The Idaho Transportation Department will reopen State Highway 21 between Lowman and Stanley at 8 a.m. on Friday. Traffic will be managed with a pilot car or flagging operation to safely guide vehicles through areas where crews are working on repairs. ITD crews continue to work alongside emergency contractors to address the significant damage caused…… MORE
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Two killed in Idaho gas station explosion identified
The two people killed in a north-central Idaho gas station explosion last week have been identified; two others remain hospitalized. The Idaho Press reports the incident, which occurred last Wednesday afternoon, left two dead and four injured. Idaho State Fire Marshal Knute Sandahl said that two of the injured were airlifted to Washington hospitals, and…… MORE
State academic goals lowered
State education leaders recently lowered a significant set of long-term academic achievement goals that students have consistently failed to meet. IdahoEdNews.org reports that according to the state’s consolidated plan, the scaled-back goals are meant to be “ambitious yet achievable” and to close or narrow persistent academic achievement gaps. The new goals pertain to graduation rates,…… MORE
“Hateful vandalism” against campaign signs
The Idaho Republican party condemns “hateful vandalism” actions taken against campaign signs. CBS2 reports that according to a statement released by the Idaho GOP, campaign signs urging voters to reject Proposition 1, the Ranked Choice Voting initiative, have reportedly been vandalized in the Meridian and Eagle areas. Ranked Choice Voting, also labeled the “Open Primaries”…… MORE
It’s National Voter Registration Day
It’s National Voter Registration Day! Voting is one of the ways to make your voice heard, so it is important to make sure you are registered, so you can cast your ballot in the 2024 US elections on Tuesday November 5th. Check your Voter Registration at IWillVote.com to make sure your voter registration is up…… MORE
Tree removal begins on SH-55 north of Banks
An Idaho Transportation Department contractor is beginning to remove approximately 1,000 potentially hazardous trees along a ten-mile stretch of State Highway 55 north of Banks. The removal of dying and diseased trees will improve errant driver safety recovery zones, wildlife visibility and fire protection widths. The six-week tree removal project will reduce traffic to a…… MORE
Ada County Election Ballot Verifier wins award
The Election Center recently awarded Ada County Elections with the Eagle Award for outstanding technology implementation through the Ballot Verifier, a first-of-its-kind, interactive data tool that launched earlier this year. Ada County Elections was selected by the Program Development and Awards Committee for the Election Center out of more than four dozen submissions. The Ballot…… MORE
BSU celebrates 38 years of BLUE
Boise State is celebrating 38 years of blue on Friday. On this date 38 years ago BSU played its first home game on the now iconic blue turf. BSU reports that the first game held on the blue was against Humboldt State, now known as Cal Poly Humboldt. The game ended as a 74-0 win…… MORE
St. Luke’s Children’s new inpatient rehab unit
St. Luke’s Children’s to celebrate opening of a new inpatient rehabilitation unit for kids TOMORROW (Tuesday, Sept. 17) at noon at St. Luke’s Children’s Pavilion located at 305 E. Jefferson St. in Boise. The new pediatric rehabilitation unit at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital will allow young patients who have experienced injury, illness, or surgery and…… MORE
Pedro Dominguez Guajardo arrested in Mountain Home
On September 10, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office, executed a search warrant for the arrest of 76-year-old Pedro Dominguez Guajardo in Mountain Home. CBS2 reports Guajardo had a felony warrant with a one million dollar bond out of Elmore County. Through…… MORE
