BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The families of two transgender teenagers filed a lawsuit Thursday to block enforcement of Idaho's ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors.
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Police in Idaho search for boy they say was taken by father
May 19, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police in Idaho are looking for a 2-year-old boy who they say was taken by his non-custodial father Thursday.
Police in Nampa said they were looking for the boy and Rodolfo Reyes, 36.
Mandatory flood evacuations ordered in Hailey, Idaho
May 16, 2023 GMTHAILEY, Idaho. (AP) — Authorities issued evacuation notices Tuesday for some neighborhoods in the central Idaho city of Hailey because of river flooding.
The Blaine County sheriff at the request of the Hailey Fire Department issued an order Tuesday for people living in eight homes on War Eagle Drive to leave immediately.
A look at who’s who in the murder trial of slain kids’ mom
May 11, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho jurors will soon begin deciding the guilt or innocence of a mother charged in a bizarre triple murder case.
Police video shows Idaho killings suspect in traffic stop
May 5, 2023 GMTPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Newly released body camera video shows the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students being pulled over for allegedly running a red light about a month before the killings.
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Idaho Supreme Court justice to retire, cites low salary
May 2, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Supreme Court Justice John Stegner has announced his resignation, telling the governor that the relatively low pay has made it necessary to return to private practice.
The Idaho Legislature gave most state employees cost-of-living raises of up to 7% last year, but refused to approve any raises for judges, and declined to make up the difference during this year's session.
Media coalition challenges gag order again in Idaho slayings
May 2, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A coalition of 30 news organizations launched another effort Monday to get a gag order lifted in the criminal case of a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death.
Court denies request to lift gag order in Idaho killings
April 25, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by 30 news organizations to lift a gag order in the criminal case of a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death.
Authorities: Suspect arrested in killing of Oregon policeman
April 17, 2023 GMTONTARIO, Oregon (AP) — Authorities have arrested a man suspected of fatally shooting an eastern Oregon reserve police officer after a car chase over the weekend, prosecutors said Monday.
Officer Joseph Johnson, a 43-year-old reserve officer for the Nyssa Police Department, was unable to return fire before he died Saturday night.
Eastern Oregon police officer shot, killed; suspect sought
April 17, 2023 GMTNYSSA, Ore. (AP) — Authorities were looking for a man they believe shot and killed an eastern Oregon reserve police officer.
Nyssa officer Joseph Johnson, 43, died Saturday night after a man he had pursued in a car shot at him.
Hundreds rally against proposed large Idaho wind farm
April 13, 2023 GMTTWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Several hundred people rallied against plans for a large-scale wind energy project in southern Idaho, hoping to convince federal agencies to reject the proposal by Magic Valley Energy.
Biden vetoes bill that sought to toss EPA water protections
April 6, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Defending his administration's actions on clean water, President Joe Biden on Thursday vetoed a congressional resolution that would have overturned protections for the nation’s waterways that Republicans have criticized as overly intrusive.
Idaho governor signs ‘abortion trafficking’ bill into law
April 6, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legal limits on abortion-related travel are the focus of a new law and a new lawsuit in Idaho, with Gov. Brad Little signing a bill Wednesday that makes it illegal for an adult to help a minor get an abortion without parental consent.
Indiana, Idaho governors sign bans on gender-affirming care
April 6, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Republican governors in Indiana and Idaho have signed into law bills banning gender-affirming care for minors, making those states the latest to restrict transgender health care as Republican-led legislatures continue to curb LGBTQ+ rights this year.
Idaho to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth
April 5, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Starting next year, anyone in Idaho who provides gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth could end up a convicted felon, after the state’s Republican governor signed legislation banning the treatment late Tuesday.
Lawyers screen potential jurors in Idaho slain kids’ trial
April 3, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — As the trial of a woman charged in three killings in what prosecutors say was a doomsday-focused plot began Monday, attorneys asked potential jurors if they would have trouble being impartial after viewing autopsy photos of children.
Doomsday plot? After 3 years, slain kids’ mom to stand trial
April 1, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — It has been more than three years since police announced that two kids were missing from a rural eastern Idaho town, and each twist in the grim investigation has seemed stranger than the last.
Bill to criminalize help for Idaho minors’ abortions passes
March 31, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill that would criminalize helping minors obtain an abortion without parental consent won final passage in Idaho's legislature on Thursday and is headed to the desk of Republican Gov.
Idaho law could criminalize helping minors get abortions
March 29, 2023 GMTIdaho lawmakers are considering making it illegal for an adult to help a minor procure an abortion without parental consent.
Congress approves measure to toss Biden’s water protections
March 29, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Wednesday approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration’s protections for the nation’s waterways that Republicans have criticized as a burden on business, advancing a measure that President Joe Biden has promised to veto.
Idaho Senate passes ban on gender-affirming care for minors
March 28, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Senate on Monday voted 22-12 to pass a bill criminalizing gender-affirming healthcare for minors, one month after the state House passed similar legislation.
Idaho bill to provide free period products in schools fails
March 27, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A bill that would have provided free menstrual products in girls bathrooms in Idaho public schools failed in the state House, with at least one Republican lawmaker calling the proposal “very liberal.”
Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law
March 25, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican Gov. Brad Little signed a bill allowing execution by firing squad, making Idaho the latest state to turn to older methods of capital punishment amid a nationwide shortage of lethal-injection drugs.
Idaho abortion law one reason hospital won’t deliver babies
March 23, 2023 GMTA rural hospital in northern Idaho will stop delivering babies or providing other obstetrical care, citing a shifting legal climate in which recently enacted state laws could subject physicians to prosecution for providing abortions, among other reasons.
Lawsuit seeks to block abortion pill ban in Wyoming
March 22, 2023 GMTCHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Abortion-rights supporters filed an amended lawsuit Tuesday seeking to block Wyoming's new abortion pill ban from taking effect.
A group hoping to open what would be the state's second clinic offering abortions filed the amended lawsuit days after Republican Gov.
Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some cases
March 20, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho is poised to allow firing squads to execute condemned inmates when the state can't get lethal-injection drugs, under a bill the Legislature passed Monday with a veto-proof majority.
Judge pauses Biden waterway protections in Texas, Idaho
March 20, 2023 GMTGALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A federal judge paused the Biden administration's waterway protections in Texas and Idaho as Republicans across the country challenge the environmental regulations as vague and argue the rules would create economic burdens.
Idaho robbery suspect killed in Montana after hostage shot
March 19, 2023 GMTST. REGIS, Mont. (AP) — A suspect in an Idaho armed robbery was killed by law enforcement after shooting a hostage near a travel center in western Montana, authorities said.
Two suspects involved in the Saturday morning robbery in Osburn, Idaho were seen by witnesses later that day in St.
Ex-intern sues Idaho lawmakers for harassing her after rape
March 10, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A former Idaho legislative intern is suing a lawmaker who was convicted of raping her and one of his colleagues for publicly releasing the teen's identity and launching a campaign of harassment against her.
Medicaid coverage for new moms gaining support in GOP states
March 9, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — After years of refusing to expand Medicaid benefits for new moms, Republican officials in more than a half-dozen states are now reversing course and trumpeting that coverage as central to their conservative, anti-abortion agenda.
Moody leads Montana past Idaho State in Big Sky quarterfinal
March 7, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Aanen Moody scored 28 points to propel Montana to an 83-74 victory over Idaho State on Monday night in the quarterfinal round of the Big Sky Conference Tournament.
Moody added seven assists and five rebounds for the fourth-seeded Grizzlies (17-13).
Northern Arizona stuns Eastern Washington in Big Sky tourney
March 6, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Oakland Fort came off the bench to score 15 points, burying a 3-pointer at the buzzer to rally No. 9 seed Northern Arizona to an 81-80 victory over top-seeded Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament on Sunday night.
Phil Batt, onion farmer who rose to Idaho governor, dies
March 5, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Former Idaho Gov. Phil Batt, a Republican known for signing an agreement with the federal government to remove nuclear waste from his state, died at home on Saturday. He was 96.
NAU beats Idaho 87-76 in Big Sky Conference first round
March 5, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Jalen Cole had 25 points in Northern Arizona's 87-76 victory over Idaho on Saturday night in the first round of the Big Sky Conference Tournament.
Cone shot 6 for 12 (5 for 9 from 3-point range) and 8 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Lumberjacks (10-22).
Defense lawyers in Idaho killings case want gag order kept
March 4, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Defense attorneys for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death asked the Idaho Supreme Court on Friday to keep a gag order in place, saying a challenge to the order filed by 30 news organizations is premature and that media coverage of the case has been “twisted.”
Judge splits trials of couple charged in triple murder case
March 2, 2023 GMTST. ANTHONY, Idaho (AP) — A married couple accused in a bizarre doomsday-focused triple murder case will be tried separately, an Idaho judge ruled Thursday.
Seventh District Judge Steven Boyce determined that Lori Vallow Daybell would stand trial as planned on April 3, but Chad Daybell's trial would take place at a later date, EastIdahoNews.com reported.
Bill limiting drag shows sparks chants of ‘shame’ from foes
March 2, 2023 GMTFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican lawmakers on Thursday advanced a bill aimed at putting limits on drag shows in Kentucky, sparking chants of “shame” from opponents who decried the measure as discriminatory and said it would stifle First Amendment rights.
Pennsylvania unseals more search warrant in Idaho killings
March 2, 2023 GMTSTROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Law enforcement officials have revealed more details regarding items seized from the Pennsylvania home where they arrested a graduate student charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death.
Idaho joins Texas lawsuit over new federal clean-water rules
March 1, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho has joined a Texas lawsuit against the Biden administration's waterway protections, claiming the rules are too vague and violate state sovereignty rights.
Pennsylvania unseals search warrant in Idaho killings
February 28, 2023 GMTSTROUDSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Law enforcement officials seized dark clothing, medical gloves, a flashlight and other items from a Pennsylvania home where they arrested a graduate student charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, according to newly unsealed court documents.
Whitney scores 20 as Montana beats Idaho 68-53
February 28, 2023 GMTMOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Brandon Whitney had 20 points and Montana beat Idaho 68-53 on Monday night.
