The Latest Breaking News from Idaho

A Second Sprout Outbreak Has Sickened Sixteen People in Three Northwestern States and No Recall Exists

Washington and Montana officials are investigating a Salmonella outbreak tied to Evergreen Fresh Sprouts broccoli sprouts. No recall has been issued.

Medical Daily · Sep 5

Nearly 300 tonnes of unwanted glass were headed for the landfill. Idaho used them to build a highway instead and solved a local landfill crisis

Engineers have ingeniously repurposed discarded glass as a foundation material for highways, utilizing around 300 tonnes of crushed glass cullet beneath road surfaces. This transformative pilot project highlights the successful synergy between government and business efforts. By creatively tackling waste, it provides an innovative and sustainable solution to material sourcing…

The Economic Times · Sep 4

U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D) is the second-oldest U.S. Senator to win a contested primary this year

Incumbent Ed Markey defeated Seth Moulton in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts on Sept. 1. Markey’s win makes him the second-oldest senator, after 83-year-old Jim Risch (R-Idaho), to defeat a primary challenger this year.

Ballotpedia · Sep 4

Bird Flu Detections Resume in US Dairy Herds and Poultry Flocks After a Month Without Federal Updates

USDA has posted new H5N1 detections in Texas and Utah dairy herds and in South Dakota and Idaho poultry flocks after 30 quiet days.

Medical Daily · Sep 1

Idaho is building a $20.8 million wildlife highway crossing to help deer migrate under a busy highway without losing lives

The Rocky Point Wildlife Underpass, located in southeast Idaho, is on track for completion this fall. This significant infrastructure project aims to enhance safety for both wildlife and motorists on US Highway 30. With three designated crossings and carefully constructed fencing, it showcases the collaboration of multiple state and conservation…

The Times of India · Sep 1

12 million years ago, tiny dog-like animals crossed Nebraska as volcanic ash buried hundreds of animals; scientists have now found their footprints

At Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Park in northern Nebraska, researchers have spent decades excavating a mass graveyard created when volcanic ash swept across the Great Plains roughly 12 million years ago. The eruption occurred in what is now southwestern Idaho, about 1,000 miles from the Nebraska site, but fine…

The Times of India · Aug 31

One Moment In Netflix’s New Doc About The Idaho Murders Shook Me More Than Any Other

I can’t even imagine how devastating it would be to lose a daughter like this.

Cinemablend · Aug 30

In 1994, Idaho listed Rapid Creek for sediment impairment. 18 years later, restoration improved habitat scores and Lower Rapid Creek was removed from the 2012 impaired waters list

Rapid Creek in southeastern Idaho offers a compelling example of how long-term watershed restoration can transform water quality and aquatic habitat. Rapid Creek ultimately became a useful model of how persistent conservation can restore a degraded stream. The improvement was built over approximately 18 years through agricultural conservation, erosion reduction,…

The Economic Times · Aug 29

In 2002, Idaho listed the South Fork Palouse River as bacteria-impaired after livestock grazing. 14 years later, restoration helped remove it from the 2016 impaired list

The South Fork Palouse River restoration began with a problem Idaho could not ignore. In 2002, the river was listed as bacteria-impaired, with livestock grazing among the identified sources. Fourteen years later, its water showed a different picture. Restoration work helped reduce E. coli levels enough for Idaho to remove…

The Economic Times · Aug 28

Trump Forest Service official faces inquiry over diverting firefighting resources near own property

The Trump administration is facing calls for an investigation into allegations that a senior US Forest Service official sought additional firefighting resources for a blaze near his private ranch in Idaho, according to a report by The Guardian.

The Times of India · Aug 28