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Idaho voters can help pick the state’s official gun in 2026 general election
Election 2024: More Idahoans under 30 have registered to vote in the past month than any other age group
Chelsea Carattini, spokesperson for the Secretary of State’s Office, said Idaho anticipates a record turnout in November.
How to request an absentee ballot for Idaho’s November election
VoteIdaho.gov website from Secretary of State’s Office offers several election 2024 resources for Gem State voters
Idaho college murder suspect Bryan Kohberger to make first appearance in Boise courtroom
Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, will make his first appearance in an Ada County courtroom next …
Officials identify two men killed in Idaho gas station explosion
Authorities have identified two people killed when a gas station exploded and started a fire in a remote Idaho town last week.
Tourist steps through thin crust and into scalding water at Old Faithful in Yellowstone
A woman was injured by scalding water when she stepped through a thin crust and into scalding water near Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park, officials s…
US nuclear repository is among the federally owned spots identified for renewable energy projects
The U.S. Department of Energy announced Tuesday that it is teaming up with yet another energy company as part of a mission to transform portions of government-…
State of Idaho facing $45.8M in estimated wildfire expenses this year
Idaho governor calls on federal government to do more to contain, manage wildfires
Man charged in killing of 4 Idaho students booked in Boise jail after secret transport
Once in Boise, Kohberger was put in a jail cell alone, without extra security, according to Ryan
The Biden administration is taking steps to eliminate protections for gray wolves
The Biden administration on Friday asked an appeals court to revive a Trump-era rule that lifted remaining Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves i…
Idaho’s ‘Internet for All’ initial broadband proposal approved
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration has approved Idaho, North Dakota and American Samoa’s initial prop…
In visit to Idaho, agriculture leaders call on Congress to pass a farm bill
Several agriculture and industry leaders called on Congress to pass a new farm bill during a visit to Boise on Friday that was organized by the Western Caucus Foundation.
Two burned, others unaccounted for after explosion, subsequent fire in Clearwater County
Two people were severely burned, and others are unaccounted for after an explosion and subsequent fire Wednesday afternoon destroyed a gas station along Idaho …
A judge agrees to move the trial of a man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students
He did not specify where the trial would be moved. It's set for June 2025 and is expected to last three months.
Albertsons may have to cut jobs and close stores if Kroger takeover is aborted, CEO says
The CEOs of Albertsons and Kroger took the stand to testify in the federal court case challenging Kroger’s proposed acquisition of Boise’s Albertsons. The CEO …
Transgender people in Idaho Department of Correction custody can get hormone therapy – for now
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked House Bill 668 from impacting individuals with gender dysphoria in Idaho prisons