(UPDATED, 12:26 p.m., with corrected information on Thursday’s trustees’ meeting. Trustees did not meet in closed executive session, the Coeur d’Alene Press reported.) North Idaho College will negotiate a settlement [...]
Faced with an increase in usage, the Bureau of Land Management is proposing eliminating camping and adding a day-use fee at the popular Jump Creek Recreation Site located in Owyhee [...]
EastIdahoNews.com and Ashley in Idaho Falls and Pocatello are partnering to honor people in our community for Feel Good Friday. Every week, we surprise someone deserving of special recognition. The [...]
The committee reviewing Idaho’s school funding formula finished its summer meetings. But not its work. If anything, the hard work awaits. Between now and January, state superintendent Debbie Critchfield’s hand-picked [...]
Former U.S. President Donald Trump entered a not guilty plea on Thursday in Fulton County Superior Court on 13 felony counts that charge him with racketeering for attempts to overturn [...]
BLACKFOOT — Few things were as highly anticipated at the Eastern Idaho State Fair food judging than the deep-fried watermelon. After tasting it, many of the 50 or so members [...]
Hoping to hire a new Idaho State University president by Dec. 31, the State Board of Education has put together a search committee. As previously announced, State Board members and [...]
Todd Fischer, an electrical engineer, has lived in his North End home since 1988. Built in 1905, the Victorian-style home is a juxtaposition between Boise’s historical architecture and modern energy [...]
Every week I’m interviewing exciting people from Idaho and around the world! Brady Parks, Sydney Macfarlane, Cam Brannelly and Megan Parks are The National Parks – an indie folk-pop group [...]
The State Tax Commission will not certify a $3.3 million plant facilities levy for a new elementary school in the Idaho Falls School District, according to a press release issued [...]
The Idaho Attorney General’s Office chose a special prosecutor in an investigation into child care grant funds. Adams County Prosecuting Attorney Christopher Boyd was appointed Tuesday as special deputy attorney [...]
IDAHO FALLS — Deputies have found a 21-year-old jail inmate after he walked away from a work detail crew. According to Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Bryan Lovell, Randy Rigby [...]
West Bonner School District voters have ousted trustees Keith Rutledge and Susan Brown, and that’s an unusual event. Recall elections are rarely successful at any level of Idaho government — [...]
(CNN) — For months, Evangelina Hernandez watched helplessly as her autistic twin sons regressed – their screaming, biting and scratching worsening. The Wichita, Kansas, resident couldn’t afford the $3,000 monthly [...]
West Bonner zones two and four saw double the number of voters surpassing the turnout from two years ago. PRIEST RIVER — The terms of two West Bonner school board [...]
IDAHO FALLS — Bonneville Joint School District 93 will be getting a new elementary school after a successful bond vote on Tuesday night. Voters passed a $34.5 million bond to [...]
Paul Bennion will become the Boise School Board’s newest trustee in September, filling a vacancy left by former trustee Andy Hawes. Trustees selected Bennion in an unanimous vote Tuesday evening, [...]
Sen. Scott Herndon, R-Sagle, has begun circulating what he said is the first of two petitions to call the Idaho Legislature back into special session to consider legislation related to [...]
FORT HALL — The Bannock County Coroner’s Office, in cooperation with Idaho State Police, has confirmed the identity of a woman who died following a single-vehicle collision Sunday. Josephine B. [...]
The past few weeks have not been kind to the Dorothy Moon faction of the Idaho Republican Party, which has taken over party control since the GOP primary was closed [...]
While Western states rich in hydroelectricity such as Idaho and Washington enjoy lower energy prices in comparison to other states, those prices do not come without a cost — according [...]
North Idaho College has hired not one, but two controversial attorneys. Last week, a divided board of trustees hired Sandpoint attorney Colton Boyles as the college’s general legal counsel. Boyles [...]
Ammon Bundy, his wife and associated political groups cannot move property or large sums of money for another week while a Gem County judge evaluates whether to issue a more [...]
This story was originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on Aug. 28, 2023. It’s a school Election Day on Tuesday, and patrons in eight districts will decide whether to fund bonds and [...]
