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A new law authorizes and encourages killing 90% of Idaho's wolf population: about 1,350 animals. That goes against professional wildlife managers' advice, and not all hunters like the idea either.

Robert talks to Agent Lucinda Schroeder of the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service in Albequerque, New Mexico about yesterday's sting operation that led to the arrest of eight eagle poachers. Eagles are a protected species; the killing and sale of eagle parts is illegal. This operation was unusual in that it led to actual trappers, not just traders. There's a growing market for eagle feathers, both in the U.S. and abroad.

Mardy Murie, a pioneering conservationist who played a pivotal role in the establishment of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, died Sunday at age 101. A vigorous lobbyist for wilderness protection, Murie helped create both the Wilderness Society and the federal Wilderness Act. Hear NPR's Howard Berkes.

Kentucky received straight Fs on the 2014 “State of Tobacco Control” report published Wednesday by the American Lung Association. The study looked at four…

The City of Murray’s revenue from alcohol sales is steady this quarter, with alcohol-related crime showing no dramatic increase. That’s according to the…

Court of Appeals heard arguments yesterday in a case testing the U.S. policy on gays in the military -- the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. It allows gays and lesbians to serve so long as they don't volunteer information on their sexual orientation or engage in homosexual acts. The Justice Department is appealing a ruling last year that overturned the policy based on the first and fifth amendments.

New York primary and the virtual certainty that he will be the Republican Presidential candidate in November. Dole won all 93 of New York State's delegates to the national convention and now has more than a third of the number needed to assure him the nomination. Last night, he was campaigning in Florida, which along with Texas and other states, will hold "Super Tuesday" primaries next week.

an approach to life that seeks better balance between work and non-work responsibilities. Molpus mentions the following publications: ` >Your Money or Your Life,' by Vicki Robin & Joe Dominguez. ` >The Circle of Simplicity,' by Cecil Andrews; ` >The Simple Living Journal,' a quarterly newsletter 'that shares ways to eliminate physical and emotional clutter,' edited by Janet Luhrs.

Wright, who was President Clinton's chief of staff when he was governor of Arkansas... During her testimony on Thursday, Wright disputed the Committee's claims that Governor Clinton arranged favors for campaign contributors. She also pointed out that both Senators Bob Dole and Alfonse D'Amato have accepted campaign contributions similar to those received by Mr. Clinton.

which threatens to derail the Dayton peace process. The names of candidates for local office have been removed from ballots on the grounds that municipal elections are 'not feasible' at present. Under the Dayton accords, local elections were to take place at the same time as national elections. The elections begin today with the casting of absentee ballots by Bosnian refugees. Voting inside Bosnia is scheduled for September 14th.