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Dwight and Steven Hammond were convicted in 2012 of intentionally and maliciously setting fires on public lands. The arson crime carried a minimum prison sentence of five years, but a sympathetic federal judge, on his last day before retirement, decided the penalty was too stiff and gave the father and son much lighter prison terms.

Idaho should reimburse two ranchers for legal costs they spent fighting the federal government for rights to streams and other water bodies that livestock rely on when grazing on federally managed land, a panel of state lawmakers said Thursday.

ELKO, Nev. (AP) — Ranchers and county officials are taking stock of flood damage in rural areas around Elko, where officials say some roads are going to need repairs as more snow melts.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Brothers who were acquitted in the armed occupation of an Oregon wildlife refuge are heading to Nevada, where they will be tried on charges stemming from a 2014 standoff with federal agents near their father's ranch.

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval says he's considering legal action to force the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to pony up some money to pay for roundups of wild horses that have been put on hold because of budgetary constraints.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — In the wake of some of the West Coast's largest wildfires, ranchers are wrestling with the loss of cattle and grazing land.

(KLIX)- Cattlemen from all across the state of Idaho are meeting in Twin Falls This week. A number of meetings and seminars are being held on Idaho’s cattle industry. Right now things are looking up for ranchers in the state. Idaho Cattle Association President Richard Savage says many have found business in markets outside of the United States...

Twin Falls County Commissioners are working on a proposed livestock control ordinance that may help with some of the safety issues involved when livestock get out of their fences and wind up on public roads.  Fines are proposed in the ordinance for livestock owners who persistently do little to keep their livestock from getting out.  A first time violation would could cost violators $50 per day pe