MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — A grizzly bear has attacked a federal biologist during a surprise encounter at a research site in Montana's Centennial Valley.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A young mountain lion was found injured near Rexburg and officials came to the decision that it had to be euthanized a day later.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican Senate President Pro-Tem Brent Hill said Thursday he won't seek re-election.

Hill has served in the Idaho Senate for 19 years, more than half of that as Senate...

REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — Police in Idaho say they've made no progress despite receiving hundreds of tips about two missing children whose parents aren't cooperating with authorities.

REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — The parents named as persons of interest in their children's disappearance in Idaho issued a statement Monday through an attorney, saying they love their son and daughter and...

REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — The Brigham Young University-Idaho campus says it will once again accept Medicaid as health insurance that meets its coverage requirement after the school was criticized for...

REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho university has stopped accepting Medicaid as health insurance coverage for full-time students amid concerns they said they received from local health care...

REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho university has stopped accepting Medicaid as health insurance coverage, forcing full-time students to buy a university-backed plan.

REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — Police in Rexburg say one person was taken to the hospital after an officer-involved shooting early Tuesday.

The Rexburg Police Department said in a prepared statement...

BEIJING (AP) — China said Thursday it detained two U.S. citizens on suspicion of organizing others to illegally cross the border, amid sharpening tensions between the sides over trade, technology...

SALEM, Idaho (AP) — Authorities say a 9-year-old Idaho girl is fighting for her life after she fell out of a tree and was impaled in the head by a steel bar.

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming man has pleaded guilty to murder and manslaughter in Idaho.

The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports Erik Ohlson, of Jackson, entered the plea Thursday in Rexburg, Idaho.

The plea agreement comes more than two and a half years after Jennifer Nalley was murdered on the porch of her Teton Valley cabin.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has appointed an eastern Idaho judge to the Idaho Supreme Court.

Otter on Friday picked 7th District Court Judge Gregory Moeller of Rexburg to fill a vacancy on the court left by the retirement of Justice Joel Horton.

Moeller has been a district court judge since 2009. He was a finalist for a seat on the Idaho Supreme Court in 2017 and earlier this year.

HOBBS, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico State Police say two men have been killed after a rollover accident west of Hobbs.

They say the crash occurred around 7 a.m. Saturday and 29-year-old Andrew Beatty of Carlsbad, New Mexico, and 31-year-old Alan Knight of Rexburg, Idaho, were declared dead at the scene.

State Police say the men were riding in a vehicle on U.S. 62/180 at a high rate of speed before it left the highway and rolled.

REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — Officials in eastern Idaho's Madison County say a ransomware attack has left the county struggling to conduct business.

County Commissioner Brent Mendenhall tells the Post Register in a story on Wednesday that county employees have been unable to send emails since Sunday.

Madison County Clerk Kim Muir says the county is using backup data from Saturday to issue paychecks Thursday.

REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Department of Corrections says an inmate who walked away from a Newdale work camp is back in custody.

Matthew Charles Humpherys had disappeared from the St. Anthony Work Camp's potato warehouse Thursday afternoon.

Authorities announced on Saturday that he was back in custody.

REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — A woman accused of killing her father at his southeastern Idaho home last month has been found to be incompetent to stand trial.

The Standard Journal reports Jessica Conser, who is charged with murder for the death of Matthew Travao, will be placed in a secure mental health facility for further evaluation.

JEROME, Idaho (AP) — A 21-year-old eastern Idaho woman will serve up to 15 years in prison for killing two adults and a child in a drunken driving crash last year.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter says he plans on meeting with top legislative leaders to discuss calling a special legislative session.

Otter said in a statement on Thursday that he will meet with House Speaker Scott Bedke, a Republican from Oakley, and Senate President Pro Tem Brent Hill, a Republican from Rexburg, in the next few days.

Special sessions are rare in Idaho, with only 28 being held since the state's inception.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — A judge has ordered a former caregiver to enter a treatment program that could be followed by a prison sentence after the man was convicted of sexually assaulting a patient at a rehabilitation center in southeast Idaho.

REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho man was handed a seven-year sentence for beating a 6-year-old child.

The Post Register reports District Judge Gregory Moeller on Monday sentenced Sean Ryan, of Iona, to two years fixed in prison and five indeterminate for his conviction on a felony injury to a child charge.

REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — Authorities are warning snowmobilers to stay off the ice at eastern Idaho's Island Park Reservoir after two snowmobilers became stranded when their machine broke through the ice.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An eastern Idaho lawmaker says election ballots should include property tax increase estimates for all bond proposals.

Republican Rep. Ron Nate of Rexburg said Thursday his bill provides voters with valuable information when deciding whether or not to approve a bond.

The bill would require counties to include the term of the bond and the estimated average tax increases per $100,000 of property value if the bond passes.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Idaho lawmakers have introduced a bill that will allow vehicle booting operations to continue in the state.

Senate Pro Tem Brent Hill says the bill introduced Thursday will clarify the legality of the procedure that is unpopular with students at Brigham Young University-Idaho in Rexburg.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho House panel has introduced legislation encouraging public schools to offer gun safety courses as electives.

Rep. Ron Nate, a Republican from Rexburg, reintroduced the proposal Monday after having a similar bill spiked last year.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An eastern Idaho lawmaker says government agencies should be allowed to post required legal notices on their websites rather than in a newspaper.

Rep. Ron Nate, a Republican from Rexburg, told the House State Affairs Committee on Thursday that some communities don't have newspapers, which means government officials are forced to spend more money publishing notices in a larger newspaper.

REXBURG, Idaho (AP) — Authorities in eastern Idaho sedated a moose, removed an arrow from its head and cleaned other arrow wounds before returning it to the wild in what officials say is a case of attempted poaching or malicious wounding.

Gregg Losinski of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game tells the Post Register that officials located the 1-year-old male moose Wednesday near Teton Lakes Golf Course in Rexburg.