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Do you believe the woman in line acted appropriately when she called out the mother, or should she have not intervened?

A 33-year-old Caldwell man will spend 25 years in prison for producing child pornography after being sentenced by a U.S. District judge.

The owner of an Idaho convenience store has agreed to pay out $600,000 in restitution for abusing the federal food stamps program.

An Ada County judge has found the actions of Sherri L. Watring, 53, of southwest Idaho, to be so egregious that she has been charged with multiple felony counts of abuse and neglect.

Idaho lawmakers have ordered an investigation into a state-run treatment center for people with developmental disabilities and behavioral challenges. The Idaho Statesman reported Wednesday that state lawmakers ordered the Office of Performance Evaluations to launch an investigation into the Southwest Idaho Treatment Center in Nampa earlier this year.

A Lincoln County man is behind bars facing sex crimes charges involving a young person.

A Caldwell man accused of enticing girls in Twin Falls earlier this fall was arraigned in Twin Falls County Magistrate Court Thursday.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials with Idaho's welfare agency say six employees no longer are employed at a treatment center for people with severe disabilities after investigating allegations of staffers physically and psychologically abusing residents.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Another member of the Navajo Nation is suing the Mormon Church, alleging she was sexually abused in a former church program.

BOISE -- Fast food giant Burger King will no longer conduct business with a Twin Falls dairy after citing concerns of animal mistreatment. KTVB-TV reported, several workers at Bettencourt Dairies LLC. were fired after an undercover video taken by animal rights activists showed them beating, kicking, and jumping on cows...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An animal rights group hopes a video they shot at Idaho's largest dairy operation will convince some major corporation to stop using the dairy's products. The video was shot using a hidden camera by a member of Mercy for Animals who got a job at Bettencourt Dairies' Dry Creek Dairy in Hansen for a few weeks this summer...

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 child under 16...

A Rupert man who was convicted of child sex crimes three years ago will be getting a new trial for part of the original charges.  James Pepcorn Sr. is a former Cassia County teacher.