A plan to reopen Idaho during the coronavirus pandemic hinges on understanding what the state and individuals have to do to defeat the illness, the co-chair of Gov. Brad Little’s COVID-19 Testing Task Force said.

Mix It Up, a home decor and gift shop located in downtown Coeur d’Alene, opened its doors to customers for the first time in over a month on Friday, and there was apparently some pent-up demand for its offerings.

While some pastors have rushed to create a social distancing protocol and make masks available for their congregations to attend church this weekend, others have decided to wait, worrying that returning to church the first weekend of May could put their elderly and vulnerable members in danger, or their own families.

“These bills have no constitutional or scientific basis and are negatively targeting a community that already faces a host of hurdles and discrimination based on who they are,” the students wrote. “The bills are unnecessary, potentially expensive, and may produce various legal repercussions.”

BOISE – Lawmakers violated the state constitution, Idaho’s top school official said in a lawsuit, by approving two laws that are an attack on her office by reducing her ability to direct critical public school operations. Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra filed the lawsuit with the Idaho Supreme Court on Friday against the Legislature and the State Board of Education.

A movie theater in Hayden hopes nightly screenings on a newly painted wall will draw in enough customers to pay the rent.

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.