Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter made the announcement Monday after talks between the state and federal government failed to result in an agreement.

U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy ruled it was illegal for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist a species on a state-by-state basis in Montana and Idaho, while leaving out Wyoming's predator population.

State biologists expect 1,400 to 1,500 sockeye will return to the Stanley region, up from last year's 833.

Even some hard-core tea party members from elsewhere were shocked at how far Idaho Republicans went.

It will be Gov. Butch Otter and Democrat Keith Allred campaigning against each other come November.

More than 1,500 Idaho soldiers from the Army National Guard are set to deploy in September. The guards members will leave for Camp Shelby, Miss., for two months of training before heading off to the Middle East for the remaining 10 months.

Judge says plans to kill about 20 percent of the estimated 1,350 wolves in Idaho and Montana won't cause long-term harm to the population.

U.S. Senator Jim Risch says 60,000 square foot, $16 million Sacajawea Hall is "a beautiful facility"; ribbon cut for LCSC's new Nursing and Health Sciences building.

Despite their denials, influential Democratic Sens. Kent Conrad and Chris Dodd were told from the start they were getting VIP mortgage discounts from one of the nation's largest lenders, the official who handled their loans has told Congress in secret testimony.

Crapo and Risch will join most Republican senators who have come out in recent weeks against Sotomayor, seeking to become the nation's first Hispanic justice.

U.S. Senator Jim Risch meets with team that competed in U.S. Department of Energy's National Science Bowl.

Much of the money, like the cash for highways and bridges, will likely flow to the state through existing formulas, but some could be divvied up by the state Legislature, which could, ostensibly, turn down the cash infusion.

Spokesperson says 70 - 80 will lose jobs; says workers were hired to take care of order backlog and that company is caught up on those orders.

Minneapolis attorney Tom Kelly says he concluded that the state Supreme Court would not accept a petition for further review of the case, so it would be a futile exercise.