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Police say missing kids’ mom helped keep their bodies hidden

BOISE, Idaho | By REBECCA BOONE (AP) — Prosecutors say the mother of two children who were found dead in rural Idaho months after they vanished had conspired with her new husband to hide or destroy the kids’ bo... Read More...

Huntsman, Cox in tight race for GOP nod for Utah governor

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah | By LINDSAY WHITEHURST (AP) — The hotly contested four-way GOP primary in the race for Utah governor ended Tuesday, but no winner was immediately declared as vote-counting continued during... Read More...

New marker commemorates Wyoming African-American homestead town

WHEATLAND - A new historical marker has been erected at the Dwyer Junction Rest Area on I-25 near Wheatland, to commemorate a group of African American homesteaders who established a “colony” at Empire in Goshe... Read More...

Retired Utah sheriff’s deputy dies in small plane accident

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — A retired Utah sheriff’s deputy has died following a small airplane crash that critically injured him and killed another man. KUTV-TV reports Jason Sorensen died Monday as a resu... Read More...

Idaho appeals judge’s education funding initiative rulings

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little says two federal court rulings involving the state’s ballot initiative process are “judicial activism” and has appealed to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of App... Read More...

Uinta County COVID-19 Update

The following information is provided by Uinta County Public Health: EVANSTON - New cases over the weekend total 11. Last weekend there were 17, so fortunately there does appear to be a leveling off on ou... Read More...

Residents return home after Utah wildfire destroyed 1 home

SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah (AP) — Residents in a community on the shore of Utah Lake were allowed to return home Monday after wildfire prompted the evacuation of about 3,100 homes. City officials said Monday the fi... Read More...

Idaho may hold traditional elections despite coronavirus

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say Idaho residents may vote in person during elections in August and November despite the continuing spread of the coronavirus. The Idaho Statesman reports Chief Deputy Secreta... Read More...

Amid surge, Wyoming hits pause on easing COVID-19 orders

CHEYENNE, Wyo. | By MEAD GRUVER (AP) — Gov. Mark Gordon says Wyoming will keep current public health orders to contain the coronavirus in place for two more weeks amid a surge in reported cases. State offici... Read More...

Six men plead guilty, are sentenced in 2018 poaching case in Franklin County

PRESTON, Idaho | By Ryan Hilton, IDFG - Poachers in the Preston-area case charged with various wildlife crimes, including killing and wasting gross over-limits of elk Jay Reeder, Brandon Porter, Rick and J... Read More...