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Cafferty named district judge
Judge John Cafferty is now a district judge for Idaho’s First Judicial District, which includes the five northern counties.
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Bill that could lead to repeal of Medicaid expansion passes Idaho House in close vote
A bill that could eventually lead to the repeal of Medicaid expansion cleared the House in a narrow vote Wednesday.
Idaho bill targeting minors' access to drag shows advances to House floor
A bill meant to restrict minors’ access to drag shows and “sexual exhibitions” advanced to the House floor Wednesday.
Idaho bill making firing squads primary form of execution heads to the Senate
A bill establishing firing squads as Idaho’s primary method of execution has advanced to the Senate floor.
Education Government + Politics Private education tax credit bill heads to Idaho governor
The Idaho Senate on Wednesday narrowly approved a plan to spend $50 million on refundable tax credits for private education expenses, sending House Bill 93 to the governor.
Coeur d'Alene revokes five business licenses over alleged illegal sexual activity
The city of Coeur d’Alene has revoked the business licenses of five massage facilities, citing allegations of illegal sexual activity, though no criminal charg…
Judge in Bryan Kohberger’s Idaho student murder case issues evidence challenge decisions
A DNA technique that prosecutors said first identified Bryan Kohberger as the suspect in the University of Idaho student homicides case did not jeopardize the …
2 people are dead after a small plane collision in Arizona, authorities say
At least two people are dead after a midair collision involving two small planes in southern Arizona, authorities said Wednesday.
Idaho residents on Medicaid, doctors bemoan GOP efforts to repeal citizen-led expansion
Johnson is one of tens of thousands of Idahoans caught in the “Medicaid coverage gap” following passage of the Affordable Care Act under the Obama administration. Inaction from Idaho lawmakers left those low-income…
Winter's next wave of storms takes aim at the East Coast
A storm that dropped snow in the Midwest was spreading across the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys on Wednesday, bringing more misery to some places just starting to…
Native American activist released from prison will be welcomed to North Dakota home
FBI agents Jack Coler and Ronald Williams were killed, and while Peltier acknowledged firing shots during the confrontation, he denied being the person whose s…
Trump warns Zelenskyy to quickly negotiate war's end with Russia or risk not having a nation to lead
The Republican president was riled by Zelenskyy's charge that Trump "lives in this disinformation space” fostered by Moscow. “We have seen this disinformation.…
Coeur d'Alene councilors like bond survey results
A home with a taxable value of $426,612 after the $125,000 homeowners’ exemption would have a projected cost of $68.86 a year, or $5.74 a month, according to f…
No fatalities on Kootenai County waterways in 2024
There were no fatalities on Kootenai County waterways last year, according to the sheriff’s office.