School bus destroyed after fire on the Fort Hall Reservation
A school bus is a complete loss after a fire. The Fort Hall Fire Department was called out to Siphon and Truckersville road at 5:00 p.m. Monday.…
Continue ReadingNews
Life has returned to Ukraine’s Bucha. But 2 years after the killings, some families can’t move on
By SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — Two years have passed since Russian forces withdrew from the Ukrainian suburb of Bucha and…
Continue Reading Peru’s embattled president replaces 6 ministers as lawmakers ask Parliament to remove her
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte replaced six ministers after they resigned as her government is rocked by a political crisis…
Continue Reading North Korea tests missile, Seoul says, ahead of vote seen as gauge of support for hardline South Korean leader
By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea test-fired a presumed intermediate-range ballistic missile on Tuesday, South Korean…
Continue Reading Ex-officer who beat Black man with gun goes on trial in Colorado
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A former Colorado police officer is on trial over the violent arrest of a Black man in 2021.…
Continue Reading Mosques in NYC struggle to house and feed an influx of Muslim migrants this Ramadan
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Above a bodega in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, a mosque congregation hosts iftar, the…
Continue Reading After welcoming guests for 67 years, the Tropicana Las Vegas casino’s final day has arrived
By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the 1971 film “Diamonds are Forever,” James Bond stays in a swanky suite at the Tropicana Las…
Continue Reading Wisconsin voters are deciding whether to ban private money support for elections
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Private money to help fund elections in Wisconsin would be banned under a Republican-backed…
Continue Reading Trump to go after Biden on the border and crime when he visits battleground Michigan and Wisconsin
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and JILL COLVIN Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Donald Trump is expected on Tuesday to attack President Joe Biden over…
Continue Reading Mississippi Republicans to choose opponent for longtime Democratic congressman
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republicans are choosing a candidate to face off against a longtime…
Continue Reading Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island and Wisconsin get their say in presidential primaries
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Voters in four states will weigh in on their parties’ presidential nominees, a largely symbolic vote now…
Continue Reading Israel moves to shut down Al Jazeera after new law allows for ‘security threat’ bans on international media
By Simone McCarthy, Kareem Khadder, Eyad Kourdi and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to shut…
Continue Reading Foreign nationals among food aid workers killed in Israeli attack, as Netanyahu calls strike ‘unintentional’
CNN By Abeer Salman, Caitlin Stephen Hu, Muhammad Darwish, Eyad Kourdi and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Seven aid workers, including foreign…
Continue Reading On French Riviera hillsides, the once-dominant Menton lemon gets squeezed by development
By BARBARA SURK and DANIEL COLE Associated Press MENTON, France (AP) — When the French Riviera town of Menton prepares to host its lemon festival…
Continue Reading A candidate for mayor of a violent city in Mexico has been killed as she began campaigning
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A candidate for mayor of a violence-wracked city in Mexico has been killed just as she began…
Continue Reading Foreign nationals among food aid workers killed in Israeli attack, as Netanyahu calls strike ‘unintentional’
By Abeer Salman, Caitlin Stephen Hu, Muhammad Darwish, Eyad Kourdi and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Seven aid workers, including foreign…
Continue Reading Judge refuses to toss out tax case against Hunter Biden
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has refused to toss out a tax case against Hunter Biden, moving the case closer to…
Continue Reading Pressure mounts against Peru’s president as lawmakers submit request to remove her from office
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pressure keeps mounting against Peru President Dina Boluarte as lawmakers have submitted to Parliament a request to remove her…
Continue Reading New York inmates are suing to watch the solar eclipse after state orders prisons locked down
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Inmates in New York are suing the state corrections department over the decision to lock down…
Continue Reading Donald Trump has posted a $175 million bond to avert asset seizure as he appeals NY fraud penalty
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud…
Continue Reading Judge expands Trump’s gag order after ex-president’s social media posts about judge’s daughter
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush-money criminal case has expanded the former president’s…
Continue Reading Migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can sue charter flight company
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that lawyers representing migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard nearly two years ago by Florida Gov. Ron…
Continue Reading Beyond totality: Rare phenomena to watch out for during the solar eclipse
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When the total solar eclipse traces a path across Mexico, the United States and Canada on April 8, spectators…
Continue Reading
Daybell special report: trial, timeline and exclusive interview with family
The murder trial for Chad Daybell is set to start on Monday at the Ada County courthouse.…
Continue Reading Polygamous sect leader pleads guilty in scheme to orchestrate sexual acts involving children
