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By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation has been introduced to set an end date for Idaho legislative sessions following last year’s record-long session. The Senate State Affairs Committee voted to hold a hearing on the bill that would set the last Friday in March for lawmakers to wrap up business. The

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court will consider whether fare enforcement on public transit represents an unconstitutional incursion into passengers’ right to privacy. Lower courts have rejected the case brought by a man who was asked in 2018 by Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies to prove he’d paid for his ride on a bus

BOISE, Idaho — Abu Kigab registered 18 points and five assists as Boise State won its 13th consecutive game, edging past Wyoming 65-62. Drake Jeffries converted a four-point play to give Wyoming a 60-58 lead with 2:46 remaining, but Kigab scored the next seven points and Boise State led 65-60 with 27 seconds left. Brendan

SEATTLE (AP) — Cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 are decreasing in the Seattle metro area, but hospital leaders are warning that the variant is gaining steam in eastern Washington and could further stress health care facilities. The Seattle Times reports in King County, data shows the rise in omicron infections peaked on Jan.

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Health officials say a national blood shortage caused by a surge in omicron cases has hit Idaho hard, with some hospitals nearly running out before they are resupplied. Much of the southern half of the state entered crisis standards of care on Monday, partly because of

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation is heading to the House to extend a legal shield to Idaho businesses, schools and government entities from lawsuits if someone catches COVID-19. A House panel on Tuesday voted to approve the measure that for the second time extends a liability immunity that supporters say

By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As Oregon lawmakers prepare to return to the state Capitol next week, for the 35-day legislative session, Republicans and Democrats have differing opinions on what that time should be used for. While Republicans say traditionally the short legislative session is used to address budget

DALTON GARDENS, Idaho (AP) — Law enforcement officers in northern Idaho shot a man they described as armed and suicidal after an hours-long standoff at a Dalton Gardens home Monday evening. The man was treated at a nearby hospital, and neither his name nor his condition were released. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office said deputies

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation prompted by the deaths of three Idaho Army National Guard pilots killed in a helicopter crash during a training exercise last year has been introduced. The House Education Committee on Tuesday approved a hearing for the measure that would change the law to make the

NEWPORT, Wash. (AP) — A former police officer who most recently worked as the school resource officer northeast of Spokane in Newport is charged with sexually abusing a child. KXLY-TV reports the Newport Police Department said Raul Lopez is charged with lewd conduct with a child younger than 16 and two counts of sexual abuse

SEATTLE (AP) — The University of Washington will return to in-person learning on Jan. 31 after starting winter quarter online because of a omicron-fueled spike in COVID-19 cases. KIRO-TV reports a letter from President Ana Mari Cauce Monday said COVID-19 cases locally are declining, allowing the school to proceed with returning to in-person classes. The

PORTLAND, Ore. — Mikey Dixon scored 27 points as Idaho ended its seven-game road losing streak, narrowly defeating Portland State 84-79. Trevante Anderson added 20 points for the Vandals. Damion Squire led the Vikings with 15 points and five steals.

POCATELLO, Idaho — Steele Venters had 21 points as Eastern Washington easily defeated Idaho State 89-63. Angelo Allegri had 17 points for Eastern Washington. Tarik Cool led the Bengals with 15 points.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The Spokane police chief says two of his officers shot and killed a man who was holding a baby at knifepoint. KXLY-TV reports Spokane Police Chief Chief Craig Meidl says police responded to an area of north Spokane at 12:45 p.m. Monday when they received a report from a distressed woman.

