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Idaho voters can help pick the state’s official gun in 2026 general election
Cow moose illegally shot and killed in Southwest Idaho poaching incident
A poacher shot and killed a cow moose in Southwest Idaho, a region with a low moose population and no hunting season for the species, according to a news relea…
Idaho’s health insurance exchange is first to start open enrollment, as premiums set to rise
This week, Idahoans can start choosing or switching health insurance plans on the state’s exchange.
Arrest made in connection with Idaho State Capitol bomb threat
A Pocatello man has been arrested in connection with a bomb threat made earlier this month to a state government building in Boise, Idaho State Police said in …
Records show Little, Risch weren’t aware Qatar announcement was coming
Hague wrote that “Brass at (Mountain Home Air Force Base) was also unaware.” A spokesperson for the Mountain Home base could not immediately be reached for com…
Most Idaho prison workers accused of sexually assaulting inmates go unpunished, investigation finds
To verify their claims, InvestigateWest interviewed witnesses, former employees and whistleblowers; pored through thousands of pages of court records, Departme…
Idaho officials break ground on $20M dam project on Boise River
Ridenbaugh Diversion Dam provides irrigation water throughout Idaho’s Treasure Valley
Idaho projected to end fiscal year with unconstitutional $56.6M state budget deficit
The latest budget documents released by the state show Idaho is projected to end the current fiscal year in June with an unconstitutional state budget deficit …
Things to know about the Qatar training facility planned for an Idaho Air Force base
In fact, on-site training agreements with allies are common in the U.S. The Republic of Singapore 428th Fighter Squadron Buccaneers have been hosted at the bas…
Qatari Air Force training coming to Mountain Home Air Force Base
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the Qatari Air Force will send personnel to Elmore County, as the Mountain Home Air Force Base is set to host fighter pilots.
Where do people on Idaho Medicaid expansion work? A lot of big companies.
Walmart had the most employees on health insurance public assistance program, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare report shows
Idaho complaint filed after Forest Service blames shutdown on ‘radical’ Democrats
A former Boise Democratic state representative Friday filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel against the chief of the U.S. Forest Service, a…
Prescribed fire operations are planned on Idaho forests this fall
USDA spokesperson says wildland firefighting and disaster response to continue through federal government shutdown, at least for now
The federal government has partially shut down. What does that mean for Idaho?
Mail will still be delivered, Social Security checks will still go out, but many federal workers will go without paychecks
Report: More Idaho kids lost health insurance
The rate of children in Idaho without health insurance rose the second fastest in the nation recently, a new report found.
Three Idaho National Park Service sites set for restoration and repair projects
Minidoka National Historic Site, Craters of the Moon and Hagerman Fossil Beds selected for renovations through Great American Outdoors Act