BOISE - Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden is asking Idahoans to be on the lookout for a text-based scam connected to the worldwide shipping company FedEx.

BOISE, ID - Governor Brad Little is accepting applications for the Clearwater Region representative on the Idaho Fish and Game Commission following the resignation of Commissioner Bradley Melton, of Lewiston, on Friday. Melton was appointed to the Commission in September 2019. Idaho law requ…

LĪHU‘E, HI –The Kaua‘i Police Department in Hawaii assisted the Rexburg Police Department over the weekend in the case of missing children of Lori Vallow. Her two children, 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and 7-year-old Joshua Vallow, have been missing since the end of September 2019. Police say Vall…

BOISE, ID - Legislation was introduced Thursday morning to again attempt to end Daylight Saving Time in Idaho. The bill, proposed by Republican Representative Christy Zito was proposed to the Idaho House State Affairs Committee, who voted to pursue the measure.

BOISE, ID - Idaho schools saved over $323 million in 2019.

BOISE, ID - In an effort lawmakers say is in response to statewide calls from Idahoans for tax relief, Speaker of the House Scott Bedke and House Republican Leadership are introducing legislation that would increase the Grocery Tax Credit for Idahoans. “This would be real tax relief for ever…

BOISE, ID - An investigation is still underway into an apparent murder and suicide in Garden Valley, a small community north of Boise. On Tuesday, Idaho State Police responded to assist Boise County Deputies with a disturbance and a shots fired call at a residence.

LEWISTON, ID - The Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office closed Webb Road from Sander Grade to US95 due to a crash that involved a utility pole on Monday evening.  At about 6:00 p.m. Monday evening the road was closed until utility crews could respond and replace the pole.  The road was reopened…

BOISE, ID - Seventy-one outstanding volunteers from throughout Idaho were honored as stars last leek by Serve Idaho, the Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism, at Idaho’s Brightest Stars ceremony in Boise. “Volunteerism is a gift that benefits citizens and addresses needs in comm…

BOISE, ID - Idaho’s four-year graduation rate for the Class of 2019 remained steady, coming in at 80.7 percent, compared to 80.6 percent in 2018. The percentage of students who graduated in five years increased from 82.0 percent to 82.8 percent, Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Yb…

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…

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 - 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.

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, 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, 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…

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.

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…

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…

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, 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, 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.