Here's a news item from the Associated Press:  BURLEY, Idaho (AP) — A state lawmaker from southern Idaho has been injured in a farming accident. Officials tell KTVB-TV in a story on Sunday that a hay bale weighing about a ton fell on Republican Rep. Scott Bedke of Oakley. Bedke is the assistant majority leader. Rep. Fred Wood of Burley says Bedke was able to call 911 and was taken to the Cassia Regional Medical Center in Burley where he is being treated for minor fractures to his spine and sternum. Wood says Bedke has been up and walking around. However, Bedke is expected to be temporarily absent from the Statehouse.