LEWISTON - Governor Brad Little flew over the fire complex Tuesday to assess the fire area and observe the fire fighters hard work keeping homes, infrastructure, and property safe. Afterwards he met with National Guard troops and looked over Black Hawk helicopters helping respond to wildfire…

A Parma, Idaho, woman who keep a messy camp in Grand Teton National Park that attracted a grizzly bear was fined nearly $6,000 last week.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday announced that fully vaccinated people in coronavirus hotspots should resume wearing masks indoors in public.

DIXIE, ID - On Tuesday, July 27, the Type 3 Northern Rockies (NR) Team managing the Dixie and Jumbo Fires provided an update on fire growth and containment operations. According to the update, the Dixie Fire grew by 1,054 acres on Monday and was last estimated at 39,625 acres with 18% contai…

PIERCE - Due to severe fire danger in the region, effective immediately and until further notice, Deer Creek Reservoir is closed to public use. The extreme fire season and continued dry conditions in Idaho are stressing available firefighting resources and risking public safety, property, an…

WAHA - The Snake River Complex fires have burned almost 109,000 acres of timber, but the complex is 85% contained. On Tuesday, Idaho Governor Brad Little flew over the Snake River Complex to see the damage, as well as the work of wildland firefighters who helped prevent fires from burning ho…

BOISE - The Idaho State Police is asking you to vote 'Idaho' in this year's nationwide Best Looking Cruiser Contest. The Contest is a nationwide competition sponsored by the American Association of State Troopers (AAST) where citizens vote on the 'Best Looking Police Cruiser.' Voting ends Tu…

RIGGINS - The Salmon River Public Library in Riggins was recently awarded a grant of $10,300 in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding, which was granted through the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Idaho Commission for Libraries.

BOISE - Not a routine traffic stop. But a quick response to save a teen from human trafficking.

BOISE - Last week, Idaho Governor Brad Little joined the governors of Montana and North Dakota and two premiers of Canadian provinces in sending a letter urging President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to "restore normal movement" and securely open the United States-Can…

LOLO PASS - The Granite Pass Complex consists of four fires burning on the west side of Highway 12 near the Lolo Pass Visitor Center. On Monday, crews made significant progress with containment, with containment jumping from 3% on Monday to 22% as of 9:00am on Tuesday, July 27. The combined …

GRANGEVILLE - On Tuesday, July 27, at approximately 5:08am, Troopers with the Idaho State Police responded to an overturned fuel tanker truck that was leaking fuel northbound on US95 near milepost 251 between Grangeville and Cottonwood.

ELK RIVER - Burnout operations continued Monday on the Scott and Benton Ridge fires with the goal of securing additional sections of containment line by removing isolated pockets of fuel, say officials.

LEWISTON - Air operations flew over the Snake River Complex fire on Monday using infrared technology to assess changes in fire edge, heat levels, and location. Based on that assessment, the fire increased another roughly 1,000 acres with the majority of the growth coming from the interior is…

The man shot and killed by Boise police officers early Saturday morning pointed a BB gun at officers before they opened fire in an alley, according to a Boise Police Department news release published Monday evening. The man, identified by the Ada County Coroner earlier in the day as 31-year-old Forrest Moore, was reportedly squatting at a property under construction at 21st Street and ...

MOSCOW - Hordemann Pond in Moscow will be closed until further notice after water samples recently taken confirmed the presence of the cyanobacteria, Dolichospermum, also known as blue-green algae, at levels that exceed the recreational water quality threshold. These species of algae can pro…

DIXIE, ID - On Monday, July 26, the Type 3 Northern Rockies (NR) Team managing the Dixie and Jumbo Fires provided an update on fire growth and containment operations. According to the update, the Dixie Fire was last estimated at 38,571 acres and 18% contained after growing by approximately 1…

LEWISTON - Lewis-Clark State baseball's Jack Johnson capped his tenure as a Warrior with the highest academic honor a student-athlete can receive. The Seattle native was voted a CoSIDA First-Team Academic All-American, announced by CoSIDA on Monday.

LOLO PASS - The Granite Pass Complex consists of four wildfires burning in the vicinity of Lolo Pass on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests in Idaho and the Lolo National Forest in Montana. They are being managed together under Type 2 Incident Command. 

