2+ hour, 25+ min ago   (400+ words) Jan. 17The Idaho men's basketball team built a 19-point lead in the first half, let most of it slip, but held on for a Big Sky victory over Weber State at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah. Idaho guard Biko Johnson…...

6+ hour, 24+ min ago   (479+ words) Fernan STEM Academy art teacher Leatha Morgan, the 2024 Idaho Art Education Association's Elementary Educator of the Year, discusses different mediums with students in September 2024. Wages for Idaho teachers are up more than 5% this school year compared with 2024-2025 salaries. DEVIN WEEKS…...

6+ hour, 24+ min ago   (784+ words) BOISE " Gov. Brad Little's budget recommendation, as is always the case with early budget frameworks, makes assumptions about where the state economy and growth will be heading over the course of the next year." For 2026, his "Enduring Idaho" plan arrives…...

10+ hour, 32+ min ago   (213+ words) Idaho Democrats are very concerned about what we're seeing happen with the budget and the expressed priorities," said Idaho Democratic Party Chair Lauren Necochea. There is a big hole in our budget because of deep revenue cuts that were made…...

16+ hour, 51+ min ago   (372+ words) Jan. 17Eastern Washington shot out to a double-digit lead in the first four minutes of Saturday's game and didn't ease up, marching to perhaps its most impressive win of the season, an 84-66 rout of Idaho State in Big Sky Conference play…...

17+ hour, 5+ min ago   (422+ words) IDAHO FALLS " Kay Walker has been making soap, lotion and lip balm from Idaho potatoes since 2021, and his latest product may be the first of its kind. The 83-year-old man behind Potato Soap & Gifts of Idaho was approached by the…...

18+ hour, 29+ min ago   (464+ words) BOISE (Idaho Statesman) " Idaho U.S. Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo say Christians are under attack throughout the world, and religious freedom needs to be reprioritized in the U.S. and abroad. Risch, a Republican who chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (833+ words) What the legislative notebook'will be'is a quick and dirty run-down of which bills were introduced, considered in committee, debated on the Idaho House and Senate floors, and updates on whether Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed (or vetoed) major pieces…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (543+ words) BOISE " The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee heard a special report Thursday that put forward a plan on how the legislature can address Idaho's physician shortage, which is ranked among the worst in the nation. Rep. Dustin Manwaring, R-Pocatello, delivered a report…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (452+ words) The Goldwater Institute and the Idaho Freedom Foundation sent a letter this week urging Idaho Attorney General Ra'l Labrador to investigate whether state colleges and universities are complying with a law banning mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Idaho was…...