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Idaho state senator tells Native American candidate 'go back where you came from' in forum
Read full article: Idaho state senator tells Native American candidate 'go back where you came from' in forumAn Idaho state senator is reported to have told a Native American candidate to “go back where you came from” during a candidate forum this week.
Man charged with helping Idaho inmate escape during a hospital ambush sentenced to life in prison
Read full article: Man charged with helping Idaho inmate escape during a hospital ambush sentenced to life in prisonAn Idaho man who prosecutors said ambushed and shot correctional officers at a Boise hospital in a plot to help a fellow white supremacist gang member escape from prison was sentenced to life behind bars.
A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wild
Read full article: A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wildAnother chapter in one of the greatest comeback stories in the world of endangered species is being written with the release of three young California condors north of the Grand Canyon.
Senate chairman demands answers from emergency rooms that denied care to pregnant patients
Read full article: Senate chairman demands answers from emergency rooms that denied care to pregnant patientsHospitals are facing questions about why they denied care to pregnant patients and whether state abortion bans have influenced how they treat those patients.
Man charged with killing 4 university students in Idaho is jailed in Boise after his trial is moved
Read full article: Man charged with killing 4 university students in Idaho is jailed in Boise after his trial is movedThe man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students has been booked into jail in Boise after a court moved his trial.
Takeaways from AP's report on how Duck Valley Indian Reservation's water and soil is contaminated
Read full article: Takeaways from AP's report on how Duck Valley Indian Reservation's water and soil is contaminatedThe Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation have long grappled with contaminants in the soil and water.
Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the West
Read full article: Lightning and a burning car pushed into a gully are blamed for wildfires scorching the WestWildfires are continuing to scorch the West, and authorities say one major blaze started with a burning car being pushed into a gully.
Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating it
Read full article: Oregon fire is the largest burning in the US. Thunderstorms and high winds are exacerbating itPowerful winds and hundreds of lightning strikes from thunderstorms rattled eastern Oregon and Idaho, cutting power and pushing wildfires that include an Oregon fire which is already the largest active blaze in the nation.
Lawyer for man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students wants trial moved to Boise
Read full article: Lawyer for man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students wants trial moved to BoiseLawyers for the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students in 2022 are urging a judge to move his murder trial out of the county.
Despite Supreme Court ruling, the future of emergency abortions is still unclear for US women
Read full article: Despite Supreme Court ruling, the future of emergency abortions is still unclear for US womenThe U.S. Supreme Court did not settle the debate over whether federal law requires hospitals to stabilize pregnant patients with emergency abortions on Wednesday, despite saying Idaho hospitals can provide abortions in medical emergencies even with the state’s restrictions.
The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited ruling
Read full article: The Supreme Court allows emergency abortions in Idaho for now in a limited rulingThe Supreme Court has cleared the way for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions for now in a procedural ruling that leaves key questions unanswered.
What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court's latest abortion case?
Read full article: What is the federal law at the center of the Supreme Court's latest abortion case?The U.S. Supreme Court appears ready to release an opinion that will allow doctors in Idaho to perform abortions to stabilize patients at least for now, despite the state's strict abortion ban.
Justices seem set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho for now, a prematurely posted opinion says
Read full article: Justices seem set to allow emergency abortions in Idaho for now, a prematurely posted opinion saysThe Supreme Court appears poised to allow emergency abortions in Idaho when a pregnant patient’s health is at serious risk, as a legal case plays out.
Large chunk of Wyoming's Teton Pass road collapses; unclear how quickly it can be rebuilt
Read full article: Large chunk of Wyoming's Teton Pass road collapses; unclear how quickly it can be rebuiltA large chunk of a mountain pass highway in Wyoming has collapsed, severing a well-traveled commuter link between small towns in eastern Idaho and the tourist destination of Jackson.
Chad Daybell sentenced to death for killing wife and girlfriend’s 2 children in jury decision
Read full article: Chad Daybell sentenced to death for killing wife and girlfriend’s 2 children in jury decisionA jury in Idaho has unanimously agreed that convicted killer Chad Daybell deserves the death penalty for the gruesome murders of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children.
Doomsday plot: Idaho jury convicts Chad Daybell of killing wife and girlfriend's 2 children
Read full article: Doomsday plot: Idaho jury convicts Chad Daybell of killing wife and girlfriend's 2 childrenAn Idaho jury has convicted Chad Daybell of murder in the 2019 deaths of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children.
