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Bill introduced to ban mask mandates
A new lawmaker is bringing back previous proposals that would prohibit government entities from implementing mask mandates “for the purpose of preventing or sl…
Montana State University announces fall 2024 honor roll
Montana State University has announced its fall 2024 honor roll.
ICF scholarships available for Kootenai County students
The Idaho Community Foundation announced Tuesday it is inviting Kootenai County students to apply for a variety of scholarship opportunities to support them as they pursue higher education.
CAC to receive dogs from Los Angeles
Companions Animal Center, formerly Kootenai Humane Society, has been actively communicating with rescue agencies in the greater Los Angeles area. As of today, we are still in discussions with them.
Gas prices hold steady
Kootenai County prices are in the $2.70s and back into the $2.80s at many stations. A few weeks ago they were in the $2.50s.
Leopold Lookout
Leopold looks out at Higgens Point
Today's Ghastly Groaner
A wise man once said: "A man who runs in front of a car gets tired."
Mandatory minimum fine for pot possession advances to Idaho Senate
Bill sponsor Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, said police officers “need this tool to better fight marijuana use made regular in our state.”
Hayden man faces multiple felonies
A man is facing multiple felony charges after police said he sexually assaulted a woman.
Resolution introduced to allow lawmakers to donate their salaries
The House Ways and Means Committee on early Tuesday morning introduced a concurrent resolution that would allow state legislators to donate some or all of thei…
Idaho bill aims to use firing squad as primary form of execution
Currently, the state’s primary method of carrying out the death penalty is lethal injection, and the firing squad is to be used if the chemicals for lethal injection cannot be obtained.
Trump's executive order gives TikTok a reprieve. What happens next?
President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April, but a host of questions remain - including…
Pivotal hearings set as Kohberger defense tries to nix key evidence in murder trial
In hearings this week that will likely set the table for his summer murder trial, Bryan Kohberger and his attorneys will return to the courtroom for the first …
'Orchestrated attack' on Portland elections office shatters dozens of windows, police say
A group of hooded and masked people broke dozens of windows and spray painted anti-government graffiti on the Multnomah County Elections building in what Portl…
‘Once in a lifetime’ snow hits parts of the U.S. South
The National Weather Service's Lake Charles, Louisiana, office issued its first-ever blizzard warning Tuesday. The NWS' Mobile office reposted video on X of tw…