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In a highly unusual move, Bonneville County Prosecutor Randy Neal on Monday issued a point-by-point rebuttal to Idaho Falls Superintendent Karla LaOrange’s critiques of his office — which she shared [...]

Hispanic Access Foundation, a national nonprofit that offers equitable research about the Latino community, has launched an air quality monitoring program in Caldwell to understand the impact that air pollution [...]

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) – Instead of voting in a presidential primary election, Idaho voters will pick their political party’s nominee for president in a series of presidential nominating caucuses [...]

The $685 million University of Phoenix purchase is unlikely to affect the state’s credit rating, a financial adviser for the University of Idaho said Monday. State Treasurer Julie Ellsworth But [...]

In a request for clemency, attorneys for a man on Idaho’s death row say his original sentencing judge now believes he shouldn’t be executed. Thomas Creech, 73, has been on [...]

REXBURG — The Rexburg Children’s Choir is preparing for its annual holiday concert and this year, GENTRI will be joining the group for what’s promised to be an uplifting, memorable [...]

U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Undersecretary Stacy Dean visited Boise’s Whitney Elementary School last week to celebrate National School Lunch Week. Four students escorted an entourage of adults to their [...]

On Thursday, we wrote about Idaho’s latest troubling vaccination trends: declining childhood immunization rates, and increasing opt-outs. A couple of followups: Measles vaccinations. Last school year, only 80.7% of kindergartners [...]

Instead of voting in a presidential primary election, Idaho voters will pick their political party’s nominee for president in a series of presidential nominating caucuses in 2024. That’s because during [...]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdUTLVnHoUE Be mindful of the Forest Service’s laws while hunting. | Salmon-Challis National Forest Service The following is a news release from the Salmon-Challis National Forest Service: SALMON — Fall [...]

Most students still haven’t caught up to pre-pandemic levels of achievement, whether in reading, English, or math.  And the state’s most at-risk learners, including many students of color, those with [...]

Drag artists in Montana can perform without worry — for now. A federal judge ordered Montana’s drag ban bill be temporarily enjoined on Friday, according to court filings. Judge Brian [...]

POCATELLO (IdahoEdNews.org) — Kids should be helped, not criminalized.  That’s the philosophy behind The Village: A Place for Youth and Families, a new center dedicated to getting youth back on [...]

SALMON — Idaho Fish and Game is “very aware” that a bear has been frequenting several locations within Salmon city limits. Getting rid of it, officials say, has been challenging. [...]

“I’ve heard stories of a fishkill on Henrys this spring from the long winter, can you find out more about this and report on it?” was a question sent to [...]

BOISE (Idaho Capital Sun) — The fallout from the Republican Party’s intra-party dispute continued this week as the members of at least two GOP county central committees say Idaho Republican [...]

REXBURG — Rexburg residents will have three options when they vote for mayor in November. Incumbent Jerry Merrill, seeking his third term, is running against Mike Glasscock and Luke Evans. [...]

The following is a news release from Idaho State Police. The Idaho State Police is investigating a four-vehicle fatality crash which occurred at approximately 7:14 a.m. on Friday at the [...]

Reporter Carly Flandro works in EdNews’ East Idaho bureau. A former high school English teacher, she writes about teaching, learning, diversity, and equity. You can follow Flandro on Twitter @idahoedcarly [...]

An Idaho law meant to prevent transgender students from using school facilities that correspond with their gender identity will go into effect despite months of legal efforts to prevent its [...]

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. We [...]

Safiya Abdi came to Idaho when she was 19 as a refugee of the Somali civil war in 2005. She had lived most of her life in a refugee camp [...]

WASHINGTON — Louisiana Republican Rep. Steve Scalise withdrew from the race for U.S. House speaker on Thursday evening, just one day after his colleagues nominated him for the role. “Our [...]

The attorney general’s office has subpoenaed University of Idaho President C. Scott Green, as it continues to pursue a lawsuit against the State Board of Education. C. Scott Green This [...]

A group of more than 600 Democratic legislators from 49 states have signed an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court urging the justices to overturn an appellate court decision [...]