Idaho judge bars the release of graphic photos from crime scene where Bryan Kohberger killed 4
Read full article: Idaho judge bars the release of graphic photos from crime scene where Bryan Kohberger killed 4A judge in Idaho is blocking the release of graphic photos taken by investigators after Bryan Kohberger killed four University of Idaho students in 2022.
Families of Bryan Kohberger's murder victims ask an Idaho judge to block graphic crime scene photos
Read full article: Families of Bryan Kohberger's murder victims ask an Idaho judge to block graphic crime scene photosThe families of two of the four murdered University of Idaho students have asked a judge to prevent the release of graphic crime scene photos and videos, saying the images are traumatizing and violate their privacy.
Dave Koz and his band were in flight delay hell. So they picked up their instruments
Read full article: Dave Koz and his band were in flight delay hell. So they picked up their instrumentsPassengers plagued by delays on a flight from St. Louis to Seattle got an unexpected pick-me-up when jazz saxophonist Dave Koz and bandmates held an impromptu jam session on the plane.
Guilty plea by Kohberger doesn't end quest for more details in Idaho college student slayings
Read full article: Guilty plea by Kohberger doesn't end quest for more details in Idaho college student slayingsBryan Kohberger has admitted guilt in the slayings of four students at the University of Idaho.
Did you know you have to be licensed to detail a car? We just met the youngest detailer in the game
Read full article: Did you know you have to be licensed to detail a car? We just met the youngest detailer in the gameA 14-year-old who really knows how to pay attention to detail. We met Steve Thompson AKA the "Detail Kid." He's the world's youngest licensed detailer who's already worked with big names -and expensive rides. Watch the video player above for his message for other teens looking to take their hobbies one step further.
Salt Lake City and Boise make pride flags official city emblems, skirting flag ban laws
Read full article: Salt Lake City and Boise make pride flags official city emblems, skirting flag ban lawsThe Democratic controlled cities of Salt Lake City and Boise, Idaho, adopted new city flags this week that show support for LGBTQ+ people in defiance of new laws passed by their states’ Republican-controlled Legislatures.
In a bid to corral the anti-Trump resistance, Bernie Sanders, AOC visit red states
Read full article: In a bid to corral the anti-Trump resistance, Bernie Sanders, AOC visit red statesVermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is taking his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour deep into Trump territory alongside his fellow progressive champion Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Federal magistrate weighs arguments in Idaho news groups' execution access lawsuit
Read full article: Federal magistrate weighs arguments in Idaho news groups' execution access lawsuitA federal judge will hear arguments Tuesday morning in a lawsuit brought by three news organizations that say Idaho prison officials are unconstitutionally hiding parts of lethal injection executions from public view.
Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implications
Read full article: Trump administration moves to drop Idaho emergency abortion case with national implicationsThe Trump administration is dropping an emergency abortion case in Idaho in one of the administration’s first moves on the issue since President Donald Trump's second term began.
Judge tells attorneys to stop being so secretive in Bryan Kohberger's quadruple murder case
Read full article: Judge tells attorneys to stop being so secretive in Bryan Kohberger's quadruple murder caseAn Idaho judge is warning attorneys to quit filing so many sealed documents in the murder case of a man accused in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students.
Judge to weigh genetic evidence and search warrants in University of Idaho quadruple murder case
Read full article: Judge to weigh genetic evidence and search warrants in University of Idaho quadruple murder caseAttorneys for a man charged with murder in connection with the killings of four University of Idaho students are asking a judge to throw out most of the evidence in the case.
No. 10 Boise State grabs CFP spot, beating No. 19 UNLV 21-7 in Mountain West championship
Read full article: No. 10 Boise State grabs CFP spot, beating No. 19 UNLV 21-7 in Mountain West championshipAshton Jeanty ran for 209 yards and a touchdown and No. 10 Boise State earned a College Football Playoff spot, beating No. 19 UNLV 21-7 on Friday night for its second straight Mountain West title.
Boise State RB Jeanty a unanimous AP midseason All-America pick, Colorado's Hunter fills 2 positions
Read full article: Boise State RB Jeanty a unanimous AP midseason All-America pick, Colorado's Hunter fills 2 positionsBoise State running back Ashton Jeanty is a unanimous selection and Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter occupies two first-team positions on The Associated Press midseason All-America team.
Man charged with helping Idaho inmate escape during a hospital ambush sentenced to life in prison
Read full article: Man charged with helping Idaho inmate escape during a hospital ambush sentenced to life in prisonAn Idaho man who prosecutors said ambushed and shot correctional officers at a Boise hospital in a plot to help a fellow white supremacist gang member escape from prison was sentenced to life behind bars.
Man charged with killing 4 university students in Idaho is jailed in Boise after his trial is moved
Read full article: Man charged with killing 4 university students in Idaho is jailed in Boise after his trial is movedThe man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students has been booked into jail in Boise after a court moved his trial.
Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West
Read full article: Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the WestWildfires are continuing to scorch the West, and authorities say one major blaze started with a burning car being pushed into a gully.
Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing
Read full article: Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeingMonths after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes and killed 101 people in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news — their property insurance won’t be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk too high.
Idaho police search for escaped inmate and accomplice after ambush at Boise hospital
Read full article: Idaho police search for escaped inmate and accomplice after ambush at Boise hospitalPolice say a white supremacist Idaho prison gang member and an accomplice remain on the loose after a brazen overnight attack to free the inmate as he was being transported from a Boise hospital.
Judge allows lawsuit that challenges Idaho's broad abortion ban to move forward
Read full article: Judge allows lawsuit that challenges Idaho's broad abortion ban to move forwardAn Idaho judge has denied a request by the state’s top legal chief to throw out a lawsuit seeking to clarify the exemptions tucked inside the state’s broad abortion ban.
Idaho and Missouri shift to Republican presidential caucuses after lawmakers cancel primaries
Read full article: Idaho and Missouri shift to Republican presidential caucuses after lawmakers cancel primariesRepublicans in two states will be using caucuses to make their presidential picks next year after GOP-led legislatures canceled presidential primary elections.
Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home
Read full article: Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to homeFewer than half of rural hospitals have labor and delivery units and the number keeps dropping.
YMCA camp session canceled, allowing staff to deal with emotional trauma of Idaho bus crash
Read full article: YMCA camp session canceled, allowing staff to deal with emotional trauma of Idaho bus crashAn upcoming YMCA summer camp session in Idaho has been canceled so staff can cope with the emotional trauma of a bus crash that injured almost a dozen people.
Lori Vallow sentenced to life in prison in connection to murder of her 2 kids, husband’s ex-wife
Read full article: Lori Vallow sentenced to life in prison in connection to murder of her 2 kids, husband’s ex-wifeLori Vallow was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the deaths of her two children and that of her husband’s previous wife, a case that drew national intrigue after her children disappeared nearly four years ago.
Prosecutors seek the death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students
Read full article: Prosecutors seek the death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho studentsProsecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year.
Families sue to block Idaho law barring gender-affirming care for minors
Read full article: Families sue to block Idaho law barring gender-affirming care for minorsThe families of two transgender teenagers are suing Idaho officials to block enforcement of a ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors.
Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some cases
Read full article: Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some casesA bill that would allow Idaho to execute condemned inmates by firing squad is headed to the governor’s desk after passing the Legislature with a veto-proof majority.
Official: Idaho computer chip plant makes US more resilient
Read full article: Official: Idaho computer chip plant makes US more resilientEnergy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says a $15 billion investment in a new semiconductor plant by Boise, Idaho-based chipmaker Micron in its hometown is a step in protecting the United States from the vulnerabilities of a globalized market made clear by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
Political pressure over 'Drag Kids' event rocks Boise Pride
Read full article: Political pressure over 'Drag Kids' event rocks Boise PrideAt the first few Boise Pride Festivals roughly three decades ago, Joseph Kibbe and his friends had to hide their faces and were greeted by protesters holding nooses.
Labor shortage compounds federal firefighters' staffing woes
Read full article: Labor shortage compounds federal firefighters' staffing woesFirefighter groups are applauding steps taken by the Biden administration this week to temporarily raise wages for the men and women on the front lines of the nation’s largest wildfires.
US adds $103M for wildfire hazards and land rehabilitation
Read full article: US adds $103M for wildfire hazards and land rehabilitationThe U.S. is adding $103 million this year for wildfire risk reduction and burned-area rehabilitation throughout the country as well as establishing an interagency wildland firefighter well-being program.
Idaho lieutenant governor wants harshest US abortion ban
Read full article: Idaho lieutenant governor wants harshest US abortion banRepublican Lt. Gov. and gubernatorial candidate Janice McGeachin wants Republican Gov. Brad Little to call a special session to eliminate rape and incest as exceptions to Idaho's abortion law.
Lawmakers send Texas-styled abortion bill to Idaho governor
Read full article: Lawmakers send Texas-styled abortion bill to Idaho governorLegislation aimed at banning abortions in Idaho after six weeks of pregnancy by allowing potential family members to sue a doctor who performs one is heading to the governor.
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COVID surge pushes much of Idaho toward medical rationing
Read full article: COVID surge pushes much of Idaho toward medical rationingIdaho’s public health officials say crisis standards of care are imminent for the state’s most populated region as hospitals continue to be overrun with unvaccinated coronavirus patients.
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Unvaccinated people 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than vaccinated people, CDC finds
Read full article: Unvaccinated people 11 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than vaccinated people, CDC findsUnvaccinated people are 11 times more likely than vaccinated people to die from COVID-19, CNBC reported, citing a large study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Powerful US nuclear test reactor getting rare major overhaul
Read full article: Powerful US nuclear test reactor getting rare major overhaulScientists in Idaho this summer plan to remove the 62,000-pound stainless steel lid on one of the world’s most powerful nuclear test reactors for a rare internal overhaul.
