LDS Church gives $20M to help send vaccines globally
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Friday it has given $20 million to help a program aimed at distributing coronavirus vaccines to…
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The Nation’s Weather for Friday, February 26, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY A dry and seasonable day is in store for the Northeast and the Upper…
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Bill to defund abortion providers passes House committee
A panel of Idaho lawmakers has passed a bill that would halt all public funding to any entities that advise women about their abortion options.…
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The Nation’s Weather for Friday, February 26, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Widespread rain will soak northern portions of Mississippi, Alabama…
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Idaho lawmakers drop coronavirus lawsuit against Legislature
Two Idaho lawmakers have dropped their lawsuit against the Republican-led state Legislature and legislative leadership that alleged lax coronavirus…
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Ban on transgender athletes in Utah girls’ sports stalls
A proposal to ban transgender athletes from female sports teams in Utah stalled Wednesday, days after the Republican governor voiced doubt about the…
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Wyoming lawmakers advance voter ID bill despite fraud doubts
A Wyoming legislative committee advanced legislation Wednesday to require voters to present identification at the polls despite some who questioned…
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The Nation’s Weather for Thursday, February 25, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY As a storm begins to organize along a front in Texas, rain will…
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Idaho Democrats say GOP priorities amount to power grab
Democratic lawmakers from the Idaho House and Senate blasted their Republican colleagues Wednesday for engaging in what they called a power grab from…
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Legislation aims to drastically reduce Idaho wolf population
A house panel on Tuesday introduced legislation allowing the use of snowmobiles, ATVs, powered parachutes and other methods to hunt and kill wolves…
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Wyoming university eyes internet links in racist disruption
An official with the University of Wyoming said in a statement that an investigation into racist interruptions during a virtual Black history event…
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Police arrest man after Wyoming boy found dead in dumpster
The boyfriend of a Wyoming woman whose 2-year-old son was found dead in an apartment complex dumpster has been arrested, police said…
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Idaho man arrested on suspicion of murder after boy’s death
An Idaho man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after police received reports of an injured toddler who later…
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The Nation’s Weather for Wednesday, February 24, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY The northern third of the United States will remain in the…
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Vegas member of Bundy group accused of threatening officials
A Nevada man with ties to anti-government activist Ammon Bundy has been arrested and accused of threatening the lives of a Las Vegas police officer…
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Bill to compensate wrongly convicted heads to Idaho governor
Legislation to compensate people wrongly convicted of crimes in Idaho cleared the House on Tuesday and is headed to Republican Gov. Brad…
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The Nation’s Weather for Tuesday, February 23, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY A fast-moving storm will bring a quick burst of snowfall to portions…
Continue Reading Idaho bill appears to eliminate coronavirus as an emergency
Legislation defining pandemics that would appear to eliminate the coronavirus pandemic from qualifying as an emergency in Idaho is going to the…
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Investigation of Wyoming toddler found dead continues
Police in Wyoming continued Monday to investigate the death of a 2-year-old boy whose body was found in a dumpster at an apartment…
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Montana snowmobiler killed in Idaho mountain avalanche
A Montana man was killed in a large avalanche while riding a snowmobile in the Sawtooth Mountains in central…
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Idaho panel OKs less restrictive ‘ballot harvesting’ bill
A revamped version of a proposed law making it a felony in Idaho for third parties to collect and return multiple ballots to election officials…
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DISPATCH: Covering loss, even as it comes to your own door
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Louise Delfino was tough as nails. She worked as a legal secretary at the same law firm for more than six decades until she…
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The Nation’s Weather for Monday, February 22, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY A cold front will bring wet weather and breezy conditions to much of…
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The Nation’s Weather for Sunday, February 21, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY A quick-hitting system will be moving through the Plains and into the…
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Idaho bill to outlaw demonstrating at private homes advances
A bill to make illegal demonstrating at a person’s residence headed to the full House on Friday, after a series of demonstrations at the homes of…
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The Nation’s Weather for Saturday, February 20, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY A much quieter weather regime will take hold in much of the nation…
Continue Reading House approves emergency rental help for Idaho residents
The House on Friday approved $175 million in emergency rental assistance as people struggle to pay rent during the coronavirus…
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Colorado court orders shorter sentence for Idaho woman
A court has ordered a shorter sentence for an Idaho woman who admitted to helping a Colorado rancher cover up the killing of his…
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Idaho bill to make ballot initiatives tougher goes to Senate
Legislation aimed at making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on Idaho ballots is headed to the full Senate.…
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Governor: Spending time with trans kids ‘changes your heart’
Utah’s conservative Republican governor choked up Thursday as he spoke about the struggles faced by transgender teenagers, though he didn’t commit to…
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Bill to bypass attorney general’s lawyers advances to House
A proposed law to allow state agencies, boards and commissions to go around the Idaho attorney general’s office to hire private-practice attorneys is…
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The Nation’s Weather for Friday, February 19, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY A little snow will fall in much of New England and New York tomorrow.…
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Senate OKs bill to make permanent absentee ballot changes
Legislation to make permanent changes in Idaho’s absentee ballot counting procedure passed the Senate on Thursday and is headed to the…
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‘Targeted picketing’ bill prompts protest at lawmaker’s home
An Idaho lawmaker who introduced a bill to prohibit targeted picketing outside officials’ homes found torch- and pitchfork-wielding protesters…
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Snowmobilers in Colorado, Wyoming latest avalanche victims
