Idaho

A Canyon County woman with young kids was the victim in a recent alleged attempted murder case. But she didn’t have access to the Idaho Crime Victims Compensation Program, a state resource that can pay for help like counseling, because of her legal status, Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue said.Instead, the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office worked to fill the gap through non-governmental resources.

Boise Cascade admitted to buying timber that was illegally imported from China, and it will cost the company millions. The Boise-based company was fined over $6.3 million for its role in a timber trafficking scheme that sought to evade countervailing and anti-dumping duties, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice. The fines amount to twice the gross profits the company ...

BOISE – A Boise-based day care sued in December over the Idaho Medical Freedom Act, a controversial 2025 law that lawyers argued won’t let the facility send sick kids home or require vaccines.

An Idaho federal judge pushed back against the Trump administration over its immigration agenda in a recent court ruling. The administration has hardened its attitude toward immigrants since President Donald Trump took office after promising mass deportations, for example, by pressuring immigration judges to deport more people. The administration has also pushed for mandatory detention of all ...

Boise State University is losing its interim president. The University of Montana announced Tuesday that its Board of Regents has chosen Jeremiah Shinn as its next president. He will start July 1. Shinn has served in the top role at Boise State for less than a year, after the president of the Idaho State Board of Education asked him to take the reins following the news that former President ...

The Idaho Legislature’s approval of a change in law that would have expanded the number of children a day care provider may watch at one time was struck down by Gov. Brad Little with a rare veto Wednesday evening, with the Republican citing safety concerns and risks of fraud.

Gov. Brad Little issued five vetoes Wednesday evening dealing with issues ranging from day care to rainy day funds.

Idaho’s six urban counties paced a statewide 1.4% increase last year, bringing Idaho’s population close to 2.03 million, according to U.S. Census Bureau data compiled by the Idaho Department of Labor. That’s good for second in the nation, trailing South Carolina by one-tenth of a percentage point.