LEWISTON, ID - Early Saturday morning, at about 3:00 a.m., a Nez Perce County Deputy attempted to stop a motorist for speeding on US95 near milepost 312. The vehicle initially failed to stop and continued on US95 and then headed west on US12 across Memorial Bridge.  The driver did finally st…

MOSCOW - The City of Moscow is now accepting entries for the 2020 Moscow Farmers Poster Contest. The deadline to submit an entry will be Wednesday, February 26, by 5:00 P.M. The artist with the winning entry will receive $300 for their work.

BOISE - Idaho Governor Brad Little was joined by legislators today in signing his first two executive orders of 2020, both aimed at keeping Idaho regulations streamlined, user-friendly, and easy to understand.

LEWISTON, ID - The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the change in snow-pack telemetry readings from January 1 to January 16 set records in the Cascades of Washington, northern Blue Mountains, and northern Rockies in Idaho and Montana. The snow-pack at Mt. Rainier National Park tripled sin…

LEWISTON, ID - The Idaho Transportation Department says gravel matters when it comes to runaway truck ramps, and District 2 started upgrading its old ramps with new material after noticing trucks progressing farther and farther after leaving the road.

LEWISTON - The Lewis Clark Valley Chamber of Commerce hosted their Annual Meeting on Tuesday, January 14. Keynote speaker, Patrick McGaughey, delivered an engaging and inspiring presentation, “The Great US Chamber Rebate” to a crowd of 150 attendees. The 2019 Annual Awards winners and 2020 C…

LEWISTON - After a thorough search, the process of finding a new manager for the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport has come to a conclusion. Michael Issacs was selected from a narrowed down pool of four candidates and voted in unanimously by the board Monday night.

BOISE - A new report has ranked the state of Idaho as the sixth best state in which to retire according to a study done by Blacktower Financial Management Group. 

LEWISTON, ID - According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Idaho growers seeded 720,000 acres of winter wheat for the 2020 crop, down 1 percent from 2019, but unchanged from the 2018 crop. Oregon farmers planted 700,000 acres, down 5 percent from the 2019 crop and down 3 percen…

BOISE — Idaho Senate Tax Chairman Jim Rice, R-Caldwell, is working on major legislation to raise Idaho’s 6% sales tax to 7%, and to use the money to increase funding for schools — while phasing out school districts’ ability to pass local property tax overrides known as supplemental levies.

OROFINO - The University of Idaho Extension office will be holding the workshop: “Law for Landowners: Open Range, Herd Districts, & Drones” on Thursday, January 30 from 6:00 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. at the extension office at 2200 Michigan Ave, in Orofino, ID.

LEWISTON - The Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office would like to recognize Deputy JR Gregory and his K-9 Ikar for all of their hard work over the last few months. K-9 Ikar completed all of the requirements to be a certified drug detection dog. The next step is to complete the requirements to h…

LEWISTON - The City of Lewiston park maintenance staff will be sprucing up the Normal Hill Cemetery by pruning and removing overgrown bushes, shrubs and trees. This maintenance is necessary because many of the plantings are over 50 years old, in poor condition and/or overgrown and not being …

BOISE, ID - Idaho public health officials are reporting that two Idaho children have died from influenza-related causes. One child lived in northern Idaho and the other in eastern Idaho. The Department of Health and Welfare and Idaho public health districts are also investigating reports of …

LAPWAI, ID - On Thursday, Judge B. Lynn Winmill denied defendant Midas Gold Corporation’s motion to stay the Nez Perce Tribe's Clean Water Act lawsuit against the company. Winmill stated in his ruling that “the Tribe has presented evidence that there will be real, tangible harm if the discha…

LEWISTON - On Wednesday January 8, Nez Perce County Deputies received a tip on the location of a non-compliant sex offender. At approximately 2:45 P.M., a Nez Perce County Deputy made contact with the offender, Warren E. Sherrill.

LEWISTON, ID - Firefighting crews from the Wheatland Fire District, Lewiston, Clarkston, and Asotin County Fire District #1 responded to a fire at an unoccupied home just east of Lewiston early Thursday morning. According to ACFD #1, responding crews encountered lots of smoke and flames in a…

MOSCOW - Academic programs at the University of Idaho will take the largest financial hit of all as the institution tries to solve its budget crisis. The University is cutting its budget by 22 million dollars in 2 years.

GRANGEVILLE - The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking comments on a draft Idaho Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (IPDES) permit for the City of Grangeville wastewater treatment facility.

LEWISTON, ID - According to the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, 2 in 5 tested homes across the state have higher-than-recommended radon levels. January is Radon Action Month, and the agency is encouraging Idahoans to test their homes for radon and raising awareness about the risks of radon.

LEWISTON, ID - According to Idaho State Police, the driver of a Subaru Forester was transported to St. Joseph Regional Medical Center with minor injuries on Monday after a crash on US95 in a construction zone just east of Lewiston on US12/95.

KAMIAH - As visitation along the Selway Corridor decreases, the U.S. Forest Service is suspending visitor services at the Fenn Ranger Station Visitor Center for the winter beginning January 13 and ending March 1.

KELLOGG, ID - After three avalanches at Silver Mountain Resort, near Kellogg, were reported to the Shoshone County Sheriff's Office just past 11:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, emergency responders coordinated a rescue effort at the ski resort. According to the Sheriff's Office, five individuals we…

LEWISTON, ID - According to Business Insider, Macy's has annouced the closing of at least 15 stores, including the location in the Lewiston Center Mall. Other locations include Walla Walla and Seattle. In 2016, Macy's said that it would close 100 stores after it reported six consecutive year…

BOISE - In a tight budget year, Idaho Governor Brad Little used his State of the State address Monday to prioritize raises for veteran teachers and other investments in K-12 education.