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether the state’s redistricting commission met deadlines and properly split the state into two new U.S. congressional voting districts. Christopher Pentico brought the lawsuit against the bipartisan Idaho Commission for Reapportionment last year. He contends the new congressional

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A top Idaho education official gave a full-throated defense of the state’s public education system that in recent years has come under attack by far-right-wing lawmakers seeking to cut financial support. Idaho State Board of Education President Kurt Liebich on Monday told the Legislature’s powerful budget-setting

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation to put teachers on state health insurance has cleared the House and is headed to the Senate. The change would allow Idaho K-12 teachers to take home more of their paychecks by giving school districts an opportunity to leave private health care carriers and join

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press The Supreme Court will consider reining in federal regulation of private property under the nation’s main anti-water pollution law, the Clean Water Act. The justices agreed Monday to hear a business-backed appeal from Chantell and Michael Sackett, who have wanted to build a home close to Priest Lake in Idaho

By CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana lawmakers have advanced a Republican-backed bill that would ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports that match their gender identity. The bill approved Monday would prohibit students who were born male but identify as female from participating in a sport or

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health officials have activated crisis standards of care for much of southern Idaho. The officials are citing major staffing and blood supply shortages. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare activated the crisis standards on Monday for the southwest, central and south central health

PORTLAND (AP) — Authorities say a 67-year-old woman was killed when a driver accused of being under the influence of intoxicants crashed his vehicle into her Oregon home. A 63-year-old man who was in the house in the town of Keizer north of Salem was seriously injured. Police say the driver of the vehicle left

By MILES BLUMHARDT The Coloradoan FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Avalanche forecasting has improved by leaps and bounds over the last 50 years. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports more information is gathered and made readily available on social media, apps and websites than ever before. It can even be consumed on smartphones in real time

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. (AP) — A record number of visitors flocked to Yellowstone National Park last year despite fewer hotel rooms and campsites being available because of the coronavirus pandemic and construction projects. Just over 4.86 million visits were tallied in 2021, breaking the prior record set in 2016. Known worldwide for its wildlife

RAINIER, Wash. (AP) — A couple and their three-year-old granddaughter have been killed in a house fire in western Washington state. Authorities said the house in Rainier was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. They say a 20-year-old woman escaped through a window. But the couple who were in their 40s and the girl

SAN DIEGO — Boise State held San Diego State to 37 points on 28.1% shooting on the way to a 42-37 win, the Broncos’ 12th consecutive victory. Both marks represented season bests for the Broncos. Lamont Butler led the Aztecs with 10 points.

MOSCOW, Idaho — Trevante Anderson registered 17 points as Idaho narrowly beat Sacramento State 73-72 in overtime. Zach Chappell led the Hornets with a career-high 30 points.

CEDAR CITY, Utah — Tevian Jones, John Knight III and Jason Spurgin scored 17 points apiece as Southern Utah got past Idaho State 86-74. Jared Rodriguez scored a season-high 25 points and had nine rebounds for Idaho State. 

BAKER CITY, Ore. (AP) — Wildlife officials say wolves attracted to six unburied cow carcasses at an eastern Oregon ranch killed a herding dog. The Oregon Department of Fish and Game says the wolves killed the 40-pound dog on Friday about 150 yards from the rancher’s house. Officials say the Keating pack has 10 wolves,

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities in eastern Idaho say a man upset with being charged a $150 fee for smoking in his motel room fired multiple rounds from an assault-style rifle into the building before driving away. Authorities say the shooting occurred Friday morning at the Motel 6 in Rexburg, Idaho, and that no one

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Spokane man who reported his wife’s death as a suicide has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The Spokesman-Review reports court documents filed Friday shed light on what investigators say are the inconsistent statements that led to the arrest of Dean Ayers. Ayers appeared in court Friday after he was

By HELENA DORE Bozeman Daily Chronicle BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park is about to turn 150 years old. Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly says officials want wants to use the March 1 anniversary to recognize the many American Indian nations that lived in the area for thousands of years before the park was created.

