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MERIDIAN, Idaho (AP) — Meridian police say they're investigating after a man shot at a pit bull that was attacking his dog — and the bullet also hit the pit bull's owner.

MAXWELL, Neb. (AP) — A child has been fatally injured in the collision of two semitrailers on Interstate 80 in western Nebraska.

Summers in Idaho are fun. You can go kayaking on the Snake. There's actually water coming over Shoshone Falls. Oh, and you can look forward to finding a rabid bat in your backyard.

MERIDIAN, Idaho (KLIX) – A motorcyclist was transported to the hospital after he struck a vehicle this morning on Interstate 84.

MERIDIAN, Idaho (News release) – The Idaho State Police today turned over the results of its investigation into the officer-involved shooting that took place on Nov. 1, 2015, in Adams County.

MERIDIAN, Idaho (News Release) – Idaho State police received a traffic complaint at about 4:44 p.m. on Wednesday that a white Ford Ranger was driving recklessly on eastbound Interstate 84 near milepost 22 in Canyon County.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An 18-year-old Meridian man who pleaded guilty to accidentally shooting his 15-year-old friend has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a woman is in critical condition after firefighters rescued her from a burning home in Meridian.

MERIDIAN, Idaho (KTVB) - A Meridian teenager was arrested Saturday night and charged with involuntary manslaughter after police say he accidentally shot another teen, killing him.

MERIDIAN, Idaho (KLIX) - Scammers are once again targeting people in Idaho claiming that the Idaho State Police are collecting money for phony arrest warrants.

UPDATE: 3:14pm: Officials say the girl has been located and is safe. An amber alert has been issued statewide for a 3 year old girl abducted from her daycare in Meridian this morning.

(KTVB)  Police say the man they arrested on Wednesday for possessing a fake explosive device had threatened to activate it and "take out" law enforcement. Meridian police took two men into custody after a bomb scare inside a Meridian trailer park that forced residents to evacuate their homes and disrupted traffic for over six hours on Wednesday.

(AP) Idaho Republican senators chose Russ Fulcher in a closed session as majority caucus chairman to replace former Sen. John McGee, who quit last week amid sexual harassment allegations from a young female staffer.

Idaho's largest school district is preparing to cut a hundred teaching positions. The meridian school district is trying to cut their budget by $21.9 million for next year. Among other things, the district will be cutting teaching staff for the first time in 13 years.

Voters in Idaho's largest school district rejected a property tax increase to help offset budget cuts in Meridian classrooms.  Meridian’s $18.5 million, two-year supplemental levy was among a slew of education funding measures that went before Idaho taxpayers on Tuesday with mixed success...

Leaking radiation is creating concern, not only in Japan, but in the United States as well. State and federal agencies have, and continue to monitor radiation levels.