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Idaho Senators introduce bill to increase penalties for crime against First Responders
KIFI Local News 8 - Idaho
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July 16, 2025
The following is a joint news release from Senator Jim Risch office. WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) introduced the Graham Hoffman Act, which will make it a federal crime to assault...
Cattle Battle: Wolves and livestock collide; one Idaho project offers solutions
Farm & Ranch - Idaho
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Idaho rancher Jay Smith has a wolf problem. Over the last 20 years, Smith said wolves have killed more than 200 of his cattle and caused major financial harm to his family’s business. “At today’s value at nearly $2,000 a head, times that by 200...
Man sues city over disputed land parcel on Boise River known as 'Sawmill Island'
ABC 6 - Idaho
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July 17, 2025
EAST END, Idaho — A small stretch of undeveloped land along the Boise River is now at the center of two lawsuits filed against the City of Boise and the Boise City Canal Company. The property, referred to as Sawmill Island, is a brushy, unmarked...
Idaho hiker mistaken for Travis Decker tells all
FOX 13 Seattle - Washington State
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What began as a routine camping trip for Nick, who asked that his last name not be used due to privacy concerns, quickly escalated into a startling case of mistaken identity when he was confused for triple-murder suspect Travis Decker, who is...
ITD announces Idaho to be part of regional crackdown on speeding next week
KTVB 7 - Idaho
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The Idaho Office of Highway Safety said patrols will increase as part of a coordinated effort to reduce speeding with four other states. IDAHO, USA — This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. The Idaho Transportation Department’s Office...
Opposition to public land sale partially in Arizona flooded politicians' inboxes
KJZZ - Arizona
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July 16, 2025
A mandate to sell millions of acres of federal land for housing development did not make it into President Trump's mega tax bill signed earlier this month. That's after a wide range of opponents, including environmentalists, hunters, business...
Law enforcement across Pacific Northwest increasing patrols next week to stop drivers from speeding
KXLY 4 - Washington State
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BOISE -- Law enforcement across the Inland Northwest will be ramping up speed patrols next week. According to the Idaho Transportation Department, law enforcement agencies across Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana and Alaska will be increasing...
“Christ or Chaos”: A Conservative Church With Political Ties Comes to Washington
Washingtonian
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July 16, 2025
Pete Hegseth at the 2022 Student Action Summit in Tampa, Florida. Photo by Flickr user Gage Skidmore, courtesy of Creative Commons. Standing at a grey lectern underneath an enormous American flag suspended across the ceiling, Jared Longshore...
Judge extends temporary block: Idaho can’t ask patients immigration status to receive HIV treatment
Boise State Public Radio - Idaho
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July 16, 2025
A judge extended a temporary block on a law preventing the state of Idaho from asking patients with HIV to prove their legal status. The state receives assistance through the Ryan White program, a federal service that provides treatment to...
Idaho Housing Costs Reach Critical Mass and Now the Meltdown
KOOL 96.5 - Idaho
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July 16, 2025
A third of the cost of a new home is due to regulations. Blame the government. The figure was cited by a guest on air today. The rate is 30 percent for a multifamily unit and 25 percent for a single-family home. You understand that some...
Why Is Trump Constantly S**tting On Cities? Political Scientists Have A Theory
HuffPost
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July 16, 2025
Illustration: HuffPost; Photos: Getty “The cities are rotting and they are indeed cesspools of blood,” President Donald Trump said while running for office. Why all the hate? President Donald Trump appears to have it out for American cities. In...
Boise voters to decide on Boise Open Space Levy in 2025 election
IdahoNews
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BOISE, Idaho — The Boise City Council has approved the addition of the Boise Open Space Levy to the November 2025 election ballot. The levy aims to fund foothill property purchases, support clean air and water, and preserve park properties in the...
How a Government Mind Control Experiment Backfired
Reason Magazine
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July 16, 2025
Today's guest is University of Texas historian John Lisle, author of the chilling and brilliantly researched Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKULTRA. Despite official attempts to destroy records of the CIA's...
How hummingbirds are being studied in Idaho
Boise State Public Radio - Idaho
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July 16, 2025
Hummingbirds play important roles as pollinators, keeping flower populations diverse and they look pretty cool while doing it in their helicopter fashion. Out of the five hummingbird species, only one of them stays year-round. The Intermountain...
Bozeman sidesteps new state law, adopts Pride flag
Montana Free Press
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July 16, 2025
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Legals for July, 16 2025
Bonner County Daily Bee - Idaho
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July 16, 2025
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE On Thursday, the 9th day of October, 2025, at the hour of 10:00 o’clock a.m. of said day at Alliance Title & Escrow, 105 Pine St., Sandpoint, in the County of Bonner, State of Idaho, Ryan M. Fawcett, as Successor Trustee,...
Boise trustees: Private school choice will ‘irreparably harm’ public schools
Idaho Education News - Idaho
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July 15, 2025
The Legislature should repeal a new $50 million-a-year private school tax credit, or at least hold the line, Boise trustees said Monday. With little discussion, Boise’s school board unanimously passed a resolution opposing the tax credit, passed...
Idaho is set to receive more funds from opioid settlements
KMVT - Idaho
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July 15, 2025
BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Idaho Attorney General Raùl Labrador announced a settlement on Tuesday with companies he says worsened the nation’s opioid crisis. The eight companies are Mylan (now part of Viatris), Hikma, Amneal, Apotex, Indivior,...
Military aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) mobilized to assist with wildfire suppression
Big Country News Connection - Washington State
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BOISE - At the request of the National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group (NMAC), U.S. Northern Command has mobilized two C-130 aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) from the California Air National Guard’s 146th...
Idaho schools face $33.3 million shortfall as Trump freezes education funds
ABC 6 - Idaho
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July 16, 2025
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho's top education official says schools must "press pause" on certain programs as the Trump administration freezes more than $6 billion in federal education grants, impacting an estimated $33.3 million of the state's education...