Idaho News

Health officials in Idaho report first UK COVID-19 variant, second South African variant

BOISE, IDAHO (AP) — Public health officials have confirmed two more cases of Idaho residents infected with COVID-19 variants, including the first known case of a resident infected with the United Kingdom varian... Read More...

House OKs bill to let agencies bypass Idaho Attorney General

BOISE, IDAHO | By REBECCA BOONE (AP) — A proposed law that would allow state agencies to skip the Idaho attorney general’s office to instead hire more expensive private-practice attorneys whenever they choose o... Read More...

Environmental attorney to lead Bureau of Land Management

GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. (AP) — The Bureau of Land Management announced that an attorney who previously worked on agency issues for environmental groups will serve as the new deputy director. The Daily Sentinel... Read More...

Bill to compensate wrongly convicted heads to Idaho governor

BOISE, IDAHO | By KEITH RIDLER (AP) — Legislation to compensate people wrongly convicted of crimes in Idaho has cleared the House and is headed to Republican Gov. Brad Little. Lawmakers voted 70-0 on Tuesda... Read More...

Legislation aims to drastically reduce Idaho wolf population

BOISE, IDAHO | By KEITH RIDLER (AP) — Legislation allowing the use of snowmobiles, ATVs, powered parachutes and other methods to hunt and kill wolves year-round with no limits in most of Idaho has been introduc... Read More...

Idaho bill appears to eliminate coronavirus as an emergency

BOISE, IDAHO | By KEITH RIDLER (AP) — Legislation defining pandemics that would appear to eliminate the coronavirus pandemic from qualifying as an emergency in Idaho is going to the House. The House State Af... Read More...

Senate OKs bill to make permanent absentee ballot changes

BOISE, IDAHO | By KEITH RIDLER (AP) — Legislation to make permanent changes in Idaho’s absentee ballot counting procedure has passed the Senate and is headed to the House. The Senate voted 35-0 on Thursday t... Read More...

‘Targeted picketing’ bill prompts protest at lawmaker’s home

BOISE, IDAHO (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker who introduced a bill to prohibit targeted picketing outside officials’ homes found torch- and pitchfork-wielding protesters gathered outside his own house Wednesday night.... Read More...

Bill to bypass attorney general’s lawyers advances to House

BOISE, IDAHO | By KEITH RIDLER (AP) — A proposed law to allow state agencies, boards and commissions to go around the Idaho attorney general's office to hire private-practice attorneys is headed to the full Hou... Read More...

Eastern Idaho reports 4th fatal shooting in about a week

IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO (AP) — A fatal police-involved shooting on Monday in eastern Idaho was the fourth of its kind in the region in about a week. The Post Register reported that a Rexburg Police Department off... Read More...