Employee, customer die in fire at small town Montana casino
BRIDGER, Mont. (AP) — An employee and a customer died in a casino fire in a small town in south-central Montana. Carbon County Sheriff Josh…
Continue ReadingRegional News
Oregon wolf population flounders after poaching, car crashes
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The growth of Oregon’s wolf population slowed significantly last year because 21 animals were killed by human poaching,…
Continue Reading
Arizona on track, for now, for 1st execution since 2014
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona remains on track, at least for now, to use the death penalty for the first time in…
Continue Reading
Avian influenza detected in backyard bird flock in Utah
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A backyard flock of birds in Utah County has been diagnosed with avian influenza, marking another instance…
Continue Reading
Kootenai County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of minor
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Hayden man on…
Continue Reading
Caldwell Police Lieutenant indicted on federal civil rights charges for using excessive force during arrest
federal grand jury in Boise returned a superseding indictment on April 13, 2022, charging Joseph Alan Hoadley, 42, a Lieutenant with the Caldwell…
Continue Reading
Man sentenced to more than 8 years for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
Adam Christopher Johnson, of Clarkston, Washington, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.…
Continue Reading
Caldwell insurance agent falsified policy items to increase commissions
Effective April 11, 2022, the Idaho Department of Insurance revoked the insurance producer license of Eva L.C. Bowman for ten violations of the…
Continue Reading
Woman pleads guilty to false statement in case involving more than $11 million in government contracts
A Star woman pleaded guilty to making a false statement in connection with government…
Continue Reading
Tax Commission offers curbside service in Boise April 18
Last-minute tax filers in the Boise area can drop off their state income tax returns without getting out of the car at the Idaho State Tax…
Continue Reading
Space Needle celebrates 60th with painting contest
By AMANDA ZHOU The Seattle Times SEATTLE (AP) — The Space Needle will be painted “Galaxy Gold” for its 60th anniversary, the original color…
Continue Reading
ISP investigates multiple crashes in Cassia County
On Monday, Idaho State Police investigated six crashes on I-84 and state highway 81 in Cassia County.…
Continue Reading
Crash claims 1 outside of Twin Falls
Idaho State Police are investigating a vehicle collision that occurred on Monday at 3:40 p.m., on N. 2500 East at E. 3700 North in Twin Falls…
Continue Reading
1 killed in crash east of Evanston
A fatal crash occurred around milepost 52 on Interstate 80 east of Evanston, Wyoming Tuesday. …
Continue Reading
Fatal crash east of Evanston
On Sunday, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 26 on Interstate 80 east of Evanston,…
Continue Reading
DEQ seeks comment on proposed Idaho Power Company settlement
On Thursday, the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) filed complaints in Ada, Gooding, Jerome, Owyhee, Power, Twin Falls, and Valley…
Continue Reading
April 14 spring job fair in Caldwell features outdoor jobs
Treasure Valley employers with a variety of jobs — several outdoor-related — will be looking for workers at Idaho Labor’s job fair Thursday,…
Continue Reading
Grizzly bear suspected to have killed livestock in North Idaho
Idaho Fish and Game officers suspect a grizzly bear attacked and killed a llama and a sheep on private land in the Panhandle Region on the evening of…
Continue Reading
8 vehicles now involved after troopers make arrest in a shooting incident
The Idaho State Police and a Critical Incident Task Force are investigating after an early morning pursuit that followed several citizen reports of…
Continue Reading
Utah woman dies after a fall at Grand Canyon National Park
Authorities say a Utah woman has died after a fall at the Grand…
Continue Reading
Kamiah man sentenced to more than 19 years for second degree murder
A Kamiah man was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison for second degree…
Continue Reading
Jury awards $8M to woman in 2017 Amtrak train derailment
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A federal jury in Tacoma has awarded $8 million in damages to a woman hurt in the 2017 Amtrak train derailment that spilled…
Continue Reading
Officials seize over $700,000 of cocaine at US-Mexico border
Federal agents seized more than $700,000 of alleged cocaine at the US-Mexico border, the US Customs and Border Protection…
Continue Reading
Laramie County deputy shot, suspect killed in Cheyenne
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Laramie County sheriff’s deputy is expected to recover from a gunshot wound he sustained in an exchange of fire with a…
Continue Reading The body of Naomi Irion, reported missing in Nevada more than 2 weeks ago, has been found, police say
