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Toyota seeks damage control, in public and private

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers' trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it...

Pocatello Library Closed for Repairs

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:37:00 EST

The Marshall Public Library closed Tuesday to make some repairs.

Driggs Elementary Closed Tuesday

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:37:00 EST

A collapsed drain line closed Driggs Elementary School Tuesday. All other schools in Teton County School District 401 are business as usual.

Facebook: Your Online Job Interview

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:42:00 EST

Online security has been stressed since the web has exploded, but now the warning for online security has moved onto your job search. You could be hurting yourself, and not even knowing it, by what you are posting online.

Online Businesses Grow, State Loses Tax Revenue

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:39:00 EST

It's a growing phenomenon; setting up shops and selling all your stuff from home. But Idaho's tax commission says that brings more potential for the state to lose out on sales tax revenues.

Boy Scouts Prepare to Celebrate 100 Years in Idaho Falls

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:48:00 EST

The Grand Teton Council is ready to celebrate the 100th aniversary of scouting in the United States. Monday, final preparations were made for a celebratory breakfast at the council headquarters in Idaho Falls.

Bingham Ambulance Contract Discussions to Continue this Month

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:33:00 EST

The ambulance contract discussions in Bingham County are scheduled to continue this month.

Rexburg Business Grows National

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:10:00 EST

A Rexburg-grown garage storage business has expanded into 25 states over the last four years.

Michael Jackson's Doctor Pleads Not Guilty

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:46:00 EST

Michael Jackson's doctor has been taken into custody and is being held on $75,000 bail after pleading not guilty to causing the pop star's death.

ISU's Veterans Program Growing Quickly

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 18:09:00 EST

The number of people enrolled at ISU's Veterans Sanctuary Program went up 13 percent last semester and this semester is even higher.

Wildlife vs Vehicle Collisions Not Improving in Grand Teton Park

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 16:31:00 EST

Despite efforts to reduce the number of wildlife vs. vehicle collisions, Grand Teton Park officials report the accident statistics remain constant.

Wyo. Governor Urges Fiscal Restraint in State Address

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:07:00 EST

Gov. Dave Freudenthal says Wyoming legislators need to hold onto the state's financial reserves as they craft a new state budget.

Lost Island Park Snowmobiler Found Sunday

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 14:17:00 EST

A 29-year-old Island Park man was found safe early Sunday morning after he was reported lost in Rock Creek Drainage in Fremont County.

Super Bowl Supersedes Recession

Sun, 7 Feb 2010 20:37:00 EST

Local pizza joints and sports bars prepare for one of their busiest days of the year, and find just as much business as last year, despite recession.

Haiti parents testify they gave kids to Americans

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:04:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 4:04 PM ET PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - A lawyer for 10 U.S. missionaries detained in Haiti says parents of the children they're suspected of kidnapping told...

American Indian tribe pushes police power bill

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:54:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 3:54 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho legislators are considering a bill that would give tribal police power to arrest non-tribal members accused of violating...

House passes bill aimed at scuttling health reform

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:44:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 2:34 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho House Republicans passed a measure meant to scuttle proposed federal health care reforms that would require residents or...

Idaho legislator pushes neutering feral cats

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:44:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 12:44 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Idaho legislator wants to encourage sterilizing wild cats instead of killing them.

Idaho lawmakers debate 3rd illegal employment bill

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:24:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 12:24 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The third bill of the 2010 session to take on employers who knowingly hire illegal workers emerged in the Idaho...

Police: Man kills infant son and then himself

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:14:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 11:34 AM ET MERIDIAN, Idaho (AP) - Police in Meridian in southwest Idaho say an initial investigation appears to show that a 20-year-old man shot and killed...

House to consider photo ID bill for Idaho voters

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:14:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 12:14 PM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho voters could have to present photo identification before casting their ballots, if a bill introduced in the House State...

Idaho officials confiscate wolf carcass

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:04:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 12:04 PM ET TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has confiscated a wolf carcass from central Idaho wolf advocate Lynne...

