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Kuna government officials are flexing some municipal muscle these days. The city, they say, is tired of being known as a sleepy little bedroom community and is demanding the same respect developers and the Ada County Highway District seemingly have for Boise, Meridian and Eagle. | GO...

Now that two Idaho wilderness bills are officially dead for the year - and the Bush Era - the Republicans behind the proposals are planning how to navigate a Democratic Congress and White House.

The 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games received a $1.1 million grant from the Wal-Mart Foundation.

Boise City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved rate increases for garbage collection, said city spokesman Vince Trimboli.

A Meridian police dog helped capture a gang member hiding in a shed late Monday night in the Locust Grove/Franklin roads neighborhood.

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has issued a yellow air quality alert for Wednesday that may extend into Thursday, when a change in the weather is expected.

Two Boise men who admitted to giving methamphetamine to a 15-year-old girl so they could have sex with her and advertise her on Craigslist earlier this summer will find out in January how long they will go to prison.

The Bureau of Land Management is asking the public to comment on proposed

Motorists at the Broadway Avenue interchange will encounter a brief lane restriction Tuesday tonight for guardrail repair, the Idaho Transportation Department said.

Two Meridian men who admitted to giving methamphetamine to a 15-year-old girl so they could have sexual contact with her and advertise her on Craigslist earlier this summer will find out in January how long they will go to prison.

The Idaho Department of Labor’s phone system began working normally Tuesday afternoon, but customers calling to file weekly continuing unemployment insurance reports or to speak with consultants may still experience some delays, primarily because of the volume of calls backed up over the past day and a half, the department said.

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has issued a yellow air quality alert for Wednesday.

Boise State University hired Jon Uda, a 29-year veteran of law enforcement including work for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to the new position of executive director of campus security and police services effective Dec. 8, the university said Tuesday.

Two Idaho Falls residents pleaded guilty in federal court this month to setting a range fire that burned 2,766 acres near Idaho National Laboratory in 2003.

Two children, ages 5 and 7, remained hospitalized at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise on Monday from injuries sustained in a crash Friday at Five Mile and Franklin roads, Boise police said.

Clifford Gieg, right, was the only member of his family in Jonestown to escape the Nov. 18, 1978, massacre. His brother Stanley, left, was killed that day, along with their cousin, his wife and their toddler. Gieg is speaking publicly about his memories for the first time. | GO... &#149 Audio: Clifford Gieg discusses life in Jonestown

Residential waste collection in Boise is slated to increase by more than $2 per month in 2009. City council Tuesday will hold a public hearing on all proposed fee changes for residential and commercial waste services.

Boise Towne Square mall, which opened at 1 a.m. the Friday after Thanksgiving last year, opted for a 5 a.m. start this time.

Ada County prosecutors could find out as soon as next month if serial shooting suspect John Delling is mentally competent to proceed with his first degree murder trial filed in connection with the shooting death of Brad Morse in April 2007.