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FILE – This Nov. 7, 2017 file photo provided by the National Park Service shows a wolf in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. State officials have agreed to reimburse hunters and trappers up to $200,000 for killing wolves in Idaho. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game late last month entered into an agreement with the nonprofit Foundation for Wildlife Management to pay the expenses incurred for killing wolves from July 1 through June 30, 2022. (Jacob W. Frank/National Park Service via AP, File) FX102 FX102

October 11, 2021 at 1:22 pm

Idaho reaches deal to reimburse hunters who kill wolves

Idaho officials will make available up to $200,000 to be divided into payments for hunters who kill wolves through next summer. The agreement follows a...

In this Sept. 15, 2021 file photo Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin addresses a rally on the Statehouse steps in Boise, Idaho. Idaho Gov. Brad Little said he will rescind an executive order involving COVID-19 vaccines by McGeachin, and the commanding general of the Idaho National Guard also on Tuesday, Oct. 5 told McGeachin she can’t activate troops to send to the U.S.-Mexico border. Little and Major General Michael J. Garshak made the decisions as McGeachin attempted to exercise her authority as acting governor with Little out of the state.

October 8, 2021 at 8:42 am

Mainstream Republicans seek to ‘rescue’ Idaho – from the GOP

Mainstream Idaho Republicans concerned about a takeover by the surging far-right wing of the party are asking Democrats, independents or other affiliated voters to register...

October 6, 2021 at 2:25 pm

Idaho governor repeals political rival’s executive order

The Idaho governor has issued an executive order repealing his political rival’s executive order from the previous day involving COVID-19 vaccine passports and mandatory testing.

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October 5, 2021 at 2:27 pm

Idaho governor, lieutenant spar over COVID-19 vaccine

Idaho Gov. Brad Little says he will rescind an executive order involving COVID-19 vaccines by Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin

FILE – In this Sept. 23, 2021, file photo, flames consume a house near Old Oregon Trail as the Fawn Fire burns north of Redding in Shasta County, Calif. U.S. officials have approved a long-lasting fire retardant that could significantly aid in fighting increasingly destructive wildfires. The U.S. Forest Service on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021, approved Perimeter Solutions’ fire retardant that’s intended to be used as a preventative measure and can last for months. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File) LA201 LA201

October 5, 2021 at 8:27 am

U.S. approves possible ‘game-changer’ for fighting West’s wildfires

The U.S. Forest Service approved a fire retardant that’s intended to be used as a preventative measure and can last for months. The long-lasting fire...

September 24, 2021 at 11:57 am

US military eyes prototype mobile nuclear reactor in Idaho

The U.S. Department of Defense is taking input on its plan to build an advanced mobile nuclear microreactor prototype at the Idaho National Laboratory in...

FILE – In this July 19, 2016 file photo a BLM firefighter walks near burning brush during a wildfire off of Idaho State Highway 21 in Boise, Idaho. U.S. wildfire managers have started shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire season. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 it’s adding 76 new firefighters and support personnel to its 3,400 firefighting workforce.(Kyle Green/Idaho Statesman via AP, File) IDBOI501 IDBOI501

September 4, 2021 at 3:03 pm

US to bolster firefighter ranks as wildfires burn year-round

U.S. wildfire managers have started shifting from seasonal to full-time firefighting crews to deal with what has become a year-round wildfire season as climate change...

September 2, 2021 at 2:47 pm

Idaho special session for Texas-type abortion law unlikely

Top elected state leaders say it's not likely Idaho lawmakers will reconvene at the Statehouse this year to pass a law similar to one in...

The Idaho State Capitol in Boise, March 2, 2020. Lawmakers in Idaho, and in more than two dozen other states across the country, have introduced measures this year that would chip away at transgender rights, including criminalizing medical professionals who prescribe hormone treatments to minors. (Kim Raff/The New York Times)

September 1, 2021 at 4:40 pm

Appeals court ruling nearly triggers Idaho abortion law

A federal appeals court's decision allowing a Texas fetal heartbeat law to take effect Wednesday isn't enough to trigger Idaho's similar fetal heartbeat law, but...

FILE – In this March 17, 2020 file photo, Ashley Layton, an LPN at St. Luke’s Meridian Medical Center, communicates with a person before taking swab sample at a special outdoor drive-thru screening station for COVID-19 in Meridian, Idaho. Hospital facilities and public health agencies are scrambling to add capacity however they can as the number of coronavirus cases continue to rise statewide. On Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, some Idaho hospitals only narrowly avoided enacting “crisis standards of care,” where scarce healthcare resources are allotted to the patients most likely to benefit, thanks in part to statewide coordination. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman via AP, File) IDBOI401 IDBOI401

August 31, 2021 at 1:55 pm

Idaho governor calls in help amid surge in COVID patients

Idaho Gov. Brad Little is calling in 220 medical workers available through federal programs and mobilizing 150 Idaho National Guard soldiers to deal with a...