IDAHO FALLS – The beautiful orange and pink clouds put on quite the Oppenheimer-esque show for eastern Idaho residents on Sunday evening. We asked you to share some photos you [...]
It’s a school election day Tuesday and patrons in eight districts will decide whether to fund bonds and levies slated for buildings, building repairs, security enhancements and computers. In West [...]
Faced with an increase in human-caused fires, fire and land managers in Idaho are stepping up fire prevention and safety messages. Through the first week in August, the Idaho Department [...]
McCAMMON – A Utah woman was hospitalized after a rollover crash near McCammon Sunday morning. Idaho State Police reports it happened around 11:15 a.m. on U.S. Highway 30 at milepost [...]
BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — Almost two months after workplace accommodations for pregnant workers became law, the rules surrounding what employers can and cannot do have yet to be finalized [...]
The following is a news release from Apple Tree Dental: REXBURG — The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is pleased to announce that Sky Sessions, DDS of Rexburg and Michael [...]
On Monday, the schedule may crystallize further. That’s when the judge overseeing Trump’s federal case on election fraud has signaled she will choose a trial date. If she opts for [...]
Despite the recent news that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) no longer lists emissions defeat devices as a top priority, there’s still no two ways about it: Tampering with a [...]
JEROME — A 34-year-old Wendell man died Saturday afternoon after rolling his car, according to a news release from Idaho State Police. The crash happened around 2:30 p.m., on Interstate [...]
AMERICAN FALLS – Like many communities in eastern Idaho, American Falls has seen a lot of new residential and commercial projects popping up, and even more are on the way. [...]
IDAHO FALLS – The launch of TCHE Brazilian Grill is now just weeks away. Many people have anticipated its opening since construction began in May 2022 at 2394 East Sunnyside [...]
The largest wilderness area in the Lower 48 got a little bit bigger in Idaho this month after The Wilderness Land Trust purchased a former mining claim and transferred it [...]
The following is a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office (Idaho). BOISE – Joel Waters, 44, of Wallowa, Oregon, pleaded guilty to interstate stalking, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced. [...]
Despite federal warnings to slow down, red and blue states have cut off Medicaid coverage for nearly 4 million people because they lack the proper paperwork. In at least four [...]
This column first appeared in the Idaho Press on Aug. 20, 2023. As a journalist I’ve interviewed hundreds of people — and none more impressive than a man who has [...]
The Idaho Freedom Foundation (IFF) may be coming to your school district to carry out its publicly-proclaimed goal of getting the government out of the business of educating our kids. [...]
Former President Donald Trump was booked and quickly released at the Fulton County Jail on Thursday evening during a trip from New Jersey to Atlanta that played out on primetime [...]
Some Idaho Republican legislators and law enforcement officers on Thursday discussed potential legislation to curb employment of undocumented workers and to increase law enforcement’s search and seizure powers. The discussions [...]
POCATELLO — Pamela Fleischmann’s classroom filled with smoke in the early hours on April 21, as Highland High School’s cafeteria, gymnasium and music rooms erupted in flames. The government teacher [...]
PRIEST RIVER — Bonner County officials expect twice the voter turnout for next week’s recall election than two years ago, when the school board trustees were first elected. “There’s huge [...]
Imagine going to see the Trailing of the Sheep Festival in main street Ketchum, and there’s no sheep. It’s frequently been voted as one of the Top 10 fall festivals [...]
UPDATE A 21-year-old man was cited for inattentive driving after hitting a pedestrian in Rigby Wednesday night. It happened around 7:30 p.m. on State and Main Street, according to a [...]
Acknowledging setbacks — but emphasizing safeguards and successes — State Board of Education officials tried to put the best possible face on Idaho’s embattled Empowering Parents microgrant program. And they [...]
Para leer esta historia en español, haga clic aquí. The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of Latino students [...]
NAMPA (Idaho Capital Sun) — The American Civil Liberties Union of Idaho has filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of Latino students alleging that the [...]
It was a flurry of filings. Last week, the State Board of Education’s hired outside attorney submitted four motions designed to undercut Attorney General Raúl Labrador’s open meetings lawsuit. An [...]