By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials predict that the number of COVID-19 cases in the state will reach its peak within the next week. In addition coronavirus-related hospitalizations will likely surpass the previous surge’s numbers in early February. The Oregon Health Authority reported 10,947 new coronavirus cases

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho lawmaker who was censured after publicizing the name of a 19-year-old intern who reported being raped is being sued under the state’s public records act. Attorney Erika Birch filed the lawsuit against Republican Rep. Priscilla Giddings earlier this month. Birch contends Giddings wrongly denied

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has only roughly one-third of the public defense attorneys it needs to provide reasonably effective assistance to low-income defendants. A committee of the American Bar Association and a major accounting firm concluded that in a new report. The Oregon Project report was requested and financed by the Legislature and found

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill that would allow Idaho residents with multiple sclerosis and other neurological disorders to use a pain-relief spray derived from marijuana has been introduced in the House. The Lewiston Tribune reports the bill provides a carve-out in Idaho code for nabiximols, an oral spray that is undergoing clinical trials for

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Just like other Idaho residents, some animals at Zoo Boise are getting vaccinated against coronavirus. KIVI-TV reports that so far, about half of the animals have received COVID-19 vaccinations. The zoo is following the guidance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. The U.S. Centers

OGDEN, Utah — Jamison Overton tied his season high with 21 points as Weber State rolled past Idaho State 95-63. Koby McEwen had 13 points and six rebounds for Weber State (13-5, 6-1 Big Sky Conference). Dillon Jones added 13 points. Seikou Sisoho Jawara had 12 points. Weber State scored 48 points in the first

LOGAN, Utah — Mladen Armus had 22 points plus 19 rebounds and Marcus Shaver Jr. hit the game winner with 1.4 seconds as Boise State won its 11th straight game, edging Utah State 62-59. Justin Bean led the Aggies with 14 points and 12 rebounds.

MOSCOW, Idaho — Bodie Hume had 25 points as Northern Colorado got past Idaho 87-70. Daylen Kountz had 16 points for Northern Colorado (9-8, 4-1 Big Sky Conference). Dalton Knecht added 15 points and six rebounds. Dru Kuxhausen had 11 points and seven rebounds. Mikey Dixon had 22 points for the Vandals (3-14, 0-7), whose

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A state judge is weighing whether Idaho’s Constitution allows the governor to reject a parole board’s recommendation when it comes to commuting a death sentence. 2nd District Judge Jay Gaskill heard arguments in Gerald Pizzuto Jr.’s case on Thursday. Pizzuto has been on death row for

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Two public electric utilities and a federal energy agency with millions of customers in eight western states have reached a tentative agreement centered on a proposed energy transmission line connecting their power grids. Idaho Power, PacifiCorp and the Bonneville Power Administration say the plan announced Wednesday

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a California man to nine months in prison for a drunken rampage in Yellowstone National Park. Prosecutors say 27-year-old Benjamin Bagala, of Santa Rosa, California, did thousands of dollars in damage to a hotel and struggled with rangers trying to subdue him at the hotel and in

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s largest-ever tax cut has cleared the House and is headed to the Senate. The House voted 57-13 to approve the $600 million cut that includes a one-time $350 million in rebates and $250 million in permanent tax cuts for people and businesses. The $350 million

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho officials have sent MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell a cease-and-desist letter and a bill of more than $6,000 over the businessman’s repeated accusations of voter fraud in the state. The Idaho Statesman reports Secretary of State Lawerence Denney and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden sent the cease-and-desist letter to Lindell on Tuesday.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon, has approved paying $22,500 to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who said police used excessive force against her during the 2020 protests that wracked the city. The settlement is the latest in a string of payouts — totaling at least $357,500 since January

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State officials are requesting $392,000 from the general fund to kill wolves in Idaho, and with other revenue sources will have just over $1 million for that purpose starting this summer. The Wolf Depredation Control Board made the request Wednesday to the Legislature’s powerful budget-setting committee.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin asked legislative budget writers Wednesday for $29,000 to cover legal fees incurred after she lost a public records lawsuit. The Idaho Press Club sued McGeachin in July after several journalists said she wrongly denied public record requests for materials relating to her new Education Task Force.

By CHRIS GRYGIEL Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Latino civil rights organization and others have filed a federal lawsuit that says new political maps in Washington state approved by a bipartisan redistricting panel intentionally dilute Hispanic voters’ influence. The legal action filed Wednesday targets state Legislative District 15 in Yakima, which is majority Latino.

