Idaho

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright visited the Idaho National Laboratory on Thursday after the first new-age nuclear reactor to switch on in more than 40 years did so at INL earlier this month.

BOISE – Idaho Republicans want to completely eliminate property taxes.

An Idaho man argues in a pair of tort claims that Idaho law enforcement agencies are violating state law by letting an artificial intelligence security company train its algorithm with data collected in Caldwell, Wilder and other cities. A tort claim is a possible precursor to a lawsuit. Tyler Cain, of Wilder, said that Caldwell’s data-sharing agreement with tech company Flock Safety goes ...

Jun. 19—MOSCOW — A Moscow food pantry has built a commercial kitchen that it believes can help small businesses and reduce food waste on the Palouse. Inland Oasis held a ribbon cutting with the Moscow Chamber of Commerce on Thursday to celebrate the new kitchen at its location on 730 W. Pullman Rd. The kitchen was made possible with $12,000 in fundraising. Anneke Jette, who manages the ...

Idaho Gov. Brad Little says the state is fully staffed and prepared to take on what could be one of the most challenging wildfire seasons in years – even as wildfire suppression funding provided by the Idaho Legislature runs out.

An Idaho judge on Tuesday issued a preliminary injunction blocking an Idaho law that makes it a crime to use a restroom that doesn’t align with one’s sex assigned at birth from fully going into effect.

With farmers entering an important part of the irrigation season, members of the Idaho Surface Water Coalition say they are reducing water deliveries and usage due to a historically low snowpack, a depleted aquifer and drought emergency.

A Ridgevue High School teacher and football coach has been charged with two felony counts of sexual battery of a minor child, according to court filings. On Thursday evening, Troy McFadden, 46, was taken into custody by the Nampa Police Special Enforcement Team and transported to the Canyon County jail following an investigation by the department that determined McFadden had inappropriate ...

Trained members of Idaho law enforcement with demonstrated firearms proficiency are expected to fill slots for carrying out the death penalty by firing squad as the state prison system transitions to the controversial execution method next month. Six volunteers certified for no less than three years apiece through Peace Officer Standards and Training, or POST, will be recruited to ensure the ...

A trial whose outcome could impact Idaho’s abortion laws is underway in federal court in Boise, and the first two days have included expert witness testimony from the high-risk pregnancy specialist suing government officials and from several other specialists who detailed myriad potential pregnancy complications they said could necessitate abortion care. Dr. Stacy Seyb, a maternal-fetal ...

In April, six transgender Idaho residents sued over the state’s new bathroom law, which makes it a crime for people to use restrooms or changing rooms that don’t align with their sex assigned at birth. On Friday, attorneys presented their arguments over a request for a preliminary injunction, asking the court to prevent the law from taking effect as it applies to bathrooms. U.S. District Judge ...