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US appeals court considers Idaho transgender athletes ban
Read full article: US appeals court considers Idaho transgender athletes banA U.S. appeals court gave little indication of how it might rule concerning the constitutionality of the first law in the nation banning transgender women and girls from playing on women’s sports team.
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Ethics hearing: Idaho lawmaker accused of rape pleads Fifth
Read full article: Ethics hearing: Idaho lawmaker accused of rape pleads FifthAn Idaho lawmaker facing rape allegations from a 19-year-old intern refused to answer some questions during a legislative ethics hearing Wednesday after his attorney told him to invoke his constitutional right against self-incrimination.
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Idaho Legislature shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak
Read full article: Idaho Legislature shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreakFILE- In this March 4, 2020, file photo, is the Idaho Statehouse in Boise, Idaho. The Idaho Legislature has voted to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler, File)BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho Legislature voted Friday to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Five of those who tested positive are Republicans and one is Democrat. ___This story has been updated to correct that six representatives have tested positive, not five.
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New lab director expects more work on next wave of reactors
Read full article: New lab director expects more work on next wave of reactorsFILE - This Nov. 29, 2018, file photo shows the Transient Test Reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory about 50 miles west of Idaho Falls, in eastern Idaho. Idaho National Laboratory is a key component in that plan started during the Obama administration and continued under the Trump administration. The U.S. gets about 20% of its energy from nuclear power produced at nearly 100 nuclear plants. There are multiple plans to build new reactors at the Idaho lab, including the nation's first new test reactor in decades. The nation currently has no repository for spent nuclear fuel, and most of it remains at the commercial nuclear power plants that produce it.
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Tensions rise over masks as virus grips smaller US cities
Read full article: Tensions rise over masks as virus grips smaller US citiesThe county itself does not have a mask mandate, nor does the state. South Dakota has suffered through the country’s worst rate of COVID-19 deaths per capita over the last week, but Gov. The City Council in Palmer, Alaska, rejected a mask mandate Friday for the community of 7,300 residents about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Anchorage. Many implored the City Council not to follow the steps of “liberal” Anchorage in forcing residents to require face coverings. In Iowa’s Harrison County, 47 deaths have been attributed to the virus out of population of about 14,000.
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Virus cases continue climbing in US during holiday season
Read full article: Virus cases continue climbing in US during holiday seasonEmployees schedule COVID-19 tests and prepare test kits at Primary Health Medical Group's clinic in Boise, Idaho, on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020. A new daily high of nearly 228,000 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases was reported nationwide Friday, eclipsing the previous high mark of 217,000 cases set the day before, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. There were 2,607 deaths reported in the U.S. on Friday. Johns Hopkins had previously reported Wednesday daily COVID-19 deaths at 3,157. “In less than a week, we went from exceeding 5,000 new cases reported in one day to exceeding 6,000,” said Dr. Mandy Cohen, North Carolina's health secretary.
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Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing care
Read full article: Overtaxed Idaho health facilities on brink of rationing carePrimary Health will turn three more facilities into COVID-19 clinics by Dec. 30 and has plans to change over more if needed. “I'm not at the hospitals,” said Dr. David Peterman, a pediatrician and CEO of Primary Health Medical Group. Health care workers would have to choose who gets treatment and who doesn’t. Nickolas Orr was one of two soldiers meeting patients in their cars outside the Primary Health clinic. Meanwhile, inside the Primary Health clinic, Thomas, the physician assistant, put on sterilized protective equipment as workers sanitized an exam room before the next patient.
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No. 9 BYU routs No. 21 Boise State 51-17 to remain unbeaten
Read full article: No. 9 BYU routs No. 21 Boise State 51-17 to remain unbeaten21 Boise State 51-17 on Friday night. Boise State (2-1) suffered its worst loss since a 64-19 rout by rival Idaho in 1996, the Broncos first year as an FBS program. Wilson, who originally committed to Boise State before signing with BYU, completed 21-of-27 passes and threw TDs of 5 and 20 yards. “They came out and they put on a show,” Boise State receiver Khalil Shakir said. Boise State: The Broncos have another short week before returning to conference play, and it couldn’t have come at a worse time.
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The Latest: Imported workers test positive in New Zealand
Read full article: The Latest: Imported workers test positive in New ZealandAll remain in quarantine at a Christchurch hotel, and health officials say they expect more to test positive. — British PM Johnson imposing strict coronavirus restrictions on Greater Manchester, England’s second-largest urban area, after talks fail on financial support. Local health officials said Tuesday that the surge is overwhelming their ability to confront the pandemic. Officials say coronavirus cases related to the university represent 61% of the total in Washtenaw County, compared to just 2% in August. ___PHOENIX — Arizona reported more than 1,000 daily coronavirus cases for the second time in a week.
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