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Updated 4 days, 1 hour ago

Idaho Land Board gives state authority to pay wildfire bills if they exceed available funding

State officials bracing for above normal risk of significant wildfires in Idaho this summer

Updated 20 minutes ago
GOP plan to sell more than 2 million acres of federal lands is found to violate Senate rules

The proposal received a mixed reception Monday from the governors of Western states. New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Democrat, called it problematic in her state because of the close relationship resident…

Updated 30 minutes ago
Governors of Western states give mixed reactions to proposed federal land sell-off

Interior Department Secretary Doug Burgum was among the leaders from several federal agencies who attended the meeting that runs through Tuesday. He has touted the many potential uses for public lands that include …

Updated 20 hours, 20 minutes ago
Trump administration plans to rescind rule blocking logging on national forest lands

The roadless rule impeded road construction and “responsible timber production” that would have helped reduce the risk of major wildfires, Rollins said at the annual meeting of the Western Governors Association. …

Updated 1 day ago
Snow in June?! Parts of Idaho hit by winter-like weather

Other areas across Idaho were hit even harder. Mountain peaks in central Idaho above 7,000 feet saw snow, ranging from a dusting to nearly an inch on Sunday, Anderson said. The affected areas included Sun Valley an…

Updated 1 day ago
U.S. Senate passes bill to reauthorize funding for rural Oregon, Idaho schools

“This is a significant, encouraging and urgently needed step for Oregonians living and working in counties that have depended for decades on these federal investments for local schools, roads, law enforcement and m…

Updated 5 days, 21 hours ago
Judge hints that the Idaho student killings trial could start in August despite a delay request

The judge handling the trial of Bryan Kohberger in the killings of four Idaho college students said he would consider the defense team's request to delay the p…

Updated 1 week ago
DoorDash driver in Kohberger case expects to testify at trial she ‘saw Bryan’

A Moscow woman who said she worked for the DoorDash food delivery service expects to testify at Bryan Kohberger’s upcoming murder trial that she brought an ord…

Updated 1 week ago
Planned Parenthood at risk of closing hundreds of clinics, drastically limiting abortion access

Planned Parenthood clinics rely heavily on Medicaid funding, not to provide abortions, which is not permitted by federal law (except in cases of rape, incest or life-threatening health emergencies), but to provide …

Updated 1 week, 4 days ago
Special investigation apparently requested over evidence leaks in Kohberger case

The defense for Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with killing four University of Idaho students, appears to have requested a ”special investigation” into alleg…

Updated 1 week, 5 days ago
Idaho wins OK to ban residents from using food stamps to buy soda, candy

The changes are set to take effect in January. SNAP recipients can now use the assistance to buy anything except alcohol, tobacco, personal care products and h…

Updated 2 weeks, 1 day ago
Health insurance premiums spike for Idaho state government employees, dependents

Here’s how monthly premiums will rise for each insurance plan type, according to the Idaho Capital Sun’s analysis of premiums published by the Idaho Office of Group Insurance for this year and next year: For t…

Updated 2 weeks, 4 days ago
Idaho State Police to partner with ICE to transport inmates to detention facilities

Gov. Brad Little said Thursday that Idaho State Police will soon begin helping facilitate the deportation of people who are in Idaho illegally and currently se…

Updated 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Phoenix, University of Idaho pull the plug on purchase

The State Board of Education will meet Thursday afternoon to consider a “termination agreement” that would officially break off the talks. The meeting figures to be a formality. The State Board had set a June 10 de…

Updated 3 weeks ago
Idaho Medicaid to be privately managed in 2029, health officials expect

Switching to managed care will take years to implement following new law from Legislature, Health and Welfare officials say