North Idaho Sen. Shawn Keough is in line to become the first-ever female Senate co-chair of the Idaho Legislature’s powerful joint budget committee, and if she gets the post, it would mark another historic first: Both co-chairs of the powerful joint committee that writes the…
Hecla Mining Co. has agreed to pay $600,000, under an agreement with the EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice, for releasing pollution into the South Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River over a five-year period, writes S-R reporter Becky Kramer. The U.S. Environmental Protection…
Here’s an interesting contrast: While Idaho Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch pursue a secret process to name a recommended replacement for longtime U.S. District Judge Edward Lodge, who will take senior status July 3, a much different and more open process is under way…
Poison hemlock is now in full growth around Idaho, noxious weed officials are warning, and people are being asked to watch for it and remove it wherever possible; hand pulling, while wearing rubber gloves, is recommended, along with herbicide treatments. “This dangerous noxious weed presents…
Idaho Congressman Raul Labrador tells the Idaho Statesman he waited too long before endorsing Mitt Romney for president in the last presidential election, limiting his influence; that’s why he’s decided to get in early this time, endorsing Rand Paul for the GOP nomination and joining his campaign team,...
The way the numbers are currently shaping up, Idaho will have another $44.6 million or more to spend on road and bridge repairs next year, in addition to the $95 million provided by this year’s transportation funding bill, which includes a 7 cent per gallon…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The popular Skinny Dipper Hot Springs won't close for now, while the Bureau of Land Management weighs an appeal it received seeking to keep it open. Idaho BLM's Tate Fischer tells the Idaho…
The Idaho State Police is facing three whistleblower complaints from state police officers who say they were retaliated against after they refused to help cover up a Payette County sheriff’s deputy’s illegal conduct in a fatal car crash in 2011, a cover-up that another lawsuit…