State law enforcement officials broke ground Tuesday on a new forensics laboratory that they hope will improve the state’s already-fast processing of criminal forensics evidence.
And they hope that the $29 million forensics laboratory, based at Idaho State Police’s Headquarters in Meridian, will streamline lab services that are tapped by local and county law enforcement agencies across the state.
Moments before officials ceremonially lifted dirt with shovels, Gov. Brad Little talked about the need for the facility in a state that has grown at a record pace in recent years…