Investigators do not suspect foul play in fatal Wyoming fire
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — Investigators say they do not believe foul play was involved in a house fire that killed a southern Wyoming man and displaced…
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79-year-old hiker reported missing at Utah park is rescued
The Associated Press Authorities say a 79-year-old hiker reported missing at Utah’s Zion National Park has been found alive. Nellis Air Force Base…
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Wyoming librarians under fire for books about sex, LGBTQ
By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Prosecutors in Wyoming are evaluating whether to file criminal charges against officials at a…
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Washington state minimum wage to be $14.49 next year
SEATTLE (AP) — Washington’s minimum hourly wage will rise to $14.49 next year, up from the current $13.69. The Seattle Times reports the increase…
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Marie Osmond takes singing career in new symphonic direction
The coronavirus pandemic brought the world to a halt.…
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Driver fatigue investigated as possible cause for fatal crash north of Evanston
A fatal crash occurred around milepost 12.3 on US 189 north of Evanston Wednesday. …
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Driver fatigue being investigated as possible cause for fatal crash east of Rock Springs
A fatal crash occurred around milepost 9.1 on the Interstate 80 Service Road east of Rock Springs, Wyoming Tuesday. …
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Utah football player’s slaying under investigation
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Investigators have made no arrests but say they have several promising leads in the shooting death of University of Utah…
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Greyhound settles lawsuit over immigration sweeps on buses
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Greyhound Lines Inc. will pay $2.2 million to settle a lawsuit over the bus line’s…
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Graves of 19th century migrants found on trail in Idaho
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Cadaver dogs have found what are probably seven graves of mid-1880s migrants who died in south-central Idaho on the…
Continue Reading NTSB reviewing Amtrak train’s black box and video to determine cause of derailment in Montana
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigators have arrived at the site of Saturday’s Amtrak derailment in Montana that left three dead…
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States with the most new small businesses per capita
To find the top 20 states with the most new small businesses per capita, Simply Business analyzed the Census Bureau’s Business Formation Statistics…
Continue Reading Utah’s Lowe killed in shooting less than a year after Jordan
Utah sophomore cornerback Aaron Lowe has died in a shooting at house party less than a year after teammate Ty Jordan was killed in an accidental…
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1 killed, WSU football player hurt in shooting near campus
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Police say a man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that killed one person and critically injured another near…
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Coroner identifies remains inside 500-pound alligator as man who went missing after Hurricane Ida
A Louisiana coroner has identified the remains found inside a 504-pound alligator as Timothy Satterlee Sr., 71, who went missing last month as he…
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Oregon school board won’t fire teacher refusing to wear mask
REDMOND, Ore. (AP) — A school board in Redmond, Oregon, has rejected a district recommendation to fire a teacher for refusing to wear a mask during…
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BYU Provo announces significant changes to student housing program effective fall 2022
Brigham Young University has announced significant changes to its student housing program effective fall semester 2022. Beyond their first two…
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Fatal crash on I-84 east of Boise
Idaho State Police investigated a crash eastbound on I-84 at milepost 66, east of Boise Wednesday around 11:47…
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Ada County caregiver sentenced for forgery
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced an Ada County woman was sentenced Tuesday for…
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1 hospitalized after crash near Burley
On Tuesday at approximately 5:00 a.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle, injury crash on I-84 near milepost 220, east of…
Continue Reading A Texas couple wore face masks at a restaurant to protect their immunocompromised infant. The owner asked them to leave
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN A Texas couple who landed themselves a rare night out with friends says it was cut short when the restaurant kicked them out…
Continue Reading Young person returns home to find unknown man in his house
By ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story OLD LYME, CT (WFSB) — A young person came home to find an unknown…
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Driver fatigue being investigated as possible cause for fatal crash north of Lingle
A fatal crash occurred around milepost 112 on US 85 north of Lingle, Wyoming…
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Vandalism at Sikh temple investigated as possible hate crime
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. (AP) — Police in Washington state are searching for a man they say vandalized a Sikh temple south of Seattle in what’s being…
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Utah’s newest license plate honors Martin Luther King’s work
Utah’s newest license plate features an outline of the state and five hands of different colors holding it into…
Continue Reading Juvenile killed in rollover crash
