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BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A retiring state lawmaker has joined Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's campaign to retain new education laws that limit collective bargaining while phasing laptops into the classroom and making online learning a requirement. State Rep...

SHOWTIMES: Friday, June 8th through Thursday, June 14th Interstate Amusement presents the Magic Valley’s first movie presentation in Open Caption for the deaf or hearing impaired. Adults are $6.50 and kids are $5.50 at the Twin Cinema 12 for the showings of Madagascar 3 (PG) or Avengers (13) on Saturday, June 9th. Both movies start at 12:30.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho State Liquor Division on Wednesday reversed direction in the face of a lawsuit and says it will sell Five Wives Vodka. The agency in a state that's more than 25 percent Mormon last week rejected the product with an unmistakable reference to polygamy and a label with five women hiking up their skirts...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho Public Utilities Commission isconsidering a rule change that would no longer require land-line phone service providers to fix outages within 24 hours or be forced to give customers a billing credit. Instead outages would have to be fixed within 48 hours, there would no longer be any requirement for a billing credit and weekend outages could be fixed the following Mond

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A soldier from southwestern Idaho has been injured by hostile fire in Afghanistan. The Idaho National Guard says 42-year-old Sgt. Albert Vieth, of Star, was flying on a mission Sunday in a Black Hawk helicopter when a shot fired from the ground hit him in the forearm, exited, and then went through his shoulder.

(KLIX)- Twin Falls water levels are back to normal. City officials lifted all restrictions on water use. Residents can now irrigate their yards and use water normally.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A mix of large and small school districts will be first in line when Idaho starts phasing in  laptops for every 9th through 12th grader. The list obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press includes big districts like Meridian and Boise in southwest Idaho, though they'll be limited on how many high schools get the computer devices.

(KLIX)- The bid process has opened up to remodel he old Twin Falls Hospital. County commissioners held a meeting yesterday with potential contractors wanting to bid on the project. The county plans to completely reorganize the east wing of what is now called County West...

(KLIX)- St. Luke’s Magic Valley took action after Tuesday’s emergency order from the city. Officials said if the city had asked them to they could have switched to a backup water source for the medical center. They told employees to conserve water by using hand sanitizer, and drink bottled water...

(KLIX)- A passing vehicle may have caused a roll over crash near filer on Monday. According to Idaho State Police Salome Hernandez of Buhl and a passenger were headed west on US30. Hernandez saw an oncoming vehicle trying to pass another car, crossing into the westbound lane...

(KLIX)-The retail development center on the canyon rim is a go in Twin Falls. In a lengthy city council meeting council members heard testimony from concerned citizens, the developers and city staff. The council had three items dealing with the Canyon Park West development that would have three commercial lots...

(KLIX)-Jerome County Commissioners met with the County Sheriff Doug McFall on the jail issue Monday. Staff gave a presentation on the deteriorating condition in the jail. The sheriff and commissioners are once again looking at options of building a new jail...

(KLIX)- People will be able to witness a very rare a event Tuesday. The planet Venus will move across the sun this afternoon. The transit as it is called will be  seen in the Magic Valley beginning around 4pm. And will go to sundown. Chris Anderson with the Herrett Center Observatory says people can see it using special solar viewing sun glasses they are selling...

(KLIX) -Power has been restored to Twin Falls water pumps. At around noon city officials lifted the emergency order. Slowly major industrial water users are being allowed to restart production. Other businesses and restaurants are allowed to use water, however they are asked to still use it conservatively...

Another Western Days is in the books. Here's a look back at some of the great photos of the Western Days Parade on Saturday, June 2nd.

(KLIX) Several wildfires kept Bureau of Land Management fire crews busy during the weekend. Crews spent Saturday fighting the East Devil’s Corral Fire. A downed power line may be to blame. It started a little before 2 in the afternoon just east of Highway 93...

(KLIX)- The Twin Falls Public Library is looking to the future. The library is hoping to find out what the community wants from it. The staff is looking ahead to the next five years. They’ve already conducted several online surveys and now will host public meetings...

(KLIX)- A motorcycle crash sparked a wild fire near Hagerman on Sunday. According to Idaho State Police Teddie Morton of Kimberly was heading eastbound on U-S 30. She attempted to pass another vehicle that had stopped to make a left turn. Police say Morton lost control of the motorcycle...

The National Weather Service in Boise has issued a Significant Weather Advisory for the Western MagicValley through 5pm tonight. They're tracking a severe thunderstorm heading east toward the Magic Valley at 35 miles per hour. The storm could produce wind gusts up to 50 miles per hour and drop hail the size of pennies at the most severe times.

(KLIX) On Saturday, June 2, at approximately 8:00 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a fatal injury crash at 3600 E, 3900 N, north of Kimberly,  Devin L. Stimpson, 32, of Hansen, ID, was traveling south on 3600 E, in a 1999 Dodge Caravan...