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Idaho voters can help pick the state’s official gun in 2026 general election
Coeur d’Alene Symphony Orchestra announces 2024-2025 season
The theme for the season is “Celebrating Community” and works to encapsulate the symphony’s commitment to bringing together a vibrant community.
15 states, including Idaho, sue to block Biden's effort to help migrants in US illegally get health coverage
Fifteen states have sued the Biden administration over a rule that is expected to allow 100,000 immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to enroll …
Montana sheriff says 28-year-old cold case slaying solved
The man law enforcement officials say is responsible for the long-unsolved death of 15-year-old Danielle Houchins at a popular fishing access site a few miles south of Belgrade nearly 28 years ago has been identifi…
Idaho prisoner charged with murder, and facing death penalty, uses standing silent plea
Skylar Meade, the prisoner charged with murder in the death of a North Idaho man, stood silent as 2nd District Judge Michelle Evans asked him how he pleads.
Attorney for murder suspect Bryan Kohberger to lead defense in second Idaho capital case
The lead attorney for Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, now will simultaneously lead the defens…
IKEA is coming to Idaho? Here’s what the Swedish furniture giant has planned, and where
The Swedish furniture giant is dipping its toes into the Gem State not with a retail store, but with a service center that it says will bring more affordable d…
Healing Garden pays tribute to slain students
The garden was designed and built by U of I students.
'Lightning bust' to blame for recent North Idaho fires, but what does that mean?
In the wildland firefighting world, a weather phenomenon called a “lightning bust” poses a unique threat to firefighting efforts.
‘Significant’ amounts of lightning with Monday’s storms spark wildfires across Idaho
Officials say five new fires were burning in the Boise Bureau of Land Management area, nine in the Payette National Forest and 20 in the Boise National Forest.
Idaho’s new method for counting wolf populations uses a key to genetic info: teeth
Just a few years after the Idaho Department of Fish and Game implemented a controversial trail-camera-based method for counting the number of wolves in the sta…
Gwen Fire almost fully contained
Idaho Department of Lands shared a final update on the Gwen Fire Saturday morning.
Federal judge temporarily blocks law for people in Idaho prisons on hormone therapy
House Bill 668 took effect in July, and it bans public funds and facilities from going toward gender-affirming care.
Nez Perce Co. Prosecutor's Office to seek death penalty for Skylar Meade
Meade is accused of murdering an elderly man from Juliaetta during a prison escape.
Gwen fire almost fully contained
The Gwen Fire is now 85% contained as of Friday morning.
Rural areas home to some of Idaho's fastest growing cities
Growth is inevitable, and 2024 population estimates show increases in just about every city and town in Idaho's Ada County and Canyon County.