Idaho State Police investigated a single vehicle fatality crash on State Highway 24 at milepost 37, just west of Kimama Friday around 4:30…
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Helena hospital critical care at capacity amid virus surge
By IRIS SAMUELS Associated Press/Report for America HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Critical care resources are at maximum capacity at St. Peter’s…
Continue Reading Grandpa stranded at motel by his son
By Monica Garcia Click here for updates on this story TEMPE, Arizona (KPHO) — Gerald Goins, 84, has been calling this…
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Judge tosses lawsuit against Mormon church use of donations
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A judge has tossed out a lawsuit filed by a member of one of Utah’s most prominent families and brother of a former…
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Idaho man jailed for role in Nevada ranch standoff suing US
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Idaho man who served more than four years in federal custody for his part in an armed 2014…
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Oregon surpasses 300,000 confirmed and presumed COVID cases
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — During the weekend, Oregon surpassed 300,000 confirmed and presumptive…
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Washington hospital execs: little capacity to help Idaho
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Washington hospital officials say the state is facing its own COVID-19 crisis and has little…
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Groups push to resume enforcement in Montana mining dispute
Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Environmental groups have filed notice they plan to sue Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration after it…
Continue Reading Idaho man arrested after hit-and-run, pursuit in Utah city
BOUNTIFUL, Utah (AP) — Police in Utah say an Idaho man was arrested Sunday after he rammed a police car with his truck and tried to hit two other…
Continue Reading Northern Idaho’s anti-government streak hampers COVID fight
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Northern Idaho has a long and deep streak of antigovernment activism…
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80% of Oregon’s new COVID cases are among unvaccinated
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Oregon and clog the medical system,…
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Another murder hornet nest found in northwest Washington
BLAINE, Wash. (AP) — State officials say a second nest of murder hornets has been located this year in northwestern Washington state near the…
Continue Reading 13 hospitals to postpone non-urgent surgeries amid surge
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Thirteen Utah hospitals will postpone many non-emergency surgeries starting next week as health care workers are overwhelmed…
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New clinics to open at ISU Meridian Sam and Aline Skaggs Health Science Center
Fulfilling a mission to improve access to health care and increase available health care services for Idahoans, residents of Meridian, Boise and…
Continue Reading Los Angeles schools are requiring vaccinations for eligible students. Hear what parents have to say
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Los Angeles Unified School District officials said they want to guarantee that children attend classes in person, not…
Continue Reading Washington state to require masks for large outdoor events
By RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Starting next week, the state’s indoor mask mandate will be expanded to include outdoor…
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Body recovered from Yellowstone River in Billings area
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Authorities in southcentral Montana have recovered a man’s body from the Yellowstone River. Yellowstone County Sheriff…
Continue Reading Students place 2,977 American flags to honor lives lost on 9/11
By Emily Rittman Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — Thursday morning, Johnson County…
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Crash sends 4 to area hospitals
Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle crash that occurred in the intersection of 420 N and SH 75, in Shoshone Wednesday around 1:03…
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Officials: Oregon infant dies from COVID-19 complications
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) — Officials say an infant in southwest Oregon has died from COVID-19 complications. The News-Review in Roseburg reports the…
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Speed being investigated as possible cause of fatal crash south of Lander
A fatal crash occurred around milepost three on Wyoming 131 south of Lander, Wyoming Saturday. …
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Report: Solar could power 40% of US electricity by 2035
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new federal report say solar energy has the potential to power up to 40% of the nation’s…
Continue Reading Idaho patients in hospital halls amid COVID rationed care
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s move to crisis standards of care this week is allowing some hospitals to ration…
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‘Do your part’ to keep kids in school, Oregon officials say
By SARA CLINE Associated Press/Report for America PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — As students return to Oregon classrooms for another school year, health…
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Unruly passenger arrested after growling, swearing on flight
A Nevada man berated a flight crew and fellow passengers on a plane, growling like a dog and swearing at flight…
Continue Reading 1 killed in crash near Rupert
Idaho State Police investigated a fatality crash located on a canal road .5 miles east of 275 N Meridian Road, Minidoka County, near Rupert Sunday…
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1 shot in foot after groups clash in Olympia