Senate panel dumps bill aimed at invasive species

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:14:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 11:14 AM ET BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Senators rejected a measure meant to help law enforcement officials stop invasive species at Idaho's borders, saying it would...

Shooting suspect at state mental hospital

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:14:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 11:14 AM ET GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) - The trial of a Great Falls man accused of shooting his landlord to death has been delayed, while he undergoes another...

Bar Nunn girl dies in accidental shooting

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:25:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 3:25 PM ET CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - The Natrona County School District says a seventh-grader from Bar Nunn died after being shot when a firearm was accidentally...

Wyoming economic index extends upward run

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:25:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 2:25 PM ET CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - An economic index continues to show encouraging signs for Wyoming business.

Medicine Bow to get bulk of Wyo. beetle-kill funds

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:25:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 12:25 PM ET CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The bulk of new federal funding to cut down beetle-killed pine trees before they fall onto power lines, roads and...

Idaho officials confiscate wolf carcass

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:05:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 12:05 PM ET TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has confiscated a wolf carcass from central Idaho wolf advocate Lynne...

News Minute: Here is the latest Wyoming news from The Associated Press

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 11:45:00 EST

Click through for continually updated top news from around the state.

Former Wyo. policeman pleads not guilty

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:35:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 10:35 AM ET RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) - A former Rawlins Police Department captain and Carbon County commissioner who authorities say sexually abused two teenagers...

Cheyenne city attorney defends closed meeting

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 10:15:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 10:15 AM ET CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - The Cheyenne city attorney present at a city council closed meeting that has come under scrutiny for possibly being illegal...

Cheyenne man charged with shaking infant

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 09:45:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 9:45 AM ET CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Cheyenne man who police say shook his 7-month-old daughter after her crying disrupted his video game playing has been...

Over 90 apply for Sheridan police chief job

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:45:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 7:45 AM ET SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) - Sheridan has received more than 90 applications for its chief of police job.

Despite warnings, drivers hit park wildlife

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:45:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 7:45 AM ET MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) - Grand Teton National Park administrators say a 4-year campaign to prevent drivers from running over park wildlife has so far...

Utah to consider second radioactive waste dump

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:15:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 1:15 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The former president of the only low-level radioactive waste facility available to 36 states wants to open up a new disposal...

Trial set for man whose conviction was overturned

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:05:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 1:05 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A second trial has been set for a man whose murder conviction in the 2002 shooting death of another man outside a Salt Lake...

Resolution seeks fed support for veterans' home

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:35:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 12:35 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A House committee unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday that would urge the federal government to support a new nursing...

Norton's father pleads guilty in drug case

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:15:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 12:15 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The father of a 5-year-old girl who was murdered in 2006 has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor drug possession and child...

UTA proposes reducing TRAX routes this spring

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:05:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 8:05 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Utah Transit Authority is considering reducing the number of trains on 1 of its TRAX lines this April.

Commemorative coin from Zion heads into space

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 08:05:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 8:05 AM ET ZION NATIONAL PARK, Utah (AP) - A commemorative coin from Zion National Park is heading to the International Space Station.

Lawmaker wants federal support for veterans' home

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 07:45:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 7:45 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A House committee will consider a resolution that would urge the federal government to support a new nursing home for Utah's...

Utah zoo preps for leopard's high-tech root canal

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 06:05:00 EST

Associated Press - February 9, 2010 6:05 AM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A male Amur leopard at Utah's Hogle Zoo will get a high-tech root canal to fix a cracked, partially missing tooth.

Petition says Utah AG violated state election laws

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:35:00 EST

Associated Press - February 8, 2010 2:15 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - An ethics initiative sponsor says Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has violated the state's election laws and is...

Booster seats become states' rights issue in Utah

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:05:00 EST

Associated Press - February 8, 2010 7:05 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A House committee split along party lines Monday over a bill that would relax requirements for some children in safety...

Ted Anthony named AP assistant managing editor

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:30:00 EST

Ted Anthony, a veteran editor and correspondent for The Associated Press who has helped develop social media strategies and new storytelling techniques in AP newsrooms, has been named an assistant managing editor for the...

