All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 13 2014 // Idaho Department of Insurance Director Bill Deal announced today he is retiring.His retirement is effective on Dec. 31. Deal was appointed by Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter and began his eight-year tenure on Jan. 2,...
Oct 31 2014 // The Idaho Department of Insurance this week announced Idaho’s overall workers’ compensation premium rates will be reduced by an average of 0.2 percent for 2015. “This slight rate decrease is an indicator...
Oct 20 2014 // Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has filed a lawsuit against a southwest Idaho fitness company.Wasden contends in the lawsuit filed in Ada County District Court that Body Renew Fitness & Tanning and owner Dakota...
Oct 20 2014 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted disaster area status to eight counties in central and eastern Idaho, clearing the way for farms to receive low-interest loans for operating costs.USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack...
Oct 7 2014 // Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has filed a lawsuit against a southwest Idaho fitness company.Wasden contends in the lawsuit filed in Ada County District Court that Body Renew Fitness & Tanning and owner Dakota...
Oct 6 2014 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture has granted disaster area status to eight counties in central and eastern Idaho, clearing the way for farms to receive low-interest loans for operating costs.USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack...
Oct 6 2014 // A SUV full of teenagers crashed in Idaho in September after one of the passengers lit the driver’s armpit hair on fire with a lighter, authorities said.All five young people in the Ford Bronco were hurt in the crash...
Sep 30 2014 // Emergency planners say a digital library developed by Idaho researchers has become a critical tool in preparing for major disasters.The Infrastructure Protection Digital Library is a searchable database that gathers and...
Sep 25 2014 // A south-central Idaho man has died in an explosion at a dairy. Authorities tell The Times-News the explosion occurred at about 6 a.m. Monday as 30-year-old Dayne A. Hansen of Rupert did welding work on a trailer. Minidoka...
Sep 22 2014 // That rain on the plain that saturated Montana’s malt barley crop in late August could be tears in the beer of American brewers in 2015.Heavy late-August rains have damaged crops in the nation’s largest...
Sep 19 2014 // Twin Falls, Idaho-based Starley-Leavitt Insurance Agency has named Nikki Donnelley an account executive. Donnelley specializes in commercial insurance for construction and condominium risks. She has worked in the insurance...
Sep 19 2014 // A SUV full of teenagers crashed in Idaho after one of the passengers lit the driver’s armpit hair on fire with a lighter, authorities said Wednesday.All five young people in the Ford Bronco were hurt in the crash...
Sep 15 2014 // The University of Florida’s Athletic Department is scheduled to collect $1.8 million under a Lloyd’s of London insurance policy that covers the loss of ticket revenue in the event a home game is cancelled.The...
Sep 10 2014 // That rain on the plain that saturated Montana’s malt barley crop in late August could be tears in the beer of American brewers in 2015.Heavy late-August rains have damaged crops in the nation’s largest...
Sep 5 2014 // The insurance company for the south-central Idaho city of Twin Falls says it won’t pay reimbursement costs sought by residents whose homes sustained damage when the city sewers backed up last month. The Idaho...
Aug 13 2014 // Idaho farmers may feel a small sting from the new Russian ban on food and agricultural imports from the West.Russia was the 14th largest export market for Idaho agriculture as of last year, according to the Idaho...
Aug 4 2014 // Despite the uncertainty over the scale and the speed of climate change, Idaho leaders are working on how to adapt and how to reduce its impacts.Boise law firm Holland & Hart held a workshop for its Idaho clients and...
Aug 4 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add several local agency owners in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii in 2014.Allstate’s plan is to recruit 51 new exclusive agents, 13 financial specialists and the company...
Jul 24 2014 // Allstate Insurance Co. plans to add several local agency owners in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii in 2014.Allstate’s plan is to recruit 51 new exclusive agents, 13 financial specialists and the company...
Jul 10 2014 // The Environmental Protection Agency says Idaho inmates were exposed to asbestos when they were sent to work at an Idaho Transportation Department maintenance shop without proper training or equipment. The federal agency...