The Idaho Supreme Court has affirmed a northern Idaho judge's decision to toss out blood draw test results in a fatal crash case because police failed to get a search warrant. The court in a decision released Tuesday ruled that Kyle Rios withdrew his implied consent to blood alcohol testing...
An all-day conference on criminal justice reform has been set for June 6 at Concordia University School of Law in Boise, featuring Congressman Raul Labrador, Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy leader Jonathan Wroblewski, and an array of legal scholars, prosecutors, judges and criminal…
Today is the second in my four-part, online series of profiles of the candidates seeking an open seat on the Idaho Supreme Court in the May 17 election; today’s profile is of Robyn Brody, a Rupert attorney. Here’s the full story: Robyn Brody’s law office in downtown Rupert is...
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that from March 2015 to March 2016, Idaho led the nation for increases in employment. During that time period, 37 states had statistically significant increases in seasonally adjusted, non-farm employment; Idaho led the pack at 3.6 percent, followed…
Bonner County Undersheriff David Hale has resigned after admitting he set up a phony website for Sheriff Daryl Wheleer's rival in the May Republican primary. The Bonner County Daily Bee reports Wheeler...
Two environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's plan to recover threatened bull trout in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, Montana and part of Nevada.. Alliance for the Wild Rockies and Friends of the Wild Swan filed the lawsuit...
Scientists say a $67 million rehabilitation effort following a wildfire in southwest Idaho and southeast Oregon is starting off well, thanks to good precipitation over the winter, the AP reports. About $14 million has been spent since October - half of that for seed -…
Idaho Republican Party Chairman Steve Yates is striking an optimistic tone as he announces the state party convention, which is set for June 2-4 at the Idaho Center in Nampa. "This convention will serve to unite and launch the party into the 2016 general election…
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