The Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners approved a 4.7% increase in the budget request for the Idaho Department of Lands’ fiscal year 2025 budget on Tuesday in Boise. Overall, [...]
The following is a news release from the Eastern Idaho State Fair. BLACKFOOT – The 2023 Eastern Idaho State Fair has ended, and it’s time to reflect on its success. [...]
At least 260 trustee seats representing most every district in Idaho are up for election on Nov. 7, and many of those races are competitive when typically they go unchallenged. [...]
Anyone who has lost access to Medicaid as Idaho removes people from the program this year can now enroll in health insurance policies through Your Health Idaho, the state’s insurance [...]
BOISE — By the end of September, Bluum will learn if its charter school support will be backed by a new $24.8 million U.S. Department of Education grant. The Communities [...]
Boise School Board member Shiva Rajbhandari posted several photos on social media Monday from a climate protest in New York City. Rajbhandari was arrested during the protest. Boise school trustee [...]
HILLSBORO, Ore. — “Oregon’s been at this for decades,” the governor’s office assures potential investors in its so-called Silicon Forest. The Lone Star State’s governor calls it a “race that [...]
POCATELLO — The Gate City is officially unveiling its newly refurbished skatepark. The Parks and Recreation Dept. and the Southeast Idaho Skatepark Association will present a check during a ribbon [...]
Like many homeowners, I recently received my property tax assessment. It showed a huge increase in my home’s value. My reaction was that of excitement thinking about the growth of [...]
The Bingham County Republican Central Committee’s executive committee has filed a lawsuit against the Idaho Republican Party to block Idaho GOP Chairwoman Dorothy Moon from stepping in to fill county [...]
REXBURG – A man charged with murder is set to go to trial in October. The trial for Pierre Lake, 19, is scheduled to begin on Monday, Oct. 23. During [...]
Rural and remote regions of Idaho face unique challenges when it comes to higher education opportunities and workforce development. While rural businesses see a shortage of trained workers, some areas [...]
SACRAMENTO — California lawmakers on Thursday approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s resolution calling for a constitutional convention of the states to consider a new amendment on gun control, a politically astute yet [...]
The following is a news release from Blue Cross of Idaho: MERIDIAN — Blue Cross of Idaho is pleased to announce that Dr. Melissa Kizilos, MD, joined the company on [...]
Oregon — Alisha Alderson placed her folded clothes and everything she needed for the last month of her pregnancy in various suitcases. She never imagined she would have to leave [...]
KIMBERLY — A multi-vehicle injury collision sent three people to the hospital on Thursday. The crash happened about 2 p.m. on Thursday on eastbound Interstate 84, according to a news [...]
Jia Tolentino talks about God and psychedelics and finding comfort in chaos. Elena Mudd hide caption toggle caption Elena Mudd Jia Tolentino talks about God and psychedelics and finding comfort [...]
(Idaho Capital Sun) — When someone with a medical emergency calls 911, they expect an ambulance to show up. But sometimes, there simply isn’t one available. Most states don’t declare [...]
The following is a news release from Idaho Fish and Game: TWIN FALLS — An adult cow moose made its way into Twin Falls in the early morning hours of [...]
The following is a news release from the College of Eastern Idaho: IDAHO FALLS — College of Eastern Idaho (CEI) proudly announces a remarkable 11.1% surge in credit student enrollment [...]
An Idaho law passed earlier this year designed to block foreign governments from purchasing agricultural land, water rights, mining claims and mineral claims has reportedly caused confusion as to whether [...]
POCATELLO — Idaho State University unofficially opened the doors to the newly renovated Holt Arena Thursday — with the grand opening coming Saturday when the Bengals host the Northern Iowa [...]
Gov. Brad Little vehemently defended the University of Idaho’s proposed University of Phoenix purchase — and told three U.S. senators to butt out of the debate. In a letter sent [...]
Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on September 15, 2023 (UPDATED, 2:45 p.m., with comment from Sanders.) The University of Idaho and a former law professor have reached a $750,000 settlement, resolving [...]
BLACKFOOT — A judge granted a temporary restraining order against the Idaho Republican Party on Friday afternoon, just hours after the Bingham County Republican Central Committee filed a suit against [...]
