Election 2025: Incumbent faces newcomer in Lorain City Council Ward 6 race

The only contested race for Lorain City Council pits incumbent Angel Arroyo Jr. against newcomer Aaron Knapp in the Nov. 4 general election. The Morning Journal submitted questionnaires to both candidates, and here are their responses. Angel...

Alaska Airlines Flight Diverts to Boise After Female Passenger Attacks Flight Attendants Mid-Air; Woman Arrested, Banned From Flying

Dallas, October 18: An Alaska Airlines flight en route from Portland to Dallas was forced to make an emergency landing in Boise, Idaho, after a female passenger allegedly assaulted two flight attendants mid-air. The incident occurred about 30...

Records show Idaho governor, senator weren’t aware Qatar facility announcement was coming

By Laura Guido / Idaho Capital Sun Top leaders for the offices of Idaho Gov. Brad Little and U.S. Senator for Idaho Jim Risch were caught by surprise Friday when U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a deal with Qatar for a training...

Sen. Ron Johnson introduces Shutdown Fairness Act to ensure pay during government shutdowns

Ronald Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin | WikipediaRonald Johnson, U.S. Senator from Wisconsin | Wikipedia Yesterday, U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced the Shutdown Fairness Act in Washington, aiming to guarantee pay for federal...

World News | Cairo to Host International Conference for Early Recovery & Reconstruction of Gaza Strip in November

Cairo [Egypt], October 18 (ANI/WAM): Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration, and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty Saturday said that Egypt is exerting its utmost efforts, in cooperation with regional and international partners, to shortly...

Early voting in Ada County begins Oct. 20 for Nov. 4 election

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Early voting will be available for two weeks in Ada County ahead of the Nov. 4, 2025, Consolidated Election, beginning Monday, Oct. 20. Voters can take advantage of early voting Monday through Friday from Oct. 20 to the 31st,...

Alan Dershowitz Speaks at Boise Centre for Bellwood Lecture

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Harvard Law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz delivered the 2025 Sherman J. Bellwood Memorial Lecture on Friday evening at the Boise Center on the Grove, hosted by the University of Idaho College of Law. Dershowitz has...

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Calls on U.S. Government to Reinstate CDFI Fund and Staff

On Oct. 10 the Trump administration terminated the entire staff of the Treasury Department’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, which provides critical capital to 69 Native-certified lenders serving tribal communities nationwide,...

Rest easy Idahoans. The No Kings demonstrators are American patriots.

America was born in protest. In fact, we might never have separated from Great Britain, were it not for a list of grievances written into our Declaration of Independence 249 years ago. The 13 British colonies had had enough of the arbitrary...

Idaho judge declares Texas teen legally dead after 36 years, family still seeks closure

Thirty-six years after 13-year-old Elisa Roberson vanished from Texas, an Idaho judge declared her legally dead, but with no body found, the case remains open. IDAHO, USA — Thirty-six years after 13-year-old Elisa Roberson vanished from her...

Idaho Man Faces 10 Felony Counts in Child Sex Exploitation Sting

Shocking headlines are sweeping the Treasure Valley this week as a 23-year-old man has been booked into the Ada County Jail for 10 felony counts of child exploitation. We're lucky to live in the Treasure Valley, where we look out for our neighbors...

Idaho Governor announces removal of 53 immigrant offenders after completing sentences

Gov. Little's office states the program, which started in August and is funded through the Governor's Office Emergency Funds, targets "highly dangerous criminals." IDAHO, USA — Gov. Brad Little announced on Friday his administration's "Operation...

Montana's wolf management strategy caught in legal tug-of-war

Two weeks after the Outdoor Heritage Coalition and a pair of Republican lawmakers sued the state for doing too little to reduce Montana’s wolf population, a coalition of conservation groups on Wednesday made the opposite argument before a...

Rest easy, Idahoans; the ‘No Kings’ demonstrators are American patriots

America was born in protest. In fact, we might never have separated from Great Britain were it not for a list of grievances written into our Declaration of Independence 249 years ago. The 13 British colonies had had enough of the arbitrary actions...

Idaho State Police has transported 53 immigrants to ICE. What we know

The Idaho State Police has transported 53 immigrants into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody since the first transport on Aug. 7, according to a news release from Gov. Brad Little’s office. State police are working with ICE in what’s...

Idaho schools on Native American reservations face funding lapse from federal shutdown

Idaho school districts and charters on Native American reservations may be the first to experience the effects of the federal government shutdown that began Oct. 1. Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy on the Fort Hall reservation did not receive a...

Gov. Little: 53 criminals in the U.S. illegally have been transported from Idaho jails to federal custody for deportation

Idaho State Police have transported more than 50 convicted criminals in the country illegally from Idaho county jails to federal custody for deportation under a new state program. Gov. Brad Little’s Operation No Return uses emergency funds to...

Absentee and early voting underway in Idaho for Nov. 4 local elections 

Absentee voting is underway in Idaho for the Nov. 4 local elections, and early in-person voting has started in some counties and expands to Ada, Bonneville and Kootenai counties on Monday, elections officials said. The Nov. 4 elections will go a...

Numerous city and school board races and several ballot issues to be decided on election day in Southeast Idaho

Numerous candidates across five Southeast Idaho counties are vying for city and school board positions in the Nov. 4 election. Early voting in Bannock, Bingham, Caribou, Bear Lake and Power counties began Tuesday and continues until Oct. 31. Local...

Idaho Department of Corrections responds to sexual abuse allegations in women's prisons

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The Idaho Department of Corrections (IDOC) has issued a response following an InvestigateWest report highlighting sexual abuse in the state's women's prisons. The report underscores Idaho's laws regarding sexual contact,...