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Idaho Falls City Attorney announces he’s retiring. Here’s who will take his place.

November 10th, 2023|

The following is a news release and photos from the city of Idaho Falls. | Photo: Randy Fife IDAHO FALLS – Longtime City of Idaho Falls attorney Randy Fife has [...]

Shelley trustees will discuss next steps after a $67.8 million bond failure

November 9th, 2023|

When election results rolled in Tuesday night, showing that the Shelley School District’s proposed $67.8 million bond had failed, Superintendent Chad Williams was surprised.  He was speculating that close to [...]

Federal judge orders temporary restraining order on Idaho’s ‘abortion trafficking’ law

November 9th, 2023|Tags: , , , , |

A U.S. District Court decided Wednesday that it would temporarily block enforcement of Idaho’s “abortion trafficking” law, which took effect in May after Idaho legislators voted on its passage during [...]

Idaho lawmakers evaluate how to financially respond after audit into state health department

November 9th, 2023|Tags: , , , , |

Idaho state lawmakers on the Legislature’s powerful budget committee are mulling how they’ll respond to an audit that found flaws in how the state health department distributed $72 million in [...]

Abortion-rights victories cement 2024 playbook while opponents scramble for new strategy

November 9th, 2023|Tags: , , , |

Anti-abortion leaders woke up Wednesday to the sobering reality that abortion rights remain the nation’s predominant political issue. Decisive wins in swing and red states in two national election cycles [...]

California man sentenced for kidnapping ex-girlfriend and transporting her to Idaho

November 8th, 2023|

The following is a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office (Idaho). BOISE – Emiliano Jaime Ramos, 41, of Lompoc, California, was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for kidnapping his [...]

​​How an Idaho children’s facility got away with firing whistleblowers of child abuse

November 8th, 2023|Tags: , , , , |

This story was first published by InvestigateWest on Nov. 7, 2023. Earlier this year, two whistleblowers who triggered a state investigation into Cornerstone Cottage, an Idaho youth facility where they [...]

Across Idaho, voters will decide races — some with partisan overtones

November 8th, 2023|

In districts large and small, voters Tuesday settled a host of school board elections. And while the races for volunteer trustee seats are nonpartisan, a smattering of school board races [...]

U.S. Supreme Court considers case dealing with gun rights and domestic violence

November 7th, 2023|Tags: , , , , |

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices during Tuesday’s oral arguments seemed to lean toward upholding a federal law that prevents the possession of firearms by a person who is subject [...]

Most Americans want health exceptions in abortion bans. Political infighting keeps blocking them.

November 7th, 2023|Tags: , , , , |

In early October, an Idaho woman 20 weeks into her pregnancy went to the emergency room after her water broke about five months early. When the water breaks prematurely, an [...]

Long abandoned trail in Pocatello has been restored with a new one connected to it

November 7th, 2023|

POCATELLO — A trail long forgotten in the city of Pocatello has been uncovered and revitalized with a new connection trail attached to it. The new trail branches off the [...]

Federal judge hears oral arguments on gender care ban for Idaho’s trans youth

November 7th, 2023|Tags: , , , |

Federal Judge B. Lynn Winmill on Monday heard oral arguments for and against a preliminary injunction for House Bill 71, a bill that criminalizes gender-affirming care for youth in Idaho. [...]

Troy’s accountability and collaboration produce consistent academic success

November 6th, 2023|

These eight educators all graduated from Troy High School and chose to return to their alma mater to educate the next generation. From left, Jessica Renfrow, Allison Foote, Kami Heath, [...]

Montana Supreme Court: ‘Retroactive’ punishment for sexual, violent offenders is unconstitutional

November 6th, 2023|Tags: , , , |

Randall Menges has technically been a free man since 2015 – that’s when he completed his sentence in Idaho. That seven-year sentence in Idaho was for violating a ban on [...]

Idaho built few accountability measures into Health Data Exchange, watchdog report finds

November 6th, 2023|Tags: , , , , , |

A bankrupt Idaho government-created nonprofit meant to make health data more widely available for doctors, insurance companies and Medicaid was created and managed in a way that made regulation difficult, [...]

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