The Latest Breaking News from Idaho

Idaho rape victim sues former Reps. Aaron von Ehlinger, Priscilla Giddings

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho woman who was a legislative intern when she was raped by former Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger, a Lewiston Republican, has filed a lawsuit against him and former Rep. Priscilla Giddings.

Tribune News Service · Mar 12, 2023

Gabby Petito’s father sends message to families of Idaho murders victims

“When you have a group of people gather, holding each other up, that helps a tremendous amount,” Joe Petito says

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Idaho firing squad bill forms friction between attorney general, prison officials

BOISE, Idaho — A concerted push to allow Idaho to use a firing squad for inmate executions left out a key collaborator — the agency charged with carrying out the state’s death sentences.

Tribune News Service · Mar 8, 2023

Idaho dropped thousands from Medicaid in the pandemic’s first years. It offers a preview of what could happen nationwide

During the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, while the federal government was trying to prevent people on Medicaid from losing health coverage, Idaho dropped nearly 10,000 people from the safety-net program.

Tribune News Service · Mar 5, 2023

‘He was a titan in Idaho politics’: Former Idaho Gov. Phil Batt dies

BOISE, Idaho — Longtime Idaho politician Phil Batt, who served as governor from 1995 to 1999, died Saturday on his 96th birthday, according to a statement from Gov. Brad Little.

Tribune News Service · Mar 4, 2023

Editorial: Idaho Christian nationalists continue their assault on First Amendment rights

On Thursday, the House State Affairs Committee recommended passage of a bill that claims to ban sexually explicit public performances, a bill that was drafted to try to end public drag shows often associated with gay pride festivals.

Tribune News Service · Mar 4, 2023

Defense lawyers in Idaho stabbing case say gag order needed

Defense attorneys for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death have asked the Idaho Supreme Court to keep a gag order in place

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2023

Kohberger endorses public defender as attorney in hearing over possible conflict issue

BOISE, Idaho — The court-appointed public defender for Bryan Kohberger asserted she does not have a conflict of interest representing the University of Idaho homicide suspect after previously acting as attorney for a parent to one of the four stabbing victims, according to a newly unsealed legal filing.

Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2023

Additional unsealed warrants reveal what police took from Kohberger home in Pennsylvania

BOISE, Idaho — Police seized weapons including knives and a handgun, in addition to a litany of Bryan Kohberger’s personal effects, during a search of his parents’ Pennsylvania home, according to an expanded list of items from an unsealed warrant released Thursday and obtained by the Idaho Statesman.

Tribune News Service · Mar 3, 2023

Judge splits trials of couple charged in triple murder case

An Idaho judge says a married couple accused in a bizarre doomsday-focused triple murder case will be tried separately

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023