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Idaho voters can help pick the state’s official gun in 2026 general election
After Biden veto, U.S. Rep. Simpson introduces bill for third Idaho federal district judge
Congress approved Idaho’s second federal district judgeship in 1954, when Idaho’s population was around 600,000 people. As one of the fastest-growing states in recent years, Idaho is now home to over 2 million peop…
U.S. will keep protecting Rocky Mountain grizzly bears
Federal officials also said they will reclassify the grizzly’s status so that ranchers would be able to shoot bears that are killing livestock. Officials will …
Idaho House begins session with legislation on same-sex marriage, Boise State volleyball
Rep. Heather Scott, R-Blanchard, was the first to introduce her memorial to the committee. The memorial pushes to restore the authority of defining marriage to…
Idaho governor calls for funding for public schools, tax cuts and investments in wildfire fighting
Gov. Brad Little outlines budget, policy priorities in annual State of the State address
Republicans to focus on school vouchers, DEI, immigration as Idaho Legislature returns
Idaho lawmakers are preparing to head back to the Capitol for the upcoming legislative session next week, and this year, you can expect to see proposals reflec…
Trains halted, FBI involved: Explosive device found on train car in Treasure Valley
Officers arriving at the scene just before 6 p.m. found fresh footprints leading to a train car that had a “suspected undetonated improvised explosive device,” also known as an IED, a Payette Police Department news…
Idaho Supreme Court must intervene in new, ‘disastrous’ public defense reform, ACLU says
The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho has filed an emergency motion calling on the Idaho Supreme Court to intervene in the state’s new public defense sys…
Infant attacked and injured in his home by a raccoon
Fish and Game took possession of the raccoon carcass and coordinated with staff from South Central Public Health District to get the raccoon tested for rabies.…
Idaho Gov. Brad Little orders flags flown at half-staff to honor President Jimmy Carter
U.S. and Idaho flags to remain at half-staff until sunset Jan. 28
Two Idaho ski areas made Newsweek’s Top 10 in the nation – including the No. 1 spot
Newsweek readers also voted on the best snow-tubing park. Bogus earned the No. 7 slot in that poll, and North Idaho’s Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg took No. 10.
Foundation adds $5K to FBI reward in Washington ballot box arson case
The Arson Alarm Foundation is offering an additional $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the October ballot box fires in Vancouver, Washingto…
U.S. House fails to reauthorize 20-year-old bipartisan bill to fund rural schools, communities
Idaho will miss out on millions in funding from the Secure Rural Schools bill, which passed the Senate but failed to garner Republican support to pass the House
Renovations to ITD’s Boise HQ will cost at least $64M
Legislators argued it would be a better deal for the taxpayers to block the sale, hold on to the State Street campus, renovate it and use it for state employee…
First case of Chronic Wasting Disease detected in Idaho Domestic Elk
The Idaho State Department of Agriculture confirmed that one domestic bull elk has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in Madison County, according to …
Biden signs law to clean up abandoned mines across the western U.S.
Law establishes pilot program in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to permit the decontamination of 15 low-risk, abandoned mines established before 1980