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Idaho insulated from Roadless Rule repeal
Idaho Mountain Express
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The Trump administration’s recent executive order to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule will not directly impact Idaho, which has the largest roadless area in the lower 48 states, the 2.3-million-acre Frank Church River of No Return...
Judge dismisses suit challenging Idaho logging project
Capital Press - Oregon
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July 11, 2025
Published 7:03 am Friday, July 11, 2025 A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a logging project in Idaho's Panhandle National Forest. (File photo) A federal judge has rejected allegations that an Idaho national forest project...
Today's Headlines: Fire evacuations continue; health advisory issued for north Idaho lake
Spokane Public Radio - Washington State
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July 11, 2025
Evacuations still in place for northeast Washington fires Fire officials have revised downward the number of acres burned by the Hope Fire in Stevens County. Yesterday’s estimate was about 6,800 acres. That has been revised to about 5,600. Level 2...
Explore Idaho's darkest skies and towering dunes at Bruneau State Park
KTVB 7 - Idaho
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Tucked in Idaho’s high desert, Bruneau Dunes State Park is a one-of-a-kind blend of sandboarding, stargazing, and solitude. BRUNEAU, Idaho — It may look like an empty desert, but Bruneau Dunes State Park has 400-foot-tall windswept sand, wide-open...
Boise School District issues memo welcoming the 'Everyone is Welcome Here' poster
KTVB 7 - Idaho
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July 11, 2025
"The 'Everyone is Welcome Here' sign affirms a foundational principle of public education—that every student, regardless of their background..." the district wrote. BOISE, Idaho — The Boise School District announced Thursday it will continue...
Idaho Transportation Department is seeking feedback on Spalding Bridge project and others
Big Country News Connection - Washington State
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LEWISTON — The Idaho Transportation Department is seeking feedback on the just-released draft Idaho Transportation Investment Program (ITIP). The ITIP outlines the state's transportation priorities and guides investment decisions for the next...
Idaho State Bengals Reveal Exciting 2025-26 Women’s Golf Schedule
BVM Sports
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July 10, 2025
The Idaho State Women's Golf team has unveiled its 2025–26 tournament schedule, showcasing a diverse lineup that includes both familiar regional events and new elite competitions. The schedule features a notable spring trip to Bermuda and a return...
Idaho Fish and Game warns Wood River Valley residents of increased black bear sightings
KTVB 7 - Idaho
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July 10, 2025
Residents in the area are urged to secure their garbage bins and remove bird feeders or other sources of food to prevent attracting bears. BOISE, Idaho — Black bears are appearing in neighborhoods throughout the Wood River Valley, and wildlife...
EDITORIAL: Idaho's outdoors must be respected, not abused
CDA Press - Idaho
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July 11, 2025
North Idaho is an outdoorsman’s paradise. It is an area of mountains, lakes and rivers, teeming with wildlife and treasured by anglers and hunters. The vast majority of those who venture into our great wilderness treat it with the respect it...
Boise School District says it will allow "Everyone is Welcome Here" signs, despite new law
ABC 6 - Idaho
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July 10, 2025
BOISE, Idaho — The Boise School District says signs with the words "Everyone is Welcome Here" can still be displayed by teachers in the district, despite a new law that restricts what can be shown in Idaho schools. On July 1, Idaho House Bill 41...
In Idaho schools, not everyone’s on same page with ‘Everyone is Welcome’ guidance
The Spokesman-Review - Washington State
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BOISE – Idaho Department of Education guidance that was based on a legal opinion from Attorney General Raúl Labrador hasn’t stopped the debate around whether “Everyone is Welcome Here” signs in school classrooms violate a new state law. The Boise...
Boise School District on 'Everyone is Welcome Here' banners
IdahoNews
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BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — The Boise School District Superintendent, Lisa Roberts and President, Dave Wagers, issued a statement titled "In our schools, everyone is welcome." The statement says "while the guidance provided by the State Department of...
Kingsley Amafibe: Driving Trade Liberalisation, Homegrown Solutions and Sustainable Devt for Africa
This Day
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July 11, 2025
The 2025 100 Most Notable Africans Leadership and Business Summit, held recently in Kigali, Rwanda, convened influential leaders from across the continent to chart a path toward economic self-reliance, trade liberalisation, and sustainable...
Idaho preps to roll out artificial intelligence in state government
Idaho Capital Sun
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July 10, 2025
Visitors to the Idaho Division of Human Resources’s website can get quick answers from a new chatbot — powered by artificial intelligence, or AI — that combs through state government websites. So, we asked it: “How many state employees does Idaho...
Federal freeze puts $33 million of Idaho funding on ice
Idaho Education News - Idaho
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July 10, 2025
A midsummer federal education funding freeze has iced more than $33 million earmarked for Idaho — creating a climate of uncertainty. The Boise School District is hoping to avoid staff cuts. A Democratic legislator — and Boise school teacher — is...
Federal freeze puts $33 million of Idaho education funding on ice
Idaho Capital Sun
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July 10, 2025
Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on July 10, 2025 A midsummer federal education funding freeze has iced more than $33 million earmarked for Idaho — creating a climate of uncertainty. The Boise School District is hoping to avoid staff cuts. A...
‘One Night in Idaho’ : A filmmaker’s intimate look at the families affected by the Idaho student murders
Metro Philadelphia - Pennsylvania
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July 10, 2025
Many have heard of this case, but never quite like this. ‘One Night in Idaho: The College Murders’ examines the November 2022 murders of Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. The case swept the country and has continued...
Hands-on helpers: Volunteers give the Boise foothills' burn scar a fighting chance
Boise State Public Radio - Idaho
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Last year, 10,000 acres burned in the Boise foothills. Let that sink in: 10,000 acres of food and shelter for birds and animals like elk and mule deer. Now, volunteers head out each Tuesday to part of the landscape to water new plants by hand....
BLM to offer up to 628,000 board feet of timber in Idaho
Arizona Free Press
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BOISE, Idaho – The Bureau of Land Management will offer two timber sales in July, totaling about 628,000 board feet to be harvested from about 139 acres in central and northern Idaho. Timber produced from these sales will provide critical supplies...
Idaho Grizzly Bear Relocated
PNW AG Network - Washington
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July 9, 2025
Last week, after consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game relocated an approximately four-year-old male grizzly bear. Wildlife Services began trapping near Coyote Meadows in the eastern part of...