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IDAHO ECONOMY

Owners of Meridian guard-rail company indicted

Prosecutors want an Idaho businesswoman to forfeit $9.2 million as part of their indictment against her on federal charges including tax crimes, wire fraud and obstruction of justice.

IDAHO ECONOMY

DBSI execs plead not guilty to securities fraud

Four executives with the failed real estate company DBSI Inc. have pleaded not guilty to federal charges that they misled investors in a scheme to bilk them out of millions of dollars.

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Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban

A federal court in San Francisco Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

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Utah Gov. Herbert rails against US Land management

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert says his state does a better job than federal managers and has a bigger stake than the bureaucrats in protecting the natural resources and rugged beauty that drives Utah's outdoor recreation and tourism industry.

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Idaho panel backs delisting of grizzly bears

Idaho wildlife officials are urging the federal government to remove grizzly bears from the endangered species list.

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Idaho announces first round of IGEM grants

One of Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter's initiatives to boost government partnerships with industry and academia is dishing out $850,000 to projects designed to boost Idaho's economy and create jobs.

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Appeals court won't block Yellowstone bison hazing

A federal appeals court denied a request to block the use of a helicopter to haze wild bison as officials in southwestern Montana wrapped up the annual drive of the animals back into Yellowstone National Park.

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Contracted employee exposed to ammonia

A man working at the Simplot fertilizer plant west of Pocatello was hospitalized in critical condition after apparently being exposed to ammonia over the weekend.

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Animal-rights worker arrested for taping rodeo

A member of an Illinois-based animal-rights group has been arrested after refusing to stop videotaping at an annual Eastern Oregon rodeo where horses are roped by the legs in an event the state Legislature is considering outlawing.

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Boise-area man gets prison in 2011 toddler death

A Garden City man convicted last fall for beating to death the child of his girlfriend has been ordered to serve a life prison term.