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Washington's governor says Idaho politicians need to step up and protect the health of people in Idaho.

Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue says, effective immediately, U.S. wheat may now be shipped to Kenya regardless of state of origin or port of export.

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The Idaho State Police say a semi-truck that crashed on Interstate 90 on Friday night was carrying 16 2,000-pound missiles. The Spokesman Review reports the 47-year-old driver, Mark W. Dearinger of Chickasha, Oklahoma, was cited for inattentive driving...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Top federal and state fire managers say the National Fire Preparedness Level will be raised to its highest point Friday afternoon. The National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group made the announcement Thursday, saying the jump to Preparedness Level 5 reflects a high degree of wildfire activity and that further assistance from the military and international resources may be conside

BOISE (AP) — A federal lawsuit by an environmental group seeking to force federal agencies to analyze whether about two dozen dams operating in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana are harming bull trout has been dismissed. U.S. District Court Judge Marco Hernandez in a ruling last week said federal agencies took action after the lawsuit was filed in July that met demands sought by the Alliance f

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Federal officials say a small-scale version of a key component of an eastern Idaho radioactive waste treatment facility that has so far failed to operate will be tested in Colorado. The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday said Engineers at Hazen Research near Denver in January will start testing a smaller replica of the primary reaction vessel that's part of the $600 million

Idaho and New York are vying to be the third largest dairy state. Tony VanderHulst, president of the Idaho Dairymen’s Association was quoted saying “We’re in a fun competition between New York and Idaho. We’ll see how it goes over the next couple of years,” The yogurt industry is behind the boom years in both states...