Idaho

Idaho Gov. Brad Little made the most of his stop in Coeur d’Alene on Friday, distributing free lunches with the school district and offering words of encouragement for his plan to reopen the state for business.

A 22-year-old Rathdrum woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion she killed her newborn baby.

A park maintenance crew discovered the tree in two pieces Wednesday morning, snapped near the base of the trunk. They believe it was vandalized the previous night and have filed a police report.

Idaho State Police were involved in the pursuit and shooting of a homicide suspect on Highway 97 Thursday night.

Scott, a Republican whose district includes Bonner County, compared Gov. Brad Little’s shutdown orders to Nazi Germany during an hourlong Zoom interview with a Houston-based podcast host. She questioned the governor’s authority to decide who can and can’t continue working during the pandemic.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little added a new 14-day quarantine requirement for nonessential, out-of-state travelers to his extended stay-home order on Wednesday, and Kootenai County’s sheriff said he is prepared to enforce the measure through education.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little extended the state’s stay-home order through April 30 on Wednesday, the day it was set to expire, as Kootenai County confirmed three new cases of COVID-19.

Kochava, founded in Sandpoint in 2011, is releasing some of the data it collects for digital marketing to people interested in mapping the spread of the highly contagious virus, as more and more governments issued stay-home orders. Charles Manning, founder and CEO, said the data is “aggregated and anonymized” to avoid people using the data for profit.

Birdie’s Pie Shop owner Sharee Moss knew she wanted to give back to community members and customers financially impacted by COVID-19.

Another 31,000 Idaho residents filed for unemployment benefits last week as the state economy shed thousands of jobs for the third consecutive week, officials said Thursday.

Kootenai Health has finalized the purchase of Clearwater Valley and St. Mary’s hospitals in north central Idaho.

John “Long John” Loomer Sr. manned the sizzling grill on Sunday as grease spat from the hearty hamburger patties he pressed. Through the steam clouds rising on the other side, Breanna Keller was dressing up buns with all of the fixings.

Gravity Payments, a tech company that received national attention after setting a $70,000 minimum salary, is avoiding layoffs despite a huge financial hit from the coronavirus pandemic.

On Thursday, Idaho Rep. Heather Scott urged supporters and constituents to “push back” against the state’s stay-at-home order to help battle the spread of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19.