Archive for September, 2010

Judge closes proceedings in Burley teacher sex abuse case

Thursday, September 30th, 2010

BURLEY — A Cassia County judge has sealed a court case regarding child-sex charges levied against a suspended Burley teacher.

Fifth District Judge Michael Crabtree’s order will keep any further information about the case, including its outcome, under wraps and bar the public from the courtroom.

From the Twin Falls Times-News

AG: ISU meeting wasn’t illegal

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Idaho State University did not violate the state’s open meeting law when a parking advisory board met behind closed doors in May, the Idaho Attorney General’s office says.

In a letter dated Wednesday, Assistant Chief Deputy Brian Kane wrote that the advisory board was created internally by the school and not by Idaho statute.

From the AP/Idaho State Journal

Paper gets records detailing remote Idaho shootout

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Public records recently obtained by the Post Register detail a strange incident in which four Idaho State Police officers were left scrambling for safety when they were shot at by an unknown assailant at a remote mining claim.

No one was hit by the gunfire and no arrests were made, but the Jan. 14, 2009, incident was shrouded in secrecy until the Idaho Falls newspaper won a nine-month court battle to unseal the Idaho State Police documents.

From the Associated Press