The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that the Coeur d’Alene Tribe has the authority to remove unpermitted docks and pilings on the St. Joe River that were placed by non-tribal members who refused to seek tribal permits or appear in tribal court. Kenneth and Donna Johnson contended that their dock and pilings were above the spot where the historical...
The Idaho Supreme Court restored a lawsuit against the state of Idaho over a tax incentive program for new or expanding companies. The Idaho Statesman reports Employers Resource Management Co. of Boise sued the state in 2016 after officials gave a tax incentive to Paylocity...
Ada County is moving to collect back taxes from state Rep. Priscilla Giddings, R-White Bird, for claiming a homeowner’s exemption for her Garden City home in 2016 while also claiming to be a resident of the north-central Idaho district where she was elected to the state House. “We’ve come across some information that leads me to believe that she...
President Donald Trump has appointed two Idahoans to serve in state director positions for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Layne Bangerter, former director of Trump’s election campaign in Idaho, was appointed Friday to become the state director for USDA Rural Development in Idaho. Rural development directors are tasked with improving...
Although child-killer Joseph Duncan waived his right to appeal his triple death sentence for the 2005 kidnapping, torture and murder of a 9-year-old North Idaho boy, Duncan, through a team of attorneys, is now pressing a series of continued challenges. That’s in part because more...
Jonathan D. Renfro, who was convicted last month in the shooting death of Coeur d’Alene police Sgt. Greg Moore, learned his fate from a panel of jurors Saturday morning. Their verdict: the death penalty. A Coeur d’Alene jury on Saturday called for executing Jonathan Renfro...
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