Jury deliberations begin in trial of Idaho man charged in triple-murder case
Read full article: Jury deliberations begin in trial of Idaho man charged in triple-murder caseJury deliberations are underway in the trial of an Idaho man accused of killing his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children.
Can Medicare money protect doctors from abortion crimes? It worked before, desegregating hospitals
Read full article: Can Medicare money protect doctors from abortion crimes? It worked before, desegregating hospitalsThe Supreme Court's decision regarding Idaho's abortion ban may hinge on whether federal spending power can protect doctors against a state's criminal code.
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Idaho's state primary and Democratic presidential caucus
Read full article: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Idaho's state primary and Democratic presidential caucusIdaho voters are heading to the polls to decide primaries for the U.S. House and the state legislature.
No hate crime charges filed against man who yelled racist slurs at Utah women's basketball team
Read full article: No hate crime charges filed against man who yelled racist slurs at Utah women's basketball teamA northern Idaho prosecutor won’t bring hate crime charges against an 18-year-old accused of shouting a racist slur at members of the Utah women’s basketball team while the team was in Idaho to attend the NCAA Tournament.
After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'
Read full article: After Roe, the network of people who help others get abortions see themselves as 'the underground'A makeshift national network of abortion doulas, navigators at clinics and individual volunteers are helping people who live in restrictive states and need or want an abortion.
Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeing
Read full article: Growing wildfire risk leaves states grappling with how to keep property insurers from fleeingMonths after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes and killed 101 people in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news — their property insurance won’t be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk too high.
Supreme Court weighs whether states can ban abortion, even during some medical emergencies
Read full article: Supreme Court weighs whether states can ban abortion, even during some medical emergenciesConservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical that state abortion bans enacted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade violate federal health care law, though some also are questioning the effects on emergency care for pregnant patients.
When can doctors provide emergency abortions in states with strict bans? Supreme Court to weigh in
Read full article: When can doctors provide emergency abortions in states with strict bans? Supreme Court to weigh inNearly two years after overturning the constitutional right to abortion, the Supreme Court will consider how far state abortion bans can extend to women in medical emergencies.
What's EMTALA, the patient protection law at the center of Supreme Court abortion arguments?
Read full article: What's EMTALA, the patient protection law at the center of Supreme Court abortion arguments?The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could determine whether doctors can provide abortions to pregnant women with medical emergencies in states that enact abortion bans.
Judge OKs phone surveys of jury pool for man charged in 4 University of Idaho student deaths
Read full article: Judge OKs phone surveys of jury pool for man charged in 4 University of Idaho student deathsA judge says defense attorneys for a man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students can resume phone surveys of potential jurors in the case.
Man charged with 4 University of Idaho deaths was out for a drive that night, his attorneys say
Read full article: Man charged with 4 University of Idaho deaths was out for a drive that night, his attorneys sayBryan Kohberger, the man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students in late 2022, was out for a drive the night they were killed.
Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth
Read full article: Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youthThe Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the law proceed, reversing lower courts.
Tennessee GOP senators OK criminalizing helping minors get transgender care, mimicking abortion bill
Read full article: Tennessee GOP senators OK criminalizing helping minors get transgender care, mimicking abortion billTennessee lawmakers are considering criminalizing adults who help minors receive gender-affirming care without parental consent.
In triple-murder trial, prosecutor says Chad Daybell built 'alternate reality' to gain sex and money
Read full article: In triple-murder trial, prosecutor says Chad Daybell built 'alternate reality' to gain sex and moneyProsecutors in an unusual triple murder case told jurors that the defendant crafted an alternate reality in pursuit of sex, money and power.
Hospital video captures armed escape of Idaho white supremacist prison gang member from hospital
Read full article: Hospital video captures armed escape of Idaho white supremacist prison gang member from hospitalA Boise police detective says security video captured most of an ambush at an Idaho hospital that left three corrections officers with gunshot wounds and allowed a white supremacist prison gang member to escape.
Police say use of racial slur clearly audible as they investigate racist incidents toward Utah team
Read full article: Police say use of racial slur clearly audible as they investigate racist incidents toward Utah teamPolice investigating racist incidents directed toward the Utah women’s basketball team when they were near their Idaho hotel while in town for the NCAA Tournament say they’ve found an audio recording in which the use of a racial slur was clearly audible.
Chad Daybell on trial in deaths of wife and Idaho kids his girlfriend called 'zombies,' friend says
Read full article: Chad Daybell on trial in deaths of wife and Idaho kids his girlfriend called 'zombies,' friend saysThe trial of a man charged with the deaths of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children began with jury selection Monday morning in Idaho.
