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Idaho voters can help pick the state’s official gun in 2026 general election
‘In and out of it’: Friend explains why roommate didn’t call police on Kohberger
After 4th Judicial District Judge Steven Hippler sentenced Kohberger to life in prison Wednesday, the Moscow Police Department released hundreds of unsealed case documents. Among them was a document detailing a Jan…
Police documents released after Bryan Kohberger's sentencing detail strange happenings weeks before
It remains unclear whether the strange happenings had anything to do with the killings. But the documents do illustrate the frenzied efforts by law enforcement…
Victim Kaylee Goncalves’ family wants ‘atrocious’ Kohberger murder details out
Members of the Goncalves family stood in front of the Ada County Courthouse on Wednesday afternoon shortly after Bryan Kohberger, the man who pleaded guilty to…
‘Worst day of my life’: Roommates of murdered Idaho students speak publicly
Bethany Funke said she woke up around 7 a.m. on Nov. 13, 2022, with a terrible toothache. She called her dad, a dentist, and asked what she should do, she told…
Police release documents detailing investigation of Idaho student murders
Police released documents Wednesday detailing their investigation into the murders of four University of Idaho students.
Former U.S. attorney for Idaho defends plea deal in Kohberger case
Debate over a plea agreement for Bryan Kohberger in the University of Idaho student murder case should not overshadow crack police work and a prosecution that …
Judge sentences Bryan Kohberger to life in prison for murdering four University of Idaho students
Family and friends of four slain University of Idaho students faced the man who murdered their loved ones on Wednesday morning, delivering powerful statements …
Bryan Kohberger and his victim's families will have a chance to speak at his sentencing
Bryan Kohberger, the masked man who snuck into a rental home near the University of Idaho campus and stabbed four students to death in late 2022, is expected t…
Idaho communities to get $42.9M to make up for taxes not collected on federal land
Idaho Republican Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch jointly announced the 2025 payments in a press release Monday. “Where the federal government owns large plots of land and does not pay local property taxes in rura…
Idaho Department of Fish and Game estimates Idaho’s wolf population decreased to 1,235
After years of reporting the state’s estimated wolf population as of Aug. 1, Fish and Game officials switched to estimating the wolf population as of late May …
Goncalves parents say they wanted Bryan Kohberger to ‘say the victims’ names’
The parents of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four University of Idaho students stabbed to death in a Moscow home, spoke out about their frustrations over the la…
Bryan Kohberger interview, home search left impression on Pullman police chief
Police Chief Gary Jenkins still remembers the day Bryan Kohberger interviewed for an internship with the Pullman Police Department. Jenkins had no idea tha…
Idaho senators introduce bill to increase penalties for attacks on first responders after shooting
Under the act, a knowing assault of a first responder while they are performing official duties that causes serious bodily harm, death or attempts to do so, would be punishable by up to 10 years in prison, fined or…
Idaho parents were paid to care for their disabled children. Those days are over
From 8 a.m. until late at night, Nathan Hill performs countless tasks for his 16-year-old son, Brady. Some of the tasks are small — things most people “take for granted that our kids can do,” Hill said, like poppin…
Idaho Department of Lands considers increase to forest fire protection surcharge
Idaho Department of Lands officials are considering proposing a bill during the 2026 legislative session that would increase the fire protection surcharge for …