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Fish and Game reminds hunters of grizzly range

While grizzly bears are most commonly observed in the north in the Cabinet and Selkirk mountain ranges and in the east in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, they can be encountered in much of the Panhandle and Upper Snake regions.

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Shots Fired at Hells Canyon Dam

A Meridian man was arrested last Friday after early morning reports of gunshots at power substations at the the Hells Canyon and Brownlee dams. This week, we examine Idaho's energy grid resilience with Will Hart from the Idaho Consumer Owned Utilities Association and Richard Stover from the Governor's Office of Energy and Mineral Resources.

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Empowering Parents grant contractor may have collected interest off taxpayer funds

The State Board of Education is still getting to the bottom of the Empowering Parents grant program, intended to help families offset educational costs. The latest revelation is that the state-hired contractor overseeing the online marketplace has been “holding taxpayer funds in an interest-bearing account and retaining those interest earnings.”

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More news from the week:

The West Bonner County School Board held meetings about hiring Branden Durst as their new superintendent (Monday via Idaho Ed News & Wednesday via KTVB).

Idaho State University President Kevin Saterlee announced his retirement (via KIFI).

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law protecting Native American children against removal from their tribal communities for fostering or adoption (via the Guardian).

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