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Recent Killings Don’t Indicate Rising Crime in Idaho
KLIX - Idaho
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July 10, 2025
The quadruple homicide that stretched across Camas and Minidoka Counties this week could give the impression we’re in the midst of a crime wave. It happened a little more than a week after three firefighters were shot, two of them killed, in...
Insect Invasion: 5 Idaho Cities Combatting Bed Bug Onslaught
The Smithville Herald
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July 10, 2025
In recent years, bed bugs have made a significant comeback in several cities across the United States, and Idaho is no exception. These tiny pests, which feed on human blood, have been spreading quickly in certain parts of the state. As the bed...
Kimberly among fastest-growing cities in Idaho. What's its secret?
Magic Valley - Idaho
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KIMBERLY — City Park is full of life in the 10th fastest-growing city in Idaho. On a Wednesday afternoon, Kimberly resident Sherry Woods threw a ball to her dog as kids were getting ready for Little League baseball practice. Parents were sitting...
EPHRATA MAYORAL RACE: Steve Oliver
Columbia Basin Herald - Washington State
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July 10, 2025
EPHRATA – Candidate Steve Oliver, a long-time local business owner and community advocate, is putting forth his vision to revitalize the city of Ephrata. Oliver, who has owned Tarot Tattoo for 25 years, believes a strong focus on entertainment and...
Izzy Burns, who started playing gigs at 11 in Moscow, Idaho, returns to Inland Northwest as part of album release celebration
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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If You Go If You Go Izzy Burns and the Hipocrats When: 8 p.m. Wednesday; doors open at 7 Where: The Chameleon, 1801 W. Sunset Blvd. Tickets: All ages; $10 in advance at chameleonspokane.com or $15 at the door With an album release on the way, one...
A case for qualified leadership in Idaho public schools
Idaho Education News - Idaho
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July 9, 2025
A letter to State Superintendent Debbie Critchfield, I write to you not only as a professor of Educational Leadership, but as someone deeply committed to the development of strong, capable leaders in our Idaho public schools. I am a long-time...
Emmett School District to launch new online option to expand education choice
ABC 6 - Idaho
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July 10, 2025
EMMETT, Idaho — School choice is a big conversation for families nowadays, and this upcoming school year, the Emmett School District is launching an online education option that anyone in the state can enroll in, the Virtual Prep Academy of Idaho....
A school district just banned rainbow flags. It may soon remove protections for LGBTQ+ students too.
LGBTQ Nation - California
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July 9, 2025
The school board of Johnston County, North Carolina, voted 4-2 to ban district schools from displaying rainbow Pride flags on Tuesday. The ban is just the latest in a long line of conservative efforts to ban the LGBTQ+ flag from schools and...
The USS IDAHO Photo Contest
Big Country News Connection - Washington State
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BOISE - The future USS IDAHO SSN 799 is a Virginia class, nuclear powered, fast attack submarine currently under construction in Groton Connecticut. The submarine is scheduled to be commissioned in 2026. Once commissioned, the ship will sail the...
Reported hate crime incidents increased in 2024: Idaho State Police
Boise State Public Radio - Idaho
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July 9, 2025
Sixty-eight hate crimes were reported to the Idaho State Police in 2024. That’s a 21% increase from the previous year. The crimes were most often motivated by racial bias, which made up 42% of offenses. The majority were reported in Boise....
Idaho senators push bill to exclude non-citizens from Congressional and Electoral College counts
KXLY 4 - Washington State
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Two Idaho senators are pushing a new bill that would exclude non-U.S. citizens from being counted when it comes to the Electoral College and Congressional district counts that determine presidential elections. Senators Jim...
U.S. Senator James Lankford challenges HHS’ 'Gender Identity' guidance that targets people of faith and women
CityNewsOKC - Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City -— Senator James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, led a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra following new guidance that compels speech, targets the ability of federal employees to practice their faith, and endangers...
Idaho Takes a Hands-On Approach to State Cybersecurity
Government Technology
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July 8, 2025
The state of Idaho is taking a comprehensive, statewide approach to cybersecurity, with an interactive training exercise that features cross-sector participation and a grant program to improve security at the local level. The state has been...
Conceptual charter ‘school of sport’ has roots in religious sectarianism
Idaho Education News - Idaho
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July 9, 2025
Some familiar faces in education politics want to start their own public charter school, and have started the process for approval. Former state superintendent and Boise school trustee candidate Branden Durst — along with Miguel DeLuna and Tom...
Idaho Has 4,600 Bridges: One Crosses Fly Fishing Paradise
98.3 The Snake - Idaho
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July 8, 2025
Idaho is home to a large number of bridges, and many of them offer stunning views. One in particular that can be found less than 200 miles north of Grangeville is said to link two shorelines known for being great spots to fish. Fly fishing is a...
Around Idaho: Economic activity, June 2025
Clearwater Tribune - Idaho
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Information provided in these news updates is collected up until the end of June and includes professional sources, news releases, weekly and daily newspapers, television and other media. Regional news The Nez Perce Tribe has established the...
Human skull found in southeast Idaho in 2022 identified as missing Spokane woman
WISC Channel 3000 - Wisconsin
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POWER COUNTY, Idaho -- The remains of a woman discovered nearly three years ago in the Fort Hall River bottoms in Idaho have been identified as those of a missing Spokane woman. On July 30, 2022, a fisherman found a human skull along the Fort Hall...
Supreme Court targets LGBTQ rights in follow-up to Skrmetti case and new cases for next term
Gay City News - New York
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July 9, 2025
FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court on Washington, U.S., July 1, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt/File Photo The Supreme Court issued an order list on June 30 that contained both its follow-up to the disappointing ruling on June 18 in US v....
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Florida’s Request to Enforce Unconstitutional Anti-Immigrant Law
American Civil Liberties Union
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the United States Supreme Court rejected Florida’s request to enforce its state immigration law, Senate Bill 4-C. The law criminalizes the movement of undocumented individuals into the state, attempting to wrest control...
Supreme Court blocks part of Florida's immigration law
WSIU - Illinois
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July 9, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday left in place a lower court decision that blocked part of a Florida law making it a crime for undocumented immigrants to cross into the state. The statute imposed various mandatory prison terms for violating the...