Canyon County Fire

Fire crews are on the scene of a fire of the 24000 block of Farmway Rd in Caldwell.
We have a crew headed that way and will have more information for you as soon as it becomes available.
Check back for updates, or watch our Morning News for more information.

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McCall City Council passes resolution

The McCall City Council passes a resolution allowing the city to file Chapter 9 bankruptcy, but they did so conditionally.

In an unexpected move an attorney from Wausau, one of the parties in litigation with McCall attended tonight’s meeting and with spontaneous prompting from those in the audience he agreed and the city council agreed to explore negotiations once again.

This case has been bounced around the courts since 2001. It stems from a dispute between the city of McCall and a contractor that built the city's water treatment facility. A judge has ordered the city to immediately pay the contractor $6.5 million.

Just last month Wausau filed a motion to hold the city in contempt of court. City leaders say if approved by a judge that motion would bring the city to a standstill with no city services allowed to operate.

Tonight the city council said if Wausau agrees to drop the contempt of court petition then it will not file for bankruptcy. If it can't be negotiated between the parties involved McCall will file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.

Officer involved shooting in Nampa

Nampa police shot and killed a man they say was threatening them.

It happened around 2:20 this morning on the 3000 block of Sugarcane Drive in Nampa.
The police chief says when officers arrived on scene they were confronted by a man on the street.

During the confrontation, two officers fired their weapons, shooting the man.
He died on the scene.

A critical incident task force team is being assembled.
Whenever there's an incident involving officers another outside agency must investigate.

Names of the officers will not be released, but the Chief says one officer has served three years with the Nampa Police Department.

The other is a new officer with several months on the job.
Police will hold a news conference at 10:00a.m.

Meteorite seen over parts of Idaho

Several people contacted Channel Seven with reports of a meteorite around 6:30am.
We called the North West region of FAA and they confirmed that a meteorite did fall, and was seen over parts of Idaho, Washington, and Oregon.
They don't know the final destination, and right now there are no reports of any property damage.
Check back for more updates, and watch today's News at Noon for the latest.

House fire in Gem County

Fire crews responded to a house fire in Emmett earlier this morning.
It happened just before 1:30am near the corner of 2nd St. and Lincoln Ave.
Neighbors spotted the fire and called 911.
Gem county dispatch says there was no one home at the time, and neighbors say the family living in the house is out of town.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Shots fired in Boise

Officers are looking for the person who shot at an arpartment complex late last night.
It happened around 11:00pm on the 5 thousand block of Mercurio Lane in Boise.
Officers say they received a call of shots fired.
Upon further investigation they found a shell casing and small bullet hole in a wall of the apartments.
Right now officers are investigating the situation.
No on was hurt in the shooting.

Driver crashes into two police cars in Nampa

A traffic stop turned dangerous after a car crashed into two police cars.
It happened around 3:00am near the intersection of 11th Ave S. and 10th st S. in Nampa.
Police tell us two officers made a traffic stop and were questioning the driver when they heard a loud noise.
The officers turned and saw another car slamming into the rear police cruiser.
It caused a chain reaction causing the cruiser to smash into the other police car.
The driver who hit the police cars was transported to the hospital.
ISP are investigating whether alcohol was a factor in the crash.

School closures for Friday February 8th

- Camas County School District
- Idaho City Basin School District

School Closures for Thursday February 7th

School Closures for today

- Compass Public Charter School
- Glenns Ferry School District
- Horseshoe Bend School
- OLA School
- Sweet School
- Shoshone School District

Late starts:

- Nampa Christian School will began late, at 10 AM.

School Closures for Wednesday Feb. 6

SCHOOL CLOSURES
- none so far

LATE START
- Cole Valley Christian Schools -- 1 Hour late

School closures for Monday February 4th

School Closures
- Buhl School District
- Council School District
- Excelsior Home School Co-Op in Nampa
- Idaho City Schools
- Melba Schools
- Shoshone School District

Dangerous driving conditions east of Boise on I-84

Idaho State Police and Elmore County Sheriff's deputies are responding to numerous accidents and slide offs. One is impacting eastbound traffic near the Port of Entry at mile post 67.5. Two others are near Mountain Home in the westbound lanes.

A slideoff is reported at mile post 91, and an accident involving a camper trailer at mile post 97. A SUV slid off the interstate at mile post 73 in the westbound lanes. Our NewsChannel 7 crew says visibility on the interstate 84 is extremely poor.

Traffic is only going about 20-30 miles per hour. Motorists are urged to avoid driving, if possible.

We are hearing word of difficult and dangerous conditions in Eastern Oregon where blowing snow is making interstate travel very difficult. I-84 is open in Oregon at this hour.

A Fire in Meridian

Last night a fire broke out in Meridian.

Ada county dispatch tells us it happened around 10:00p.m. on the 2000 block of Lake Hazel in Meridian at Clayton Calcium.