Accident at State and Pierce Park

5:40 a.m. - Boise police are at the scene of a two-vehicle accident in the intersection of State Street and Pierce Park Lane. Officers are re-directing westbound State Street traffic through a parking lot. Eastbound traffic is still reduced to one lane. Officers advise to find an alternative route if possible.
UPDATE - The crash was cleared just before 7 a.m.

Gem and Boise County Search and Rescue teams look for missing woman

Gem County and Boise County Search and Rescue teams are working together to find a missing woman.
Dispatchers say the woman left her house early yesterday morning to cut down a Christmas tree, near the Dry Buck area above Banks, but she never returned home.
Dispatchers are not releasing her name.
Search officials say the woman was driving a 1982 blue Chevrolet pickup.
Stay with us on KTVB.COM and on Today's Morning News for the latest details on this story.

Crash on Gowen Road near I-84

Gowen Road is blocked near Interstate 84 because of a crash involving a truck and passenger car. Idaho State Police tell us there are injuries.

Flames spark in Caldwell home

Firefighters in Caldwell put out an overnight house fire.
The flames sparked just before 1:00 a.m., on the 800 block of Albany.
Firefighters say family members evacuated the home safely.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

Heavy Snow Closes Schools

The McCall/Donnelly School District has canceled school Monday, due to heavy snowfall.

The Superintendent says there is about a foot of snow on the ground.
Donnelly Elementary, McCall Elementary, McCall/Donnely High School and Payette Lakes Middle School are all affected by the closure.

Drive by arrests

Nampa police arrested six people who they say were spotted fleeing from the scene of a drive-by shooting. Officers tell us close to ten shots were fired into a home around 9:20 in the 500 block of 7th Ave North. One person was inside the home at the time, but was not injured. Police are investigating the shooting as possibly gang related. Watch Today's Morning News for the latest overnight developments.

Eagle Fire Department investigates an early morning house fire

Eagle Fire Department is on the scene of a two-alarm house fire on the 9600 block of West Brookside Lane, just off of Highway 55, south of Shadow Valley Golf Course.
Dispatchers say flames sparked at an old farm house around 5:30 a.m.
Firefighters say the family got out of the home safely.
Stay with us on KTVB.COM and the News at Noon for the latest details on this story.

Nampa Police search for suspect involved in overnight pursuit

A driver lead Nampa Police on a late-night high-speed-chase.
Officers say just after midnight the driver came out of an alley at a high speed without his lights on.
When police tried to pull the driver over, he refused to stop and a chase ensued.
Officers tell us the car fled from police in Nampa.
They later found the abandoned car near Midland and Rosedown.
Officers searched the area for more than two hours for the suspect, but say he is still on the loose this morning.

Police search for suspect involved in an overnight pursuit

Police are searching for a suspect on the loose after an overnight pursuit.
Dispatchers say it started as a routine traffic stop. The suspect drove away from police after they tried to pull him over, and that's when the pursuit began.
Jones allegedly took off on foot, leaving his suburban behind, near Five Mile and Mcmillan.
Officers from Meridian, Boise, and Garden city assisted in the search for Jones.
So far they have not located him.
Robert jones is described as a white male, 5'10'', weighing about 180 pounds.
He was last seen wearing a leather jacket.
Jones is wanted for felony warrants out of both Ada and Canyon counties.

Clear Channel Communications to be sold

Radio station giant Clear Channel Communications has agreed to be purchased by an investment group
for 18-point-seven billion dollars.

Wal-Mart prescription program to Idaho

Wal-Mart has announced that 20 pharmacies in Idaho will begin participating in the company's $4 dollar generic prescription program starting today.
Wal-Mart also announced it will add 17 more prescriptions to the program.

Clear Channel Communications to be sold

Radio station giant Clear Channel Communications has agreed to be purchased by an investment group for 18-point-seven billion dollars.

Crash on I-84 near Nampa

A two-vehicle crash happened shortly before 7 a.m., on eastbound Interstate 84 between the Garrity interchange and Robinson Road. The two cars have been moved off to the left shoulder, but eastbound I-84 traffic is backed up well past the Nampa interchange.