Clinton asked to intervene in Haiti kidnap case

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

The U.S.-based lawyer for one of 10 American Baptists charged with child kidnapping in Haiti appealed Tuesday for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to personally intervene in the case.

Evacuations under way for LA-area foothills

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Homeowners in mud-ravaged foothill towns north of Los Angeles packed their cars and fled Tuesday as evacuation orders took hold and a new winter storm approached.

Cops search San Antonio landfill for missing baby

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Police began excavating a landfill Tuesday in search of a body or other evidence in the disappearance of an 8-month-old Arizona boy who was last seen with his mother at a San Antonio hotel on the day after Christmas.

Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Snow blew across the Midwest on Tuesday and headed for the hard-hit Mid-Atlantic region, where federal government offices have been closed since last week and utility workers struggled to restore power already knocked out by...

Workers spent 80-plus hours a week at Conn. plant

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Some workers building a Connecticut power plant shattered by a gas explosion had been spending more than 80 hours a week there before the blast killed five of them Sunday, The Associated Press has learned. One employee said...

Anthem asked to justify rate hike in California

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Over the past 12 years, Josh Libresco's health insurance premium has increased almost eight-fold for his family of four.

Kerrigan's family criticizes autopsy report on dad

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

The family of Olympic skater Nancy Kerrigan has criticized an autopsy report about her father's death and insists it was not a homicide.

Fellow NY Democrats offer Paterson little support

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Top New York Democrats were silent Tuesday as Gov. David Paterson, already fighting to remain politically viable, fought to lay to rest unconfirmed rumors and news reports of womanizing and drug use.

Court halts rules on Edwards sex tape retrieval

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

A North Carolina court has temporarily stopped the security rules that a judge issued for the retrieval of the John Edwards sex tape.

Mo. lawmakers consider ban on synthetic pot

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:19:00 EST

A widely available and legal drug that mimics the effects of marijuana could became illegal in Missouri through a bill considered Tuesday in the Legislature.

Bond yields rise as investors return to stocks

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:19:00 EST

Interest rates rose in the bond market Tuesday after investors moved back into stocks and a three-year note sale generated less demand.

Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistance

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

The Dow Jones industrial average jumped back above 10,000 on hope that the European Union will help Greece manage its growing debt burden.

Obama meets with GOP, says can spur job growth

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Appealing for bipartisanship in a town where it's hard to find, President Barack Obama sat down with Democrats and Republicans Tuesday to spur cooperation on job creation, deficit reduction and health care overhaul. He...

McDonald's sales figure rises 2.6 percent in Jan.

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

McDonald's Inc., the world's largest fast-food chain, said Tuesday a key sales comparison rose 2.6 percent in January, as strong overseas sales more than offset a decline in the U.S.

Cribs recalled after 3 deaths

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Government safety officials Tuesday announced a recall of more than 500,000 drop-side cribs sold at Buy Buy Baby, Kmart, Wal-Mart and other stores after the death of three infants.

Another winter blast helps boost heating oil price

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

By MARK WILLIAMS AP Energy Writer Heating oil prices got a boost Tuesday as the second powerful storm in four days threatened to dump more than a foot of snow on the East Coast.

Job openings plunged by one-quarter last year

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Finding a job got much tougher last year, as the number of available openings fell by nearly one quarter.

Strong overseas sales put fizz in Coca-Cola's 4Q

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

International sales again added fizz to Coca-Cola's fourth quarter, while sales in North America softened, to lift profit 55 percent in the last three months of the year.

UBS makes Q4 profit, but withdrawals continue

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Swiss bank UBS AG posted a fourth-quarter profit of 1.205 billion Swiss francs ($1.12 billion) Tuesday, beating analysts' expectations partly thanks to a tax credit, but disappointing investors with news that rich clients...

Beyonce, Alicia Keys shoot music video in Rio slum

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Grammy Award-winning singers Beyonce and Alicia Keys are filming a music video in a Rio de Janeiro slum.

Lil Wayne sentencing postponed for dental reasons

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Rap star Lil Wayne has gotten a temporary reprieve from jail - for dental surgery.

