KMVT-1 - News - State http://www.kmvt.com/news/state RSS Feed for KMVT-1 - News - State en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:43:31 GMT Canyon County to pay ACLU legal fees http://www.kmvt.com/news/state/70662667.html Canyon County commissioners in southwestern Idaho have agreed to pay $190,000 to the American Civil Liberties Union for legal fees stemming from a federal lawsuit the group filed earlier this year. E. Idaho nurse charged with stealing jail drugs http://www.kmvt.com/news/state/70662447.html A nurse at the Bannock County Jail in eastern Idaho who authorities say stole medication intended for inmates and substituted less potent medication has been charged with four felonies. Idaho police say store holdup claim was bogus http://www.kmvt.com/news/state/70662257.html Police in Lewiston say a convenience store manager who reported she'd been mugged on her way to deposit the day's profits at a local bank is now under investigation for fraud. Cenarrusa donates papers to BSU http://www.kmvt.com/news/state/70569897.html Retired Secretary of State Pete Cenarrusa, a Basque American who served more years in elected office in Idaho than anyone else, is giving the rest of his personal and political papers to Boise State University. Hammon takes on HR role to help spare layoffs http://www.kmvt.com/news/state/70569642.html To skirt layoffs in Gov. C.L. ``Butch'' Otter's budget office, his finance chief has become Idaho human resources director, too. Idaho Power now a believer in cloud seeding http://www.kmvt.com/news/state/70569447.html Cloud seeding is no longer considered a gimmick practiced by miracle healers. New Idaho Transportation director appointed http://www.kmvt.com/news/state/70569327.html The Idaho Transportation Department's governing board has selected a new director for the agency. Boise stun gun victim sues city http://www.kmvt.com/news/state/70569027.html A Boise man who was shocked with a stun gun by police has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and its police department. Police investigate marijuana bale found in car http://www.kmvt.com/news/state/70428627.html Police are investigating the discovery of a 23-pound bale of marijuana discovered in the back seat of a car loaded on a trailer bound for a dealership in Lewiston. Idaho unemployment rate pegged at 9 percent http://www.kmvt.com/news/state/70428562.html The Labor Department released new October unemployment figures that put the state's jobless rate at 9 percent. The adjusted unemployment figure was released Wednesday. The Labor Department's seasonally adjusted rate is a tenth of a percent higher than the state forecast released earlier this month.