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‘They saw the gravity of this situation’: Bystanders saved life after hit-and-run

The scene was disastrous. Around 9:30 at night, a driver ran a red light in downtown Boise, plowed his car into two pedestrians in a crosswalk, and then sped away. One pedestrian was thrown 15 feet, according to the Ada County Prosecutor’s Office. Another was thrown onto on the hood of the hit-and-run driver’s car until the driver swerved to avoid a car, prosecutors shared in court. The ...

News >  ID Government

Trump said at debate that ‘we hardly make chips anymore.’ But what about Micron? And Boise?

In our Reality Check stories, Idaho Statesman journalists seek to hold the powerful accountable and find answers to critical questions in our community. Read more. Story idea? Tips@idahostatesman.com. If you tuned in to the presidential candidates’ debate Tuesday night, you might have been surprised to hear former President Donald Trump claim that “we hardly make chips anymore.” That was an ...
News >  Pacific NW

Idaho murder trial for Bryan Kohberger will move out of Moscow. Supreme Court to decide where

The murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, charged with killing four University of Idaho students, will be moved out of Moscow — and likely with a different judge presiding. Judge John Judge of Idaho’s 2nd Judicial District in Latah County granted Kohberger’s request for a venue change. In turn, he handed the defense a significant win in the legal process ahead of his murder trial scheduled to start ...
News >  Idaho

Judge dismisses Idaho prisoner Thomas Creech cruel and unusual punishment claim

An Ada County judge dismissed the effort by Idaho’s longest-serving death row prisoner to prevent another attempt to execute him after prison officials failed to put him to death by lethal injection earlier this year. Judge Jason D. Scott of Idaho’s 4th Judicial District ruled Thursday against Thomas Creech, 73, who has been incarcerated in Idaho for nearly 50 years. In his written opinion, ...
News >  Idaho

Judge rules to keep open primary, ranked choice voting initiative on Idaho ballot

An initiative to create an open primary and switch to a ranked choice voting system in Idaho will appear on the November ballot. Only nine weeks ahead of the Nov. 5 general election, an Ada County judge ruled against Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, who brought a lawsuit against the initiative in an effort to stop it from appearing on the ballot and argued that those who signed the ...
News >  Pacific NW

Idaho archery hunters shoot, kill grizzly bear after it attacked and bit one of them

Two archery hunters in East Idaho shot and killed an adult male grizzly bear Sunday after the animal knocked one of the men down and bit him. The men were hunting elk on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest near Island Park when they had a “surprise encounter” with the bear, according to a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Officials said the men deterred the bear by ...
News >  Pacific NW

Judge agrees to hearing AG Raúl Labrador’s request in Idaho open primaries initiative

A fast-moving lawsuit over a ballot initiative to end Idaho’s closed party primaries is headed for a hearing about whether the case can be wrapped up quickly without a trial. Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador sued a coalition backing the measure to stop it from making it on the November general election ballot in Idaho. The initiative would create a nonpartisan primary open to all voters, ...