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The leader of an offshoot polygamous sect near the Arizona-Utah border has pleaded guilty to…
Continue Reading Multiple people hurt in Texas crash involving as many as 30 vehicles during dust storm
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — Authorities say multiple people have been hurt in a vehicle pileup at an intersection south of Midland, Texas. The crash came…
Continue Reading Inmate’s lawsuit seeks to block Alabama’s bid to arrange 2nd execution using nitrogen gas
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama inmate seeking to block the state’s plans to make him the second person…
Continue Reading An Iowa woman is sentenced in a ballot box stuffing scheme that supported husband’s campaign
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The wife of a northwestern Iowa county supervisor has been sentenced to four months in jail in a scheme to stuff the ballot…
Continue Reading Congo appoints its first female prime minister as violence surges in the east
By JEAN-YVES KAMALE and SALEH MWANAMILONGO Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Continue Reading Chiefs player Rashee Rice is cooperating with police after sports car crash in Dallas, attorney says
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — An attorney for Kansas City Chiefs player Rashee Rice says the wide receiver is cooperating with…
Continue Reading Mike Feinsilber fought the epic AP-UPI rivalry from both camps with wit and grace
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A veteran of the epic wire service rivalry between The Associated Press and United Press…
Continue Reading A Texas woman is suing the prosecutors who charged her with murder after her self-induced abortion
By Lauren Mascarenhas, Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A woman in Texas is suing prosecutors and Starr County for more than $1…
Continue Reading
Wolf trapping season closes in 19 counties due to federal court order
Due to a federal court decision, wolf trapping seasons in 19 counties are closed effective April 1 and through June 30, 2024.…
Continue Reading Vermont advances bill requiring fossil fuel companies pay for damage caused by climate change
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press The Vermont Legislature is advancing legislation requiring big fossil fuel companies pay a share of the damage caused…
Continue Reading South Korea says North Korea has test-fired a missile into its eastern waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says it has detected that North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward waters off its…
Continue Reading Florida voters will decide whether to protect abortion rights and legalize pot in November
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court issued rulings Monday allowing the…
Continue Reading Oregon governor signs a bill recriminalizing drug possession into law
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has signed into law a bill that recriminalizes the possession of small amounts of drugs. The new law…
Continue Reading
The top cities for US job seekers in 2024
MoneyGeek looked at 94 metropolitan areas to find the best and worst places for job seekers in the U.S. in…
Continue Reading Gunbattle between Haitian police and gangs paralyzes area near National Palace
By PIERRE-RICHARD LUXAMA Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavy gunfire erupted in the downtown area of Haiti’s capital as police…
Continue Reading Google to purge billions of files containing personal data in settlement of Chrome privacy case
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information…
Continue Reading
2 sentenced for drug trafficking in Idaho
Two men have been sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in eastern…
Continue Reading Catch up on the day’s news: Fighter jets for Israel, bird flu, alcohol-free bottle shops
By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Bottle shops devoted to non-alcoholic beer, wine and spirits are becoming more popular. People have…
Continue Reading A Kansas paper and its publisher are suing over police raids. They say damages exceed $10M
By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A weekly central Kansas newspaper and its publisher have filed a federal lawsuit over police…
Continue Reading As Israeli withdraws from raid on Shifa Hospital, accounts from military and witnesses differ wildly
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — On Monday, the Israeli military withdrew from its second devastating raid on Gaza’s largest hospital, Shifa,…
Continue Reading Sami Michael, Iraqi-born and award-winning Israeli author and activist, dies at 97
By MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Sami Michael, an award-winning and Iraqi-born Israeli author who was known for writing…
Continue Reading Mayor of Medellin, Colombia bans prostitution in neighborhoods that are popular with tourists
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The mayor of Colombia’s second largest city has issued a six-month ban on prostitution…
Continue Reading Ohio law banning nearly all abortions now invalid after referendum, attorney general says
By SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America Ohio’s Republican Attorney General Dave Yost says a 2019 law banning most abortions…
Continue Reading
District 91 says recent public meetings were helpful in budget cut process
The budget issues with Idaho Falls School District 91 are ongoing, as they continue to search for ways that would help them cut $4 million in their…
Continue Reading 2 men charged with providing fentanyl-laced heroin that killed a prominent NYC transgender activist
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men have been charged with providing the fentanyl-laced heroin that in February killed prominent New York City transgender…
