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Amid drought, Idaho water wars threaten to restart as negotiators seek compromise

BOISE, Idaho — Behind closed doors, furious negotiations are taking place to keep the peace between canal irrigators in the Magic Valley and groundwater irrigators in Eastern Idaho as the drought that has gripped the West rears its head in the Gem State.

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Ex-Idaho lawmaker convicted of rape was denied a retrial. He’ll be sentenced next week

BOISE, Idaho — Former Idaho state Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger’s motion to retry or acquit his rape conviction has been denied by 4th District Judge Michael Reardon.

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Idaho Supreme Court rules for governor’s authority on clemency decision in execution case

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the governor maintains the authority to reject a clemency decision to reduce a prisoner’s sentence by the state’s parole board, in turn restarting a longtime death row inmate’s execution process.

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Federal judge to rule on Idaho abortion ban this week. Here are the arguments

BOISE, Idaho — A federal judge on Monday said Idaho’s abortion “trigger law” conflicts with a federal statute mandating treatment — including abortion — be provided to emergency room patients.

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Smut allegations lead to contentious debate at overflowing library board meeting in Idaho

BOISE, Idaho — More than 100 people crowded into a room at the Meridian Library’s main branch on Wednesday night for a heated debate where people voiced concerns or offered their support about what books were accessible to children.

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Anglers smash Idaho sturgeon record with rare catch at Snake River reservoir near Boise

A Utah couple landed a sturgeon last week that handily broke the Idaho state record by several inches, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game said in a news release last week.

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Idaho taxpayers will pay for ‘unconstitutional’ anti-trans law. Here’s the cost

BOISE, Idaho — Two years ago, Idaho Republicans flouted warnings that barring transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificates is unconstitutional. Now, Idaho taxpayers owe more than $320,000 to attorneys who successfully challenged the 2020 law.

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‘If they can’t make it, none of them will.’ These Idaho salmon may hold key to survival

BOISE, Idaho — In less than 20 years, wild Chinook salmon may disappear. But one group nestled in Central Idaho’s rugged wilderness may be the key to the threatened species’ recovery throughout the Northwest.

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Abortion will become illegal in Idaho as state Supreme Court declines to pause trigger law

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho residents will no longer be able to seek abortions in state after the Idaho Supreme Court earlier this week let the state implement its near-total abortion ban.

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Idaho school district approves policy to create ‘content neutral’ classrooms. What does that mean?

BOISE, Idaho — The West Ada school board on Monday approved a revised policy that gives teachers new guidelines on what they can display in their classrooms.

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He labeled a bullet with a threat to Boise’s mayor. This just happened to him in court

BOISE, Idaho — Menacing graffiti. Bullets labeled with threats to Boise Mayor Lauren McLean. Discussions of mass violence. Four firearms, including an assault rifle, and tactical gear. Writings avowing loyalty to a right-wing extremist ideology.

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Idaho Supreme Court hears arguments in abortion cases

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments from representatives for Planned Parenthood, the state and the Idaho Legislature that will determine how three abortion-related lawsuits will proceed.

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This house saw cross burning, civil rights meetings. It will be on historic register

BOISE, Idaho -- Cherie Buckner-Webb said she was over the moon when she moved into the house at 1012 N 19th Street with her family as a young girl. She couldn’t believe they had a porch and a backyard, and that she’d have to share a room with only one…

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Biden administration sues to block Idaho abortion ban, says it violates federal law

BOISE, Idaho — The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the state of Idaho in an attempt to block its forthcoming abortion ban.

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‘Let's try something new’ meets the national housing squeeze

BOISE, Idaho — Riley Romazko and her fiancé Julien Rivera were among the first to buy a shipping container home at Caritas Commons, a cluster of single-family houses built for limited-income residents on a quiet street in an older Boise neighborhood.

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2022 Mountain West Football Top 50: #41, Boise State OT John Ojukwu

The Broncos' long-time left tackle is back on our annual countdown of Mountain West football's best players.

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With Supreme Court mandate issued, Idaho’s abortion ban will start in 30 days

BOISE, Idaho — More than a month after the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would overturn landmark abortion cases and return decisions on abortion rights to the states, a final court decision has set in motion an Idaho trigger law that will ban nearly all abortions.

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Planned Parenthood files third lawsuit over Idaho abortion bans

BOISE, Idaho — Planned Parenthood has filed a lawsuit challenging an Idaho law that criminalizes abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, the third lawsuit the organization has filed over Idaho abortion laws in recent months.

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Female paedophile who raped two boys posts TikTok videos from prison asking for pen pals

Miriah Vanlith, 43, refused to say how she managed to get the videos on TikTok, but a simple search on TikTok brings up hundreds of Boise prisoners searching for pen pals

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This farm offers second-chance employment for people recovering from substance abuse

BOISE, Idaho -- “Growing green stuff and growing people.”

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An Idaho law criminalizes most abortions. Boise leaders voted to limit its enforcement

BOISE, Idaho — Nearly one month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, which previously granted Americans the right to abortion, the City Council followed up with their own decision on the issue.

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An Idaho Republican blocked voters on Facebook. Now they’re suing

BOISE, Idaho — Five Idaho residents have sued state Rep. Chad Christensen after the Iona Republican blocked them from viewing his Facebook page.

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Chinook salmon habitat in Central Idaho is in trouble, scientists say. Why it matters

BOISE — In 20 years, the Chinook salmon in Idaho may lose a critical home for spawning in Central Idaho.

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Are you an outdoors enthusiast? Organization needs your help to preserve Idaho trails

BOISE, Idaho — It’s definitely that time of year to get outside — well, maybe once it’s not 100 degrees — whether it’s fishing, water skiing, hiking the Boise Foothills or biking the Greenbelt.

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After inventing tech to aid food banks, these kids are finalists in US STEM competition

BOISE, Idaho -- Two Idaho students have demonstrated a keen eye for invention, earning an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., as national finalists for eCYBERMISSION — a U.S. Army STEM competition for students in grades six through nine.

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