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The Kootenai County Sheriff's Office says a 7-year-old Coeur d'Alene boy  has died in an accidental shooting at the end of a family hunting trip in northern Idaho. Officials say 36-year-old Robert Bartlett of St. Maries was putting a rifle in a vehicle Saturday when it discharged, str

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Katy Benoit, a 22 year old undergraduate student of the University Of Idaho was allegedly shot and killed by a former professor who she claimed had held a gun to her head on several occasions.  Benoit apparently filed reports and did all she could

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The Lewiston Tribune reports  that roommates at Katy Benoit’s rental home told police that Benoit claimed Ernesto Bustamante had assaulted her with a handgun on “multiple occasions.” They say  during one incident he went so far as to place the gun in Benoit’s mouth. An affidavit states that Benoit filed a complaint with the UI about Bustamante’s beha

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A 12-year-old Rupert boy is recovering at home after being accidentally shot by a friend while they played with a handgun. The Minidoka County sheriff's office says the two boys, aged 10 and 12, were playing with a 9 mm handgun that belonged to the 12-year-old'

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The man who police say was responsible for a chase, shootout, and hostage situation last Friday in Twin Falls, has been arraigned in a Twin Falls County courtroom.

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An armed suspect is in custody after holding a hostage inside a Twin Falls Hotel. One hostage was involved in the incident. Police say the hostage has been released and is unharmed.   Twin Falls Police said at a news confere

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A Jerome teenager could spend time in prison for shooting his brother.  Jerome police were called to a residence in early May after reports of a shooting. 

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The Ada county prosecutors office has cleared a twin falls police officer of any wrong doing during an April 5th shooting. 40 year lee fife was shot three times during a high speed chase by Officer Isaiah Day. Fife pleaded not guilty to aggravated assault and

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A Buhl man who pleaded guilty to several charges after police say he shot another Buhl man and then led police on a high speed chase, now says he wants to change his plea to not-guilty. 

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Police say a southern Idaho woman has been arrested on a felony warrant about a month after her child wandered into a Boise restaurant searching for food. Twin Falls Police have released the name of the officer involved in an April 5 shootout with a man who police say tried to ram a patrol car after b

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