Idaho Gov. Butch Otter has named 5th District Judge Richard Bevan of Twin Falls to the Idaho Supreme Court, to succeed retiring Justice Daniel Eismann. Bevan, 58, was among four finalists for the position submitted to Otter by the Idaho Judicial Council; the others were...
Here is the public schedule for the commemorative events for the late Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus, who will lie in state in the Idaho Capitol rotunda this week: At 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, the funeral procession will arrive at the Jefferson Street entrance to the…
The toxic landscaping plant blamed for more than 100 wildlife deaths in the past two winters in Idaho will remain a legal option for homeowners. The Idaho State Department of Agriculture on Monday completed its negotiated-rulemaking process for a proposed rule banning certain species of yew plants as noxious weeds. The department declined to...
State Controller Brandon Woolf has named Joshua Whitworth as his new chief of staff; Whitworth has been with the office five years and most recently was deputy controller. A former executive director of the Idaho Republican Party, Whitworth holds an MBA from Boise State University…
Health officials say a rabid bat was found in Ada County. Officials with Central District Health Department said Tuesday the dead rabid bat was brought into a home by a family cat in the Eagle area. Officials say the rabid bat made contact with the cat, but not the family. Officials say the bat tested positive...
Idaho Rep. Luke Malek is feeling very lucky that he and wife Tara are alive and escaped serious injury in a horrific crash on Highway 95 north of Moscow on Saturday afternoon that totaled his pickup. “We’d be dead if we hadn’t been wearing our seatbelts,” said Malek, 35, R-Coeur d’Alene, who is running for Congress...
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