The latest victims of a deadly avalanche season in the Rocky Mountain region include a snowmobiler who was buried by a slide in northern Colorado and…
Continue Reading Wyoming university event interrupted, investigation launched
An investigation was launched in Wyoming after a virtual Black history event hosted by the University of Wyoming’s Black Studies Center was…
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Amazon to open fulfillment center in Spokane Valley
After months of speculation, Amazon has confirmed it will open a fulfillment center in Spokane Valley that will bring 1,000 new full-time jobs to the…
Continue Reading Bill to compensate wrongly convicted heads to House
Legislation to compensate people wrongly convicted of crimes in Idaho headed to the full House on…
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Montana high court upholds permit for proposed silver mine
Montana officials conducted an appropriate review before granting a water permit for a proposed silver and copper mine that would run beneath a…
Continue Reading University of Wyoming trustees vote to eliminate 11 programs
The University of Wyoming will eliminate 11 academic programs as part of an initial effort to save money amid a state budget crunch, university…
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Utah bill banning trans athletes in girls sports advances
A proposal to ban transgender athletes from playing on girls sports teams passed the state House Wednesday in Utah, one of more than 20 states…
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The Nation’s Weather for Thursday, February 18, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Another major winter storm will spread snow and ice into the Ohio…
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Snowstorm in Utah delays work, cancels some COVID-19 testing
A snowstorm in Utah has delayed business hours, closed doors for the day and postponed COVID-19 testing on Wednesday, weather officials…
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Northern Idaho woman dies after falling through ice on lake
Authorities say a northern Idaho woman died Tuesday after falling through the ice on Lake Coeur…
Continue Reading Senate advances measures to call Idaho special sessions
A Senate panel of lawmakers has approved a constitutional amendment allowing the part-time Idaho Legislature to call itself into a special session.…
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Native Americans embrace vaccine, virus containment measures
CHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) — Joyce Dugan did not hesitate before sitting down inside the Cherokee Indian Hospital for her second and final dose of the…
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House OKs bill to trim Idaho governor’s emergency powers
Lawmakers in the Idaho House have passed legislation to trim a governor’s powers and increase their own during declared emergencies such as the…
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The Nation’s Weather for Wednesday, February 17, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY The next in a long series of winter storms to impact the central…
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Idaho lawmakers propose sweeping cuts to income, sales taxes
Sweeping tax cuts proposed Tuesday by Idaho lawmakers would slash assessments on all income brackets and lower the sales tax from 6% to 5.3%…
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Couple, 85 and 81, find love at Wyoming senior center
Romance is the last thing Leatha Houghtaling and John DiMeglio expected to find at the Cody Senior…
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Legislation aimed at health-care sharing ministries dies
Lawmakers on Tuesday killed a proposed law intended to prevent healthcare sharing ministries from taking advantage of unsuspecting…
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Bison largely remaining within the boundaries of Yellowstone
Officials say bison have largely stayed in Yellowstone National Park and avoided being captured by park officials or killed by hunters this winter.…
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The Nation’s Weather for Tuesday, February 16, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY The same storm that brought snow and ice from the South to the…
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The Nation’s Weather for Monday, February 15, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY A rare southern snowstorm will continue to bring snow and ice to…
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The Nation’s Weather for Sunday, February 14, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY A large storm system will move into the southern Plains tomorrow…
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The Nation’s Weather for Saturday, February 13, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY Rain will soak areas from southeastern Virginia to the northern…
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Push to expand loans; Maine got potentially counterfeit N95s
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s Republican senator has joined an effort to expand loan relief for small businesses that have been affected by…
Continue Reading Bill to make permanent absentee ballot changes advances
Legislation to make permanent changes in Idaho’s absentee ballot counting procedure headed to the full Senate on…
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Air travelers to Canada to isolate at hotels starting Feb 22
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says air travelers to Canada will quarantine in a hotel starting on Feb. 22 to await the result of a coronavirus test.…
Continue Reading Bill would make it harder to get initiatives on Idaho ballot
Legislation intended to make it more difficult to get an initiative or referendum on the Idaho ballot has been introduced.…
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Cheyenne Frontier Days loses $3M after 2020 cancellation
Cheyenne Frontier Days lost $3.34 million in revenue last year after the coronavirus pandemic forced the event’s first cancellation in its 124-year…
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Judge: Trump’s lifting of mining ban in US West was wrong
A federal judge on Thursday overturned a Trump administration action that would have allowed mining and other development on 10 million acres in…
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2 Democratic House staffers test positive for COVID-19
Two Idaho Democratic House staffers tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday, including one who had contact with House Minority Leader Ilana…
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‘Ballot harvesting’ bill stalls in House amid opposition
The second-most powerful member of the House took the unusual step on Thursday of sending his own bill to be amended after a debate on the House…
Continue Reading Bill banning trans athletes in girls sports advances in Utah
Transgender athletes would be barred from playing on girls’ sports teams under a bill that advanced Thursday in Utah, one of more than a dozen states…
Continue Reading Wyoming man sues after being stunned, arrested by deputies
A Wyoming man filed a lawsuit against the Laramie County board of commissioners and two sheriff’s deputies who stunned and arrested him and his…
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Delayed census data puts Idaho in redistricting time crunch
The U.S. Census Bureau data that states rely on re-draw their legislative and congressional districts is delayed – and that could upend Idaho’s…
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The Nation’s Weather for Friday, February 12, 2021 _____ NATIONAL SUMMARY A storm exiting the East Coast will bring lingering rain to the…
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Search and rescuers recover 2 people from Utah snowstorm
Search and rescuers have safely extracted two snowmobilers who were stranded in a snowstorm in…
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Former Boise police officer charged with multiple rapes
A former Boise Police officer has been charged with nine counts of rape that prosecutors allege happened when he was still employed but…
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