BOISE, Idaho — Tyson Degenhart registered 19 points as Boise State stretched its winning streak to 10 games, getting past Air Force 62-56. Emmanuel Akot had 12 points for Boise State (13-4, 4-0 Mountain West Conference). The Broncos forced a season-high 20 turnovers. Nikc Jackson had 17 points for the Falcons (8-7, 1-3).

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A panel of Idaho lawmakers has introduced a resolution that would have flags flown at half staff one day a year in recognition of abortions that have been performed since the medical procedure became legal nearly 50 years ago. The resolution was introduced Monday in a

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press WINTHROP, Wash. (AP) — When COVID-19 hit in the winter of 2020, many escaped cabin fever by hitting cross country ski trails. Nordic skis quickly became the new toilet paper – they were hard to find and sold out in stores. But the future of Nordic skiing is uncertain as

By MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press WINTHROP, Wash. (AP) — When COVID-19 hit in the winter of 2020, many escaped cabin fever by hitting cross country ski trails. Nordic skis quickly became the new toilet paper – they were hard to find and sold out in stores. But the future of Nordic skiing is uncertain as

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A panel of lawmakers has given its blessing for Idaho’s largest-ever tax relief package. The House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Tuesday voted to send the $600 million tax measure to the full House. The bill includes $350 million in rebates for 2020 income tax filers

By MATTHEW BROWN and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration says it will significantly expand efforts to stave off catastrophic wildfires that have been torching areas of the U.S. West by more aggressively thinning forests around “hot spots” where nature and neighborhoods collide. Officials have crafted a $50 billion

POCATELLO, Idaho — Koby McEwen and Seikou Sisoho Jawara scored 23 points apiece as Weber State beat Idaho State 78-61. Tarik Cool led the Bengals on Monday night with 18 points and eight rebounds.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Nik Mains and Jalen Cone scored 24 points apiece as Northern Arizona narrowly defeated Idaho 74-72. Trevante Anderson led the Vandals on Monday night with 20 points and nine rebounds.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revisit part of its decision not to protect Yellowstone National Park’s bison as an endangered species. Buffalo Field Campaign and Western Watersheds Project groups argue that two separate groups of bison in the park are genetically distinct.

Police in Bellevue, Washington, rescued two people from a home that slid off its foundation. The Seattle Times reports police received a call of flooding around 4 a.m. Monday and officers, along with fire crews, arrived to find a partially-collapsed two-story home listing at a 45 degree angle. Two adults, a man and a woman,

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — State Rep. Dan Rayfield is poised to be the next Oregon House Speaker after being officially nominated by Democratic representatives for the post. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports that Rayfield, of Corvallis, prevailed Sunday in a contested race to replace longtime speaker Tina Kotek, D-Portland. Kotek said she would be stepping down

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Tarik Cool scored 20 points to lead four in double figures and Idaho State beat Idaho 81-74. Emmit Taylor III had 12 points for Idaho State (3-11, 1-4 Big Sky Conference). Liam Sorensen and Austin Smellie added 11 points apiece. Sorensen also had six assists. Mikey Dixon scored 21 points to

SULA, Mont. (AP) — A 25-year-old Colorado skier who went missing Thursday from the Lost Trail Ski Area on the Montana-Idaho border has been found dead. The man’s identity was not immediately released. He was reported missing after he failed to meet up with his party at the ski resort Thursday afternoon. The Ravalli Republic

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Governors and state lawmakers are prioritizing climate change as they write their state budgets, devoting money to lowering emissions and guarding against natural disasters such as flood and fire. The spending comes as most states are flush with cash: Tax collections have exceeded expectations, and states

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer Katie Uhlaender now has made five of the six U.S. Olympic women’s skeleton teams. She’s also the first American woman from any sliding sport to make five Olympic teams. She was named Saturday to the three-person squad that will be heading to the Beijing Games. It is the smallest