By Paradise Afshar, CNN The body of Naomi Irion, a Nevada woman missing for more than two weeks, has been discovered, authorities said Wednesday.…
Continue Reading
US approves bison grazing on Montana prairie amid criticism
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials have approved a conservation group’s proposal to expand bison grazing on…
Continue Reading Incredible before and after photos show just how much this critical reservoir has dried up
By Angela Fritz and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The second-largest man-made reservoir in the country has dropped to unthinkable lows amid the West’s…
Continue Reading Seattle man pleads guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft
A Seattle man pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity…
Continue Reading Utah couple accused of using electric shocks on 2 kids
OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah police have arrested a couple accused of using electric shocks to discipline two children. Arrest records allege a mother…
Continue Reading
Meridian multi-employer job fair set March 30
Idaho Labor is hosting a multi-employer job fair March 30, from 3 to 6 p.m., at the Wahooz Galaxy Event Center, 400 W. Overland Road in…
Continue Reading
Utah man sentenced for making terrorist bomb-making tutorial
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Murat Suljovic of Salt Lake City was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 20 years of supervised release once he…
Continue Reading
3 skiers injured in avalanche on Woody Ridge
A group of six skiers had split into pairs and simultaneously descended three neighboring avalanche paths on the west side of Woody…
Continue Reading Crash on SH46 north of Gooding claims 1
Idaho State Police is currently investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred Friday at approximately 1:52 p.m., on SH46 at milepost 116, in…
Continue Reading A 14-year-old fell to his death from the new drop tower ride at Florida’s ICON Park, authorities say
By Jason Hanna and Gregory Lemos, CNN A 14-year-old boy died after he fell Thursday night from a drop tower amusement ride that recently opened at…
Continue Reading
Jackson 5th Oregon county to declare drought emergency
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — Low water storage and snowpack levels in southern Oregon have prompted a fifth Oregon county to declare a drought emergency.…
Continue Reading
Utah bans transgender athletes in girls sports despite veto
By SAM METZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — GOP lawmakers in Utah have pushed through a ban on transgender youth…
Continue Reading
Washington governor signs bills tightening gun rules
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington has joined nine other states, including California and New Jersey, that…
Continue Reading
Omicron subvariant found in 25% of cases tested at UW lab
SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials say the subvariant of omicron known as BA.2 accounts for about one-fourth of COVID-19 cases sequenced in…
Continue Reading
Man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine
A Boise man was sentenced to federal prison this week for distributing methamphetamine in Boise and…
Continue Reading
Man sentenced to 6.5 years for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
A Caldwell man was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it to…
Continue Reading Woman sentenced to federal prison for failure to account for and pay over employment tax
A Nampa woman was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for failure to account for and pay over employment…
Continue Reading
Utah governor becomes latest to veto transgender sports ban
Utah’s Republican governor vetoed a ban on transgender students playing girls’ sports on Tuesday.…
Continue Reading Not only is Lake Powell’s water level plummeting because of drought, its total capacity is shrinking, too
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Lake Powell, the second-largest human-made reservoir in the US, has lost nearly 7% of its potential storage capacity since…
Continue Reading
Man found dead in home after overnight standoff with police
Authorities say they found a man dead inside an Evansville home following an overnight standoff with law…
Continue Reading Man arrested in cold case rapes of women after DNA link
An eastern Washington man has been arrested in the rapes of women in Pullman nearly two decades ago after authorities say DNA linked him to the…
Continue Reading Nampa man sentenced for federal gun crimes
A Nampa man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial…
Continue Reading
2 in custody after pursuit
Two Wyoming residents are in custody following a pursuit…
Continue Reading
Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns
A critical Colorado River reservoir has fallen to a record low level, raising new concerns about a power source for millions of people in the U.S.…
Continue Reading Police: Ex-death row inmate in Washington prison killed
WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — Washington State Department of Corrections officials say a man who had formerly been on death row for murdering his…