Perez Hilton, Black Eyed Peas manager settle suit

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

A judge is dismissing a civil lawsuit filed against a Black Eyed Peas manager who punched blogger Perez Hilton in a nightclub last year.

Leno to Letterman: Thanks for Super Bowl ad invite

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Jay Leno has a message for David Letterman: Thanks.

Jackson doctor out on bail, back for April hearing

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Michael Jackson's doctor returns to court in April to find out the date for the next major step in the case - a proceeding that will reveal for the first time the evidence the prosecution believes will show his "gross...

Jackson celebrity turns doctor case into spectacle

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

There's no bloody glove this time, no smoking gun, no faded music icon showing up in court wearing a wig that made it look like he plugged his finger into an electrical socket.

Sinatra, Martin to receive stars in Las Vegas

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Sin City is paying homage to iconic singers Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin by giving them each a place on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars.

DeGeneres says Cowell is 'meaner than I thought'

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:18:00 EST

Ellen DeGeneres, the newest judge on "American Idol," says Simon Cowell is "meaner" than she thought. Cowell, Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi and various guest judges kicked off the ninth season of the Fox singing competition...

Marchesa caters to the high-wattage fashion crowd

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:39:00 EST

Marchesa is a glamorous, movie-star fashion house: Its specialty is the show-stopping red carpet dresses you're likely to see on Kate Hudson, Sienna Miller or "Annie," known to the rest of us as Anne Hathaway.

Angelina Jolie to visit Haiti with UN refugee body

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:38:00 EST

The U.N. refugee agency says its goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie is heading to Haiti to meet with earthquake victims.

Teen crashes car into school, drives down hall

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:58:00 EST

Sheriff's deputies said a 17-year-old boy crashed his parents' car through the doors of Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, then drove it down the hall. The car finally stopped 75 yards later when it hit a security office....

Rotten radishes prompt gas leak calls in Ohio

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:58:00 EST

An Ohio fire department says the smell of decaying radishes prompted calls from residents worried about a possible gas leak. Tiffin Township Volunteer Fire Department near Defiance in northwest Ohio responded to five reports...

Police: Man tries to buy crack with credit card

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 15:58:00 EST

Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man...

Sledder, 62, hurt when improvised rocket blows up

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 01:58:00 EST

A 62-year-old sledder looking for a burst of power got it when the homemade rocket strapped to his back exploded, burning him over nearly 20 percent of his body. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said the man, whose...

Mumbling, fumbling, bumbling robber fails twice

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 23:38:00 EST

Communication skills were clearly lacking in a woman who police said tried to rob two Memphis credit unions. She fled empty-handed both times. The Commercial Appeal reported the suspect is a short, thin black or Hispanic...

Police: Man stuffed 75 bottles of lotion in pants

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 08:58:00 EST

Police say a Massachusetts man who stuffed 75 bottles of body lotion in his pants couldn't slip away from authorities, hampered by slacks that were nearly bursting at the seams.

Don't eat the grass: you may face new charge

Mon, 8 Feb 2010 08:58:00 EST

A Bossier Parish sheriff's spokesman said a man was booked with resisting an officer for allegedly eating marijuana after a deputy stopped his car for a loud exhaust. Sheriff's spokesman Ed Baswell said a 24-year-old man...

Jury awards ex-Stripper $100K for DUI wreck

Fri, 5 Feb 2010 07:41:00 EST

A Jefferson County jury has awarded a former stripper $100,000 in a lawsuit in which she claimed the club that employed her failed to stop her from driving home after her on-the-job drinking. Patsy Hamaker of Bessemer was...

'Lost' threesome find their way into Lake Huron

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 16:00:00 EST

The Burtchville Township fire chief says three people in a sport utility vehicle told him they were lost but knew they had to drive east. Did they ever. The three were rescued from frigid Lake Huron about 4:30 a.m. Monday...

Judge admonished after attorney paid with coupons

Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:40:00 EST

A California judicial commission has admonished a retired judge for ordering that an attorney who settled a class-action lawsuit be paid in $10 coupons for women's apparel.