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Shorebirds find a sea of Idaho grass

Jessica Pollock, a research biologist with the Idaho Bird Observatory, prepares to release a female long-billed curlew after a research team placed a satellite transmitter on the bird in the hills north of Middleton.

Researchers from the Idaho Bird Observatory at Boise State University are trying to determine why numbers of nesting pairs of the long-billed curlew have dropped.

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Election 2013: Salmon voters for 9th time reject school bond

Voters in Salmon in east-central Idaho have for the ninth time in as many years rejected a plan to raise taxes to repair or replace dilapidated schools.
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Will Paul iPad program last?

The Idaho elementary school is unsure if or how it will continue to issue tablets to students next year.
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Idaho prosecutor won't seek death again for Sivak

An Idaho prosecutor says he won't seek the death penalty when Lacey Mark Sivak is resentenced this fall.

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ISU to pay $400K after medical records breach

Idaho State University is paying a $400,000 to the federal government to settle allegations it improperly exposed confidential medical records.

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Idaho rep complains lobbying helped kill gun bill

A lawmaker who had his firearms bill killed in the 2013 Legislature has complained to the secretary of state that it was torpedoed by lobbyists who weren't properly registered.

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Vandals damage N. Idaho classic car collection

Police in northern Idaho say vandals caused about $54,000 in damage by smashing windows in 26 classic cars in a collector's wooded backyard.

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Nurse assistant pleads guilty to taking pain meds

An east-central Idaho nursing assistant has pleaded guilty to removing pain patches from elderly patients at a nursing home so she could use them herself to get high.
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Crosses removed from Roberts water tower

Three lighted crosses have been removed from the water tower in the southeast Idaho town of Roberts following a complaint by a resident.
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N. Idaho man pleads guilty to kidnapping

A northern Idaho man has pleaded guilty to kidnapping and aggravated battery after taking a 6-year-old hostage last summer and holding a bread knife against him.
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Comment period extended on grizzly plan

Federal wildlife officials are extending the comment period on proposed changes to a recovery plan for threatened grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park.