Continue Reading
IDOC seeks walkaway from Payette County worksite
The Idaho Department of Correction is searching for a South Idaho Correctional Institution resident who walked away from her job in the…
Continue Reading Teen killed in multi-vehicle collision on I-84
Idaho State Police continue to investigate a multi-vehicle collision that occurred Wednesday morning on Interstate 84 in Jerome County where a…
Continue Reading
Boise woman sentenced for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
A Boise woman was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for distribution of…
Continue Reading Woman sentenced to 21 months for bank fraud
An Illinois woman was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for bank…
Continue Reading
Seattle schools will drop COVID-19 mask mandate
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Public Schools says it will lift its COVID-19 mask mandate beginning Monday. Late last month Gov. Jay Inslee said the…
Continue Reading Nampa man pleads guilty to federal firearms violation
A Nampa man pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a…
Continue Reading
Man sentenced for distributing and possessing child pornography
A Mountain Home man was sentenced to 292 months in federal prison for distribution and possession of child…
Continue Reading
Cattle ranchers don’t want Montana wolves moved to Colorado
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The Montana Stockgrowers Association has asked its state’s wildlife agency to reject any requests to capture…
Continue Reading Fatal crash north of Wheatland
On Monday, a fatal crash occurred around milepost three on Wyoming 320 north of Wheatland,…
Continue Reading Giant venomous spiders infiltrated the southeastern US and are expected to spread rapidly, experts say
By Megan Marples, CNN The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout … and all across the East Coast. Except in this case, the spider in…
Continue Reading
Realtors to conservatives living in liberal areas: Try Idaho
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — Sandpoint, Idaho, is a four-season resort town built along the shores of scenic…
Continue Reading
Utah governor says he’ll veto transgender youth sports ban
By SAM METZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor says he’ll veto a ban on transgender girls in…
Continue Reading Lewiston man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
A Lewiston man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute…
Continue Reading
Feds seize 150K counterfeit pills made with fentanyl
Authorities say narcotics agents seized about 150,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl and about 20 pounds of fentanyl powder in what…
Continue Reading
Kootenai County sheriff says staff vacancies hurt responses
The sheriff of Kootenai County, Idaho, says the deadly shooting Monday night near Hauser Lake was the latest example of increased violent crime and…
Continue Reading
Utah to scrap body measurements from transgender sports bill
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The sponsor of a Utah proposal to create a commission to make eligibility decisions about…
Continue Reading Fatal crash north of Buhl
Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle fatality crash that occurred on Friday at approximately 1:23 p.m., at 4500 N and 1600 E, in Twin…
Continue Reading
Crash west of Jerome
Idaho State Police is investigating a two-vehicle, injury crash that occurred Sunday at approximately 4:00 a.m., on I-84 near milepost 155, west of…
Continue Reading ‘I’ve got morons on my team’: Romney blasts fellow GOP members for attending White nationalist event and supporting Putin
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah on Sunday blasted his fellow GOP members who attended a White nationalist event and those who support Russia…
Continue Reading
Utah orders removal of Russian alcohol from state-run stores
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s governor has signed an executive order requiring the Utah Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to immediately…
Continue Reading Need for affordable housing runs up against Utah zoning laws
A growing chorus of experts say middle housing, a class of multifamily housing options that falls between single-family homes and large apartment…
Continue Reading
Gordon appoints new District Court Judge for Fourth Judicial District
Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Darci Phillips to be a District Court Judge for the Fourth Judicial District serving Sheridan County.…
Continue Reading
Governor Gordon appoints state engineer
Governor Mark Gordon has announced the appointment of Brandon Gebhart as Wyoming State Engineer.…
Continue Reading Caldwell woman sentenced for bank fraud
A Caldwell woman was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for bank…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to federal prison for vehicle break-in and credit card fraud scheme
A Miami Beach, Florida man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for wire fraud stemming from his participation in a vehicle break-in scheme…
