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Idaho hiker mistaken for Travis Decker tells all
What began as a routine camping trip for Nick, who asked that his last name not be used due to privacy concerns, quickly escalated into a startling case of mistaken identity when he was confused for triple-murder suspect Travis Decker, who is...

Idaho Housing Costs Reach Critical Mass and Now the Meltdown
A third of the cost of a new home is due to regulations. Blame the government. The figure was cited by a guest on air today. The rate is 30 percent for a multifamily unit and 25 percent for a single-family home. You understand that some...

Building a brighter future: How the Shivwits Band is redefining tribal business
With over 300 current members, the Shivwits Band of Paiutes — a federally recognized Native American band based in southern Utah — is one of several Southern Paiute tribes originally based in modern-day southern Utah and parts of Arizona, Nevada...

Idaho Lottery announces $75M dividend supporting education and infrastructure
The Idaho Lottery marked its 36th anniversary by highlighting its contributions to the State of Idaho’s Permanent Building Fund and improvements on college campuses. During a ceremony at the College of Western Idaho, Governor Brad Little received...

Coeur d'Alene City Council strengthens massage business regulations
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho – The Coeur d'Alene City Council has approved amendments to the municipal code regulating massage facilities. This initiative aims to protect legitimate businesses and address concerns about illicit activities such as human...

Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Acquires Idaho Fire Sprinkler Leader Accurate Fire Protection Solutions
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Accurate Fire Protection Solutions , also doing business as Mountain Fire Sprinklers, offers quality installation and inspection of fire sprinkler systems for commercial buildings around the Wood River Valley region of Idaho....
Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #165
Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy. In today’s edition, you’ll find: On the issues: The debate over teaching...

Lynchburg business takes the dirty part out of owning a pet
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — There's no bones about it. This is a dirty job... Some might even say it's the worst part about having a pet. We're talking about picking up your pet's... treasures. So- what if there were a company that would do this for...

Boise trustees: Private school choice will ‘irreparably harm’ public schools
The Legislature should repeal a new $50 million-a-year private school tax credit, or at least hold the line, Boise trustees said Monday. With little discussion, Boise’s school board unanimously passed a resolution opposing the tax credit, passed...

Idaho Lottery Celebrates 36th Year Showcasing Improvements to College Campuses
BOISE - – The Idaho Lottery celebrated 36 years of entertainment and games by showcasing its contributions to the State of Idaho’s Permanent Building Fund and the work done on college campuses. The Idaho Lottery’s announcement came during a...

Starlink's wildly successful, but is the satellite broadband service running out of capacity?
In the wake of Elon Musk's SpaceX Starlink becoming the third-largest rural broadband provider in New Zealand in 2024, as reported recently by the Commerce Commission's telecommunications monitoring arm, questions have arisen as to how many...

Idaho Schools Get a Lesson in Budget Busting Spending
The gravy train isn’t running, either. Schools have just learned the Trump White House is scaling back grants. Money confiscated from taxpayers or borrowed from hostile powers. In Twin Falls, a medium to large district, the loss could total $1.5...

Nation and world at a glance
Trump enacts stablecoin regulations, a major milestone for crypto industry WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law new regulations for a type of cryptocurrency, a major milestone for an industry that has spent heavily to...
Small Business Administration loans are boosting Weiser’s economy
Small businesses are the heartbeat of Idaho’s economy, responsible for job creation, innovation and community vitality. However, with inflation and rising costs squeezing margins, access to affordable financing has never been more critical. That’s...

Cattle Battle: Wolves and livestock collide; one Idaho project offers solutions
Idaho rancher Jay Smith has a wolf problem. Over the last 20 years, Smith said wolves have killed more than 200 of his cattle and caused major financial harm to his family’s business. “At today’s value at nearly $2,000 a head, times that by 200...

Jeffrey Epstein once threatened to have a "witch doctor place a curse on (my) unborn children," reveals author who investigated his finances
Investigative journalist Vicky Ward has revealed certain details about her encounters with Jeffrey Epstein while researching his fortune for Vanity Fair in 2002. Ward revealed in a recent interview that the financier, who subsequently died in jail...

Boise State football opponent preview: New Mexico
After back-to-back non-conference games against Appalachian State and Notre Dame, Boise State returns to Mountain West play with a home matchup against New Mexico. The Lobos appeared to be on the right track last season under first-year head coach...

Opposition to public land sale partially in Arizona flooded politicians' inboxes
A mandate to sell millions of acres of federal land for housing development did not make it into President Trump's mega tax bill signed earlier this month. That's after a wide range of opponents, including environmentalists, hunters, business...

Idaho-based bank plans Tri-Cities debut
An Idaho-based bank is heading to the Tri-Cities market this summer. Bankcda, a subsidiary of Coeur d’Alene Bancorp, is preparing to open its first Tri-Cities community bank. The company has two other Washington locations, in Spokane and Spokane...

Microsoft Teams Up With Idaho National Laboratory To Speed Up Nuclear Licensing Using AI
Microsoft (MSFT) announced on Wednesday that it has teamed up with the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) to use the tech giant’s Azure cloud and AI technology to figure out how the nuclear permitting and licensing application process can be sped up....