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Laura Penney’s 33-year journey mirrors growth of Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort
Input wanted on McIntire Family Park draft plan
The park includes several dedications and memorials and hosts annual community events. Come spring and summer, it's popular.
Idaho lawmakers order investigation of sexual assault in women’s prisons
Sen. James Ruchti, D-Pocatello, presented the request to committee members at Friday’s hearing. InvestigateWest’s “Guarded by Predators” series was the “genesi…
Phenomenal night for literacy at Ramsey
Students and their families celebrated connecting science to reading and writing March 5 during A Phenomenal Literacy Night at Ramsey Magnet School of Science.
Izaak Walton Inn on the market for $18 million
Essex’s Izaak Walton Inn, a beloved old railroad lodge on the southern edge of Glacier National Park, has been listed for sale for $18 million. The offering co…
Today's Ghastly Groaner
I can’t eat breakfast without a couple slices of wheat on the side.
U of I hits largest-ever spring enrollment
Overall enrollment for spring is 12,213, up from the spring 2025 enrollment of 11,886 students. Undergraduate enrollment is 7,369, up 3.5% over enrollment of 7,123 in spring 2025. Total enrollment — excluding dual …
A prolonged and unusual March heat wave is gripping cities across the West
It last happened in 2005, when downtown hit a record 87 F (30.5 C) on March 11, part of a two-day heat wave and its record high for the month. In March 2004, t…
Western Rivers Conservancy transfers 585 acres along St. Joe River to Forest Service
A 585-acre stretch of land along the St. Joe River has been permanently protected following a recent transfer to federal ownership.
Flight cancellations and delays continue after US storms dump snow in the Midwest and head east
Kelly Price, who was trying to get home to Colorado after a family vacation in Orlando, Florida, said her Sunday night flight wasn’t canceled until early Monda…
Scottish lawmakers to vote on whether to let terminally ill people end their lives
If the bill became law, people in Scotland with six months or less to live would be able to seek help to end their life. Two doctors would have to confirm the …
Report: Idaho nonprofits struggle with hiring, retention
Nonprofit organizations across Idaho are struggling to hire and retain the employees who deliver essential community services in areas like food assistance, me…
Athol family loses home to windstorm, grateful for help as it vows to rebuild
The loss is especially painful for the family, who already had to start over once before. In 2018, they lost their home, belongings, and some animals in Califo…
Post Falls church, school damaged in fire
The Idaho State Fire Marshal's Office had an investigator onsite Monday. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
Meet the candidates for Shoshone County sheriff appointment
Today's Ghastly Groaner
What do you get when you cross a four-leaf clover with poison ivy?