In the “Idaho Debates” tonight on Idaho Public TV, Idaho County Commissioner Jim Chmelik outlined a very different role for Idaho’s lieutenant governor that he said he wants to play if he succeeds in defeating GOP Lt. Gov. Brad Little in the May 20 primary…
The very definition of fairness was hotly debated by two rivals for the Idaho Supreme Court tonight, as Justice Joel Horton and challenger Breck Seiniger faced off in a televised debate. Horton called Seiniger “a representative of special interests,” prompting Seiniger to retort, “I guess…
Republicans in North Idaho have been splintering into increasingly bitterly divided factions, and some say it’s reached the point of dysfunction – and the cracks have to close if the aim is to get anything done, like bring in more jobs or improve schools. “We…
Three chicks have hatched in the Peregrine falcon nest that’s high atop One Capitol Center in downtown Boise; the fourth egg is not expected to hatch. The Peregrine Fund reports that the three chicks had emerged by Wednesday; the parents will eventually roll the fourth…
Here’s a news item from the Associated Press: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State wildlife biologists aren't sure where a wild male turkey came from, but there's no denying it has decided to call downtown Boise home. Idaho Department of Fish and Game spokesman Steve Liebenthal…
A 19-year veteran of the Idaho State Police has been suspended without pay after investigators allege he stockpiled more than 15,000 rounds of stolen service ammunition in a pole barn near his Athol home, amid other charges. Daniel Howard, 48, has been on leave from…
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