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12-Year-Old Breaks Montana State Fishing Record Near Idaho Border
Montana has a new fishing record holder. Wade Merschat, 12, of Trout Creek, reeled in a 6.72-pound largescale sucker at the Noxon Reservior in Sanders County near the Idaho border on June 19. The fish measured 25.25 inches long and Merschat was deemed record holder by the Montana Department of...
Man Missing Since June Last Seen In Southern Idaho
A man reported missing one week ago and thought to be traveling to the Grand Canyon was recently seen in Idaho. The family of Alejandro Velez is looking for him. The Idaho Missing Persons Alert / Facebook site has published information regarding a missing man named Alejandro Velez. His profile can be found by clicking here. His brother has asked the public for assistance.
Coming Idaho Heatwave Will Fire up Global Warming Crowd
The tree-hugging crowd will blame man-made climate change. The rest of us will call it summer. It’s going to be hot in Idaho next week. It often happens in July. Of course, much can change with long-range forecasts, but let’s say for argument we get a string of days with highs in the triple digits. Will we see some records fall? Possibly, but there have been previous hot summers. The 1930s set all kinds of records across the country. The 1940s came along and there were some of the coldest patches of weather in decades.
Idaho's Statehood Day to be celebrated in Wallace
WALLACE –– The Fourth of July may get all the big attention this week, but in Wallace, the party starts one day earlier when they celebrate Idaho's Statehood Day. On July 3, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed Idaho into statehood and the rest, as they say, is history.
Cow Elk Poached in Idaho – Help Solve the Case
Below is a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. For 2024-2025, Fiocchi partnered with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to increase the visibility of poaching incidents in an effort to reduce poaching. On Memorial Day weekend, a cow elk was shot out of season east of...
Idaho's new system for behavioral health goes live Monday
BOISE – Before Monday, a Medicaid patient receiving inpatient substance abuse treatment who needed to transition to outpatient therapy would have to contact multiple organizations and navigate several systems to make sure that happened. As of Monday, Idaho’s fragmented behavioral health care system should be more holistic as the new Idaho Behavioral Health Plan officially went live. The plan means that Medicaid, and some non-Medicaid patients, will have their mental health and substance abuse treatment and health care all overseen by one managed care organization,...
Deadline Approaching for Public Assistance Requests in Idaho
BOISE – The Idaho Office of Emergency Management is reminding eligible state and local governments, as well as certain nonprofits, that the deadline to submit Requests for Public Assistance (RPA) for costs related to the severe storm, flooding, landslides, and mudslides on April 14-15, 2024, is fast approaching. The...
Idaho Indigenous group speaks out against ‘firing’ of state Indian Education leader
This story was originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on June 27, 2024. A group that aims to support Indigenous communities in Idaho spoke out on last week about the “reprehensible … firing” of Johanna Jones, the state’s longtime Indian Education coordinator. After spending over a decade as the state’s Indian Education coordinator, Johanna Jones is no […] The post Idaho Indigenous group speaks out against ‘firing’ of state Indian Education leader appeared first on Idaho Capital Sun.
Boise Area Fire Teams Prepare For Insane Fireworks Night
Idaho is not perfect, and this week will prove the folly of one of our many state laws. The famous Idaho fireworks law states that you can legally purchase aerial fireworks, but you must pledge not to use them. Fireworks sellers must have individuals sign affidavits that they understand and will not violate state law by firing off their fireworks purchases.
Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office investigating 59-year-old Lewiston man found with gunshot wound
LEWISTON - This afternoon about 2:12 pm, Nez Perce County Deputies were dispatched to a home in the 900 block of Larch Lane just outside of Lewiston. The caller reported a male in the home had pointed a pistol at them and fired off at least 2 rounds. When Deputies...
Moscow Police Department Participates in Statewide Impaired Driving Mobilization
This Independence Day, the Moscow Police Department is teaming up with the Idaho Transportation Department’s Office of Highway Safety (OHS) to prevent impaired driving. July 3rd – 10th, law enforcement agencies statewide will dedicate resources to stop drivers under the influence of drugs and alcohol. The 4th of July travel period comes during the 100 Deadliest Days on Idaho roads, between Memorial Day and Labor Day. According to OHS data, 31 people have been killed in crashes in Idaho since Memorial Day this year.
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