Two former Idaho Republican attorneys general — and many former lawyers — endorsed Lori Hickman, a Democrat, to be the state's top attorney.

The first criminal charges, now dismissed, emerged from a yearslong investigation launched by Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador.

Many Idaho residents recently received a fundraising appeal in the mail from U.S. Vice President JD Vance to support Idaho’s longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Risch in his campaign for reelection, cla...

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Ahead of the 2026 general election, Idaho election officials mailed out hundreds of thousands of informational pamphlets to households.

The ruling upholds an Idaho law that bans daycares, businesses, governments and schools from mandating vaccines or “medical interventions."

A state investigation found an unpermitted fire cost nearly $950,000 to contain.

An Idaho judge ordered a Boise minister, found guilty of trespass during a political protest, to pay fines — but not serve more jail time.

As Idaho's tight budget years dwell, disability advocates are growing worried that home and community-based services might face cuts.

Idaho revenue exceeded the state’s forecast for the month of August by $37.5 million, marking the second consecutive month in the new fiscal year where revenue beat projections, according to a new sta...

The Idaho Legislature continues to study the state’s health insurance system before reconvening for the 2027 legislative session.

The wolverine sighting occurred at a high altitude lake in the Pioneer Mountains, Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials said.

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On the heels of a 2026 Idaho legislative session marked by budget cuts after years of state tax cuts, the requests seek to maintain cuts.

The Idaho Supreme Court ruled 4-1 the new abortion initiative effect statements may appear on Nov. 3 general election ballots.

Idaho election officials are nervous the changes might come too close to the 2026 midterm elections, which are less than two months.

A jury found the Rev. Sara LaWall guilty of trespassing after prosecutors say she stayed in the Idaho governor’s office after it closed.

New guidance from the Idaho Attorney General’s Office finds that churches can spend money supporting or opposing ballot initiatives without disclosing their donors under certain circumstances.

As officials with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare prepare to implement the new rules, they fielded questions from the public.

Idaho could receive more than $100 million under a settlement in a child social media addiction lawsuit by the tech giant Meta.

For decades, Idaho laws have allowed parents who belong to the Followers of Christ and other faith-healing sects to pray rather than seek medical care. Since 2015, at least 15 children have died of tr...

State law enforcement officials broke ground on a new forensics lab that they hope will improve the state’s processing of criminal evidence.

Idaho AG Labrador is asking a federal appeals court to block the decision, allowing the near-total abortion ban to be enforced as written. 

The Idaho Legislature unanimously passed a bill to outlaw the sale of human remains. Who wrote it? A University of Idaho law student.

Nearly 700,000 acres have burned across Idaho so far this year, and state officials are predicting fire risk will remain high.

Gov. Brad Little appointed Fourth District Judge Jason Scott to fill outgoing Idaho Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Bevan’s seat.

After a public contract dispute that led an East Idaho hospital to become out of network with an insurer, the businesses struck a contract.

Blue Cross argues that Post Falls ER & Hospital is out-of-network for insurers and relies on an arbitration process created by Congress.

An anti-abortion group questioned whether OB-GYNs have left Idaho since its criminal abortion ban went into effect. It's hard to track.

Many of their questions revolved around the state’s insurer, Regence, which dropped an East Idaho hospital from its network

Only one of Idaho’s public housing authorities has signed on to a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development coalition to consider adding work requirements to its subsidized housing programs. Other authority leaders say they remain skeptical about the benefits of a work requirement.  Feds encourage public housing authorities to impose work rules, time limits …

Idaho might use some of its rural health funds through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to bolster the state's EMS system.

Evaluators with the Office of Performance Evaluations on Friday provided Idaho legislators updates on several independent evaluations.

Across the country there were 95 large, uncontained wildfires burning as of Friday, and Idaho Department of Lands fire official said.

ALPRs, such as those produced by the Flock corporation, use AI technologies to automatically scan vehicle license plates for information. Police and other law enforcement agencies can then conduct system-wide searches for specific license plates, track suspects or inspect cameras. The technology faces nationwide controversy because of concerns around data privacy, shaky oversight and the potential for warrantless searches. 

Idaho Republican legislative leaders founded a new working group of lawmakers tasked with studying health insurance companies.

Idaho National Guard members have been deployed in Washington D.C. since February. Idaho officials didn't publicly announce the action.

The Big Grass Fire exhibited “extreme fire behavior with rapid rates of spread” and has burned more than 300,000 acres in Oregon and Idaho.

On the afternoon of June 22, Neil “Lee” Spring was sitting in Rhodes Skate Park with a friend when officers from the Boise Police Department approached him. “We’re going to give you a ticket for sitting here everyday,” Spring said officers told him. He was issued a $10 citation for camping on public property — …

Idaho doesn't have dedicated funding for public transportation. But Valley Regional Transit is pushing the Legislature for the power to tax.

Idaho state health officials plan to start implementing work requirements for people on Medicaid expansion starting next year.

Idaho state auditors are referring a report on spending by the city of Kamiah to the state’s chief legal officer.

The Trump administration has a new plan for teenagers learning about pregnancy: Beginning this summer, it will steer millions of dollars toward organizations that focus on anatomy, fertility tracking,...

Women who spoke about seeking abortions amid fatal fetal diagnoses while living in Idaho are among a group demanding an anti-abortion website retract its “defamatory” statements made about them.

It’s not every day when elected officials sing the praises of spending cuts. And also not every day when they openly joust over who deserves the credit.

Idaho ended the 2026 fiscal year with a positive ending cash balance that lets the state transfer about $250 million into next year’s budget.

In demanding steps to address the integrity of voting, President Trump persisted in relitigating his 2020 election defeat while finding ways to cast doubt on the 2026 outcome.