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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The federal government is using a new assessment of mineral resources on 10 million acres in six Western states to decide whether to ban potential mining on the land to protect an imperiled bird.

CHALLIS, Idaho (KLIX) Investigators say they couldn't find any sign of a criminal act after a fire severely damaged the Challis Bureau of Land Management office.

BURLEY, Idaho (KLIX) A new geothermal power plan has been given a green light by public land managers in Cassia County.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) – Stage One fire restrictions have been removed in five counties, thanks to cooler temperatures and recent moisture.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) – The public will have the chance to comment at a Bureau of Land Management Resource Advisory Council meeting on Wednesday.

UPDATE, 2 p.m.: The Transfer Station Fire, which started Wednesday near Shoshone, has been found to to human-caused, according to the BLM, but investigators are still determining how the blaze started.

UPDATE: According to information provided by the BLM, due to unfavorable weather conditions in August the prescribed burn in the Cinder Butte area northeast of Hazelton has been rescheduled for Sept. 1-Oct. 15.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two federal firefighters killed in a crash after an apparent tire blow-out on a Nevada highway were roommates for the summer battle against wildfires in the West.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) The Bureau of Land Management said it is working to contain a fire, which has burned about 12 acres approximately one mile east of Dierkes Lake near Twin Falls.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A wildfire burning through grass and sagebrush in the Boise foothills destroyed a house and an outbuilding Thursday morning but no injuries have been reported.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX)- A controlled fire will be held at the end of the month just northeast of Hazelton to reduce the risk of large fires.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — More than two years after an armed standoff with rancher Cliven Bundy prompted a pullout of researchers from Gold Butte, federal land managers are returning to the scenic, historic and ecologically fragile area.

SHOSHONE, Idaho (KLIX) – Fire crews are at the scene of a brush fire south of Shoshone.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) – The Twin Falls office of the Bureau of Land Management has scheduled a meeting for this Friday morning at the district office.

Outsiders may be surprised to learn the federal government owns two-thirds of Idaho.  There is also discussion the government in Washington, D.C. is looking to even swallow up more land from the state.  Congressman Raul Labrador joined us today and explained with much of the land in his di…

BELLEVUE, Idaho (KLIX) – A planned event on Saturday is designed to help homeowners make their properties safer during fire season.

KING HILL, Idaho (KLIX)- A wildfire is burning near Bliss that firefighters expect to have contained by Monday evening.

JEROME, Idaho (KLIX) – Bureau of Land Management fire engine operators from across Idaho will conduct training exercises this week in the Magic Valley.

SHOSHONE, Idaho (News Release) – To help homeowners plan and prepare for the upcoming fire season, the Twin Falls BLM and Mid-Snake Resource Conservation & Development will host an open house from 4-6 p.m. May 20 at the CSI Breckenridge Firewise Garden.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management says his agency has a billion-dollar problem.