Fish and Game leads restoration of upper Blackfoot River
The eight miles of the Blackfoot River meandering through Idaho Fish and Game’s Blackfoot Wildlife Management Area in southeast Idaho doesn’t…
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Governor drops bison plan, says he’s protecting ranchers
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has ended a bison management plan that would have allowed the animals to be restored in more areas of the state.…
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Obamas on Derek Chauvin verdict: ‘We cannot rest’
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama praised Tuesday’s guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, but emphasized…
Continue Reading A moment of justice, a sigh of relief, a lot more to do
Derek Chauvin is guilty of killing George Floyd. A jury convicted the White former Minneapolis cop who knelt on Floyd’s neck for nine minutes,…
Continue Reading These are the people at the center of the Derek Chauvin trial
The trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin ended Tuesday, almost a year after video showed him kneeling on the neck of George Floyd…
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Senate passes firearms bill
In the Idaho senate Tuesday, lawmakers passed a firearm, firearm accessories and components protection…
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238 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, more than 420,000 fully vaccinated
Idaho officials reported 238 new COVID-19 cases, and 420,540 people are fully vaccinated…
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Juvenile arrested following Bingham County pursuit, Idaho Falls hit and run
Law enforcement in the Idaho Falls area were notified Sunday of a vehicle that had been involved in a high-speed pursuit in the Shelley and Bingham…
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Ukrainian President Zelensky invites Russia’s Putin to meet
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to meet in eastern Ukraine, where long-simmering tensions…
Continue Reading Social media platforms brace for the Chauvin trial verdict
Social media companies are on high alert for a verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd,…
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Schwab pleads guilty to girl friend’s murder
Pickett asked him how he pleaded to the charge of first-degree…
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Commentators weigh in on the guilty verdict against ex-Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd last May. Issac Bailey: Why…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about the jury in Derek Chauvin’s trial
Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter on Tuesday after jury of 12 people, unnamed and unseen during the trial in Minneapolis,…
Continue Reading Judge in Derek Chauvin trial says Rep. Maxine Waters’ comments may be grounds for appeal
The judge overseeing former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd said Monday that Rep. Maxine…
Continue Reading High school students walk out of classes to call for racial justice
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Students at a number of Minnesota schools organized walkouts…
Continue Reading The charges against Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, explained
What was going through Derek Chauvin’s mind when he kneeled on a handcuffed, prone George Floyd for nine minutes and 29 seconds last May? That…
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Pocatello Mayor receives 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad received his second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Southeastern Idaho Public Health’s offices Tuesday.…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin found guilty of murder and manslaughter in death of George Floyd
The former Minneapolis Police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck for over 9 minutes last year was found guilty of murder and…
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COVID-19 UPDATES: 55 new COVID-19 cases in the area
Southeastern Idaho Public Health has 13 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in southeast Idaho.…
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Utah state epidemiologist Angela Dunn moves to county post
Utah state epidemiologist Angela Dunn is leaving her job to take over the Salt Lake County health department.…
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Arizona governor set to OK or veto strict sex ed legislation
Gov. Doug Ducey faces a deadline to either sign or veto legislation making Arizona’s sex education laws among the strictest in the nation when it…
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Supporters of lawmaker in rape complaint name his accuser
When rape allegations surfaced against a Republican state lawmaker in deep-red Idaho, some rushed to support him – in part by publicly releasing the…
Continue Reading CT college students line up to get their COVID-19 vaccines
Click here for updates on this story NEW LONDON, Connecticut (WFSB) — College students, one of the larger groups…
Continue Reading Arrest made after Korean American couple punched, Olympian threatened at Orange park
Click here for updates on this story ORANGE, California (KABC) — A 25-year-old man accused of assaulting a Korean…
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New Jackson business regs include new taxi fares
The Town of Jackson has formally adopted revisions to Title 5 of the town’s Municipal…
Continue Reading Asian community in Orange County learning how to protect themselves in event of an attack
Click here for updates on this story GARDEN GROVE, California (KABC) — Following the recent wave of violence against…
Continue Reading Backcountry guide mauled to death while fishing near Yellowstone National Park
A backcountry guide died Saturday after being attacked by a grizzly bear near Yellowstone National Park, according to officials. Charles…
Continue Reading This is what an asteroid looks like after playing tag with a spacecraft
When NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft swept in to collect a sample from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020, it left a noticeable mark. New images…