Continue Reading Florida Supreme Court upholds state’s 15-week ban on most abortions, paving way for 6-week ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Supreme Court on Monday upheld the state’s ban on most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which…
Continue Reading What to know about next week’s total solar eclipse in the US, Mexico and Canada
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer North America is on the verge of another masking of the sun during a total solar eclipse. This one will last…
Continue Reading FBI says a driver rammed a vehicle into the front gate of its Atlanta office
ATLANTA (AP) — The FBI says a driver rammed a vehicle into the front gate of its Atlanta office on Monday. The federal agency said in an email that…
Continue Reading Israel clears way to shutter Al Jazeera. Netanyahu says ‘terror channel’ airs incitement
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to shut down Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel,…
Continue Reading Suspect arrested after vehicle crashes into gate at Atlanta FBI field office
WANF, WXIA, CNN By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez and John Miller, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — A suspect was arrested after…
Continue Reading US defense official had ‘Havana syndrome’ symptoms during a 2023 NATO summit, the Pentagon confirms
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon confirms that a senior Defense Department official who attended last year’s NATO…
Continue Reading Former NFL cornerback Vontae Davis found dead at his home in Florida
By Eric Levenson and Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — Vontae Davis, the former NFL cornerback who made two Pro Bowls with the Indianapolis Colts…
Continue Reading Barbara Rush, actor who co-starred with Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman among others, dies at 97
By BOB THOMAS AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Barbara Rush, who co-starred in films with Frank Sinatra, Paul Newman and other leading…
Continue Reading Cargo ship’s owner and manager seek to limit legal liability for deadly bridge disaster in Baltimore
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press The owner and manager of a cargo ship that rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge…
Continue Reading Microsoft splits Teams from Office after antitrust scrutiny
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft will stop packaging its Teams videoconferencing app with its Office software after the practice attracted antitrust…
Continue Reading Hospitals must obtain written consent for pelvic and similar exams, the federal government says
By DEVNA BOSE AP Health Writer New federal guidance says hospitals must obtain written informed consent from patients before subjecting them to…
Continue Reading Here is how much household income you’ll need to afford the median-priced home in every US state
By Jeanne Sahadi and Rachel Wilson, CNN New York (CNN) — For anyone looking to buy a new home, high mortgage rates, high home prices and a…
Continue Reading Lou Conter, last survivor of USS Arizona from Pearl Harbor attack, dies at 102
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The last living survivor of the USS Arizona battleship that exploded and sank during the Japanese…
Continue Reading Police ID suspect after vehicle crashes into gate at the Atlanta FBI field office
By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Hannah Rabinowitz, Evan Perez, John Miller and Josh Campbell, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Authorities have identified…
Continue Reading Collapse of NBA, NHL arena deal prompts recriminations, allegations of impropriety in Virginia
By SARAH RANKIN and MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The collapse of a proposal to relocate the Washington NBA and NHL teams…
Continue Reading Former Dolphins, Colts player Vontae Davis found dead in his South Florida home
SOUTHWEST RANCHES, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL cornerback Vontae Davis has been found dead in his South Florida home. Police in the Fort Lauderdale…
Continue Reading Arizona officer dies after driver crashes into patrol car with sirens on, police chief says
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say an Arizona officer died after a driver crashed into a patrol car that had its siren on and lights flashing.…
Continue Reading
CDC confirms second reported case of bird flu in a person in the US
By Carma Hassan and Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A person who worked on a dairy farm and had “direct contact with dairy cattle” tested…
Continue Reading NCAA says a 3-point line was drawn 9 inches short at Portland women’s regional by court supplier
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer The NCAA said Monday one of the 3-point lines on the court used for the women’s basketball regionals…
Continue Reading West Coast whale population recovers 5 years after hundreds washed up ashore
SEATTLE (AP) — Federal researchers indicate the gray whale population along the West Coast is showing signs of recovery five years after hundreds…
Continue Reading
Idaho gas prices jump another 15 cents
Unfortunately, it’s not an April Fool’s joke – Idaho gas prices are soaring…
Continue Reading Why some clouds vanish during solar eclipses
It’s midday, and the sun is high in the sky, a natural cyan canvas peppered with puffy, cauliflower-shaped clouds. With little warning, the clouds…
Continue Reading Michigan governor signs act to decriminalize paid surrogacy contracts
By Sabrina Souza and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Michigan has become the last state to decriminalize paid surrogacy on Monday, after Michigan Gov.…
Continue Reading DNA testing links Georgia brothers to unsolved rape cases from the 1980s
DNA evidence has linked two brothers to multiple unsolved rape cases around metro Atlanta in the 1980s, the DeKalb County District Attorney announced…
Continue Reading Atlantic City mayor says search warrants involve ‘private family issue,’ not corruption
By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small says a search of his home last week by prosecutors…
