The Idaho Department of Correction is searching for an East Boise Community Reentry Center resident who walked away from the facility.

Jancee Peirsol, IDOC #117373, was last seen at East Boise Community Reentry Center at 4:08 p.m. Friday.

Governor Brad Little signed Executive Order 2025-05 today, “The Idaho Act,” creating even more efficiencies in state government to balance the budget and make way for President Donald Trump’s tax cuts while supporting public schools.

“Idaho’s economy is the strongest in the nation, and we continue to move in the right direction. It’s in our DNA here in Idaho to balance the budget, cut taxes, and right-size government so we can continue to make public schools our top priority. My executive order today delivers on our promise to Idahoans that we will implement President Trump’s tax cuts for Idahoans and make the best use of their hard-earned money while putting public schools first,” Governor Little said.

“Idahoans are sick of scammers targeting their families through illegal robocalls,” said Attorney General Labrador. “We’re putting these telecommunications providers on notice that they must follow federal rules immediately.”

A new effort is underway to repeal Idaho’s 6% sales tax on groceries, but this time, proponents are bypassing the legislature and taking their case directly to Gem State voters.

Howard Rynearson, Chairman of the Payette County Republicans, is leading a new initiative to gather enough signatures to place a repeal of the grocery tax on the November 2026 ballot. This move follows a series of failed attempts by lawmakers in past legislative sessions to pass a repeal.

“These officers represent everything we admire about Idaho law enforcement—courage under fire, selfless service, and an unwavering commitment to protecting their community,” said Attorney General Labrador. “When lives hung in the balance, they didn’t hesitate to charge toward the danger and risk their own lives to save people they’d never met. This is the heroism that defines our men and women in blue, and Idaho is safer because of officers like them.”

Governor Brad Little announced today that the Idaho State Police (ISP) completed its first transport of dangerous illegal alien criminals, the first step necessary to remove them from the State of Idaho. The transports are part of the state’s new agreement with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) under the 287(g) program.

Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson visited the site of the Teton Dam Wednesday afternoon, August 6th, 2025.
Simpson is looking into ways to improve Idaho’s water storage.

“Wildland fire is inherently complex. It can have catastrophic impacts on human communities, yet it is also an essential natural disturbance in many types of ecosystems,” said Jessica Miesel, associate professor in the Department of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences and a co-principal investigator of the grant. “Understanding fire requires an interdisciplinary scientific approach, as well as close partnerships between scientists and land managers to develop practical and effective management solutions.”

Governor Brad Little announced today he appointed Juliet Charron to serve as the new director overseeing Idaho’s largest state agency, the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare (DHW).

“Juliet Charron brings an impressive level of knowledge, experience, and leadership ability to lead Health and Welfare, an agency that serves hundreds of thousands of Idahoans through its various programs. I am confident she will lead Health and Welfare with integrity and transparency and with an eye for delivering services with the greatest efficiency,” Governor Little said. 

Idaho hunters, time is running out. Outdoor enthusiasts who drew a limited controlled hunt tag for Deer, Elk, Pronghorn, Fall Bear, Swan, or Turkey in the initial drawing have until 11:59 PM MDT on Thursday, August 1st, to purchase their tags. Failure to complete the purchase by this deadline will result in forfeiture of the tag, which will then be re-offered in a second drawing.

Three people were sent to the hospital from a rollover accident. It happened near the junction of Interstate 84 and Interstate 86, east of Burley.

The estimates show wolf numbers peak in May due to new pups being born, but the numbers start to decline afterwards due to hunting and other natural causes.

Fremont County is the latest county to restrict open burning on private land.

The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced that an open house will be held in November for the Burley, Idaho Temple, with the dedication scheduled for January 11, 2026.

Since its introduction in May, President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill has been a dominant topic in the news. Now that it’s been signed into law, Local News 8 had a chance to sit down with Senator Mike Crapo, and get his take on what he thinks are the most important points of the legislation.