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Red Creek prescription fire to begin this week
The Teton Basin Ranger District will continue its multi-year Red Creek prescribed fire project beginning Wednesday or…
Continue Reading Archaeologists find Maryland site of home where Harriet Tubman’s father once lived
Archaeologists working in a remote, marshy site on Maryland’s Eastern Shore say they’ve found the site of home where Ben Ross, the father…
Continue Reading Mother of 4 killed after stopping to help pedestrian who had also been hit
Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KOVR) — A Sacramento mother of four was remembered…
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Voters to decide if lawmakers can call special sessions
Voters will get the chance to decide whether lawmakers in the part-time Idaho Legislature will be able to call special sessions, a power currently…
Continue Reading EU regulator finds possible link between Johnson & Johnson vaccine and blood clots, but says benefits outweigh risks
Europe’s medicines regulator said it has found a possible link between the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine and rare blood clots, but…
Continue Reading Teen thanks doctors at Long Island hospital where ‘last resort’ COVID treatment saved her life
Click here for updates on this story NEW HYDE PARK, New York (WCBS) — With COVID-19 cases still rising among young…
Continue Reading Man bitten by rattlesnake while trying to pick it up with barbecue tongs
Click here for updates on this story CORONA, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A man is recovering after being bitten by a…
Continue Reading Report: Substance appearing to be feces falls from low-flying plane onto Studio City, CA home
Click here for updates on this story STUDIO CITY, California (KCAL, KCBS) — A Southern California family said they…
Continue Reading TX resident on immunosuppressant medication dies of COVID-19 after receiving 2 vaccine doses
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 502 additional…
Continue Reading South Side Chicago couple hoping for refund after paying $2,000 for credit repair, but seeing no change in credit score
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A South Side couple said they paid thousands for credit repair,…
Continue Reading A violent trend: Increasing numbers of children killed by gun violence in Chicago
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Community members Monday released balloons near the Homan Square…
Continue Reading 1 killed, 2 wounded in a grocery shooting in West Hempstead, New York, police say
Investigators are looking for a man they believe shot three people Tuesday — killing one — in a manager’s office of a grocery store…
Continue Reading Residents fight back against city’s first gun store
Click here for updates on this story NEWTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Washington Street in Newtonville is a bustling,…
Continue Reading ‘I pray the shooting stops’ | Baltimore Community, Police call for end to violence after several weekend incidents including 5-year-old shot
Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Violence rocked the city of Baltimore as police responded to a…
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Yellowstone prepares to test automated shuttles
Yellowstone National Park and Wright Brothers National Park will become the first two parks to test automated vehicle shuttle technology in national…
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Cattle in Oregon again found dead amid strange circumstances
Cattle in central Oregon are again showing up dead under strange circumstances.…
Continue Reading Tishaura Jones to make history by being sworn-in as St. Louis’ first Black female mayor
Click here for updates on this story St. Louis (KMOV) — A new mayor will take office in the city of St. Louis.…
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New version of Idaho ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban advances
A Senate panel on Tuesday advanced a measure that would outlaw nearly all abortions in conservative Idaho by banning them once a fetal heartbeat can…
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Idaho gas prices inch higher
Idaho gas prices are once again on the move, according to…
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Ybarra names new deputy superintendent of operations
Dr. Joel Wilson will join the Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction’s office beginning July 1.…
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Special Olympics Idaho appoints new president and CEO
Special Olympics Idaho announced Kristi Kraft has been named the new President and CEO of the…
Continue Reading Jury resumes deliberations in Derek Chauvin’s trial in death of George Floyd
The jury resumed deliberations Tuesday in Derek Chauvin’s trial on charges of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. The jury of…
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TSD 401 updates COVID-19 plan
The Teton School District 401 Board of Trustees updated the existing COVID-19 plan…
Continue Reading Shooting reported at a grocery in West Hempstead, New York
A shooting was reported Tuesday at a Stop & Shop grocery in West Hempstead, New York, and no suspect has been apprehended, officials said. Police…
Continue Reading It’s been an unusual path, but Jasmine Huda is where she wants to be
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — In high school, Jasmine Huda was not good at…
Continue Reading COVID-19 patient recalls saying goodbye to her family before going into hospital
Click here for updates on this story FLETCHER, North Carolina (WLOS) — Bree Hodge, of Fletcher, said she’s happy…
Continue Reading COVID-19 deaths are accelerating, WHO warns, as world records most cases ever in a single week
COVID-19 infections have been rising at an alarming rate for eight consecutive weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, as the virus…
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Why you shouldn’t ask people how they got their COVID-19 shot before you
As more and more Canadians are being given access to COVID-19 vaccines, people are being reminded not to question their co-workers or loved ones as…
