Latest Idaho Headlines

All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Proposal To Raise Speed Limits In Idaho Clears Senate

Feb 27 2014 // A bid to increase speed limits on Idaho roads raced to a victory on the Senate floor, as lawmakers voted 30-4 to send it on to the House.Legal speeds would jump from 75 to 80 mph on the interstate and from 65 to 70 mph on...

Attorney General Supports National Notification Standard for ID Theft

Feb 24 2014 // U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, citing the recent massive data theft at retailer Target Corp., urged Congress on Monday to enact a national standard for notifying consumers about such breaches.“This would empower...

ID Theft Complaints Up 18% in Illinois, AG Says

Feb 24 2014 // Illinois’ attorney general says the number of identity theft complaints received by her office rose 18 percent last year. Lisa Madigan says her office received about 3,000 complaints in 2013, up from about 2,500 the...

Former Idaho Councilman Sentenced For Insurance Fraud

Feb 24 2014 // A former Nampa City Council member in Idaho was sentenced in February to 90 days in jail and 12 years of supervised probation for insurance fraud.Terms of the sentence given to Bob Schmidt on in 3rd District Court require...

ID Theft Complaints Up in Illinois, AG Says

Feb 13 2014 // The Illinois Attorney General’s office says the number of identity theft complaints received by her office climbed 18 percent last year.Lisa Madigan says her office received about 3,000 complaints in 2013, up from...

Former Idaho Councilman Sentenced For Insurance Fraud

Feb 7 2014 // A former Nampa City Council member in Idaho has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and 12 years of supervised probation for insurance fraud.The Idaho Press-Tribune reported that terms of the sentence given to Bob Schmidt on...

Dairy Lien Lawsuit Reversed by Idaho Supreme Court

Jan 29 2014 // The Idaho Supreme Court says a lien on cattle feed only lasts as long as the feed does, and doesn’t apply to the animals that consume the food.The ruling reversed a lower court’s decision in a lawsuit between...

Idaho Insurance Department Revokes Father and Son Licenses

Dec 23 2013 // The Idaho Department of Insurance issued orders revoking the Idaho insurance producer licenses held by Adrian Rand Robison and his son, Adrian Russell Robison. Rand Robison was the founder and chairman of the board of The...

Idaho Court: Mormon Church, Members Not Liable In Injury

Dec 4 2013 // The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members cannot be held liable for injuries suffered by a child on a church-organized outing in Idaho six years ago, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled.Justices said there...

Former Idaho Councilman Gets Jail Time For Insurance Fraud

Nov 20 2013 // A former councilman from the eastern Idaho town of Rigby has been sentenced to 150 days in jail and 10 years of probation for insurance fraud. The Post Register reported Lawrence Blackburn was sentenced on Monday....

Two Legacy Network Executives in Idaho Sentenced

Nov 4 2013 // The former founder and chairman of the board of The Legacy Network, an insurance brokerage agency in Rexburg, Idaho, and his son were sentenced in October in United States District Court in Pocatello.The sentencing was...

Idaho Lawsuit Is Latest Claim Against Remington

Oct 28 2013 // Remington Arms Co., maker of one of America’s most-popular hunting rifles, is in court again, this time with an Idaho lawsuit filed by a man who says he was shot through the foot by a defective weapon.Loren Korpi, an...

Two Legacy Network Executives in Idaho Sentenced

Oct 22 2013 // The former founder and chairman of the board of The Legacy Network, an insurance brokerage agency in Rexburg, Idaho, and his son were sentenced on Wednesday in United States District Court in Pocatello.The sentencing was...

Idaho Parents Sue Football Helmet Company

Oct 8 2013 // The family of a northern Idaho teenager who suffered a traumatic brain injury during a football game is suing the school district and the maker of the football helmet.The Bonner County Daily Bee reported that Robert Clark...

Idaho Fly Shop Owner Gets Jail Time on Workers’ Comp Law

Oct 7 2013 // A state judge has ordered a Coeur d’Alene, Idaho fly shop owner to serve five days in jail for violating a court order stemming from allegations he failed to provide workers’ compensation insurance.The Idaho...

Idaho Gun Show Canceled Due to Insurance Requirements

Oct 7 2013 // Members of a southwestern Idaho gun club may have to end a decades-long tradition of gun shows because Ada County raised its insurance requirements after two people were injured in an accidental firearm discharge at the...

Idaho Insurance Agents Leery Of Exchange’s Promise

Oct 1 2013 // Insurance agents are still waiting to be convinced Idaho’s insurance exchange will benefit their businesses, though the board that established this Internet marketplace for individual and small business coverage...

Idaho Fly Shop Owner Gets Jail Time On Workers’ Comp Law

Sep 26 2013 // A state judge has ordered a Coeur d’Alene, Idaho fly shop owner to serve five days in jail for violating a court order stemming from allegations he failed to provide workers’ compensation insurance.The Idaho...

Idaho Gun Show Canceled Due to Insurance Requirements

Sep 20 2013 // Members of a southwestern Idaho gun club may have to end a decades-long tradition of gun shows because Ada County raised its insurance requirements after two people were injured in an accidental firearm discharge at the...

Idaho Man Sues Experian, Says Credit Report Wrong

Sep 9 2013 // Jose Luis Calderon says he had the cash to buy a car, but he decided to get an auto loan so he could build up a credit history. It wasn’t until he was turned down that the 27-year-old Nampa man realized he already...