Crime and Public Safety

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (452+ words) Idaho Supreme Court justices listen to oral arguments in an abortion rights ballot initiative lawsuit on Friday, April 25, 2025. From left to right: Justice Robyn Brody, Chief Justice G. Richard Bevan, and Justice Gregory Moeller. The Idaho Supreme Court building in Boise....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (368+ words) by CBS2 NEWS Staff BOISE, Idaho — While IdahoNews acknowledges that child sexual abuse and exploitation is difficult to talk about, we feel it's too common to ignore. We want to keep you aware (by informing you of local criminal cases) and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (800+ words) Pocatello police Cpl. Francisco Torres, fourth from left, and Sgt. Justin Buck, fourth from right, pose with Pocatello police officials after receiving the Idaho Medal of Honor during a ceremony in Boise on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Glory and praise are not…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (982+ words) On June 15, ICE employee Garrett Rutherford logged into Nampa Police Department’s automated license plate reader system (similar to Flock but a different brand) late at night, according to data obtained via a records request. Rutherford ran five searches on the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (340+ words) The days of white-knuckling the steering wheel while hoping the police officer behind you doesn’t notice your expired registration tabs are over. With the passage of House Bill 533 in February that took effect July 1, Idaho motorists are no longer required…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (169+ words) For most of us, the idea of needing a lawyer brings to mind a criminal case. But some of the legal problems that can most quickly upend a person's life happen outside the criminal justice system: an eviction, a domestic…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (435+ words) An Idaho federal judge has narrowed a previous ruling that had allowed abortions to protect a mother’s health or from self-harm to only apply to the Boise doctor who challenged the law. The narrowed ruling issued Tuesday means that Idaho…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (435+ words) An Idaho federal judge has narrowed a previous ruling that had allowed abortions to protect a mother’s health or from self-harm to only apply to the Boise doctor who challenged the law. The narrowed ruling issued Tuesday means that Idaho…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (563+ words) MERIDIAN, Idaho — Idaho State Police officially broke ground Tuesday on a new $29 million forensic laboratory at its headquarters in Meridian, a project officials say will expand forensic services and create additional space for scientists, equipment and emerging technologies. The approximately…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (965+ words) Fourth District Judge Jason Scott POCATELLO — For Jason Scott, the road to the Idaho Supreme Court started on Main Street, behind the counter of his family's hardware store. Gov. Brad Little announced last week that he had appointed Scott, a…...