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Idaho voters can help pick the state’s official gun in 2026 general election
Dozens of experts revealed for Kohberger murder trial — from forensic experts to Amazon worker
Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys are again pushing back against the prosecution for allegedly providing the defense with minimal expert witness disclosures, calling…
Idaho Senate panel sends anti-DEI in higher ed bill to floor
A Senate committee on Friday advanced a bill with sweeping bans on requiring or incentivizing public university and college courses or training related to “DEI…
Idaho lawmakers float tax breaks for IVF procedures
Idaho lawmakers are hoping to put forth the idea for future action of offering a tax deduction on the costs related to using donated embryos for in vitro fertilization.
Judge blocks Idaho's new immigration law hours after it went into effect
Hours after a new law creating state-level immigration crimes went into effect, the ACLU of Idaho and other groups who support immigrants filed a lawsuit challenging it. U.S. District of Idaho Judge Amanda Brailsfo…
Transgender bathroom restrictions take effect as Montana governor signs law
Transgender people in Montana can no longer use bathrooms in public buildings that do not align with their sex assigned at birth after Republican Gov. Greg Gia…
Prosecutors in the killings of 4 Idaho students seek to use man's crime scene paper as evidence
In a court filing Monday, prosecutors said the paper Kohberger wrote in 2020 while he was a student at DeSales University in Pennsylvania “would be introduced to show Defendant’s knowledge of crime scenes.”
Trump administration cuts funds to state health departments. Idaho could lose millions
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare could lose millions of dollars in the latest round of federal funding cuts from the Trump administration.
Idaho governor signs property tax relief bill
Idaho Gov. Brad Little and legislative leaders stood in the driveway a young family’s home Wednesday to sign House Bill 304, which will provide around $100 million to school facilities and property tax relief.
Idaho Senate passes bill to prevent local, state governments from displaying some flags
The Idaho Senate in a 20-11 vote on Wednesday advanced a bill to prevent government entities from displaying certain flags.
Idaho House approves establishment of Traditional Family Values Month
The House on Tuesday approved the establishment of Traditional Family Values Month, in a similar resolution to one passed in the Senate in February.
Idaho continues its ‘historic’ tax cuts. Here’s what residents can expect
Idaho residents can expect to see more property tax relief after Gov. Brad Little signs a bill into law that would cut $100 million in taxes a year.
Emergency abortions are now allowed — at only some Idaho hospitals, judge rules
Idaho doctors can perform an abortion as stabilizing care during a medical emergency, a federal judge ruled Thursday — so long as they’re at the right hospital.
Kroger blames Albertsons for merger's demise in new court filings
Kroger also claimed that Albertsons was secretly planning to sue Kroger if the deal didn’t go through long before the merger actually fell apart in December. Kroger said in Tuesday's court filing that it should not…
Prosecutors may call members of Bryan Kohberger’s family to testify during trial
Kohberger was a graduate student studying criminal justice and criminology at Washington State University, in Pullman, Washington, just nine miles from where the three female victims lived with two other young wome…
Petition asking Crapo to defend Medicaid receives thousands of signatures
A petition letter calling on Senator Mike Crapo to protect Medicaid during budget negotiations has been delivered to several of Crapo's offices throughout the …