Continue Reading NC: One killed after falling approximately 100 feet below embankment in motorcycle crash
Click here for updates on this story GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, NC (WLOS) — Authorities say a 20-year-old man…
Continue Reading New program hoping to recruit and retain candidates, pays students to go to EMT school
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Honolulu Emergency Medical Services partnered with the…
Continue Reading TN man to run 1-person marathon this weekend
Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Even though COVID canceled Nashville’s Rock…
Continue Reading The US has reported at least 50 mass shootings since the Atlanta spa shootings
At least three people were killed and two were injured in a shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, continuing the long string of similar…
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Community Food Basket accepts Subaru donation
Community Food Basket Idaho Falls has received a $6,100 donation through the Subaru “Share the Love” event. …
Continue Reading PD: Mother charged with murder in death of her 2-month-old
Click here for updates on this story CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Clarksville mother was charged with murder in…
Continue Reading EU medicines regulator finds possible link between Johnson & Johnson vaccine and blood clots
Europe’s medicines regulator said it has found a possible link between the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine and rare blood clots, but…
Continue Reading GA police K9 Officer shot over the weekend is recovering post surgery
Click here for updates on this story SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia (WGCL) — “He’s more than my partner, he’s my best…
Continue Reading New Jersey adds ‘X’ gender marker on driver’s licenses and other state identification
New Jersey is now joining at least 19 states and Washington, DC, in allowing an “X” gender identifier on driver’s licenses and…
Continue Reading Gun buyback event in New Haven, CT brings in dozens of firearms
Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — A gun buyback event in New Haven over the weekend…
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Fire burns out of control into railroad bridge
A controlled burn near the intersection of 25th East and 105th North got out of control at around 5:30 p.m. Monday. …
Continue Reading Unattended cooking causes fire at OR hotel, man suffers minor burns
Click here for updates on this story HILLSBORO, Oregon (KPTV) — Hillsboro Fire & Rescue crews responded to a…
Continue Reading Mobile, AL’s top cop talks about ‘bizarre’ sexual extortion allegations against fired officer
Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — An early-morning incident by an off-duty Mobile police…
Continue Reading A judge declined to toss the federal sentence of ex-officer Michael Slager in fatal Walter Scott shooting
A federal judge Monday declined to toss out the prison sentence of a former South Carolina police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Black man in…
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Homicide suspects found dead near West Yellowstone identified
Authorities have identified two suspects found dead near Duck Creek last…
Continue Reading Deshaun Watson’s attorney says lawsuits contain ‘avalanche’ of false accusations
Attorneys for Deshaun Watson said in a court filing Monday that 22 lawsuits filed by women are either inaccurate or mischaracterize their…
Continue Reading Authorities arrest a former sheriff’s detective wanted in Austin, Texas, shooting that left 3 dead
A former sheriff’s office detective is accused of fatally shooting his ex-wife and two other people Sunday in Austin, Texas, according to…
Continue Reading What the Chauvin judge got so wrong about Maxine Waters
Judge Peter Cahill was way, way out of line to suggest Monday that the words of Rep. Maxine Waters — one of many leaders calling for protests…
Continue Reading Judge resigns after admitting to using n-word and saying all lives matter while at work
Colorado District Judge Natalie Chase has resigned after she admitted using a racial slur in front of court employees, voiced her opinion on racial…
Continue Reading Chad’s President Idriss Deby killed in frontline clashes with rebels, source says
Chad’s long-serving President Idriss Deby has died from injuries sustained in clashes with rebels, an army spokesman told state TV on Tuesday.…
Continue Reading People aged 15 to 29 should get annual testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea: experts
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — If you’re under 30 and sexually active, it’s…
Continue Reading A year before the Indianapolis FedEx mass shooting, the gunman browsed White supremacist websites, police say
The gunman in an Indianapolis shooting that left eight people dead at a FedEx facility browsed White supremacist websites a little over a year before…
Continue Reading Man charged in connection with drive-by shooting of Minnesota National Guard and police team
A Minneapolis man has been charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm in connection with a drive-by shooting of a team of Minnesota…
Continue Reading The mother of a Black man shot by police in 2009 sees her own family’s tragedy in the death of Daunte Wright
The mother of Oscar Grant, an unarmed Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2009, told CNN the fallout from the fatal shooting of…
Continue Reading Antron Pippen, eldest son of NBA legend Scottie Pippen, dies
Retired NBA great Scottie Pippen announced the death of his eldest son, Antron, in a digital tribute. Antron, who played basketball in college and…
Continue Reading Jury concludes first day of deliberations in Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd
The jury in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin concluded its first day of deliberations Monday, according to the Hennepin…
Continue Reading Minneapolis and other US cities increase security ahead of Derek Chauvin trial verdict
With jury deliberations in Derek Chauvin’s trial in the death of George Floyd expected next week, Minneapolis and other US cities are preparing…
Continue Reading Did China’s former Premier just subtly criticize President Xi Jinping?
