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Idaho's longest-serving prosecutor retires after 34 years, overseeing Moscow murder case
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (227+ words) President Trump delivers remarks at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas, as part of the midterm rally. by CBS2 NEWS Staff MOSCOW, Idaho (CBS2) — After 34 years leading prosecutions in Latah County, Bill Thompson, Idaho’s longest-serving elected prosecutor, is retiring effective Dec. 1. Thompson…...
Idaho prisons running out of space as state seeks funding for new facilities
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (290+ words) The Idaho prison system is running well beyond its current capacity, prompting state corrections leaders to ask lawmakers for millions of dollars. President Donald Trump approved disaster aid before rallying for Sen. Jon Husted. Democrats say the president is again…...
‘The time has come’: Bill Thompson, Idaho prosecutor in Kohberger case, to retire
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (723+ words) Bill Thompson, the venerable county prosecutor in Latah County who led the high-profile legal case against Bryan Kohberger, will retire Dec. 1 from the office after 34 years, he announced Tuesday. Thompson, 69, has held the position for nearly half his life, taking…...
Idaho Army National Guard conducts back-to-back rescues
1+ week, 2+ day ago (740+ words) By Maj. Robert TaylorSeptember 30, 2026 IDAHO — Idaho Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk crews conducted two successful search-and-rescue missions on back-to-back days Sept. 23-24, helping rescue a lost man in rugged terrain near Riggins and a stranded hiker clinging to a cliff…...
Idaho State Police promotes first woman patrol captain
1+ week, 3+ day ago (310+ words) MERIDIAN, Idaho — Idaho State Police has promoted Captain Brandalyn Crapo to headquarters patrol captain, making her the first woman to hold the position in the agency's history. Before being selected for the captain role, Crapo was serving as a patrol…...
Investigation ties Forest Service leader Boren to $1M Idaho wildfire
1+ week, 5+ day ago (502+ words) A recently published investigation by two news outlets uncovered ties between Idaho businessman-turned-bureaucrat Michael Boren and an Owyhee County wildfire that cost taxpayers nearly $1 million. High Country News and Public Domain published the article in tandem Sept. 17. According to the…...
Memorial held for SoCal native killed in mass shooting at Idaho In-N-Out
1+ week, 6+ day ago (225+ words) A memorial was held in Santa Clarita Sunday for 59-year-old Christopher Claunch, who was shot and killed during a mass shooting at a newly opened In-N-Out in Twin Falls, Idaho on Aug. 1, 2026. Claunch was waiting in the drive-thru when the…...
Idaho case may be connected to the 1982 Tylenol murders
2+ week, 1+ day ago (64+ words) A man found dead in an Idaho church decades ago may be connected to unsolved poisonings in 1982 that were dubbed the Tylenol murders and ushered in child safety caps for medicines. A man found dead in an Idaho church decades…...
Idaho cold case shows possible links to 1982 Tylenol murders
2+ week, 2+ day ago (86+ words) Idaho authorities announced Wednesday they identified a man from a longtime cold case who died by suicide via cyanide poisoning inside a church in 1982. Decades later, it's been discovered that he had links to Chicago prior to the still-unsolved Tylenol…...
Idaho case may be connected to the 1982 Tylenol murders, officials say
2+ week, 3+ day ago (351+ words) Bottles of Extra-Strength Tylenol are tested with a chemically treated paper that turns blue in the presence of cyanide at the Illinois Department of Health in Oct. 1982, in Chicago. Credit: AP/John Swart BOISE, Idaho — A man found dead in…...