Whitney finished 9 of 14 from the field for the Grizzlies (16-13, 10-7 Big Sky Conference). Josh Bannan added 17 points while shooting 7 of 12 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line, and he also had 12 rebounds and four blocks.
Northern Colorado takes down Idaho State 87-72
February 28, 2023 GMTGREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Daylen Kountz had 27 points and Northern Colorado beat Idaho State 87-72 on Monday night.
Kountz also added seven rebounds for the Bears (11-19, 6-12 Big Sky Conference).
Lawmakers: Tennessee AG has legal concerns over abortion ban
February 27, 2023 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Lawmakers say Tennessee's top legal chief has voiced concerns about the legality of the state's abortion law, adding an extra layer of urgency among some Republicans to insert exemptions into one of the strictest bans in the country.
Jones scores 21, Weber State takes down Idaho 67-53
February 26, 2023 GMTOGDEN, Utah (AP) — Dillon Jones had 21 points in Weber State's 67-53 victory over Idaho on Saturday night.
Jones added 14 rebounds for the Wildcats (16-14, 11-6 Big Sky Conference). Steven Verplancken Jr.
Idaho State ends EWU’s 18-game winning streak, 71-63
February 26, 2023 GMTPOCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Brock Mackenzie had 28 points and Idaho State knocked off Big Sky Conference-leader Eastern Washington 71-63 on Saturday night, ending the Eagles’ 18-game winning streak.
Mackenzie added five rebounds for the Bengals (11-19, 8-9 Big Sky Conference).
Idaho ordered to execute inmate but state lacks lethal drugs
February 25, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s attorney general has obtained a court order that requires a terminally ill death row inmate to be executed within 30 days, even though the state has no way to carry out the death sentence.
Rift in Idaho GOP exposed amid multistate water rule lawsuit
February 24, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Some top officials in Idaho are raising alarms over the Republican attorney general’s decision not to join a 24-state lawsuit against Biden administration waterway protections that opponents say could impact public and private land across the state.
University to raze house where Idaho students were killed
February 24, 2023 GMTMOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — The house where four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in November will be demolished, school officials said Friday.
The owner of the home in Moscow offered to give it to the university and the school accepted, University President Scott Green said in a memo to students and employees.
Eastern Washington beats Weber State 89-82, win streak at 18
February 24, 2023 GMTOGDEN, Utah (AP) — Casey Jones scored 25 points and Eastern Washington extended the nation's longest winning streak to 18 with an 89-82 victory over Weber State on Thursday night.
Jones added six rebounds for the Eagles (22-7, 16-0 Big Sky Conference).
Parker has 17 as Idaho State defeats Idaho 65-55
February 24, 2023 GMTPOCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — Brayden Parker had 17 points in Idaho State's 65-55 win over Idaho on Thursday night.
Parker also contributed nine rebounds for the Bengals (10-19, 7-9 Big Sky Conference).
Idaho bill would bring back execution by firing squad
February 22, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho could bring back firing squads as a method of execution under legislation introduced by a panel of lawmakers Wednesday.
The state eliminated its never-used firing squad option in 2009, but has been unable to secure the drugs needed for lethal injection executions.
McRae scores 21, Sacramento State defeats Idaho State 70-65
February 19, 2023 GMTSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Callum McRae's 21 points helped Sacramento State defeat Idaho State 70-65 on Saturday night.
McRae also had 15 rebounds for the Hornets (13-15, 6-9 Big Sky Conference).
Idaho special ed teacher arrested for alleged student abuse
February 18, 2023 GMTBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A special education teacher at an Idaho elementary school was arrested on allegations of physically abusing preschool-age students, police said.
Lincoln Elementary administrators told a Caldwell police officer assigned to the school they were concerned that several children were being abused by teacher Kerry Black, the department said in a statement.
Mains scores 14, Northern Arizona downs Idaho 72-50
February 18, 2023 GMTMOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Nik Mains' 14 points helped Northern Arizona defeat Idaho 72-50 on Saturday.
Mains also added six rebounds for the Lumberjacks (8-21, 4-12 Big Sky Conference). Xavier Fuller scored 12 points while shooting 4 for 7 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free throw line, and added five rebounds.
Parker scores 18, Portland St. knocks off Idaho St. 79-70
February 17, 2023 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Cameron Parker had 18 points in Portland State's 79-70 victory against Idaho State on Thursday.
Parker also contributed 12 assists for the Vikings (12-15, 6-8 Big Sky Conference).
Jones leads Weber State over Sacramento State 52-49
February 17, 2023 GMTSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Dillon Jones finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds to power Weber State to a 52-49 victory over Sacramento State on Thursday night.
Steven Verplancken Jr. scored 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting for the Wildcats (14-13, 9-5 Big Sky Conference)..
Moffitt’s 35 lead Idaho over Northern Colorado 84-82
February 17, 2023 GMTLEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Divant'e Moffitt recorded 35 points and his two free throws with six seconds left carried Idaho past Northern Colorado 84-82 on Thursday.
Moffitt added six rebounds and six assists for the Vandals (10-17, 4-10 Big Sky Conference).