Van-Dogs? Vandals and Bulldogs come together to create unique March Madness marriage with bands
Read full article: Van-Dogs? Vandals and Bulldogs come together to create unique March Madness marriage with bandsFor this weekend, the University of Idaho marching band is calling itself the “Van-Dogs Marching Band.”.
Deaths of dog walker, 83, and resident of a remote cabin possibly tied to escaped Idaho inmate
Read full article: Deaths of dog walker, 83, and resident of a remote cabin possibly tied to escaped Idaho inmateAuthorities are investigating the deaths of an 83-year-old man who was walking his dogs and a 72-year-old man who lived in a remote cabin in connection with the escape of an Idaho white supremacist prison gang member and an accomplice after a Boise hospital ambush.
Police track down escaped Idaho prison gang member and accomplice, say pair may have killed 2 on run
Read full article: Police track down escaped Idaho prison gang member and accomplice, say pair may have killed 2 on runPolice have arrested two white supremacist gang members following an attack on corrections officers at an Idaho hospital, and investigators are looking into whether they killed two people while on the run.
Idaho considers a ban on using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care
Read full article: Idaho considers a ban on using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming careIdaho lawmakers are expected to vote on a bill that would ban the use of any public funds for gender-affirming care, including for state employees using work health insurance and for adults covered by Medicaid.
Former Mormon bishop highlighted in AP investigation arrested on felony child sex abuse charges
Read full article: Former Mormon bishop highlighted in AP investigation arrested on felony child sex abuse chargesA former bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was featured in an Associated Press investigation into how the church protects itself from allegations of sexual abuse was arrested by police in Virginia this week after being indicted on charges he sexually abused his daughter while accompanying her on a school trip when she was a child, according to court filings.
Things to know about Idaho's botched execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech
Read full article: Things to know about Idaho's botched execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene CreechFor nearly an hour, Thomas Eugene Creech lay strapped to a table in an Idaho execution chamber as medical team members poked and prodded at his arms and legs, hands and feet, trying to find a vein through which they could end his life.
Idaho halts execution by lethal injection after 8 failed attempts to insert IV line
Read full article: Idaho halts execution by lethal injection after 8 failed attempts to insert IV lineIdaho halted the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech on Wednesday after medical team members repeatedly failed to find a vein where they could establish an intravenous line to carry out the lethal injection.
Idaho is set to execute a death row inmate after nearly half a century behind bars
Read full article: Idaho is set to execute a death row inmate after nearly half a century behind barsFor nearly 50 years, Idaho’s prison staffers have been serving Thomas Eugene Creech three meals a day, checking on him during rounds and taking him to medical appointments.
US appeals court panel declines to delay execution of one of longest-serving death row inmates
Read full article: US appeals court panel declines to delay execution of one of longest-serving death row inmatesA U.S. appeals court panel has declined to delay Idaho’s scheduled execution next week of one of the nation’s longest-serving death row inmates.
3 people killed and 9 injured in hangar collapse on grounds of Boise, Idaho, airport
Read full article: 3 people killed and 9 injured in hangar collapse on grounds of Boise, Idaho, airportOfficials say 3 people have been killed and 9 were injured in a collapse of a hangar under construction on the grounds of the airport in Boise, Idaho.
Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies
Read full article: Supreme Court allows Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergenciesThe Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its strict abortion ban, even in medical emergencies, while a legal fight continues.
Judge allows lawsuit that challenges Idaho's broad abortion ban to move forward
Read full article: Judge allows lawsuit that challenges Idaho's broad abortion ban to move forwardAn Idaho judge has denied a request by the state’s top legal chief to throw out a lawsuit seeking to clarify the exemptions tucked inside the state’s broad abortion ban.
Man accused of killing 4 university students in Idaho loses bid to have indictment tossed
Read full article: Man accused of killing 4 university students in Idaho loses bid to have indictment tossedAn Idaho judge says he won’t reject the grand jury indictment of a man charged with killing four University of Idaho students last year.
Bryan Kohberger's defense team given access to home where students were killed before demolition
Read full article: Bryan Kohberger's defense team given access to home where students were killed before demolitionThe defense team for a man accused of killing four University of Idaho students has been given access to the off-campus home where the deaths occurred so the lawyers can gather photos, measurements and other documentation before the house is demolished.