The State Board of Education was out of line when it previously issued three emergency certificates for administrators and is vulnerable to legal consequences, according to analysis Attorney General Raúl [...]
BOISE (Idaho Ed News) — The company that calculates Idaho Reading Indicator scores for kindergarten through third-grade students produced inaccurate results, causing a months-long delay in the release date. The [...]
Idaho Medicaid’s program has asked to add 60 employees, which would grow the program that serves about 400,000 Idahoans on Medicaid to 273 employees. The request, in the Idaho Department [...]
The University of Idaho-University of Phoenix alliance didn’t suddenly become a federal case this week. It’s been one all along. Three out-of-state U.S. senators wrote U of I President [...]
U.S. Magistrate Judge Debora K. Grasham is expected to decide in the coming weeks whether to grant a request to temporarily bar Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador from enforcing the [...]
IDAHO FALLS — A local family is $5,000 richer after finding hidden treasure in Pocatello. Last month, Anderson Hicks Group launched the second annual Idaho Treasure Hunt by hiding a [...]
I have been a teacher, mostly in kindergarten, for the past 10 years in Idaho public schools. For most of that time I thought teaching was my forever career, until [...]
The following is a news release from Idaho State Police. Idaho State Police is investigating a fatal crash that occurred at approximately 3:09 a.m., on Sunday on 13 West 300 [...]
Do you want to know what’s happening in the eastern Idaho business scene? We’ve got you covered. Here is a rundown of this week’s business news across the valley. BIZ [...]
Defending the $685 million University of Phoenix purchase, University of Idaho President C. Scott Green said his leadership team has “full faith” in Phoenix’s processes. On Wednesday, Green sent off [...]
Federal Judge David Nye on Wednesday heard arguments for and against a preliminary injunction for Senate Bill 1100, an Idaho law meant to prevent transgender students from using school facilities [...]
Former Idaho Gov. Buch Otter endorsed the open primary ballot initiative on Wednesday, becoming the highest profile member of a group of more than 100 Republicans who support the initiative. [...]
RIGBY – A man who was convicted of killing his 3-month-old infant last year has been sentenced for a probation violation. Dillon Butikofer, 22, was sentenced on Sept. 6 to [...]
POCATELLO (Idaho Ed News) — Pocatello voters will see a $45 million bond measure on their ballots this November, following a vote from the school board Tuesday evening. The bond [...]
Pocatello voters will see a $45 million bond measure on their ballots this November, following a vote from the school board Tuesday evening. The bond is the district’s plan to [...]
Women and physicians in Idaho, Oklahoma and Tennessee have sued their home states after they say they were denied abortion care despite being diagnosed with serious, life-threatening medical conditions while [...]
An Idaho judge has blocked Ammon Bundy and others from moving financial assets for longer in a new lawsuit in Gem County. The lawsuit, brought by St. Luke’s Health System, [...]
This story was originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on Sept. 11, 2023. An advisory committee does not want to expand the Empowering Parents program to include private school tuition and fees. [...]
A teacher in Tennessee has been arrested and charged with raping a boy at her home in 2021, and authorities say she's accused of sexual misconduct with "multiple juveniles."Alissa McCommon, [...]
Since 2012, information about how state government agencies spend money and what state employees earn has been publicly available online at Transparent Idaho. And within a couple of years, all [...]
The Middleton School District will float a two-year, $3 million supplemental levy this November to keep up with staff, curriculum and maintenance costs. District trustees approved the levy with an [...]
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) – Living alone in Idaho has become more expensive than ever, a new report shows. Personal finance site GoBankingRates recently released a study detailing the amount of [...]
Part 1: ESAs Idaho’s education policy discussions have exploded in recent years to include debates around education savings accounts (ESAs). After conducting a quick search, it seems that in 2022 [...]
MERIDIAN (Idaho Statesman) — Last call for value-priced steak and lobster. A familiar brand in the Boise area for decades, the Sizzler restaurant chain soon will be nothing more than [...]
Cheerleaders greeted participants at Coeur d’Alene’s professional learning communities training last week at Lake City High School. (photo courtesy of Coeur d’Alene public information office) COEUR D’ALENE — The Coeur [...]