A former employee at the Idaho State Controller's Office says she was sexually and racially harassed by a supervisor and that State Controller Brandon Woolf allowed the harassment to continue. In a tort claim filed Monday, the former employee says the agency's former chief of staff...
GOP gubernatorial hopeful Tommy Ahlquist plans to launch a 44-day tour of Idaho’s 44 counties on Thursday, with a 7 p.m. event at the Scentsy Commons Amphitheater in Meridian. The tour will move the next day to Payette and Emmett, continue around the state and…
The Idaho city of Pocatello raised a new flag in front of its city hall after its old one was described as the worst on the continent. The Idaho State Journal reports the new flag with three red mountain peaks set on a blue backdrop and a compass sun rising...
Idaho has joined 20 other states in an interstate communications network that allows public safety agencies to communicate across jurisdictions during emergencies. Gov. Butch Otter announced this week that he signed a letter for Idaho to participate in the First Responder Network Authority, known as FirstNet...
Five percent of Idaho’s wheat production is purchased by Taiwan, the Idaho Wheat Commission announced today at a signing ceremony in the governor’s office, at which Taiwanese officials signed an agreement supporting $576 million in U.S. wheat exports over the next two years. “The United...
The Boundary County Library in Bonners Ferry, Idaho has been named the “Best Small Library in America” for 2017 by Library Journal magazine – a mark of distinction for the busy small-town library that offers an array of innovative programs to its community. Library Director Craig Anderson said that when he learned about the award...