Idaho ranked No. 22 nationally in a new report that examines a range of child welfare issues, reports Idaho Education News, but the same study, KidsCount, gave Idaho lackluster scores on education issues, largely because of the lack of preschool. The Annie E. Casey Foundation…
The reward for information leading to the person or persons who illegally killed a federally protected grizzly bear and dumped it in eastern Idaho after removing some of its front claws is up to $21,200. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game...
Idaho Judge David C. Nye had his hearing before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee today as the nominee to be Idaho’s next federal district judge, and drew only positive comments. “Mr. Nye, you represent something I have never seen before,” said Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., who chaired the hearing, “a person that can get Crapo, Risch and Obama...
State and federal officials say Idaho faces an increased potential for rangeland wildfires in the south but forested areas in the north are in better shape at this point than last year. Wildland fire analyst Jeremy Sullens of the National Interagency Fire Center told the Idaho Land Board...
Officials with the U.S. Attorney’s office and the U.S. Marshal Service are warning of a telephone scam targeting people in the Boise, Pocatello and Twin Falls areas, in which the victims receive a message from a person claiming to be a deputy U.S. Marshal. When…
The Twin Falls Times-News reports today that Twin Falls Police Chief Craig Kingsbury and county Prosecutor Grant Loebs briefed the City Council and public last night about the June 2 incident that led to false internet reports about a gang-rape by Syrian refugees. The incident…
The U.S. Senate voted on four separate gun proposals yesterday; all failed. Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch voted in favor of the two Republican proposals, from Sens. Grassley and Cornyn, and against the two Democratic proposals, from Sens. Murphy and Feinstein. Here are...
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