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State News
What's happening in Idaho? For information and details regarding Idaho news, see our articles below.
Police vet Idaho election mail after threatening manifesto with ‘powdery’ substance
State police have been opening mail sent to the Idaho Secretary of State’s Office since September after a threaten…
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.
Hot temps, drought have meteorologists worried about the rest of Idaho’s wildfire season
If the largest wildfires aren’t originating in the Gem State, why has it been so smoky, and what can we expect for the rest of the season?
Recent explosion could teach us more about the birth and life of geysers in Yellowstone
Hydrothermal explosions like the one at Biscuit Basin are more common than you might think in the national park.
UPDATE: Gwen fire now 65% contained
The Gwen Fire in Nez Perce County has burned nearly 29,000 acres.
Skylar Meade transferred to Nez Perce County to face murder charge
Meade was indicted in June on murder charges in connection with the death of an elderly man from Juliaetta.
Temporary closures in place near Magee Cabin, Emerald Creek and Grandmother Mountain
These closures are being attributed to logging activity, bridge construction, and wildfire in the area.