8+ hour, 42+ min ago   (790+ words) Nearly 700,000 acres have burned across Idaho so far this year, and state officials are predicting fire risk will remain high through September. As the costs to fight fires increase, state agency staff said they plan to increase Idaho’s dedicated funding…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (333+ words) A new report published this month by a Boise-based nonprofit organization found that state and federal income tax cuts have benefited the highest-income Idaho households the most, while low-income families are actually paying more. The Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (925+ words) The Democrats running to represent District 6 in the Idaho House believe the state Legislation has ignored the needs of its constituents. Trish Carter-Goodheart, Ryan Wayne Augusta and Bryce Blankenship are running for state representative in Tuesday’s primary election. Blankenship is…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1130+ words) COEUR D’ALENE — Lewiston’s own Super Bowl Champion Jake Scott and Avista NAIA World Series groundskeeper Corky Fazio were among the four new inductees to the North Idaho Hall of Fame over the weekend at the Coeur d’Alene Resort. Former NFL…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (309+ words) A group trying to qualify a ballot initiative to end Idaho’s abortion ban said Friday it has met its signature gathering goals in more than enough legislative districts to qualify for the November general election. The group Idahoans United for…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (746+ words) The first thing you notice is the contrast in the two transfer running backs from California — one glides out of the backfield and works the edges, while the other runs with the power of multiple men. Damonte Bias and Ferrari…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1606+ words) PULLMAN — Matyus McLain’s life trajectory changed in the middle of nowhere, on a nondescript part of Interstate 5 in Oregon. It was early January, and after spending the first three years of his career playing defensive end at Idaho, McLain entered…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (227+ words) BOISE — Idaho Department of Water Resources Director Matthew Weaver, with the approval of Idaho Gov. Brad Little, has issued an emergency drought declaration for each of Idaho’s 44 counties, according to a Tuesday release from the department. The director of the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (963+ words) MOSCOW — April showers bring May flowers. And that may mean something for an Idaho football offense looking to improve for the spring game on May 1 after it was battered around by the Vandal defense on Day 6 of Idaho spring football…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (410+ words) Idaho’s rules that govern the use of technology in hunting were spiked and then reinvented with only minor tweaks by the state’s Legislature. The rules forbid the use of drones, thermal imaging, night vision optics and transmitting trail cameras from…...