News Radio 1310 KLIX » Boise

Extremely Hazardous Conditions Close I-84 Between Twin Falls and Boise

News Radio 1310 KLIX — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 15:32:28 +0000

The Idaho Transportation Department is reporting that freezing rain and cold temperatures have caused multiple accidents along I-84 leaving sections of the interstate closed.

Read More|Comment

Authorities Bracing for neo-Nazi Concert

Benito Baeza — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:20:00 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho authorities say the Boise mayor's office is fielding numerous complaints about a neo-Nazi music festival planned for early October. A Boise Police Department sergeant says authorities have been on alert since advertisements for Hammerfest 2012 surfaced online

Read More|Comment

Boise Teen Found Safe

Benito Baeza — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 13:55:45 +0000

BOISE -- The Ada County Sheriff's Office is reporting that 17-year-old Lee Roy Center has been found safe in a Boise home with no apparent injuries.

Deputies activated an Amber Alert for Center on Wednesday night after they feared he may have been endangered by his father

Read More|Comment

Law School Seeks State Funding

Benito Baeza — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:26:45 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The University of Idaho's plan to seek state funding to expand its Boise law program won approval from the Board of Education, but not without concerns from one trustee that the cart was getting ahead of the horse

Read More|Comment

Gov. Otter's Health Care Panel Set to Meet

Benito Baeza — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:56:02 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The panel appointed to scrutinize whether Idaho should expand Medicaid coverage to include more low-income people meets for the first time Monday. Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter appointed the 15-member group last month, along with a separate panel that's looking into whether the state should establish its own insurance exchange under President Barack Obama's health care reforms

Read More|Comment

Occupy Boise Asked to Leave for Short Time

Benito Baeza — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:53:05 +0000

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - "Occupy Boise" protesters must temporarily vacate the old Ada County Courthouse by Wednesday to allow state officials to assess damage to the grass where their tents have been erected since last November. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill made the decision Friday, modifying an order he gave in February that allowed tents to stay

Read More|Comment

Cattle Prod, Small Ax, and Garden Tool Just Some of What TSA Takes Away

Benito Baeza — Thu, 17 May 2012 13:43:36 +0000

Boise, Idaho (KTVB) Many Magic Valley residents fly out of the Boise Airport and they take a lot with them, whether it be toothpaste, combs’ and other toiletries. But, believe it or not people have tried to take a cattle prod on board a plane at the airport.

KTVB got an exclusive look at some of the scary and sim

Read More|Comment

Big West Woos Boise State

Benito Baeza — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:28:41 +0000

Big West Conference members say they will consider being a home for Boise State's non-football athletic programs. Commissioner Dennis Farrell told The Idaho Statesman conference officials are willing to consider Broncos sports teams not invited to follow the Bronco football team's march to the Big East Conference next year.

Read More|Comment

Idaho College Graduation Increasing

Kelly Klaas — Mon, 14 May 2012 11:41:30 +0000

Idaho ranks near the bottom, among U.S. states, for sending people to college and those students getting their degrees. Experts say that drags down the entire state's economy, but that could be changing. Every seat was filled at Taco Bell Arena on Saturday as Boise State University graduated the highest number of students ever. More than 2,400 degrees were handed out, which is a good sign, according to president of the State Board of Education, Ken Edmunds.

Read More|Comment

Boise Police Release More Info On Twin Falls Judge DUI Charge

Kelly Klaas — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:50:25 +0000

Boise police have released more information regarding a Twin Falls County Magistrate Judge who was recently cited by that department on a charge of excessive DUI. The Times News reports that Judge Nicole Cannon was pulled over by Boise police in April after a police officer noticed her vehicle had crossed over the fog line at least twice.

Read More|Comment

Twin Falls Man Victim Of Boise Shooting

Kelly Klaas — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:33:13 +0000

The Boise Police Department has released surveillance video that caught a shooting on camera in downtown Boise early Sunday morning. The images show the suspects but not the victim who KTVB is reporting was a Twin Falls man who was shot in the leg. However, police have not released the victim’s name.

Read More|Comment

College Tuition Going Up For Idaho Students

Kelly Klaas — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:30:11 +0000

University of Idaho
(AP) - Students at Idaho's public universities will pay $274 to $356 more in tuition next year. The increases approved Wednesday by the state Board of Education are relatively modest compared to those set in recent years as the universities looked to offset declines in state funding.

Read More|Comment

Man Sentenced After Being Caught With Nake Girl In Closet

Kelly Klaas — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:12:35 +0000

A Boise man has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison after being caught with a naked 14 year old girl in his hotel room in Burley. The incident happened in 2009. Brian Greenwell was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to two counts of felony sexual abuse of a

Read More|Comment

"Occupy Boise" Get "Occupied"

Kelly Klaas — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:09:51 +0000

(KTVB) Occupy Boise protestors were forced to deal with some unexpected new visitors to their makeshift camp on Friday morning. It seems two 'anti' Occupy Boise protestors decided to join the group's tent city that sprawls over the grounds of the old Ada County courthouse

Read More|Comment

"Occupy Boise" Still Has Some Time

Kelly Klaas — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:23:37 +0000

(KTVB) The Occupy Boise encampment has won a partial reprieve. Occupy Boise sought an injunction against a new law meant to evict the group from their encampment near the state Capitol. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill ruled this morning that he plans to hold an evidentiary hearing in the near future to allow both sides to present evidence in this case.

Read More|Comment

Twin Falls Police Still Searching For Twin Falls Runaway Teen

Kelly Klaas — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:35:02 +0000

Twin Falls Police are still looking for a runaway teenager. Police say 16-year-old Jordan Ritter of Twin Falls was last seen in the early morning hours of Thursday, February 23rd.

Read More|Comment

Last Night For Occupy Boise

Kelly Klaas — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 12:48:17 +0000

Last night was likely last night for members of the “Occupy Boise” protest to camp out on state property across from the Idaho Statehouse. The House on Friday passed emergency legislation to remove the protesters from their encampment.

Read More|Comment

Idaho Senate Votes To Ban Camping On Capital Mall

Kelly Klaas — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:55:15 +0000

(AP) - The Idaho Senate voted to ban camping from state-managed land, a move that would expel a tent encampment erected by Occupy Boise protesters in early November on the old Ada County Courthouse grounds. Tuesday's 26-9 vote sends the measure back to the House.

Read More|Comment

Committee Pushes Occupy Ban Bill Forward

James Tidmarsh — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:54:02 +0000

State lawmakers have taken the first step toward ending the Occupy Boise camp. The House State Affairs Committee passed a bill this morning that would prevent camping on state property. House Bill 404 is being sent to

Read More|Comment

Vote On Overnight Campaign At Capital Mall Set For Today

News Radio 1310 KLIX — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:40:10 +0000

(AP) - Occupy Boise protesters who have erected tents on state land across from the Capitol testified again for more than two hours, including sex offenders who said a bill in the Legislature to evict them could leave them without shelter

Read More|Comment