James Tidmarsh

More than 80 Idaho Army National Guard troops are getting ready to go back overseas -- this time for a peaceful mission in Cambodia. The troops from the 116th Calvary Brigade Combat Team will be working providing a variety of training services, including to Cambodian Royal Army engineering and medical personnel...

A non-binding resolution cleared the chamber on a 53-15 vote, to support the federal "Respect for Rights of Conscience Act." Republican Rep. Carlos Bilbao of Emmett told representatives it's needed to block the 2010 health care overhaul's requirement that employers' insurance plans provide contraception and sterilization coverage...

The AP is reporting that Idaho Senate Republican Caucus Chairman John McGee of Caldwell resigned Wednesday, ending a promising political career that once held prospects of higher office, including Congress and governor. Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill, Majority Leader Bart Davis, and Assistant Majority Leader Chuck Winder announced the charges come in the wake of allegations of sexual haras

Gov. Butch Otter has named a replacement for the outgoing environmental quality director. Otter has announced that Curt Fransen will take over for Toni Hardesty, who recently resigned as director of the Idaho Department of Environment Quality...

A Senate committee has introduced legislation that would allow Idaho's governor to assign to the lieutenant governor the same security protection afforded to other high ranking public officials. Idaho Falls Sen. Bart Davis is sponsoring the measure introduced Wednesday in the State Affairs Committee...

A proposed texting-while-driving ban for Idaho is headed to debate in the House, after senators agreed stricter limits on smart phones behind the wheel of a car would make people safer on the roads.  If the bill approved Tuesday on a 29-6 vote sounds familiar, it should...

Gov. "Butch" Otter is giving Occupy Boise until Monday to pack up their encampment on state land just across from the state. Otter signed emergency legislation Tuesday that prohibits the protesters from camping on state-managed property...

The memorial service for Steve Appleton, longtime head of Micron Technology, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Taco Bell Arena at Boise State University. According to the Idaho Statesman, Gov. Butch Otter; Boise State University President Bob Kustra; Mark Durcan, Micron’s new CEO; and Mark Adams, are among the planned speakers...

What's become an annual, unsuccessful push for Idaho to tax Internet sales got started in the House Revenue and Taxation Committee.  The Alcohol Beverage Control Division has one officer that conducts inspections for the state's more than 5,000 alcohol businesses. New...

House Health and Welfare Committee Janice McGeachin Monday warned those in the room they were in danger of breaking fire codes, so many had arrived to testify for and against the measure. Idaho isn't alone in considering similar legislation, with Missouri and Arizona mulling changes...

A 32-year-old Rupert man appeared for an arraignment in the weekend shooting death of his brother yesterday.  Damon Wayne Azure appeared in 5th District Court Wednesday via video and sitting in a restraint chair. Judge Nicole Cannon read Azure his rights...

This morning's snow storm created havoc on Magic Valley roadways.  Road conditions left one person dead and sent at least two people to the hospital. Idaho State Police say a single vehicle fatality crash on Interstate 86 claimed the life of 65 year old Allyn Hobbs of Grace...

A Bellevue man was one of two American pilots killed in a plane crash in eastern Congo that also claimed the life of one of that nation's top presidential advisers.  The Idaho Mountain Express reports the U.S. Embassy confirmed Tuesday that Marcus De La Poer Beresford was one of the pilots killed in Sunday's crash...

News Radio 1310 KLIX will broadcast Congressman Paul's speech live from Roper Auditorium tomorrow morning. The speech, scheduled to begin at 11:30 on Thursday, marks the first time in recent history that a current Presidential candidate has paid a visit to the Magic Valley area...

100-year-old Dorthy Parker will be back on the  Tonight show with Jay Leno this evening.  KTVB reports that when the centenarian sat down with Jay Leno in June, she made quite the impression.  The conversation from the fabled couch caused a considerable stir across the World Wide Web...

Boise State has proposed a $17.5 million bond issuance to help fund the expansion of Bronco Stadium. The University will ask for approval at Thursday's Idaho State Board of Education meeting. The proposal calls for the sale of bonds to Barclays Capital Inc...

Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has offered to send Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber 150 wolves, saying his own state has a few of the predators to spare.  Monday's offer came in a tongue-in-cheek letter where Otter sarcastically apologized to Kitzhaber after an Idaho hunter killed a wolf from an Oregon pack that strayed across Idaho's border to the east...

Rep. John A. "Bert" Stevenson, of Rupert has confirmed that he won’t be seeking a ninth term in the Idaho Legislature. Stevenson, who has served eight terms, is the chairman of the House Resources and Conservation committee.  The Times-News reports that he announced that he would not run again at the Twin Falls County Lincoln Day celebration on Saturday night...

A couple of big name Presidential Candidates will be visiting Idaho this week, a head of the March 6th GOP caucus.  Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney will both be making stops in the gem state. Santorum will be in Coeur d'Alene Tuesday afternoon for a fundraiser...

Mountain Home Police say they have a suspect in custody in connection with the stabbing of five people at a local bar early Sunday morning.  Police say 26, Juan S. Tabares, who resides at the Mountain Home Air Force Base, is charged with five counts of aggravated battery, one count of aggravated assault and one count of destruction of evidence...