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Military aircraft equipped with Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems (MAFFS) mobilized to assist with wildfire suppression

Big Country News Connection - Washington State ·

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...

How hummingbirds are being studied in Idaho

Boise State Public Radio - Idaho · 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...

Idaho schools face $33.3 million shortfall as Trump freezes education funds

ABC 6 - Idaho · 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...

Idaho bookstore gives out banned books annually

Boise State Public Radio - Idaho · July 15, 2025

The Idaho legislature passed House Bill 710 last year, giving Idahoans the ability to request content deemed quote “harmful to minors” be age restricted to adults-only. The bill has been challenged in federal court by private schools, publishing...

Bozeman sidesteps new state law, adopts Pride flag

Montana Free Press · July 16, 2025

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Idaho plans emergency system upgrade through 'Next Generation 911'

KTVB 7 - Idaho · July 16, 2025

Next Generation 911 infrastructure will allow residents to send pictures and video to dispatch. The new technology also provides more precise location data. BOISE, Idaho — The Gem State is moving forward with a major modernization of its emergency...

Legals for July, 15 2025

Bonner County Daily Bee - Idaho · July 15, 2025

SUMMONS By Publication TO: Tabita L Stewart You have been sued by Stephen B Stewart, the Petitioner in the District Court and for Bonner County, Idaho, Case No. CV09-18-1018. The nature of the claim against you is for 100% custody of our child....

Idaho Schools Get a Lesson in Budget Busting Spending

KLIX - Idaho · July 15, 2025

The gravy train isn’t running, either. Schools have just learned the Trump White House is scaling back grants. Money confiscated from taxpayers or borrowed from hostile powers. In Twin Falls, a medium to large district, the loss could total $1.5...

Opposition to public land sale proposal flooded politicians' inboxes

KDNK Community Radio - Colorado · 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...

Inclusion is not political

Idaho Mountain Express ·

This spring, West Ada School District asked Sarah Inama, a sixth grade teacher, to remove posters displayed in her classroom. They said the signs violated district policy and a 2021 Idaho law that inspired the policy requiring signs be “content...

Idaho Secretary of State continues firefighting adventure

KMVT - Idaho · July 15, 2025

BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane said he did not set out to be a firefighter. “When I became Secretary of State, someone pitched me the idea at IDL to go through fire training with all the recruits,” McGrane said....

OPINION: Identity politics

CDA Press - Idaho · July 16, 2025

What is the first thing you want people to notice about you? Many people find their identity and sense of belonging in politics. But, oddly enough, this often isn’t the first thing we notice about each other, and it isn’t the main thing that...

Idaho State Police clarify new passing law for drivers

KHQ - Washington State · July 15, 2025

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho – Idaho State Police (ISP) have addressed confusion surrounding a new passing law that came into effect on July 1. The law permits drivers to exceed the speed limit by up to 15 miles per hour when overtaking other vehicles on...

Idaho State Patrol: Reported crime drops in Kootenai County

KREM 2 - Washington State · July 15, 2025

Kootenai County saw an almost 10% decrease in reported crime in 2024, with 7,079 offenses reported in total, 905 fewer than the year before. COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The number of reported crimes dropped statewide and in Kootenai County last year,...

Idaho approves $15M grant to upgrade emergency response system to Next Generation 911

Idaho Capital Sun · July 15, 2025

The Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission on July 10 approved a $15 million grant to modernize the state’s emergency response system. The money will go toward moving Idaho’s decades-old analog 911 infrastructure to a secure, digital...

AG Labrador Secures Millions for Idaho in Nationwide Opioid Settlement

Big Country News Connection - Washington State ·

BOISE — Attorney General Raúl Labrador today announced approximately $720 million nationwide in settlements with eight drug makers that manufactured opioid pills and worsened the nationwide opioid crisis. Based on the overwhelming participation by...

Firefighter hurt in Idaho ambush taken to Colorado for medical treatment

CBS 4 - Colorado ·

A 47-year-old Idaho firefighter hurt in a violent attack last month has been taken to Colorado for medical treatment. South Metro Fire A video posted on social media Tuesday by South Metro Fire Rescue shows engineer David Tysdal being welcomed at...

Authorities seeking information on man impersonating Boise Police officer

KTVB 7 - Idaho · July 15, 2025

Eddie Reynolds, 19, was arrested by Boise Police for charges out of Elmore County. Arriving officers reportedly found a BPD uniform hanging in his vehicle. ELMORE COUNTY, Idaho — A 19-year-old man is facing two felony charges after he was arrested...

‘Trump’s Power & The Rule Of Law’: Michael Kirk On His Latest ‘Frontline’ About POTUS’ Power Play And Why It Might Lead To Supreme Court Showdown

Deadline · July 16, 2025

In one of the interviews for the new Frontline project Trump’s Power & The Rule of Law, one of the Donald Trump‘s most strident defenders, attorney Mike Davis, says, “I think retribution is an important component of justice.” Another voice, Steve...

TikTok Star Wendy Ortiz Takes a Brutal Spill on Idaho Stage [Video]

103.5 KISS FM - Idaho · July 15, 2025

It's never a dull moment in Idaho and if you've been here in the Gem State long enough, you know exactly what we're talking about. Whether its quirky news, something embarrassing, or something radically political--there's a video, a quote, or a...