ID Government

An Ada County judge dismissed the effort by Idaho’s longest-serving death row prisoner to prevent another attempt to execute him after prison officials failed to put him to death by lethal injection earlier this year. Judge Jason D. Scott of Idaho’s 4th Judicial District ruled Thursday against Thomas Creech, 73, who has been incarcerated in Idaho for nearly 50 years. In his written opinion, ...

Coeur d’Alene City Council President Woody McEvers took his oath as the city’s new mayor Tuesday night, replacing Jim Hammond who retired last week for health reasons.

PONDERAY, Idaho – Bonner County may have no place to send its stray dogs next month as contracts with the animal shelter are set to expire.

The North Idaho town of Priest River will serve as the host of Idaho’s next “Capital for a Day” event on Thursday, Gov. Brad Little announced.

As farmers continue to work toward longterm water agreements, Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced Tuesday that he is committing an additional $10 million for projects intended to improve the health of the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer.

Standing on the Capitol steps, Gov. Brad Little praised Idaho for being the first state in the country to pass a law banning transgender women from participating in female sports.

SANDPOINT – After years of trying to get rid of the geese at City Beach, sometimes with lethal means, it appears Sandpoint has finally found a humane solution.

CHICAGO – Delegates at the Democratic National Convention were fired up on Wednesday as Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota, the party’s vice presidential nominee, took the stage to rally the party faithful and make a pitch to the voters who will decide the election.

In 2009, hydroelectricity made up 80% of the electricity generated in Idaho. Last year, that number was 49%, according to reports from the Idaho Office for Energy and Mineral Resources.

A child care program for low-income children in Idaho faces a $15.5 million budget shortfall this year, after the state expanded eligibility and reduced what families are required to pay each month while day care costs rose, according to the Health and Welfare Department. The deficit has prompted state health officials to temporarily stop accepting many new families into the Idaho Child Care ...

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador refiled a lawsuit aimed at quashing a ballot initiative to end closed primary elections on Friday, this time in the Fourth Judicial District. The move came just days after the Idaho Supreme Court rejected a similar petition for failing to file the complaint in a lower court and because it was too early to rule on the measure’s constitutionality. The ...

The Trans Youth Emergency Project is expanding into Idaho, offering families of transgender Idaho youth financial and logistical assistance to access transition-related care for minors.

Idaho residents could vote to restore access to abortion and protect reproductive health care after a nonprofit took the first step Thursday toward a 2026 citizen ballot initiative. Idahoans United for Women and Families filed four petitions with the Secretary of State’s Office for review, each of which would create an initiative with varying degrees of protection for abortion rights based on ...