LEWISTON - In the next year, the Lewiston City Library will add an outreach services vehicle, also known as a bookmobile, to its list of services through an award received from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, grant number LS-250208-OLS-21 from the American Rescue Plan Act, admi…

JULIAETTA - On Monday morning, July 26, the Eastern Area Type 2 Incident Management Gold Team commanding the Leland Complex Fires provided an update on fire growth and containment operations. On Sunday, growth on the Sand Mountain Fire was stagnant, and the fire remains estimated at 1,574 ac…

WAHA - The Snake River Complex Fires located approximately 20 miles south of Lewiston remain at an estimated 107,679 acres and containment has improved to 87% according to the latest update provided Monday morning from the Idaho Department of Lands.

ELK RIVER - On the morning of Monday, July 26, the Type 2 Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 6 managing the Cougar Rock Complex Fires provided an update on fire growth and containment operations. As of 7:00am Monday morning, the Cougar Rock Complex was estimated at 6,442 acres with co…

BOISE - After suspending in-person classes in spring 2020 due to COVID and moving to online-only, the Idaho Fish and Game recently began gradually reopening in-person courses and they are now back in full swing, just in time for new hunters to complete them before the fall seasons.

LOLO PASS - On Sunday, July 25 at approximately 7:30pm, the Missoula County Dispatch was notified of a local firefighter who was late for their check-in on the Granite Pass Complex near the Montana/Idaho border.

**UPDATE - Tuesday, July 27, 2021** According to an update from the city of Kooskia, the Boil Water Advisory has been LIFTED. 

JULIAETTA - On Sunday morning, July 25, the Eastern Area Type 2 Incident Management Gold Team commanding the Leland Complex Fires provided an update on fire growth and containment operations. As of 9:00am Sunday, the Sand Mountain Fire was estimated at 1,574 acres with 45% containment, while…

WAHA - The Snake River Complex Fires located approximately 20 miles south of Lewiston remain at an estimated 107,679 acres and 74% contained according to the latest update provided Sunday morning from the Idaho Department of Lands. A total of 156 fire personnel remain assigned to the fire.

ELK RIVER - On the morning of Sunday, July 25, the Type 2 Northern Rockies Incident Management Team 6 managing the Cougar Rock Complex Fires provided an update on fire growth and containment operations. As of 7:00am Sunday morning, the Cougar Rock Complex was estimated at 6,214 acres and 27%…

POWELL, ID - The Storm Theatre Complex is being managed by Incident Commander Jay Kurth and the National Incident Management Organization (NIMO) Team 1.

DIXIE, ID - On Saturday, July 24, the Type 1 Northern Rockies (NR) Team 2 managing the Dixie and Jumbo Fires provided an update on fire growth and containment operations. According to the update, the Dixie Fire was last estimated at 37,161 acres and 18% contained as of 9:35pm on Friday, July…

**Story Update** The pilot of the aircraft has been identified as Dale Snodgrass, who was alone in a SIAI-MARCHETTI single engine aircraft that crashed during takeoff.  

ELK RIVER - A smoke inversion lifted in the area of the Cougar Rock Complex of fires on Friday afternoon and resulted in the most fire activity seen over the last two weeks, say officials.

BOISE — Idahoans currently have some 60 options for designs for their car license plates, and if the state’s top elected officials have their way, next year they’ll have one more: A special plate featuring Smokey Bear that raises money for fire prevention.

SUMMER LAKE, Ore. — Driving his pickup through smoky, forested roads lining the rim of Summer Lake basin this week, Kevin Leehmann, 40, a longtime rancher and firefighter, was worried. “This is one road where they’re holding it,” he said as he drove his pickup, pointing out spot fires. He passed California firefighters dousing them and contractors felling ponderosa pines, beech and quakey ...

Officials evacuated Silverwood Theme Park late Friday afternoon as a nearby wildfire moved close to the park. The fire is 50 acres and growing, and has destroyed several small outbuildings, said Chris Way, chief of Kootenai County Search and Rescue. Idaho Department of Lands is leading firefighting efforts. Kootenai County Fire and Rescue has sent personnel to assist. Structures are ...

KAMIAH - With the early start to the fire season of 2021, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Supervisor Cheryl Probert is preparing for the long-term, focusing local firefighting resources on critical fire responses and bringing in a national team of fire experts to assist with the manage…

LEWISTON - On Saturday, July 24, a WWII Casualty from the USS Oklahoma Battleship from Pearl Harbor will be honored with full military honors at Lewis Clark Memorial Gardens in Lewiston. Arnold Nielsen was one of the 429 sailors of the USS Oklahoma who lost their lives on the morning of Dece…