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Police Bureau’s Internal Affairs department is investigating a police training presentation that ended with a slide showing a right-wing meme endorsing violence against protesters. Mayor Ted Wheeler called the slide “unauthorized” and said it was discovered while the city was reviewing and preparing documents to be turned over as

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Coronavirus cases are rising sharply among children under age four and between the ages of 12 and 17. Oregon health officials say they are closely monitoring the trends in pediatric cases, which made up more than 20% of the state’s overall known caseload in the week that ended Jan. 8. The

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s snowpack levels are in good shape and water experts are cautiously optimistic about water levels in the coming months. Daniel Tappa is a a hydrologist with the Natural Resource Conservation Service and says most of the state had higher-than-normal snowpack levels by Jan. 1. The snowpack replenishes water supplies in

OGDEN, Utah — Jamison Overton and Seikou Sisoho Jawara scored 18 points apiece as Weber State topped Idaho 84-74. Koby McEwen added 12 points for the Wildcats on Thursday night, while Dillon Jones and Dyson Koehler each had 11. Mikey Dixon led the Vandals with 19 points.

SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state Supreme Court has unanimously upheld permits that will allow Cooke Aquaculture Pacific to farm steelhead trout in net pens in Washington waters. The Seattle Times reports the decision clears the permit hurdle for the international aquaculture giant to change its operations from farming Atlantic salmon to steelhead. That’s good

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s 300,000 unaffiliated voters might have to act fast if they want to participate in the closed Republican primary on May 17. A Republican-backed bill introduced Thursday would eliminate the current practice allowing unaffiliated voters to change their party affiliation up to election day. Instead, those voters would have to register

KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — A former Kennewick fire chief is suing the southeast Washington city in federal court, saying he was fired because he is Black and opposed discriminatory practices toward racial minorities and women. The Tri-City Herald reports former Kennewick Fire Chief Vince Beasley worked for the Kennewick Fire Department for 40 years, including

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a suspect in the decades-old sexual assault and slaying of a young Idaho girl has been formally charged with the crime. Sixty-four-year-old David Dalrymple was arraigned Thursday on murder and rape charges in connection with the death of 9-year-old Daralyn Johnson. The child disappeared when she was walking to

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A panel of Idaho lawmakers has introduced legislation to reject the math, science and English standards currently used to make sure Idaho’s more than 300,000 K-12 students are meeting specific criteria and replace them with new ones. Backers of current standards say they’re needed to keep

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Supreme Court has tentatively OK’d a proposal that would give would-be lawyers the option to skip the bar exam and instead become licensed to practice law through experience or supervision. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the state’s highest court in a unanimous vote “expressed approval in concept” to alternative pathways designed

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Marcus Shaver Jr. scored 28 points and Boise State defeated Nevada 85-70. Emmanuel Akot added 23 points for the Broncos. Grant Sherfield scored 26 points for Nevada.

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife employee has been accused of poaching. The Spokesman-Review reports the Ferry County prosecutor last month charged Fish and Wildlife north-central region director Brock Hoenes with unlawful hunting of big game in the second degree. If convicted, there is a maximum penalty of one year

BOARDMAN, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has fined the Port of Morrow along the Columbia River $1.3 million for repeatedly over-applying agricultural wastewater on nearby farms in an area that already has elevated levels of groundwater nitrates. The Capital Press reports the state Department of Environmental Quality announced the fine Tuesday. Under a department water quality

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The federal government is acknowledging it has been shipping mixed radioactive waste from a nuclear cleanup site in Idaho to Nevada for disposal. In a statement following a protest letter from U.S. Rep. Dina Titus, the Energy Department said about enough material to fill five Olympic-sized

AMERICAN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A Montana man has been charged with felony driving under the influence after prosecutors say he crashed into an eastern Idaho home, injuring a woman inside. American Falls Police Chief Brandon Wilkinson told EastIdahoNews.com that the Polson, Montana man was arrested early Sunday after the collision. He has pleaded not