Hypothetical situations or real-life medical tragedies? A judge weighs an Idaho abortion ban lawsuit
Read full article: Hypothetical situations or real-life medical tragedies? A judge weighs an Idaho abortion ban lawsuitAn attorney for Idaho has asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit seeking clarity about the medical exemptions to the state’s broad abortion bans.
It's taking longer to schedule abortions in the US. Doctors fear riskier, more complex procedures
Read full article: It's taking longer to schedule abortions in the US. Doctors fear riskier, more complex proceduresObstacles to obtaining an abortion are more common since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
Mom convicted of killing kids in Idaho pleads not guilty to Arizona murder conspiracy charges
Read full article: Mom convicted of killing kids in Idaho pleads not guilty to Arizona murder conspiracy chargesA woman sentenced to life in an Idaho prison for murdering her two youngest children and another woman pleaded not guilty to Arizona charges of conspiring to kill her estranged husband and her niece’s ex-husband.
Leaked document says US is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breached
Read full article: Leaked document says US is willing to build energy projects in case Snake River dams are breachedIn a strong sign that the U.S. will consider breaching four controversial dams on the Snake River, a leaked Biden administration document says the government is prepared to help build clean energy projects to replace the power generated by the dams.
Idaho and Missouri shift to Republican presidential caucuses after lawmakers cancel primaries
Read full article: Idaho and Missouri shift to Republican presidential caucuses after lawmakers cancel primariesRepublicans in two states will be using caucuses to make their presidential picks next year after GOP-led legislatures canceled presidential primary elections.
Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home
Read full article: Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to homeFewer than half of rural hospitals have labor and delivery units and the number keeps dropping.
Women in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma sue over abortion bans after being denied care
Read full article: Women in Idaho, Tennessee and Oklahoma sue over abortion bans after being denied careWomen in three states are challenging strict abortion laws that went into effect after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year.
YMCA camp session canceled, allowing staff to deal with emotional trauma of Idaho bus crash
Read full article: YMCA camp session canceled, allowing staff to deal with emotional trauma of Idaho bus crashAn upcoming YMCA summer camp session in Idaho has been canceled so staff can cope with the emotional trauma of a bus crash that injured almost a dozen people.
Suspect in Idaho student stabbings says he was out for a solo drive around the time of the slayings
Read full article: Suspect in Idaho student stabbings says he was out for a solo drive around the time of the slayingsAttorneys for the man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death last year say he was on a long drive by himself around the time of the slayings.
US senators seek expanded compensation for those exposed to nuclear fallout
Read full article: US senators seek expanded compensation for those exposed to nuclear falloutU.S. senators from New Mexico and Idaho are making another push to expand the federal government’s compensation program for people exposed to radiation from uranium mining and nuclear testing carried out during the Cold War.
Conservatives go to red states and liberals go to blue as the country grows more polarized
Read full article: Conservatives go to red states and liberals go to blue as the country grows more polarizedAmericans are segregating themselves by their politics at a rapid clip, helping fuel the greatest divide between the states in modern history.
Plan to demolish house where 4 University of Idaho students were slain prompts objections
Read full article: Plan to demolish house where 4 University of Idaho students were slain prompts objectionsObjections have been raised to demolishing the house where four University of Idaho students were killed, with a lawyer saying it should be perserved until trial is held for the man charged in the deaths.
California man gets prison for nearly $9M phony cow manure-to-green energy investment scheme
Read full article: California man gets prison for nearly $9M phony cow manure-to-green energy investment schemeA California man is going to prison for running a cow dung-to-green energy scheme that authorities say was a load of manure.
Prosecutors seek the death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho students
Read full article: Prosecutors seek the death penalty against man accused of slaying of 4 University of Idaho studentsProsecutors say they are seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last year.
Judge agrees to narrow but not lift gag order in University of Idaho student slayings case
Read full article: Judge agrees to narrow but not lift gag order in University of Idaho student slayings caseAn Idaho judge has denied a request from roughly two dozen news organizations to lift a gag order in the criminal case of a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death.
Judge weighs challenge to gag order in University of Idaho killings
Read full article: Judge weighs challenge to gag order in University of Idaho killingsA judge overseeing the case against a man charged with killing four University of Idaho students is considering whether to revoke or alter a gag order that largely bars attorneys and other parties in the case from speaking with news reporters.
Families sue to block Idaho law barring gender-affirming care for minors
Read full article: Families sue to block Idaho law barring gender-affirming care for minorsThe families of two transgender teenagers are suing Idaho officials to block enforcement of a ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors.