Continue Reading Boise man sentenced to 4 years for methamphetamine distribution
A Boise man was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for distribution of…
Continue Reading Man pleads guilty to methamphetamine trafficking
A California man pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine with intent to…
Continue Reading Boise man pleads guilty to transportation for prostitution and money laundering
A Boise man pleaded guilty to transportation for prostitution and money…
Continue Reading
1 injured in officer involved shooting
An investigation is underway in Boise after a person was shot Tuesday…
Continue Reading
Helicopters crash near Utah ski resort in training accident
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two Blackhawk helicopters crashed near a Utah ski resort Tuesday morning, forcing the closures…
Continue Reading Utah police: Man told 4-year-old to fire at officers
MIDVALE, Utah (AP) — Police believe a man told his 4-year-old child to fire at officers following a dispute over his order at a McDonald’s…
Continue Reading
Snow biker killed in avalanche in southern Montana
COOKE CITY, Mont. (AP) — An investigation is underway after a snow biker was killed in an avalanche in southern Montana. The Gallatin National…
Continue Reading
Juneteenth could become Utah’s newest state holiday
By BRIDGER BEAL-CVETKO The Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Juneteenth could soon be designated a state holiday in Utah, thanks to a bill passed…
Continue Reading Magic Valley group sentenced to prison for federal drug crime
Three Idaho men were sentenced to federal prison this week for their participation in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin in the…
Continue Reading
Bonner County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Sagle man on…
Continue Reading Cold War ‘Candy Bomber’ Gail Halvorsen dies at 101
By Andy Rose, CNN A US airman who became known as the “Candy Bomber” for his unique supply drops in Germany after World War II died…
Continue Reading Judge: Coal mine permit didn’t analyze environmental harm
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A federal judge has ruled the U.S. Office of Surface Mining failed to adequately analyze…
Continue Reading Utah governor says he’d veto school voucher proposal
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox is planning on vetoing a school voucher measure advancing through the Republican-majority statehouse.…
Continue Reading
Wyoming school bus driver accused of DUI, open container
CHEYENNE Police in Wyoming arrested a school bus driver taking high school students to an activity in South Dakota for suspected DUI and having an…
Continue Reading Fatal crash east of Powell
On Wednesday, a fatal crash occurred around milepost 30 on US 14A east of Powell,…
Continue Reading
$800 million Meta data center announced in Kuna
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instrgram, announced Wednesday it plans to build an $800 million data center in…
Continue Reading
Caldwell man sentenced to 8 years for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute
A Caldwell man was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to…
Continue Reading
Utah Jazz lifts vaccine rules as lawmakers push to ban them
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test will no longer be required for fans wanting to see the Utah Jazz play at…
Continue Reading
Kevin Costner lobbies Utah for more tax rebates for films
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kevin Costner wants Utah lawmakers to pass legislation that would give more tax rebates to film productions that shoot in…
Continue Reading Why avocado shipments from Mexico to the US were stopped: A death threat to a safety inspector
By Matt Rivers, CNN Business The suspension of avocado imports from Mexico came after a US safety inspector received a credible death threat,…
Continue Reading Fruitland man sentenced to more than 9 years for federal gun crime
A Fruitland man was sentenced to 110 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a…
Continue Reading Caldwell man sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for possessing child pornography
A Caldwell man was sentenced to 324 months in federal prison for possession of child…
Continue Reading Utah’s GOP-led death penalty repeal measure falls vote short
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers rejected a proposal to abolish the state’s death…
Continue Reading Utah proposes panel to decide when transgender athletes play
By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah lawmakers advanced a proposal Monday to create a commission of political appointees to make…
Continue Reading Gun sale surge brings record money for conservation grants
Tax receipts from surging gun and ammunition sales have boosted money for a U.S. conservation program to a record level.…
Continue Reading
Utah tackling skyrocketing catalytic converter theft
A statewide analysis of police records from the attorney general’s office shows the theft of catalytic converters from cars in Utah has surged by…
Continue Reading