Continue Reading Motorists creep along 1 lane after part of California’s iconic Highway 1 collapses
BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — Motorists crept along one lane of a scenic stretch of California’s iconic Highway 1 after a giant chunk of the highway…
Continue Reading Texas person is diagnosed with bird flu after being in contact with cows
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) — A person in Texas has been diagnosed with bird flu — an infection tied to the recent discovery of…
Continue Reading
No special legislative session for Wyoming
The Wyoming Legislature will not hold a special legislative session this…
Continue Reading US scientists are leaving academia. That’s bad news for drug companies
By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — Scientists in the United States, especially those in the biomedical fields, are increasingly leaving…
Continue Reading Powerball jackpot soars to $1 billion for Monday night’s drawing
This is not an April Fool’s Day joke. Monday night’s Powerball drawing has skyrocketed to $1…
Continue Reading Alex Murdaugh sentenced in federal court to 40 years in prison for financial crimes
CNN, WCSC, WTOC, POOL VIA COURT TV, ERIC BLAND, FAMILY PHOTOS, ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE By Dakin Andone and Dianne Gallagher, CNN Charleston,…
Continue Reading Iran accuses Israel of killing Iranian military commanders and others in airstrike on consulate in Syria
By Hande Atay Alam, Adam Pourahmadi, Tara John, Lauren Kent and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — Top Iranian military commanders were among the…
Continue Reading US tax returns are due in two weeks, but millions of people have some extra time to file
If you haven’t sent in your 2023 income tax return yet, you have until April 15 to do so. Unless, that is, you’re among the millions of people…
Continue Reading
Reserved seating available for the first time at War Bonnet Round Up
ickets for Idaho’s Oldest Rodeo, The War Bonnet Round Up, will go on sale online on Tuesday, April…
Continue Reading
Make-A-Wish tries to recruit 1 million supporters in April
The “WishMakers Wanted” campaign’s launch coincides with World Wish…
Continue Reading Dogs can match some words with objects, study suggests
Dogs can understand that certain words refer to specific objects, according to a recent study, suggesting that they may understand words in a similar…
Continue Reading Maine’s trail system makes the state an outdoor destination. $30M in improvements could come soon
By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Conservationists in Maine want lawmakers to ask voters whether to approve millions of…
Continue Reading What April Fools’ Day looks like around the world
Much divides us, but one thing that knows no cultural bounds is the human desire to pull some silly, goofy little…
Continue Reading Donald Trump’s social media company lost more than $58 million last year
NEW YORK (AP) — Less than a week after a flashy stock market debut, Donald Trump’s social media company is disclosing that it lost nearly $58.2…
Continue Reading Argentina and Colombia avert a diplomatic crisis, downplaying their presidents’ war of words
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentina and Colombia have agreed to end a diplomatic spat that escalated over right-wing Argentine President Javier Milei’s…
Continue Reading Syria says an Israeli airstrike has destroyed Iran’s consulate building in Damascus, with deaths
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB and ALBERT AJI Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media says an Israeli airstrike has destroyed the consular…
Continue Reading
McCammon looking forward to new fire station
The City of McCammon is looking forward to starting construction on their brand new fire…
Continue Reading US traffic deaths fell 3.6% in 2023, the 2nd straight yearly drop. But nearly 41,000 people died
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. highway safety regulators say traffic deaths fell 3.6% last year, but still, almost 41,000 people were killed on the nation’s…
Continue Reading Russian assault piles pressure on fragile Ukrainian defensive line in the east
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — A key Ukrainian defensive line on the eastern front appears to have partially fallen to Russian forces in the…
Continue Reading In Mexico, beach bands apparently emerge victorious after noise complaints
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Bands who play the thumping tuba-and-drums songs of northern Mexico on beaches in the resort city of Mazatlan appear to have…
Continue Reading
Pothole repairs planned for Snake River Bridge
Drivers should expect…
Continue Reading Court orders a detained Russia-US journalist to remain in custody for two more months
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court on Monday ordered a detained Russian-American journalist to be held in jail for two more months pending investigation…
Continue Reading The eclipse is less than a week away. People are scrambling to make – or change – plans
CNN By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Eclipse mania is approaching fever pitch as people with the best laid plans — and those who have yet to make…
Continue Reading Migrants in Iowa wonder whether to leave over a bill that could see some arrested and deported
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bill in Iowa that would allow the state to arrest and deport some migrants is…
Continue Reading Austria says it must deter Russian infiltration after allegations of spying emerge
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer says the arrest in recent days of a former Austrian…
Continue Reading A final chance for the survivors of the Tulsa Race Massacre: ‘This is it’
By Omar Jimenez and Yon Pomrenze, CNN (CNN) — There are only two people alive who remember firsthand what the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre was…
Continue Reading