minidoka County Continues
One man is dead and another has been arrested for murder in Minidoka county. A Minidoka County Sheriff's Deputy discovered the gruesome crime during a routine traffic stop inpaul on friday. A woman got out of the car covered in blood...
Chobani Groundbreaking Today in Twin Falls
Today's the day that's been months in the planning. A ground breaking ceremony in Twin Falls for a multi-million dollar Chobani yogurt plant. The ceremony will take place at 10:00 o'clock this morning at the planned site for the facility...
Feds Order Magic Valley Dair To Halt Slaughter
A federal judge has ordered a Magic Valley dairy to show it is complying with FDA regulations before it sells any cows to slaughter for food. The consent decree was issued by U.S. District Magistrate Judge Candy Dale on Wednesday after the Food and Drug Administration sued G&H Dairy, contending that the business was sending cows to slaughterhouses even though the animals had higher-than-allow
Report: Otter to Seek Re-election in 2014
Idaho Governor Butch Otter is announcing that he will seek re-election in 2014. According to Idaho’s News Channel 7 Jon Hanian, Otter's Press Secretary and Debbie Field, who works on Otter's fundraisers, both confirm he made the announcement to a Governor’s Ball crowd of about 200 people Wednesday night in Coeur d’Alene...
Task Force Recommends Changes to Tech Education Plan
A statewide task force has approved more than 50 recommendations on how Idaho should implement education changes that will phase in laptops for every high school teacher and student while making online courses a requirement to graduate. The task force was created in May as part of sweeping new education changes backed by public schools chief Tom Luna...
Report: Industrial Employment in Idaho Holding Steady
An Annual report says that after several years of significant losses, industrial employment in Idaho was little changed over the past year with the state posting only a slight decline. Manufacturers' News reports Idaho is now home to 2,184 manufacturers employing 73,209 workers...
Magic Valley Schools See Jump in Free Lunches
More students in the Twin Falls region are qualifying to receive free and reduced-price lunches as wages continue to lag behind state and national averages. The Times-News reports that in Twin Falls, about 62 percent of students qualify for subsidized school meals - a 10 percent increase over 2007...
Twin Falls Man Accused of Stealing More Then $100,000 Dollars from Store
A former assistant manager of the Twin Falls Wal-Mart has been arrested in Florida after stealing more then 100,000 dollars from the store. Officials say 29-year-old Patrick Dee Howard allegedly stole the money from the store safe. The missing money was reported to the police on Sunday...
Otter Cautions State Agenices Regarding Budget
Idaho Governor butch Otter is cautioning state agencies their budget plans for the next fiscal year could be trimmed after state tax revenues came in about $5.4 million below projections during the month of November. In a letter Wednesday, Otter told members of his cabinet that with the new numbers, Idaho is now running $16...
Sun Valley to be Capital the The Day
Governor Butch Otter and members of his administration will be in Sun Valley December 21st. The capital for the day event will coincide with Sun Valley ski resorts 75th anniversary. The Governor, his cabinet along and other state leaders are scheduled to attend the day long event...
Idaho Soldier Dies in Attack in Afghanistan
A U.S. Army soldier from Idaho Falls has died from injuries sustained in an explosion in Afghanistan. Lisa Pardonnet tells Idaho’s news channel 7 that her nephew, 28-year-old Army Corporal Ryan Sharp, died at a hospital in Germany. Sharp and his platoon sergeant were on an evening reconnaissance mission in the Kandahar province when his partner slipped on a landmine...
Gooding County Authorities Continue Search for Man “kidnapped”during Home Invasion
The Gooding county Sheriff’s office continues its search for a man that apparently has been kidnapped after an early morning home invasion. According to Gooding County Sheriff Shaun Gough, 33-year-old Ramon Enrique was taken from his home by four masked suspects at about 4 a...
Twin Falls GOP this week
This week Steve Millington with the Twin Falls County Republicans will discuss the implosion of the Herman Cain campaign, the Gingrich factor, and "the two Mikes" make history.
You can hear Steve Millington ever Tuesday morning from 8:30-9:00 on Top Story with Kelly Klaas and Jill Skeem...
Twin Falls Group To Visit New York Yogurt Plant
Representatives with the Idaho Department of Labor and College of Southern Idaho plan to visit the headquarters of New York-based Agro Farma to learn what kind of skills workers will need at a Chobani yogurt plant this week. The Times-News reports that the visits will take place Tuesday and Wednesday...
Idaho Delegation readies for Trade Mission
Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill of Rexburg, will be acting governor from Wednesday to Saturday this week while the Governor and Lt. Governor are out of state, both for very different reasons. Idaho Governor Butch Otter and the first lady will be attending the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas this week...
Report: Idaho ranks 34th in the Nation in Funding Programs to Prevent kids from Smoking
According to the campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. Idaho currently spends $880,000 a year on tobacco prevention and cessation programs, which is 5 percent of the $16.9 million recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Projection: Idaho will Close Year with Cash Surplus
Idaho will end the fiscal year with $77 million in the bank, if current projections hold. (These comparatively bright prospects -- after three years of revenue shortfalls -- were delivered Thursday at a taxpayer lobbying group's conference in Boise by the Idaho Legislature's budget manager, Cathy Holland-Smith...