The Latest Breaking News from Boise

As pandemic rent relief ends, states struggle to prevent homelessness

PORTLAND, Ore. — For almost three years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, states have had an unwelcome but ideal laboratory to test potential solutions to slow eviction, one of the most persistent challenges in preventing homelessness.

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023

Boise mall shooter’s home was riddled with bullets. How did neighbors, police not notice?

BOISE, Idaho — Police reports noted dozens of spent shell casings inside and outside Jacob Bergquist’s residence, as well as a homemade firearm silencer.

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023

Idaho faith healing exemption remains unchanged, and more children die

BOISE, Idaho — Linda Martin grew up with death. As a child, she would see friends at church one week and then never again, she said. When the community’s elders gathered at someone’s home, she assumed the worst: another loss.

Tribune News Service · Jan 22, 2023

Idaho colleges restrict guns on campus. A Republican state lawmaker wants to change that

BOISE, Idaho — A new Idaho bill would eliminate public universities’ and colleges’ authority to regulate guns on campus.

Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023

3 takeaways from ‘Dateline’ and ‘20/20’ specials on the University of Idaho killings

BOISE, Idaho — NBC’s “Dateline” and ABC’s “20/20” debuted special episodes on Friday evening investigating the quadruple homicide in Moscow, where four University of Idaho students were killed in an off-campus home on King Road.

Tribune News Service · Jan 15, 2023

Idaho lawmaker ‘embarrassed,’ sorry for comparing women to dairy cows

BOISE, Idaho — Newly elected Idaho state Rep. Jack Nelsen apologized Thursday for saying in his first committee meeting that his experience milking cows informed his opinions on women’s health.

Tribune News Service · Jan 13, 2023

DNA evidence likely key part of University of Idaho murder case. How does testing, use in court work?

BOISE, Idaho — The 19-page probable cause affidavit resulting from the investigation into the quadruple homicide of University of Idaho students in Moscow featured a slew of new or elaborated-upon information, including the fact that a knife sheath was left at the crime scene.

Tribune News Service · Jan 11, 2023

Idaho bill would withhold tax money from cities that won’t enforce abortion ban

BOISE, Idaho — A new Idaho bill would withhold tax money from local governments that defy the state’s abortion ban.

Tribune News Service · Jan 11, 2023

Criminology peers at Washington State say Kohberger spoke up in class — except when Idaho college killings were the topic

BOISE, Idaho — Graduate school peers of Bryan Kohberger recall him as actively engaged in their Washington State University criminal justice and criminology program — someone who sought connections while also sharing little about his past in his first semester as a doctoral student.

Tribune News Service · Jan 9, 2023

Idaho Supreme Court upholds all abortion laws challenged in Planned Parenthood cases

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court has voted to uphold multiple sections of Idaho code restricting abortion access, according to an opinion published Thursday.

Tribune News Service · Jan 5, 2023