Under President Xi Jinping, China’s former leaders have grown accustomed to keeping their heads down. But in an essay published this week,…
Continue Reading America’s violent weekend: US rocked by back-to-back shootings across the country
Americans awoke Friday to news of yet another mass shooting, this time at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, where eight people were killed late…
Continue Reading What the pandemic’s new normal looks like around the world, according to readers
Across the globe, the coronavirus pandemic has brought isolation, shut down travel and shown there are few places to hide from a virus that preys on…
Continue Reading Meet the new leader of Cuba’s Communist Party
The shift in power away from Cuba’s Raul Castro is finally afoot. The country’s Communist Party hierarchy on Monday selected Cuban…
Continue Reading Jury to resume deliberations in Derek Chauvin’s trial in death of George Floyd
The jury is set to resume deliberations Tuesday in Derek Chauvin’s trial on charges of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.…
Continue Reading Man gets life in prison for beating girlfriend with a hammer
Click here for updates on this story Honolulu (KITV) — A 33-year-old man who was found guilty of second-degree…
Continue Reading Chauvin trial is ‘believe your eyes’ vs. ‘hey, look over there!’
Closing arguments are exactly what they sound like: the lawyers’ last opportunity to speak to the jurors, and their only chance during the…
Continue Reading George Floyd’s brother bonds with Emmett Till’s cousin over brutal, public deaths decades apart
When Deborah Watts met Philonise Floyd, they already knew each other’s pain without saying a word. The cousin of Emmett Till and the brother of…
Continue Reading Cops sharpen skills through high-tech training simulator
Click here for updates on this story SPANISH FORT, Alabama (WALA) — Police in Spanish Fort spent the last week going…
Continue Reading An Atlanta school named after a Confederate general will be renamed to honor Hank Aaron
An Atlanta school that had been named after a Confederate general will soon be renamed after Braves legend and Hall of Famer Henry Louis…
Continue Reading Home destroyed in fire, family of 8 left homeless
Click here for updates on this story HENDERSON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Henderson County family of eight has…
Continue Reading Jury begins deliberations in Derek Chauvin’s trial in death of George Floyd
After a day of closing arguments, jury deliberations began late Monday afternoon in former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin’s trial in…
Continue Reading Man arrested in connection with Wisconsin shooting that killed 3 people, wounded 3 others, authorities say
A man has been arrested in connection with the Kenosha, Wisconsin, shooting that killed three people and wounded three others early Sunday,…
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“A slap in the face:” Idaho legislature at odds over education spending
Multiple education budgets have failed in the House because of concerns over what students are being taught in the…
Continue Reading 458 new Idaho COVID-19 cases over the weekend, 5 new deaths
Idaho officials reported 458 new COVID-19 cases and 5 new deaths over the…
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Officers cleared in police involved shooting death
The Madison County Prosecutor’s Office has determined Rexburg Police acted appropriately in a shooting incident that resulted in the death of Troy…
Continue Reading Life after COVID-19: For 44-year-old woman, 4-month ordeal more than just physical challenges
Click here for updates on this story DANVILLE, Virginia (Danville Register and Bee) — She endured delusions and…
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