Supreme Court sharply limits federal government's ability to police pollution into certain wetlands
Read full article: Supreme Court sharply limits federal government's ability to police pollution into certain wetlandsThe Supreme Court has sharply limited the federal government’s authority to police water pollution into certain wetlands.
Judge enters not guilty pleas for suspect in stabbing deaths of 4 University of Idaho students
Read full article: Judge enters not guilty pleas for suspect in stabbing deaths of 4 University of Idaho studentsA judge has entered not guilty pleas for a man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students.
Idaho mom convicted in deaths of 2 kids and romantic rival faces new Arizona charge
Read full article: Idaho mom convicted in deaths of 2 kids and romantic rival faces new Arizona chargeA mother who was convicted in Idaho in the deaths of her two children and a romantic rival has been indicted for a second time in Arizona, this time on charges that she conspired to kill her niece’s ex-husband.
Grand jury indicts man in 4 University of Idaho stabbing deaths, eliminating need for hearing
Read full article: Grand jury indicts man in 4 University of Idaho stabbing deaths, eliminating need for hearingA grand jury has indicted a man who was already charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, allowing prosecutors to skip a planned week-long preliminary hearing that was set for late June.
Police video shows Idaho killings suspect in traffic stop
Read full article: Police video shows Idaho killings suspect in traffic stopNewly released body camera video shows the man accused of fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students being pulled over for allegedly running a red light about a month before the killings.
Son confronts mom, testifies in doomsday plot murder trial
Read full article: Son confronts mom, testifies in doomsday plot murder trialThe only surviving child of a woman charged with murdering her two youngest children and a romantic rival confronted his mother about his siblings’ deaths in an emotional phone call played for jurors Tuesday in a trial that has touched on claims of evil spirits, zombie children and an additional murder charge in Arizona.
Idaho jurors see graphic photos of slain kids in mom's trial
Read full article: Idaho jurors see graphic photos of slain kids in mom's trialJurors in the triple murder trial of a woman accused in the death of her two children and a romantic rival were shown gruesome photographs of the slain children Tuesday afternoon.
Indiana, Idaho governors sign bans on gender-affirming care
Read full article: Indiana, Idaho governors sign bans on gender-affirming careIndiana and Idaho are banning transgender children from accessing gender-affirming care after Republican governors in those states signed bans into law on Wednesday.
Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some cases
Read full article: Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some casesA bill that would allow Idaho to execute condemned inmates by firing squad is headed to the governor’s desk after passing the Legislature with a veto-proof majority.
Food consumption may add nearly 1 degree of warming by 2100
Read full article: Food consumption may add nearly 1 degree of warming by 2100Greenhouse gas emissions from the way humans consume food could add nearly 1 degree of warming to Earth’s climate by 2100, according to a study out Monday in Nature Climate Change.
Pennsylvania unseals more search warrant in Idaho killings
Read full article: Pennsylvania unseals more search warrant in Idaho killingsLaw enforcement officials have revealed more details regarding items seized from the Pennsylvania home where they arrested a graduate student charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death.
Rift in Idaho GOP exposed amid multistate water rule lawsuit
Read full article: Rift in Idaho GOP exposed amid multistate water rule lawsuitSome top Idaho officials are raising alarms after the state's Republican attorney general declined to join a 24-state lawsuit against Biden administration waterway protections.
News outlets join to oppose gag order in Idaho stabbing case
Read full article: News outlets join to oppose gag order in Idaho stabbing caseTwenty-two regional and national news organizations have formed a coalition to ask a judge to narrow a gag order in the case of a man accused of killing four University of Idaho students.
Judge: No in-person meetings for couple's triple murder case
Read full article: Judge: No in-person meetings for couple's triple murder caseAn Idaho judge says a couple accused in a bizarre triple murder case will not be allowed to meet face-to-face to talk about strategy before they stand trial in April.
Police seize bedding from Idaho stabbing suspect's home
Read full article: Police seize bedding from Idaho stabbing suspect's homeInvestigators seized stained bedding, strands of what looked like hair and a single glove when they searched the Washington state apartment of a graduate student charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death.
Idaho stabbing suspect to face preliminary hearing in June
Read full article: Idaho stabbing suspect to face preliminary hearing in JuneThe man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students will have a preliminary hearing in late June, when prosecutors will try to show a judge that they have enough evidence to justify the felony charges.