Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » idaho http://newstalk870.am Wed, 22 May 2013 00:14:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Gophers Cause Idaho Highway to Partially Collapse! http://newstalk870.am/gophers-cause-idaho-highway-to-partially-collapse/ http://newstalk870.am/gophers-cause-idaho-highway-to-partially-collapse/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 18:02:33 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=134842 Fortunately, no motorists were injured and there were no reported accidents because, but Idaho Department of Transportation crews had to work through the night to repair a large sinkhole on Highway 78 near Marsing, Idaho,  just east of Hot Springs due to gophers.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gophers-cause-idaho-highway-to-partially-collapse/feed/ 0 (Idaho Department of Transportation photo) Idaho Lawmaker Wants to Enroll All Adults Over Age 21 in a Militia http://newstalk870.am/idaho-lawmaker-wants-to-make-all-21-and-over-adults-part-of-militia/ http://newstalk870.am/idaho-lawmaker-wants-to-make-all-21-and-over-adults-part-of-militia/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:48 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=124580 In an effort to head off any federal gun law changes, an Idaho lawmaker is looking way ahead.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/idaho-lawmaker-wants-to-make-all-21-and-over-adults-part-of-militia/feed/ 0 (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Should Owed Wages Be Part of Fights Over Budget Cuts? http://newstalk870.am/should-owed-wages-be-part-of-fights-over-budget-cuts/ http://newstalk870.am/should-owed-wages-be-part-of-fights-over-budget-cuts/#comments Mon, 08 Oct 2012 23:56:40 +0000 Andrew Kirk http://newstalk870.am/?p=98913 According to the Associated Press, a company called Inclusion Inc. is suing the Idaho state government for underpayment for services given to the developmentally disabled. For those of you not following this story, the state of Idaho is trying to balance its budget and some Republicans have rejected a budget that pays for these services. That means the company can't be paid for services already rendered.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/should-owed-wages-be-part-of-fights-over-budget-cuts/feed/ 0 Flickr Firefighter Admits Starting Wildfire to Get Father's Attention! http://newstalk870.am/shocking-firefighter-admits-starting-wildfire-to-get-fathers-attention/ http://newstalk870.am/shocking-firefighter-admits-starting-wildfire-to-get-fathers-attention/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:30:24 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=94984 An Idaho volunteer firefighter has admitted to authorities he deliberately started a wildfire near Robie Creek in Boise County.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/shocking-firefighter-admits-starting-wildfire-to-get-fathers-attention/feed/ 0 (Courtesy Ada County, Idaho, Jail) Authorities Pull $7 Million Worth of Pot Plants from Idaho Corn Field http://newstalk870.am/clever-farmer-authorities-pull-7-million-worth-of-pot-plants-from-idaho-corn-field/ http://newstalk870.am/clever-farmer-authorities-pull-7-million-worth-of-pot-plants-from-idaho-corn-field/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:00:11 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=82762 The Idaho State Patrol has busted one of the largest marijuana growing operations ever in that state.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/clever-farmer-authorities-pull-7-million-worth-of-pot-plants-from-idaho-corn-field/feed/ 0 (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) Idaho Executes Convicted Killer – Only 2nd In Last 17 Years http://newstalk870.am/idaho-executes-convicted-killer-only-2nd-in-last-17-years/ http://newstalk870.am/idaho-executes-convicted-killer-only-2nd-in-last-17-years/#comments Tue, 12 Jun 2012 20:30:28 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=69298 A convicted killer was executed Tuesday by lethal injection in Idaho, making only the second time it's happened there since 1995.

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