The Latest Breaking News from Idaho

Doomsday ‘cult mom’ Lori Vallow puts on smiley show during court hearing on charges for killing her children

Vallow is accused of conspiring to murder her children Joshua ‘JJ’ Vallow, 7, and Tylee Ryan, 17, to collect their social security benefits

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2022

Anglers smash Idaho sturgeon record with rare catch at Snake River reservoir near Boise

A Utah couple landed a sturgeon last week that handily broke the Idaho state record by several inches, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game said in a news release last week.

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022

Idaho taxpayers will pay for ‘unconstitutional’ anti-trans law. Here’s the cost

BOISE, Idaho — Two years ago, Idaho Republicans flouted warnings that barring transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificates is unconstitutional. Now, Idaho taxpayers owe more than $320,000 to attorneys who successfully challenged the 2020 law.

Tribune News Service · Aug 16, 2022

Abortion will become illegal in Idaho as state Supreme Court declines to pause trigger law

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho residents will no longer be able to seek abortions in state after the Idaho Supreme Court earlier this week let the state implement its near-total abortion ban.

Tribune News Service · Aug 13, 2022

Volokh Being Prosecuted for Anti-Government Speech

That's Maria Volokh, a municipal government candidate in Moscow (not the one in Idaho), being prosecuted for speech critical of the war in Ukraine (see Mediazona, in Russian). Volokh's and her codefendant Sergey Smirnov's speech apparently consisted of walking through the center of Moscow with black tape over their mouths…

Reason · Aug 11, 2022

Want to see wildlife in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area? Here are some tips.

Idaho's Sawtooth National Recreation Area is a rugged Idaho wilderness full of gorgeous views as well as wildlife, from tiny birds and massive moose to predators like bears, wolves and elusive wolverines.

Tribune News Service · Aug 10, 2022

Justice Department asks judge to pause Idaho abortion ban

The U.S. Department of Justice asked a federal judge this week to bar Idaho from enforcing its near-total abortion ban while a lawsuit pitting federal health care law against state anti-abortion legislation is underway

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022

The DOJ Files a Lawsuit Challenging Idaho's Strict Abortion Ban

The department claims that the ban, which provides no exceptions for medical emergencies, violates existing federal law.

Reason · Aug 9, 2022

World's most 'dangerous' place where you can 'get away with murder' thanks to loophole

A huge stretch inside Yellowstone National Park remains technically lawless due to a quirk in the US constitution that leaves defendants without a jury to convict them

Daily Mirror · Aug 9, 2022

Idaho school district approves policy to create ‘content neutral’ classrooms. What does that mean?

BOISE, Idaho — The West Ada school board on Monday approved a revised policy that gives teachers new guidelines on what they can display in their classrooms.

Tribune News Service · Aug 9, 2022