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Idaho Fish and Game encourages anglers to help study Kootenai River burbot fishery
19+ hour, 43+ min ago (219+ words) MISSOULA, Mont. " Idaho Fish and Game is asking anglers to help gather important data on the Kootenai River burbot fishery through its Kootenai River Angler Science Program, offering prizes and incentives for participation. Burbot fishing on the Kootenai River reopened…...
$2,000 reward offered after poached bighorn sheep found near Riggins, Idaho
4+ week, 2+ day ago (197+ words) MISSOULA, Mont. " A $2,000 reward is now being offered for information about a poached bighorn sheep ram discovered Nov. 24 above Big Salmon Road near Partridge Creek. The Idaho Wild Sheep Foundation pledged the additional reward money to help identify whoever is…...
Missoula woman dies in crash near Cataldo, Idaho
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (165+ words) MISSOULA, Mont. " A 25-year-old Missoula woman died Saturday after she was ejected during a crash on I-90 near milepost 40, according to the Idaho State Police. The crash happened around 1:55 p.m. when a Black Mazda CX-5 traveling westbound failed to negotiate a left-hand curve....
Shots fired in northern Idaho grizzly encounter
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (155+ words) MISSOULA, Mont. " Idaho Fish and Game and the Boundary County Sheriff's Office are investigating a reported grizzly bear encounter near Porthill. According to the sheriff's office, a Boundary County resident told deputies he was charged by a grizzly bear on…...
PHOTOS: Idaho Fish and Game asks for help identifying wildlife crime suspects
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (133+ words) MISSOULA, Mont. " Idaho Fish and Game is asking for the public's help identifying two people suspected of committing multiple wildlife crimes involving big game in the Coeur d'Alene area. Officials say all wildlife crimes are violations of Idaho law and…...
Idaho Fish and Game investigating illegal moose killings near Elk River, Clarkia
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (182+ words) MISSOULA, Mont. " Idaho Fish and Game conservation officers are investigating the illegal killing of up to four moose in the Elk River and Clarkia areas. Officials say the animals were killed on PotlatchDeltic corporate timber lands sometime between October 3 and…...
Idaho man charged in Ponzi scheme targeting elderly investors
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (289+ words) HELENA, Mont. " An Idaho man, Shawn Cutting, is facing multiple charges for allegedly defrauding elderly investors through a Ponzi scheme. According to the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance James Brown and the Missoula County Attorney Matthew Jennings, Cutting, along with…...
Idaho firefighter struck, killed by falling tree
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (178+ words) MISSOULA, Mont. " An Idaho Department of Lands firefighter died Friday evening after being struck by a falling tree while working on a prescribed fire in the Nez Perce'Clearwater National Forests. Idaho firefighter struck, killed by falling tree by NBC Montana…...
Idaho woman sentenced for trafficking drugs on the Flathead Indian Reservation
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (198+ words) MISSOULA, Mont. " A 40-year-old Idaho woman has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for possessing meth and fentanyl with intent to sell on the Flathead Indian Reservation, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Nicole Lynn Shain pleaded guilty…...
Amber alert issued for Idaho teens
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (126+ words) President Trump says Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire just hours after Iran's retaliatory strikes on a U.S. base in Qatar. MISSOULA, Mont. " An AMBER Alert has been issued for Allen and Rachelle Fischer of Montview, Idaho. Allen Fischer…...