Wal-Mart prescription program to Idaho

Wal-Mart has announced that 20 pharmacies in Idaho will begin participating in the company's $4 dollar generic prescription program starting today.
Wal-Mart also announced it will add 17 more prescriptions to that program.

Accident near I-84 & Garrity - lanes open again

Both lanes of eastbound Interstate 84 at the Garrity interchange are open again.
Idaho State Police responded to a three-car accident east of Garrity earlier this morning. Police say one person suffered minor injuries.

Nampa man arrested after two-hour standoff

A Nampa man is behind bars this morning after a two-hour standoff with police.
Officers responded to a domestic dispute around 7 p.m., at a trailer park on the 900 block of North 39th street.
The male suspect in the dispute, 29-year-old Randy Scott Williams, had fled the scene prior to the officer's arrival.
Around 8 p.m., officers received a call that Williams had returned and barricaded himself inside the trailer.
The tactical team was called in and, after 2 hours of negotiations, took the suspect into custody.
Officers booked Williams into the Canyon County jail on three outstanding warrants: obstruct and delay, domestic battery and attempted strangulation.

Boise Police Investigate Stabbing

At 9:12 this morning, Biose police responded to the intersection of Vista and Wright for a report of a stabbing.
Dispatchers tell us police are still on scene near the entrance to the airport.
A Newschannel 7 crew is heading to the scene. Stay with KTVB.COM for updated information.

No school today at Rimrock Junior and Senior High School

We have an advisory for parents and students in the Bruneau-Grandview school district this morning.
Students at Rimrock Junior and Senior High will not have school today because of a sewer break or backup.

Grant concedes to Sali

At 7:55 a.m. Larry Grant conceded on Newschannel 7. The Democratic candidate for Congressional District 1 said, "We just didn't come out on top and a few votes would have made it, but it's time to congratulate Mr. Sali."

Sali tops Grant

Republican Bill Sali edged Democrat Larry Grant early this morning to win the open seat in Idaho's 1st Congressional District.
After a glitch in counting ballots delayed final results from
Ada County until 4 a.m., Sali, an eight-term state lawmaker, leads Grant, 50 percent to 45 percent.
With 95 percent of the precincts reporting, Sali topped Grant by
more than 10,000 votes.
He toasted champagne just after 4 a-m.
Grant says he will wait to review the final numbers before
issuing a concession.
The state Democratic party has scheduled a press conference for
11 a.m.

Fatal Accident on Interstate 84

The Idaho State Police and Canyon County Sheriff Deputies are currently investigating a one-vehicle crash that resulted in one fatality. The crash occurred westbound on Interstate 84 at milepost 26 in Caldwell. At this time the crash scene and emergency vehicles are blocking the westbound lanes of the Interstate at milepost 26. The westbound onramp at milepost 27 is currently shut down to keep traffic from entering the Interstate. It is unknown at this time how long the Interstate will be blocked. Stay with us on KTVB.COM and Today's Morning News for the latest details on this story.

Live at Albertsons HQ

NewsChannel 7 just interviewed Supervalu CEO Jeff Noddle about today's announcement.

"What we announced today was, that, after a lot of consideration, should we be located in Boise, she we be located in Minneapolis, should we co-locate? We decided the best thing was to locate merchandise and marketing in Minneapolis," Noddle said.

Noddle said employee reaction was that it was the right decision, and he said he strongly encouraged people affected to relocate to Minnesota.

He said that it wasn't necessarily what they wanted to hear, but they understood.

Noddle said some jobs in other areas are moving back and forth between Minnesota and Boise. He said that several functional areas will remain in Boise, and be co-located in both areas.

Noddle said this arrangement is "unusual," that during mergers, usually operations are moved to one location. He also noted that of 50 company executives, 20 will stay in Boise for the time being.

Noddle said he spoke to both Gov. Jim Risch and Mayor Dave Bieter this morning. He says the company will retain an "important presence" in Boise.

