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Lawyer Wants Hearing For Sheridan Teen In Killing
A teenager serving a sentence of life without parole in the home invasion killing of an elderly Sheridan man wants a new court hearing on whether he received an adequate legal defense.
Dharminder Vir Sen of Sheridan was 15 when he and two other teens broke into the house of 79-year-old Robert Ernst in 2009...
Woman Pays Lip Service, Walks Out On Botox Bill
Police say a woman who received $1,700 worth of Botox treatments stuck her dermatologist with the bill at a northern Idaho clinic.
Coeur d'Alene Police issued a statement Thursday saying North Idaho Dermatology reported that a client by the name of Louise Greene had received Botox and Juvederm treatments to her face for about an hour on Dec...
Jamar, Ward Lead Montana Past Utah Valley 65-52
Kareem Jamar and Mathias Ward scored 15 points each, and Montana came alive in the second half Thursday en route to a 65-52 victory over Utah Valley.
Derek Selvig added 13 points, including four 3-pointers, and seven rebounds for the Grizzlies (7-5), who were 15 for 25 (60 percent) from the field in the second half after going 9 for 28 (32 percent) in the first half...
Laid-off IT Worker Admits Hacking Former Employer
An information technology worker accused of crashing his company's system after he was laid off has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of unlawful use of a computer.
Vladimir Ivanovich Shved entered his plea Thursday and is scheduled to be sentenced Feb...
Washington Foundation Donates $160K To Food Banks
The Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation has donated $160,000 to 61 state food banks, missions and shelters.
The gift is the largest holiday donation the foundation has made to date.
More than 142,000 Montanans, including 44,000 children, are living below the income level the federal government uses to define poverty...
Feds To Drop Great Lakes Wolf Listing
The Obama administration is taking gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region off the federal endangered species list.
The Associated Press obtained a Wednesday statement in which Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the more than 4,000 wolves in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin have exceeded recovery goals and no longer need federal protection...
Extension of Payroll Tax Cut Passes [Audio]
Leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives agreed Thursday afternoon to approve a two-month extension of the Payroll Tax Reduction Plan recently passed by the Senate.
Hecla Will Bypass Rock Burst Site
Hecla Mining Co. will dig a bypass around an area of the Lucky Friday Mine where a rock burst injured seven workers last week.
The company said Wednesday that the 750-foot bypass will allow miners to continue working in one of the nation's deepest underground mines, while avoiding the dangerous area...
Idaho School Asks Supreme Court To Hear Bible Case
A former Idaho charter school is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on a lawsuit filed against state officials who barred the use of the Bible and other religious texts the classroom.
Attorneys for the now-defunct Nampa Classical Academy filed a petition with the court Wednesday...
Man Drowns While Ice-Fishing At Flaming Gorge
Sweetwater County authorities have recovered the body of a man who fell through the ice and drowned while ice-fishing at Flaming Gorge Reservoir.
Sweetwater County Sheriff Rich Haskell identified the dead man as 50-year-old Kevin Holloway of Green River...