Idaho News

A Boise-based raptor recovery center is holding a conference this week to examine whether lead from high-velocity ammunition could harm people who eat venison. via KIFI Idaho Falls

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The Vandal Nation can be found in Melissa Newhouse's family. The 21-year-old became the 48th member of her family to graduate from the University of Idaho when she picked up her accounting degree Saturday. via KIVI-TV Nampa

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The National Science Foundation is giving $2.6 million to Boise State University to develop new science curriculums for Treasure Valley schools. via KIFI Idaho Falls

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State officials are recommending that sport hunting for wolves in Idaho's Panhandle region stop once a quota of 25 wolf deaths is reached. via KIVI-TV Nampa

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A.J. Fine tells the Idaho Statesman that both planes were on approach traveling the same direction when they collided on Friday. via KMVT Twin Falls

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An attorney for former Idaho Governor Dirk Kempthorne says Kempthorne has not complied with a 2-year-old directive from the state attorney general's office to make his gubernatorial records public because ... via KPAX

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“We believe our format is an actual debate, one that benefits Idaho voters interested in seeing the candidates, a format that's been tested and has worked over many decades in both primaries and general elections”

For a second straight election, Jim Risch will forgo a live Idaho Public Television debate, opting for a taped commercial network debate where candidates in the May 27 Republican U.S. Senate primary will field ... via The Spokesman-Review

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“I'm trying to preserve as much Idaho history as I can ... because every time I read an obituary of an old-timer, my heart aches because I think, 'Well, there goes a lot of Idaho history.'”

Louise Shadduck of Coeur d'Alene, a newspaper reporter who became the first woman in the nation to serve in at a state cabinet post, died Sunday at 92. via The Associated Press

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“The purpose of the permit was to look for creative ways to deal with rapidly increasing energy and fossil fuel costs as well as increasing wood fuel costs”

The Potlatch Corp. is backing off plans to obtain a state permit to burn alternative fuels at its pulp and paper mill in Lewiston. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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“The perception that our law enforcement officers will be trained by mercenaries is a problem”

Blackwater Worldwide is negotiating for construction of a regional law enforcement training center in northern Idaho. via KIMA

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