An Idaho grandfather and former school district superintendent is suing the state of Idaho and all its school districts, charging that cash-strapped schools are violating the Idaho Constitution by increasingly charging fees for what are supposed to be "free, common schools." Russ Joki's twin kindergartner…
Giant sharks once swam the seas that covered what's now eastern Idaho, and scientists have new proof: A spiral-shaped array of fossilized shark teeth was uncovered by a mining crew in a heap of deposits near Soda Springs. The teeth were identified as those of…
Here's a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) ― The U.S. Postal Service has picked a photograph of an iconic Idaho scene to grace one of its new forever postage stamps. The aerial photograph shows three log rafts floating down an unidentified…
Remarkable revelations over the weekend on the stalled Dynamis trash-to-energy project in Ada County from Idaho Statesman investigative reporter Cynthia Sewell, including that the $2 million Ada County paid to the firm planning the project went in part to buy new Mac computers and software…
The ballot looks very different in North Idaho's most-Republican legislative district this fall, now that tax-protesting four-term Rep. Phil Hart is out and an array of new candidates are jostling for attention. Democrats are challenging Republicans for all three of District 2's seats this fall…
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