OLYPMIA, Wash. (AP) — Police say a man was shot in the foot after two groups clashed in Olympia, Washington. Olympia Police Chief Aaron Jelcick…
Continue Reading Missing Virginia hiker’s body found in Glacier National Park
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — The body of a Virginia hiker has been found in Montana’s Glacier National Park. Thirty-four-year-old Jennifer Lee…
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Climber found dead in Grand Teton National Park
A climber ascending Teewinot Mountain found the deceased man at the base of the Black Chimney climbing route.…
Continue Reading Candlelight vigil held to honor 13 fallen service members
A community came together Friday to honor 13 fallen service members with a candlelight vigil, including one based out of Camp…
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Pack rat middens reveal south-central Idaho plant history
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Scientists studying pack rat middens at the City of Rocks National Reserve in south-central Idaho have determined that…
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Glacier park black bear killed after taking visitors’ food
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — Glacier National Park wildlife workers have killed a black bear that officials say became a safety risk after lingering…
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Redistricting commission plans public hearings across Idaho
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho commission charged with redrawing the state’s legislative and congressional districts will hold public hearings…
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Couple convicted in $18M COVID-19 relief scam now on the run
A Los Angeles couple who were convicted of helping steal $18 million in COVID-19 relief funds are on the lam after cutting off their ankle…
Continue Reading Portland protester sentenced to 15 months for arson
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Portland, Oregon, man has been sentenced to federal prison for arson at the Multnomah County Justice Center during a…
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Stage 1 Fire Restrictions rescinded for south central Idaho
Effective Wednesday, the Bureau of Land Management Twin Falls District, Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and Idaho Department of Lands will remove the…
Continue Reading Canyon County man sentenced for insurance fraud
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced a Canyon County man was sentenced Tuesday for insurance…
Continue Reading What it’s like to take a road trip from the US to Canada right now
By Rebecca Soffer, CNN “We’re driving to Canada.” That was the first thing I said last month after reading that the Canadian…
Continue Reading Seattle Children’s Hospital confirms 1st COVID-19 death
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Children’s Hospital has confirmed its first patient death from COVID-19. The Seattle Times reports the announcement…
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New wild horse capture in Colorado to proceed, Interior says
By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The federal government is launching an emergency roundup of more than 780 wild horses in a…
Continue Reading Bull rider killed in ‘freak’ accident’ during competition
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — A Brazilian bull rider has died after a bull stepped on his chest in California. The Professional Bull Riders touring group…
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Utah governor questions efficacy of masks amid virus surge
By SOPHIA EPPOLTIO Associated Press/Report for America SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox has cast doubt on the efficacy of mask-wearing…
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Western Montana sawmill closing this fall, 99 to lose jobs
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A western Montana sawmill is closing this fall, putting 99 people out of work in mid-November. Idaho Forest Group officials…
Continue Reading Parents say child injured at S. Idaho school, file lawsuit
The parents of a former south-central Idaho middle school student have filed a lawsuit against the school district contending a teacher instructed…
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Honolulu to require vaccine or negative test at restaurants
The mayor of Honolulu says the city will soon require patrons of restaurants, bars, museums, theaters and other establishments to show proof of…
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Blaze near Moscow, Idaho, forces evacuations
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — A wildfire burning about 5 miles northeast of Moscow, Idaho, has prompoted evacuations. The City of Moscow wrote on Facebook…
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SW Idaho students learning at home after COVID exposures
GRAND VIEW, Idaho (AP) — Students at a southwestern Idaho elementary school will be learning from home this week following exposures to COVID-19.…
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Idaho youth dies after electric scooter and car collide
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Police says a 13-year-old Boise boy was killed after he was struck by a car while riding an electric scooter.…
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WA hospitals seeing more more pregnant COVID patients
The coronavirus pandemic is filling hospitals at an “alarming” rate and continuing to strain health care workers, Washington state health…
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Utah mask-mandate ban ‘unfairly defined’ education boss says
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s top education official is responding to an announcement that federal education officials will investigate whether…
Continue Reading Romney: US potentially leaving Americans and Afghan allies in Afghanistan after withdrawal ‘a moral stain’
By Devan Cole, CNN Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday that if American citizens and Afghan allies are left in Afghanistan following the planned…
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How much impact could Sturgis rally have on COVID-19 caseload?
