N. Idaho officials to meet with feds about caribou Bonner County commissioners in northern Idaho plan to meet with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service officials later this month with the goal of altering the federal agency's plan to protect habitat for woodland

10 YEARS AGO Jan. 17, 2002 — Gov. Tony Knowles called on the Legislature to bring back the first state income tax in Alaska since 1979. In his last State of the State address, the outgoing governor proposed a $350 million income tax along with an increas

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Former Gov. Tony Knowles stepped before the seven-member Alaska Board of Game to urge an immediate end to the snaring of bears, including grizzlies, as a management tool to boost moose populations.

Former Gov. Tony Knowles stepped before the seven-member Alaska Board of Game to urge an immediate end to the snaring of bears, including grizzlies, as a management tool to boost moose populations. The two-term Democrat says luring a bear to a bait bucke

Former Gov. Tony Knowles said he planned to testify Friday against proposals to expand the use of snares to kill bears so that more moose would be available to hunters. He said he has never appeared before the state Board of Game but wants to end the pol

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A former Alaska governor and former state wildlife biologists are lining up to oppose present and proposed policies that allow the snaring and killing of bears, including grizzlies. Former Gov. Tony Knowles says he will submit testimo