The Latest Breaking News from Idaho

Justice Department sues Idaho over state’s anti-abortion law in first post-Roe lawsuit

First Biden administration lawsuit in wake of Supreme Court’s ruling argues that doctors must be able to perform abortions in an emergency, preempting state law

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022

Biden's DOJ sues Idaho over near-total abortion ban

DOJ contends Idaho's trigger ban conflicts with federal law on emergency abortions.

Axios · Aug 2, 2022

Justice Dept. sues over Idaho's abortion law

The Justice Department is suing Idaho, arguing that its new abortion law violates federal law because it does not allow doctors to provide medically necessary treatment

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022

Jets’ Elijah Moore, Garrett Wilson rave about Idaho trip

#Jets' Elijah Moore, Garrett Wilson rave about Idaho trip:

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 31, 2022

Wildfires in West explode in size amid hot, windy conditions

Wildfires fed by windy and hot conditions have grown dramatically in California and Montana, forcing evacuation orders for over 100 homes

The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022

Angler shatters catfish record while fishing for sturgeon

An Idaho angler who was targeting sturgeon at C.J. Strike Reservoir last week shattered the state catch-and-release length record for channel catfish.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 30, 2022

With Supreme Court mandate issued, Idaho’s abortion ban will start in 30 days

BOISE, Idaho — More than a month after the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would overturn landmark abortion cases and return decisions on abortion rights to the states, a final court decision has set in motion an Idaho trigger law that will ban nearly all abortions.

Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022

Planned Parenthood files third lawsuit over Idaho abortion bans

BOISE, Idaho — Planned Parenthood has filed a lawsuit challenging an Idaho law that criminalizes abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, the third lawsuit the organization has filed over Idaho abortion laws in recent months.

Tribune News Service · Jul 26, 2022

Idaho voters will decide on an initiative to increase the state’s income and corporate tax rates for education funding in November

On July 22, the Idaho secretary of state announced that an initiative that would increase income tax and corporate tax rates to provide additional education funding had submitted the required number of signatures for the November ballot. 

Ballotpedia · Jul 26, 2022

Washington State–Idaho MBB Series Dating Back to 1906 to End

The nation’s longest continuous men’s basketball series will end this upcoming season.

Sports Illustrated · Jul 22, 2022