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‘A crisis at the institution’: State officials urge North Idaho College to address accreditation issues amid new complaint, leadership exodus

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 6, 2021

Investigators appointed by the agency that accredits North Idaho College will visit the college next month on the heels of another complaint concerning the conduct of NIC’s Board of Trustees.

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Idaho senators cosponsor bill to block settlements for separated immigrant families

Sun., Dec. 5, 2021

Idaho’s Republican U.S. Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo are cosponsoring a bill to prevent the federal government from paying legal settlements to immigrant families who were separated at the U.S.-Mexico border under the previous administration’s policies, according to a press release.

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This couple fell for one another singing. Now they’re celebrating their 70th anniversary.

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 3, 2021

On Wednesday, the Boise Skurzynskis celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.

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Idaho legislator appointed as Blaine County commissioner

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 3, 2021

Rep. Muffy Davis, D-Ketchum, has been appointed to the Blaine County Commission by Gov. Brad Little, vacating her seat in the Idaho Legislature, according to a press release from the governor’s office.

News > Pacific NW

After a record-high start to the holiday season, prepare for ‘winter-weather mode’ in the Inland Northwest

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 3, 2021

Prepare for winter weather starting this weekend after the Inland Northwest experienced record-breaking high temperatures earlier this week, forecasters say.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Moscow police recover 17 firearms that were reportedly stolen from Pullman home

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 3, 2021

Officers discovered 17 stolen firearms during a search of a Moscow, Idaho, home Tuesday night.

News > Nation/World

U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher announces he’s cancer-free after diagnosis in June

UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 5, 2021

"Since being diagnosed with renal cancer 6 months ago, I've undergone surgery and an aggressive chemotherapy regimen," the Idaho Republican posted Friday morning.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Post Falls coffee shop shooter caught on video before fleeing

UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 4, 2021

Surveillance cameras captured the Wednesday shooting at Kokopelli Coffee in Post Falls that left two men injured, according to court documents filed Thursday.

News > Pacific NW

Bundy: Campaigning counts as court-ordered community service

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 3, 2021

Far-right activist Ammon Bundy says time he has spent campaigning to become the next governor of Idaho should count toward the community service he was ordered to perform after being convicted of obstructing police during his trespassing arrest at the state Capitol.

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Weathercatch: What are Mother Nature’s plans for December?

Thu., Dec. 2, 2021

Yesterday marked the first day of December and the start of meteorological winter, the initial step toward colder, snowier days and nights.

News > Crime/Public Safety

Newport man arrested after Post Falls shooting, alleged crime spree

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 2, 2021

A 31-year-old Newport, Washington, man is accused of shooting two people, stealing multiple vehicles and eluding law enforcement before he was arrested Wednesday in North Idaho.

News > Health

Rising COVID-19 cases pause jury trials in North Idaho

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 1, 2021

Trials in the Panhandle Health District, which includes Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai and Shoshone counties, are suspended for the week of Dec. 6.

News > Pacific NW

‘This case screams for justice’: Idaho AG argues for death row inmate’s execution

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 1, 2021

As Gerald Pizzuto and members of his family push for his life to be spared from the death penalty, the state and family of the victims maintained their stance that the convicted double-murderer and Idaho death row inmate should die by lethal injection.

News > Pacific NW

Sen. Frank Church’s legacy still felt five decades later

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 1, 2021

Idaho retirees may want to give a tip of the hat to former Sen. Frank Church at the end of this year, when a 5.9% increase in Social Security benefits takes effect.

A&E > Entertainment

‘My story is their story’: Nez Perce basketball player Jaci McCormack hopes movie of her life will advance Indigenous representation

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 2, 2021

For Native basketball star Jaci McCormack, the journey from the Nez Perce Reservation in Idaho to building a Native nonprofit organization has been one of community and resilience. Now, McCormack is sharing that story on screen.

News > Idaho

Boise State professor: Don’t recruit women into engineering, medical school, law

UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 30, 2021

A Boise State professor’s comments calling independent women “medicated, meddlesome and quarrelsome” have spurred backlash in the Treasure Valley.

News > Nation

Most Idaho abortions banned if Roe v. Wade is overturned

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 29, 2021

An Idaho law banning nearly all abortions would take effect if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade.

News > Pacific NW

Clemency hearing Tuesday for death row inmate with cancer

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 28, 2021

Idaho’s parole board is scheduled to hold a hearing this week on a request to reduce the sentence of a death row inmate with terminal cancer to a sentence of life in prison.

News > Pacific NW

Missing Montana man killed in crash in Idaho, police say

UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 27, 2021

Associated Press

News > Pacific NW

Freeze on Idaho’s transgender athlete ban faces new challenges

Sat., Nov. 27, 2021

Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which bars transgender women and girls from competing on collegiate and K-12 women’s and girls’ sports teams, hasn’t been active for over a year while it’s being challenged in court. Now, the law’s defenders are pushing a federal district court to unfreeze enforcement.

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‘A crisis at the institution’: State officials urge North Idaho College to address accreditation issues amid new complaint, leadership exodus

Idaho senators cosponsor bill to block settlements for separated immigrant families

This couple fell for one another singing. Now they’re celebrating their 70th anniversary.

Idaho legislator appointed as Blaine County commissioner

After a record-high start to the holiday season, prepare for ‘winter-weather mode’ in the Inland Northwest

Moscow police recover 17 firearms that were reportedly stolen from Pullman home

U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher announces he’s cancer-free after diagnosis in June

Post Falls coffee shop shooter caught on video before fleeing

Bundy: Campaigning counts as court-ordered community service

Weathercatch: What are Mother Nature’s plans for December?

Newport man arrested after Post Falls shooting, alleged crime spree

Rising COVID-19 cases pause jury trials in North Idaho

‘This case screams for justice’: Idaho AG argues for death row inmate’s execution

Sen. Frank Church’s legacy still felt five decades later

‘My story is their story’: Nez Perce basketball player Jaci McCormack hopes movie of her life will advance Indigenous representation

Boise State professor: Don’t recruit women into engineering, medical school, law

Most Idaho abortions banned if Roe v. Wade is overturned

Clemency hearing Tuesday for death row inmate with cancer

Missing Montana man killed in crash in Idaho, police say

Freeze on Idaho’s transgender athlete ban faces new challenges

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