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Why Governors Are Ditching Their Mansions

Matt Cantor — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:35:29 CDT

One of the perks of being a governor is getting to live in the executive mansion—but many governors are skipping out on the offer, writes Jodi Kantor in the New York Times . For some, it's because of the huge amount of responsibility that comes with living in a public...

Klansman Running for Idaho Sheriff

Rob Quinn — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:00:00 CDT

A white supremacist in Idaho seeking to swap his white hood for a sheriff's badge says voters should look at his position on crime, not race. Shaun Winkler, who is the leader of the local White Knights of the KKK and has links to the Aryan Nation, hopes to beat...

Ron Paul Is Night's Big Loser

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 05:16:24 CST

Ron Paul was last night's big loser, coming away from Super Tuesday without a single primary win. His best showing was a second place to Rick Santorum's win in North Dakota, one of the three states along with Idaho and Alaska that Paul targeted. The race was like others before...

Super Tuesday Results: Who Won What

Newser Editors — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 02:20:00 CST

Mitt Romney took the biggest Super Tuesday prize of all, Ohio, by a razor thin margin. The state was called for Romney only after 99.4% of precincts reported, giving him 38% to Rick Santorum's 37%. Earlier, Newt Gingrich got a crucial home-state win in Georgia, while Santorum grabbed needed...

Mining Company: Those 2-Headed Fish No Big Deal

John Johnson — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:42:53 CST

If you reel in your fishing line in southern Idaho to find a two-headed trout staring back, it's ... no big deal? The New York Times explains: The JR Simplot Company wants the federal government to allow higher levels of the mining byproduct selenium to appear in local waterways. The company...

Woman Sues to Block Idaho's 'Fetal Pain' Law

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 12:54:50 CDT

Abortion bans based on “fetal pain” are highly controversial , but until now, no one is believed to have filed a lawsuit challenging their constitutionality. Jennie Linn McCormack of Idaho became the first when she filed suit against her state’s new law, which bans abortions after the 20-week mark on the...

Man Faces Year in Jail for Killing Grizzly in His Yard

Rob Quinn — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 04:48:31 CDT

An Idaho man who shot and killed a grizzly bear that wandered on to his 20-acre property has pleaded not guilty to unlawfully killing a protected species. Jeremy Hill's supporters say he was only protecting his family after the 2-year-old cub, accompanied by its mother and another cub, entered his...

Trapped Miner's Body Recovered

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:19:05 CDT

After nine days, workers yesterday recovered the body of Larry Marek, who was trapped during a cave-in in an Idaho silver mine. Marek and his brother, Mike, had just finished watering down blasted-out rock and ore in the mine on April 15 when the ceiling collapsed in a 6,150-foot-deep...

Hunters Gear Up for Wolf 'Slaughter'

Mark Russell — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 02:20:00 CDT

A massive wolf hunt is coming to the Rocky Mountain states now that Congress has quietly passed a budget rider ordering wolves be taken off endangered species lists everywhere but Wyoming. Since wolves were re-introduced to the region in 1994, their numbers have grown to 1,700, angering ranchers and...