Idaho

A former Boise Democratic state representative Friday filed a complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel against the chief of the U.S. Forest Service, alleging that the chief was violating a federal law that bars employees in the executive branch from engaging in political activity while on duty.

A missing hiker was found by mountain bikers after getting lost two days prior, Idaho officials said.

Oct. 3—POTLATCH — When Karen Rohn graduated from Potlatch High School, she could not wait to get out of her hometown. Not only did she return years later, but her artistic fingerprints are all over the city she loves, and in the Potlatch School District where she teaches art. "It's not really about where you can go and be your best person, what it really is about is learning how to bloom where ...

In a rare move, all surface water rights holders in the Yakima River Basin will see their water curtailed due to lack of available water.

A former sheriff’s deputy was convicted of two misdemeanors after he kissed and groped a woman incarcerated at the Payette County Jail earlier this year. But most of the details of that case weren’t publicly available until now. The woman’s attorney questioned why the case was “inexplicably sealed from public view” in a tort claim she filed on behalf of the woman. A data entry error ...

Two families whose children were among four University of Idaho students killed in a highly publicized attack in Moscow obtained a partial victory in their legal fight to prevent the release of crime scene photos through public records requests.

Idaho saw a rise in uninsured children that was larger than nearly every other state, according to a new report from Georgetown University, after thousands of Idaho children lost coverage in recent years. The study, published in September by Georgetown University’s School of Public Policy, found that the number of uninsured children in Idaho rose from 28,000 to 40,000 from 2022 to 2024 — an ...

About a month into the Idaho “DOGE” committee opening its public comment portal, more than 450 comments were submitted with recommendations on improving government efficiency.

Sep. 24—Most of the crowd at the Save Our Schools Idaho town hall Tuesday evening in the Lewiston High School auditorium opposed Idaho's new $50 million a year school voucher program. That was apparent when roughly 80% of the audience — some 130 people — gave a standing ovation to the one Idaho lawmaker in attendance, Rep. Lori McCann, R-Lewiston. McCann was the only one of six area ...

Public school advocates suing over a new Idaho law to direct public money to private education included a broad range of plaintiffs, from a Republican state lawmaker to the Mormon Women for Ethical Government.But notably, the lawsuit named only one school district: Moscow.

The latest COVID-19 vaccine for the fall and winter is already stocked in pharmacies across Idaho. But depending on your age or health condition, you might have trouble trying to get the vaccine, if you’re able to get it at all. That’s because the Food and Drug Administration approved the updated shots for only certain groups. The agency in late August authorized the vaccines for people 65 and ...

Idaho State University appears to be getting more serious about buying the Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine in Meridian — at least, serious enough to spend $100,000 on a study that could help make the case for a purchase.