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation to cut Idaho’s income tax and provide one-time rebates was introduced Wednesday in the House Revenue and Taxation Committee. The Idaho Press reports the House committee moved with unusual speed to get it introduced on the third day of the session. Gov. Brad Little outlined the proposal in his State

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The recent closures of four passes through the Cascade Range in Washington have left empty grocery store shelves in Spokane this week. Fred Meyer store manager Dan Gwynne says the simultaneous closures of Stevens, Blewett, White and Snoqualmie passes meant semitrucks carrying groceries could not easily reach Spokane. The empty shelves

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s coronavirus cases are increasing faster than the state can track them, causing a lag in case counts that some public health leaders fear could lull residences into a false sense of security. Deputy state epidemiologist Dr. Kathryn Turner says the backlog is happening because public

By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming has asked the federal government to remove protections from grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park. If approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the request could allow the animals to be hunted. Wyoming officials say in their petition Monday the bears have

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Increasingly destructive Idaho wildfires that the state’s Republican governor blames in part on climate change have resulted in him proposing a budget that adds more firefighters as well as another $150 million for future firefighting costs. Gov. Brad Little included the money in his proposed budget

ELMA, Wash. (AP) — Police said Tuesday they have found the cellphone and car keys of a 39-year-old man who has been missing since he drove past a road closure sign early Sunday and his vehicle became disabled in floodwaters. Grays Harbor County Undersheriff Brad Johansson says searchers found both items belonging to Timothy Warren

SEATTLE (AP) — A federal lawsuit claims Washington state officials unlawfully granted Native American casinos a ’”discriminatory tribal gaming monopoly” over sports betting and other types of gambling. The Seattle Times reports the lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., by Maverick Gaming LLC, which owns and operates 19 of 44

By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court says additional court staffers are needed across the state to help the courts handle growing caseloads and the demands of operating during a pandemic. As the head of the judicial branch, the Idaho Supreme Court presents its budget priorities to the Legislature

By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — A Neo-Nazi who helped lead a campaign to threaten journalists and Jewish activists in three states has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison. A jury convicted Kaleb Cole in September of having sent Swastika-laden posters to journalists and employees of the Anti-Defamation League in Washington

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — BNSF Railway has announced plans to resume operation of its mainline rail corridor through southern Montana, ending a lease with Montana Rail Link. Under the lease that began in 1987, MRL operated the tracks owned by BNSF Railway between Huntley, Montana, and Sandpoint, Idaho. MRL had in-state freight contracts and used

By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little is proposing an 11% budget increase for public schools, which is a record $300 million boost over the amount for schools in last year’s budget. The Republican governor in his State of the State address on Monday also promoted a $350 million

By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Lawmakers in Washington state have started a new legislative session amid the backdrop of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and much of their work will be done remotely as leaders try to limit the possibility of exposure. Since Friday, four Democratic senators _ Senate Majority Leader

NORTH BEND, Wash. (AP) — The main east-west highway in Washington state reopened over the mountain passes after being closed for almost four days due to a winter storm that made travel too dangerous. Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass reopened Sunday evening. The vital transportation route that connects Seattle with Spokane was made passable again

FALL CITY, Wash. (AP) — Rescue crews are searching for a woman and an 8-year-old boy after their vehicle plunged into the Snoqualmie River near Fall City. The driver of the vehicle, a 35-year-old Carnation man, and an 8-month-old child survived the accident. The driver was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence. The

SEATTLE (AP) — Flooding coursed over roads and inundated farmland in Washington state as the Pacific Northwest slowly recovered from a series of storms that have deluged the region with rain and snow since Dec. 17. The swollen Chehalis River was expected to crest Sunday, and crews worked to open several major highways connecting Seattle

VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Police in Vancouver say a knife-wielding man was fatally shot by officers outside a home on Sunday. The Vancouver Police Department says officers responded to a 911 call in which the caller said several residents had barricaded themselves inside the home because the man was armed with knives. KOIN-TV reports the