PECK - The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) today announced the award of a drinking water planning grant in the amount of $15,000 to the city of Peck in Nez Perce County.

LEWISTON, ID - St. Joseph Regional Medical Center announced Monday morning that Tim Trottier has been named chief executive officer, effective January 13. Trottier replaces Mike Poore, who has been serving as interim CEO while the hospital conducted a search to find its next permanent leader.

LEWISTON, ID - Lewiston Police were called to the 1000 block of Airway Avenue for a reported woman acting erratic on Sunday evening. According to an Lewiston Police Department press release, as officers were heading to the area, witnesses said the woman left in a Subaru Outback, driving reck…

LAPWAI - On January 3, the Idaho State Police received information from an Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent that a wanted felon was  driving westbound on Lapwai Road in a red Mazda pickup. The suspect, 39-year-old Dale B. West of Lewiston, had a felony warrant for Failure to App…

MERIDIAN - On January 2, 2020, Meridian Police arrested three adults after officers were dispatched to a business in the 1000 block of Progress Ave to assist with removing trespassers. Upon arrival officers could smell strong odors of marijuana emitting from inside the room. While making con…

BOISE - The Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge raised a record $1,321,394 for 73 Idaho nonprofits in 2019. The annual fundraising campaign, runs from December 12 through December 31, and helps support nonprofits that manage the day-to-day work of helping Idahoans find safe, stable and afford…

LEWISTON, ID - Park staff at Hells Gate State Park discovered a sunken vessel in the marina basin at the park. The department has decided to close the boat launch all day Friday while the vessel is removed. The Idaho Parks and Recreation Department asks that all boaters to use the nearby Sou…

LEWISTON - Lewiston Fire units were dispatched shortly before 4:00 P.M. to a cooking fire at 1226 Burrell Ave, Apartment A. Residents were cooking when a fire broke out on the stove. The occupants of the apartment were able to quickly knockdown the main body of the fire with 2 fire extinguis…

LEWISTON, ID - The Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office is again warning of a phone scam that recently took over $1,000 from a local resident. According to the NPCSO, the victim had been contacted by a male with a foreign accent that claimed to be calling from Google. The victim reported the sc…

LEWISTON, ID - In the late evening hours last Friday, Lewiston Police began receiving calls regarding vandalism in the downtown Lewiston area. Multiple reports were received into Saturday morning. Police say a large number of businesses had been vandalized after rocks were thrown through the…

REXBURG, ID - The Rexburg Police Department and the Madison County Prosecutor’s Office issued a new statement Monday as the search continues for two children missing from southern Idaho. "Since we first received a missing child report on November 26th, our number one priority has been findin…

OROFINO - Biologists will conduct aerial elk surveys and wildlife capture work in big game management unit 10A beginning in early to mid-January (dependent on weather and helicopter availability). 

LEWISTON - On December 27, at approximately 12:30 A.M., the Idaho State Police was involved in a pursuit in the Lewiston area of US95 after attempting to perform a traffic stop of a Red 1998 Dodge Dakota.

MOSCOW - The Moscow Volunteer Fire Department is going to be boosting its fire protection efforts. It has received a $1,720 fire prevention grant from FM Global, one of the world's largest commercial property insurers.

OROFINO, ID - Emergency crews were called to 1370 Harmony Heights in Orofino on Christmas Day for a reported chimney fire. According to the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office, before the fire could be extinguished, it had spread to the structure. The Orofino Fire Department saved the majorit…

BEND, OR - Nearly 70 years after Les Schwab founded Les Schwab Tire Centers, its Board and Shareholders are seeking new ownership. Bloomberg first reported the move on Tuesday morning, saying the company could be sold for as much as $3 billion.

LEWISTON, ID - There is still no new agreement between Regence BlueShield of Idaho and St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. Unless a new agreement is worked out soon, starting January 16, the hospital will no longer be an "in-network" provider option for those with Regence coverag…

BOISE, ID - The first two deaths among Idaho residents this influenza season have been reported to the Department of Health and Welfare. Two women in northern Idaho, both over the age of 70 years, died from flu-related causes.

LEWISTON, ID - At approximately 8:30 p.m. Sunday, the Lewiston Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 318 3rd Street, Apartment D. First arriving crews found light smoke from the front door of the structure and, when they entered the residence, found fire in the kitchen area. It wa…

LEWISTON, ID - According to the Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office, the area is seeing an increase in reported thefts from vehicles and residences. The NPCSO issued a warning Sunday afternoon that says residents should remember to lock their vehicles, as some of the recent thefts have occurre…

LEWISTON, ID - At about 7:40 Saturday evening, Lewiston Police and Medics were dispatched to Locomotive Park for a reported physical dispute.  According to Lewiston Police, they arrived to find 29-year-old Bryan Hites, of Seattle, was bleeding from a head wound.  The investigation revealed H…

TROY - On Friday, December 20, at just after 4 P.M., an injury crash occurred on State Highway 8 at milepost 16, one mile east of Troy, ID.   A white 2019 Jeep Renegade driven by 52-year-old Wendy J. Smiley-Johnson, of Troy, was traveling westbound when she left the roadway on the north shou…

KENDRICK - On the morning of Friday, December 20 at just before 8 A.M., the Clearwater County Sheriff's Office responded to a school bus slide-off at mile post 1 on Three Bear Road in Clearwater County, Idaho.

KAMIAH - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service today released a revised draft land management plan for the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests that has the potential to add nearly 4,000 new jobs to the region and as much as $160 million in additional labor income.