Noddle says he can not give any specific numbers on the total jobs impacted, beyond the 400 in the marketing and merchandising divisions.

“We are very sensitive, and we well understand how Albertsons is to the Treasure Valley community. This is an important business center for us. We operate Albertsons stores here, we’ve given 1.1 million dollars back to the community since June 2nd,” Noddle said. “We’re trying to demonstrate that this is going to be an important center of business for our company.”

“Businesses are never static; we compete against a number of large companies. Business needs change, even without a merger,” he said. “But I’m ever going to say that we are done, because needs are constantly evolving.”

Click here for the story we broke this morning

Supervalu to move more than 400 Boise-based jobs

More than 400 Boise-based Supervalu jobs will be leaving the Treasure Valley the company announced today.

Employees are being briefed this morning on the changes. The initial 400 jobs are in the merchandising and marketing departments. More jobs may be impacted across the company.

Supervalu bought Boise-based Albertsons in May.

More coming.

Nampa Police investigate another overnight robbery

Nampa Police investigate yet another overnight robbery.
Officers say just before 2 a.m., a man walked into the Desert Inn Motel on 9th Avenue South, pointed a handgun at the clerk and demanded money. Officers say the suspect forced the clerk into a closet and took off on foot with the cash.
Witnesses describe the suspect as 5'9'' with a slender build.
At the time of the robbery he was wearing a t-shirt and red shorts.
If you have any information about this robbery, please call nampa police at 465-2257.

Cabela's set to open 2nd Idaho store

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On the heels of the grand opening of the Boise Cabela's store, the company it is looking to open a second location in the Gem State.

A press release says the store would likely open in Post Falls.

"We are very close to finalizing negotiations on this new store in Post Falls,” said Dennis Highby, Cabela’s President and Chief Executive Officer. “Idaho has been a great supporter of Cabela’s for many years through our catalogs and Internet site as well as our new Boise store, and we look forward to bringing the impressive Cabela’s retail store experience to the hundreds of thousands of outdoorsmen and women in northern Idaho and the surrounding the region who, like us, are passionate about the outdoors.”

The new store would be part of a new 800,000 square foot shopping center off I-90

Boise Police investigate report of shots fired

A report of shots fired lead Boise Police on a two hour search for a suspect and the victim.
Dispatchers received the call around 3 a.m., from a home near 28th and Bannock.
Police say they searched the home for some time, but could not find any evidence that a shooting took place.
Officers did pull over a car, that matched the description of a vehicle leaving the scene at the time the shots were heard. According to police, the two women in the car said they heard the shots as they were leaving.
No arrests were made in the case.

Overnight fire destroys Nampa home

A Nampa family is staying with their family members after an overnight fire destroyed their home.
The fire broke out in the family's garage around 1 a.m. on the 4-thousand block of Choctaw.
All three people, inside the home at the time of the fire, got out safely.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Reno hotel goes up in flames

Fire crews are on the scene of a major fire in Reno that has left at least one person dead.

Police say arson may to be blame.

Meridian Police investigate an attempted armed robbery

Meridian Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery.
Just after 2:00 a.m., a man walked into the Best Western on the 1100 block of South Progress Avenue.
An employee told police the suspect showed a gun and demanded money.
The clerk couldn't find a key to open the register, and that's when the suspect jumped over the counter and hit the clerk in the head.
Police tell us the gunman then put the attendant into a back room.
The suspect is described as a white male, 5-9 to 5-10, around 170 to 180 pounds.
He was wearing a black ski mask, jacket, and gloves.
Police say this attempted robbery sounds very similar to robberies that occurred in Nampa last week.

Boise Police hunt for robbery suspect

Boise Police are on the hunt for a man who robbed a Jacksons convenience store.
Police say shortly after 11:30 p.m., a man walked into the Jacksons on Garden Street and demanded cash from the two tellers.
Police say the suspect did not show a weapon, but did make off with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Clerks told police that the suspect fled on a mountain bike.
Once police arrived, they did pull-over several people for questioning, but they have not made any arrests in the case.