A Boise doctor was sentenced to eight years in federal prison today on 80 counts of unlawfully distributing controlled substances; Michael Minas, 50, was convicted on 80 counts by a jury in May. In addition to his prison term, U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge ordered…
Idaho’s suicide rate has long been far above the national average; the state had the 9th highest suicide rate in the country in 2014. But now, it has something it didn’t have then: A state Office of Suicide Prevention, ongoing state funding for the state’s 24/7 suicide prevention hotline, and an array of groups committed to a coordinated...
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan told a story about, of all people, Idaho Sen. Jim Risch, in a speech in Arizona, in the course of talking about how her friendship with the late Justice Antonin Scalia developed. Kagan said her confirmation process...
Three years after a court ruling blocked pending “megaload” shipments from using the scenic U.S. Highway 12 river corridor in north-central Idaho, the Idaho Transportation Department is looking to update its rules governing such oversized shipments, the...
Senators, now back in session in Washington, D.C. after their August recess, made some moves toward approving judicial nominees including Idaho’s David Nye today, but got nowhere. There were, however, some dramatic interchanges on the floor of the Senate. The exchange, as broadcast on CSPAN,…
The Ada County Sheriff’s Office reports today that it’s cited Taylor Kemp, 19, for starting the Table Rock Fire that burned one home and threatened hundreds of others this summer. Kemp, who was interviewed by detectives June 30 and then again in August...
The American Bar Association has sent a letter to U.S. Senate leaders urging them to promptly schedule floor votes on the 20 district court judge nominees now pending on the Senate calendar – including Idaho Judge David Nye. Longtime U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge announced…
Precautions are being urged after above-average numbers of rabid bats have been reported in Ada County, including near downtown Boise, Meridian and Bown Crossing. Thirteen bats have tested positive for rabies in Idaho so far this year; seven of those were found in Ada County.…
If a lawsuit now pending in federal court succeeds, non-union workers in Idaho could be required to pay some fees to unions that represent them, for the first time since Idaho enacted its right-to-work law in 1985. The lawsuit, one of several pending in three states, argues that it’s unconstitutional to require unions to spend money and time...
Residents of a small central Idaho town say they don't want a camp for kids with cancer in their neighborhood. Camp Rainbow Gold holds summer camps for children and families dealing with cancer at a private campsite in the Sawtooth Mountains. Organizers announced last month they were in the process of buying a larger property...
Three southwestern Idaho residents have come down with West Nile Virus, two in Canyon County and one in Payette County. That’s on top of the state’s first human case of the mosquito-borne illness, which was reported in Elmore County in early August. The new cases…
The College of Western Idaho is planning a $180 million, 25-year bond issue, the Idaho Press-Tribune reports today, and if voters approve, it would pay for major expansions and improvements at both its Nampa and Boise campuses. The bond would cost taxpayers about $22.31 per...
The giant Pioneer Fire is still burning, but cooler weather and some precipitation over the weekend have slowed its growth, and the number of firefighters battling the blaze is now down to 972, with the fire 56 percent contained and measuring 181,145 acres. As the…
Amid allegations of an affair between two Idaho legislators, the AP reports that adultery has been a felony in Idaho since 1972, and while rarely prosecuted, that criminal statute still is on the books in Idaho. Here’s the full report...
You may not have heard of Jerry Sturgill – few have – but campaign finance reports suggest he’s quite serious about his challenge to longtime Idaho GOP Sen. Mike Crapo. The reports show the Boise businessman and Democratic candidate has raised...
The Idaho State Police is joining the Oregon State Police and Utah Highway Patrol in joint emphasis patrols for the holiday weekend, launching a “48 Hours of Traffic Safety on I-84” effort today and tomorrow. "The purpose of this joint operation is to have a…
From Aberdeen to Worley, from Bonners Ferry to Blackfoot, Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo has visited every incorporated Idaho city over the past two years – all 200 of them. His aim was to hold hour-long, town hall-style meetings in each city, but some of the towns didn’t have any halls. In those cases, the meetings took place in parks and once...
Obesity rates dropped slightly in Idaho in 2015, the state Department of Health & Welfare reports, based on the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2015, 28.6 percent of Idaho adults reported they were obese, down from 28.9 percent in…
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, in an exclusive interview with KBOI2 News from the airport tarmac before he flew out of Boise after a private downtown fundraiser yesterday, said he believes Trump has appeal in Idaho, even though the state’s GOP primary voters backed Ted Cruz…
Layne Bangerter, head of the Trump presidential campaign in Idaho, said between 150 and 200 people attended the Mike Pence fundraiser at the Zions Bank building in downtown Boise this evening. “It surpassed all our expectations,” he said. “He was about 20 minutes delayed, but...
Idaho Fish & Game announced today that its license vendor, Active Network, will mail notices to all Idaho license and tag holders whose personal information might have been compromised by a computer hack to the vendor’s system. People who made their first license purchase before…
Idaho state schools Superintendent Sherri Ybarra released her budget proposal for the state’s K-12 schools for next year today, and she’s proposing a $105 million, 6.6 percent increase in state funding. “I’m feeling really good about this request,” Ybarra told Idaho EdNews. “The Legislature has...
Gov. Butch Otter has sent out an op-ed article to Idaho newspapers discussing Idaho’s economy and private-sector job growth, as the Labor Day holiday approaches. He lauds gains in job growth in Idaho, but warns, “Not all job growth is created equal.” “Don’t get me...
Mike Pence, the governor of Indiana and vice-presidential nominee on the GOP ticket with Donald Trump, will speak at a private Boise fundraiser this afternoon. Pence’s Democratic counterpart, Tim Kaine, the VP nominee running with Hillary Clinton, did the same Aug. 18 in Sun Valley...
Even as two vendors from the now-defunct Idaho Education Network are suing the state in federal court seeking payment of unpaid bills from the IEN, the state has filed a lawsuit in state court against the vendors, seeking a judgment from the court that the...
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