1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (352+ words) Should Idaho’s Attorney General be a competent lawyer or a politician? Because many voters were not clear about what the attorney general is required to do in office, six former Idaho attorneys general joined together in April 2022 to explain. The…...

1+ day, 22+ 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…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1044+ words) Brent Reinke used to carry beans in his pocket to remind himself to listen more than he spoke. “When I’d make a statement, I’d take a bean out, so I’d know to shut up,” he said. He’ll likely get the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (69+ words) Officials warn Idaho could face one of its worst droughts in decades if a second winter of poor snowpack leaves already-low reservoirs depleted. Idaho is entering a critical winter after last season’s poor snowpack left reservoirs depleted and irrigators scrambling....

1+ week, 3+ 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…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (181+ words) Idaho has some of the most restrictive laws nationwide governing abortion. Abortion is banned in the state except in cases where the mother’s life is at risk, or when the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest. With a citizens’ initiative…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (305+ words) An Idaho mine that helped fuel the U.S. World War II effort is being revived as the federal government pushes to reduce reliance on foreign critical minerals. The Ima Mine, north of the tiny community... An Idaho mine that helped fuel…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1455+ words) The future of farm irrigation could be in the hands of two Boise teenagers. Henry Turcotte, 18, and Marco Trotta, 17, seniors at Bishop Kelly High School, through their own company “Irrigant,” have created an AI app that can forecast how much…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (620+ words) It was a bad year for Bogus Basin. By New Year’s Eve, the Boise-area recreation area had received only about two feet of natural snowfall, forcing it to increase its production of artificial snow by 120% compared with the previous season....

2+ week, 5+ hour ago   (325+ words) A challenge to Idaho’s near-total abortion ban is on the ballot this November. A citizen-led initiative dubbed Proposition 1 aims to restore access to abortion in the state beyond current limits of when a mother’s life is at risk, or when…...