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Idaho voters can help pick the state’s official gun in 2026 general election
Prosecutors in Idaho request summer trial dates for man accused of killing 4 university students
Prosecutors also are asking a judge to schedule a hearing to schedule deadlines for filings to meet their proposed summer trial date start.
Health officials push to get schoolchildren vaccinated as more US parents opt out
In Idaho last year, parents opted out of state-required vaccines for 12% of kids entering kindergarten, the highest rate in the nation.
Man accused of killing 4 university students in Idaho loses bid to have indictment tossed
After reviewing transcripts, recordings and other evidence from the secret grand jury proceedings, Second District Judge John Judge rejected those arguments in…
Biden administration moves to protect old-growth forests as climate change brings fires, pests
Most are in Western states such as Idaho, California, Montana and Oregon.
Bryan Kohberger's defense team given access to home where students were killed before demolition
Kohberger's defense team accessed the home on Thursday and was expected to do so again on Friday, the university said.
Mom convicted of killing kids in Idaho pleads not guilty to Arizona murder conspiracy charges
After the hearing, Keith Terry, Vallow Daybell’s attorney, declined a request to comment on his client’s behalf.
Recordings show how the Mormon church protects itself from child sex abuse claims
In a statement to the AP, the church said “the abuse of a child or any other individual is inexcusable," and that John Goodrich, following his excommunication,…
US moves to protect wolverines as climate change melts their mountain refuges, threatens extinction
Wolverine populations live in remote areas of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Washington state
Thick fog likely caused a roughly 30-vehicle collision on an Idaho interstate, police say
Traffic on I-86 was blocked between exits 56 and 59 for seven hours
Judge bars media cameras in University of Idaho slayings case, but the court will livestream
The judge had been allowing news cameras in the courtroom during hearings under strict conditions, but on Friday, he granted a request by Kohberger's attorneys…
Work resumes at Montana mine where 24-year-old worker was killed in machinery accident
McDowell confirmed Dinger's name after a family friend posted an online fundraiser for his wife Kaylei and their two sons, ages 3 and 1.
Things to know about efforts to block people from crossing state lines for abortion
Earlier this year, Idaho became the first state to adopt an “abortion trafficking” ban, a provision being encouraged by the National Right to Life Committee
Japanese Americans were jailed in a desert. Survivors worry a wind farm will overshadow the past.
Roughly 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry were taken from their homes and incarcerated in camps as a potential threat against the U.S.
Idaho left early education up to families. One town set out to get universal preschool anyway
This one-stoplight farming community has seen marked improvements in family engagement, preschool access and kindergarten readiness in just the last few years …
Idaho left early education up to families. One town set out to get universal preschool anyway
This one-stoplight farming community has seen marked improvements in family engagement, preschool access and kindergarten readiness in just the last few years …