LEWISTON - The Warrior women put on a show to open the 2019-20 basketball season in the Activity Center on Monday. LC State women’s basketball did not allow a field goal in the opening quarter, outscoring the Yellowstone Christian College Centurions 23-2 to open the game. The onslaught conti…

DEARY - On Friday, October 18, a spike bull elk was found off of Fern Hill Road south of Deary. The elk had been shot with a rifle, gutted, and partially skinned before it was illegally dumped along the road. No meat had been removed wasting the entire animal.

HARPSTER - On the evening of October 11, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game was given information that led to the investigation of a trophy 6x6 bull elk that was illegally killed near Harpster. Initial information of suspicious activity on Lightning Creek road, near highway 13, led Senior…

LEWISTON - The City of Lewiston released a breakdown of the financial contributions and services provided to the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Regional Airport between 2001 and 2019. 

WASHINGTON - George’s Prepared Foods, is recalling approximately 6,444 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) Great Value pork sausage patty and turkey sausage patty products that may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announ…

MOSCOW - Homecoming week is in full swing up on the Palouse as both the Idaho Vandals and Washington State Cougars prepare to host Homecoming games over the weekend. Both teams look to use the built up energy around campus this week to stop each of their three game losing skids.

LEWISTON - The Idaho State Department of Education has awarded $125,215.47 in federal grant funding through its Child Nutrition Programs to help 19 Idaho schools purchase new equipment for their National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri …

LEWISTON - Construction on Main Street in downtown Lewiston is moving onto its final phase. Waterline replacement is now complete and the next and final phase to reconstruct the roadway is expected to wrap up in December.

LEWISTON - While many institutions across the nation are facing continued downward trends in enrollment, Lewis-Clark State College’s overall headcount is on the rise, according to the college’s official October 15 census day report.

OROFINO - On Saturday, October 12, a report came in to the Idaho Fish and Game regarding a cow elk that was shot and found dead on private property off of Wells Bench Road northeast of Orofino. No part of the animal was taken. It is anticipated that the elk was shot from the road during the …

OROFINO - U.S. Senator Jim Risch, member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has selected Hanson Garage of Orofino as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for October 2019. Hanson Garage will be recognized in the Congressional Record of the U.…

LEWISTON - The Lewis-Clark State Baseball team is currently selling boxes of Sunkist Navel California Oranges and Washington Red Fuji Apples. The money raised will help continue to fund the program through scholarships, travel, facility improvement and the ability to provide the best equipme…

PORTLAND - Gas prices continue to climb on the West Coast due to a number of unplanned refinery outages. In Washington, prices spiked up an average of seven cents per gallon over the last week, second highest in all of the country behind only Oregon (+9 cents).

LEWISTON - Lewis-Clark State College President Cynthia Pemberton will give the college’s annual progress report to the Idaho State Board of Education on Wednesday during the board’s two-day meeting at the LC State Williams Conference Center.

PORTLAND - The Idaho Vandals (2-4) are hitting the road to Oregon this Saturday to take on the Portland State Vikings (3-3) in Big Sky Conference play.

SPOKANE - Avista and all parties to the company’s electric general rate case have reached a settlement agreement that has been submitted to the Idaho Public Utilities Commission for consideration. If approved, new rates would take effect December 1, 2019.

LEWISTON - Longtime hospital leader Mike Poore has been appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center. Poore comes to St. Joseph’s from Lutheran Health Network of Indiana where he served as Regional President and Chief Executive Officer.

OROFINO - On Thursday, October 10, the Orofino Police Department received information of possible explosives at an uninhabited residence. The Spokane Bomb Squad was called in to assist, as well as Clearwater County Ambulance and Orofino Fire Department.

KAMIAH - Beginning the week of October 27, the Lolo Pass Visitor Center will reduce its hours from seven days a week to five days a week. It will be open Thursdays through Sundays and closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

LEWISTON - Starting on November 1, parking at the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport will no longer be free. When implemented, parking will cost $5 per day for the first ten day period, $4 per day for the next ten days, and $3 per day for any space occupied longer than 20 days.

LEWISTON - At around 10:30 A.M. the Lewiston Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 1117 Riverview Street. First arriving crews found the home's occupant outside with a garden hose just finishing extinguishment of a small fire on the outside of the home.

KAMIAH - The Nez Perce Tribe Language Department will host a community event on Monday, October 14, to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day. This event will feature a presentation on the stars in Nimiipuutimt, cultural displays and information, food, giveaways and more. This event is from 5-7 P.…

LEWISTON - At just after 3 P.M. this afternoon the Lewiston Fire Department was dispatched to a house on fire at 3515 7th street. First arriving crews found light smoke coming from the home. Crews determined that there was a fire in a bedroom on the main floor. A crew entered the home with a…

BOISE - A proposal to decrease the overall rate change to Idaho workers’ compensation insurance by 6.2 percent, has been approved by the Idaho Department of Insurance. The proposed rate change is recommended by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) and will go into effect Jan…

BOISE - The Idaho State Department of Education will award about $1.5 million in five-year grants to operate after-school programs across Idaho starting in the 2020-2021 school year.

MOSCOW - Moscow City Council Candidates political signs and other citizens property are being targeted with graffiti and vandalism in Moscow. Vandalism consisting of spray-painting political signs for James Urquidez, Moscow City Council Candidate, was first reported after midnight on October…

OROFINO - On Tuesday, October 1 at around 9 P.M., a local landowner reported hearing a shot off of Harmony Heights Loop Road near Orofino. The landowner discovered a wounded elk in the field early the next morning. There currently is no open hunting season for elk in that area.  A county dep…

LEWISTON - The Lewiston Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at PK Metals at just before 1 P.M. Wednesday afternoon. Maintenance crews had requested a single engine respond for smoke coming from one of the bag houses.

BOISE - Final 2020 premium rates for individual and small group health insurance plans have been released by the Idaho Department of Insurance.

LEWISTON - The Lewis Clark Valley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors had voted unanimously to discontinue the annual steelhead derby the non-profit has organized for many years. This decision was based on declining number of participants as well as the uncertainty of the steelhead runs e…

LEWISTON - Karl Lundgren, who is working on a bachelor's degree at Lewis-Clark State College, was named as one of 100 finalists in the Cyber FastTrack cybersecurity competition, which drew more than 13,000 students from 1,290 colleges and universities across the United States.

BOISE - Time is running out to file your 2018 Idaho state income tax return. The Idaho State Tax Commission says taxpayers who qualified for an automatic extension to file must send in their return and full payment by October 15.

DAYTON - The Washington State Patrol is investigating a crash involving a semi, with trailer, 3 miles east of Dayton on US12.  A WSP report says that just past midnight on Monday morning, the driver failed to negotiate a curve and the semi left the roadway and rolled.  The driver, later iden…

BOISE - During the 2019 Idaho Legislative session, a law was passed that requires registered vehicle owners to have vehicle insurance or the DMV will suspend the vehicles registration. Effective January 1, 2020, the Idaho Transportation Department will be required to suspend a vehicle regist…