Health officials across five states have linked 178 virus cases to the Sturgis Motorcycle…
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Hawaii governor looking at COVID-19 restrictions
Hawaii’s governor is considering locking down the islands if the COVID-19 delta variant cases continue to…
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Idaho man arrested for possession of child pornography
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Wendell man on…
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COVID-19 in Wyoming’s men’s prisons: more staff than inmates
More staff than inmates at Wyoming’s men’s prisons have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past…
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Utah school official under review after LGBT social post
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A conservative member of Utah’s board of education who criticized the use of a gay pride flag in a social media post is…
Continue Reading New Montana law gives search dog teams better access to human remains for training
By Sullivan Huebner Click here for updates on this story BILLINGS, Montana (Billings Gazette) — When Mark Polakoff…
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Utah petroglyph defaced near Moab in latest vandalism
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Another Utah petroglyph has been defaced in the latest recent vandalism case of its kind in the Moab area. The Spectrum…
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Experts: Oregon seems to be in ‘perpetual drought’
Experts say Oregon is becoming less resilient to drought as fewer seasons of abundant rain and snow prevent it from bouncing back from hot and dry…
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Gaps in US wildfire smoke warning network leave many exposed
By MATTHEW BROWN and PADMANANDA RAMA Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created…
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Parents sue over mask mandate ban
A group of Utah parents is suing the state over a law that bans school districts from approving mask mandates.…
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Utah teen is alive, recovering after falling 50 feet while hiking
A Utah teen is alive and recovering after falling 50 feet while hiking with a friend in Provo…
Continue Reading California man charged with kidnapping Idaho girl
NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — The Canyon County Sheriff’s Office says a California man has been charged with kidnapping after he was found in a hotel with…
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Utility completes wind power surge with Wyoming projects
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — An electric utility has completed its plan to more than double the amount of potential wind power it can send to customers in…
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Provo police: Officers fatally shoot man who fired at them
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Police in Provo say they fatally shot a 48-year-old man who fired a gun at officers Tuesday night as they tried to contact him…
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Majority of University of Wyoming students, staff vaccinated
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Two-thirds of University of Wyoming students and almost 90% of employees report being vaccinated against COVID-19. The…
Continue Reading Crews recover body of man who fell in Lake Coeur d’Alene
COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — The Kootenai County Sheriff’s office says search crews have recovered the body of a man who disappeared in Lake…
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Governor asks tourists to stay away from Hawaii
By Sunshine Kuhia Smith Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Governor David Ige is asking tourists to…
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School mask mandate ban challenged in new Utah lawsuit
A group of Utah parents is suing the state over a law that bans school districts from approving mask…
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Body of hiker, missing since early July, found in Beartooths
RED LODGE, Mont. (AP) — Hikers have found the body of a woman who had been missing in the Beartooth Mountains in southern Montana since July 2. Red…
Continue Reading Wyoming judge thriller writer to publish 3rd novel
By JONATHAN GALLARDO Gillette News Record GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — A judge in Wyoming writes thriller novels when he’s not wearing a robe.…
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EXPLAINER: Why it takes months to subdue some wildfires
By KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the U.S. West, residents want to…
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BYU requires masks indoors
Brigham Young University Provo will also now require masks inside classrooms and any indoor space where physical distancing can’t be maintained as…
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Gov. Little announces State Board of Education appointments
Governor Brad Little announced two new appointments to the State Board of…
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Gov. Little make Tax Commission appointment
Governor Brad Little announced Friday his appointment of Nampa CPA Jared Zwygart to the Idaho State Tax…
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