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Idaho’s High School Graduation Rate Reaches New High

BOISE, ID. (AP) — The Idaho Department of Education says the state's high school graduation rate has reached an all-time high of just over 80 percent. Superintendent of Public Education Sherri Ybarra says th... Read More...

Judge Says Suspect in Idaho Mass Stabbing Unfit for Trial

BOISE, ID. (AP) — An Idaho judge says the suspect in a mass stabbing attack that injured 12 and killed a 3-year-old girl is unfit to stand trial. The ruling from 4th District Judge Nancy Baskin on Wednesday ... Read More...

Stretch of I-80 in Wyoming Closed for Over a Day

CHEYENNE, WY. (AP) — Crews on Thursday completed cleanup of hazardous material from a truck crash that closed westbound traffic on Interstate 80 in southern Wyoming for more than a day. The Wyoming Departmen... Read More...

Ogden IRS Offices Calling More than 1,000 Back to Work

OGDEN, UT. (AP) — Officials say more than 1,000 Internal Revenue Service employees in Ogden are being called back to work to prepare for tax-filing season as the federal government shutdown continues. The St... Read More...

House Panel Endorses Task Force to Look at Wyoming Taxes

CHEYENNE, WY. (AP) — The House Revenue Committee has endorsed a proposal to create a task force that would come up with viable tax options to help keep Wyoming from being subject to the booms and busts associat... Read More...

Utah Lawmaker Wants to Regulate Emotional Support Animals

CLINTON, UT. | By BETHANY RODGERS, The Salt Lake Tribune (AP) — Seven-year-old Skyrie Sacks has a backyard coop full of emotional support animals that — like their Pokémon namesakes — began their lives as a hum... Read More...

Audit: Utah Driver’s License Division Illegally Shares Data

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. (AP) — The state is illegally sharing personal data from driver's licenses, a recent state audit says. The Utah Driver License Division is sharing data such as Social Security numbers, bi... Read More...

Food-Stamp Recipients Urged to Ration as Shutdown Continues

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. (AP) — Families across Utah that rely on food stamps will be getting February's benefits weeks early. As the longest government shutdown in U.S. history continues, state officials who adm... Read More...

‘Add the Words’ Demonstrators Gather at Idaho Statehouse

BOISE, ID. (AP) — Roughly 200 demonstrators have gathered inside the Statehouse to get Idaho lawmakers to pass legislation to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people from employment and housing di... Read More...

Idaho Woman Has 50-Pound Tumor Removed

BOISE, ID. (AP) — An Idaho woman who thought she was gaining weight because of menopause discovered she actually had a 50-pound tumor that had been growing inside her for decades. Boise television station KT... Read More...