The Latest Breaking News from Idaho

‘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

Pennsylvania unseals more search warrant in Idaho killings

Law enforcement officials have revealed more details regarding items seized from the Pennsylvania home where they arrested a graduate student charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

She secretly traveled 2,000 miles for her abortion. Why patients from the South are coming to Washington state

SEATTLE — The Texas woman's apartment has thin walls. Could neighbors hear her talking about her imminent flight to Washington for an abortion? Or could data from her phone be tracked, revealing she had searched for a way to end her pregnancy?

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023

Librarians or parents? Idaho House bills differ on ‘harmful’ materials responsibility

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho legislative committee on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have made schools and libraries liable to lawsuits for distributing material deemed “harmful” to children.

Tribune News Service · Mar 2, 2023

Idaho joins Texas lawsuit over new federal clean-water rules

Idaho has joined a Texas lawsuit against the Biden administration's waterway protections, claiming the rules are too vague and violate state sovereignty rights

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

Unsealed Pa. warrant details what police seized from Kohberger’s family home

BOISE, Idaho — Pennsylvania police and the FBI seized a dozen items from the home of Bryan Kohberger’s parents in eastern Pennsylvania, including black clothing and his size 13 Nike shoes, and also took a DNA swab of the Idaho homicide suspect’s mouth, according to an unsealed search warrant released…

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023

Pennsylvania unseals search warrant in Idaho killings

Law enforcement officials seized dark clothing, medical gloves, a flashlight and other items from a Pennsylvania home where they arrested a graduate student charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2023

Unsealed warrant shows police seized black clothes, flashlight at Bryan Kohberger's parents' home in Pa.

BOISE, Idaho — Pennsylvania police and the FBI seized a dozen items from the home of Bryan Kohberger’s parents in eastern Pennsylvania, including black clothing and his size 13 Nike shoes, and also took a swab of the suspect’s mouth, according to an unsealed search warrant released Tuesday and obtained…

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2023