COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — The mass arrest earlier this month of 31 white nationalists allegedly en route to riot at a Pride event in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, drew attention to the unprecedented increase in threats to the LGBTQ community. But the events reminded locals of another time when far right extremists sought to use… Read More
Una recepcionista de Planned Parenthood Spokane habla con un compañero de trabajo. Read Este artículo fue publicado originalmente el 11 de marzo de 2022. En sus continuos esfuerzos por limitar el derecho al aborto en Idaho, los legisladores del estado están tomando otro ejemplo de los legisladores de Texas sobre la aplicación privada de las… Read More
A receptionist at Planned Parenthood Spokane talks to a coworker Listen: Reporter Rachel Sun on the impact of planned restrictive abortion laws in Idaho / Runtime: 1:56 READ This piece was originally published March 11, 2022. In continued efforts to limit abortions in Idaho, state Legislators are taking another cue from Texas lawmakers on the private… Read More
Hannah George poses for a photo with one of her children | Courtesy Hannah George Listen [3:43min] In Idaho, some women are looking at these long-term birth control options and sterilization as they approach a future without legal abortion past six weeks. Rachel Sun reports. Read This piece was originally published on May 24, 2022. This… Read More
As prices continue to climb across the country, the Northwest is seeing big price hikes for rentals, too. Listen Correspondent Lauren Paterson reports on what the latest data on average rent reveals. (Runtime :54) Read Rent prices for a one-bedroom apartment have increased by an average of 46% in Oregon, 31% in Washington, and 45%… Read More
Authorities arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho Pride event Saturday after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear. The men were standing inside the truck wearing khakis, navy blue shirts and beige hats with white balaclavas covering their faces when Coeur… Read More
A new report by the pharmaceutical provider NiceRx ranked Washington and Idaho sixth and seventh respectively for states with the highest prevalence of mental health problems. It ranked each state based on a report from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services from 2019 through 2020. It includes data on drug use and people who were… Read More
Travis Myklebust pulls out different components of what he calls the “big three” for overdose responses: the drug box, which includes injectable Naloxone, the airway bank, and the cardiac and monitor defibrillator. Photo by Rachel Sun Listen Overdoses and deaths related to the fentanyl-laced street drugs have been increasing. Last year, the city of Lewiston… Read More
Tabitha Simmons and Kathy Sprague, partners in business and in marriage, have created and held space for queer folks in the town of Moscow, Idaho for years. They have inspired many people to be themselves by creating safe spaces for self-exploration and simply showing them that it’s possible to exist as a queer person in… Read More
Screenings of older films and cult classics by Moscow Film Society have been selling out. Listen Correspondent Lauren Paterson tells us a new film society in north Idaho is showing classic films and bringing the community together. (Runtime 1:25) Read Moscow Film Society has only been around for two months, but its latest showing sold… Read More
Randy Brooks, profesor de la Universidad de Idaho y especialista en extensión forestal, posa para un retrato en el edificio de la Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Zach Wilkinson/The Lewiston Tribune. Read Randy Brooks probablemente no es la primera persona en la que se piensa cuando se trata de la defensa de la salud mental. Es… Read More
Hazard Pay Helps Recruit Wildland Rirefighters In Idaho Continue Reading Hazard Pay Helps Recruit Wildland Firefighters In IdahoRead More
Pandemic Relief Expiring Means Northwest Children Will Miss Healthy School Meals Continue Reading Pandemic Relief Expiring Means Northwest Children Will Miss Healthy School MealsRead More
More Murrow News Stories MOSCOW, Idaho. – It was a cold winter night January 10, 1999, when Jerry Schutz’s life was changed forever. It was the day his partner, 25-year-old University of Idaho student Wil Hendrick, went missing from a party at the corner of Almond and C Street in Moscow. “He was pretty much… Read More
Programa en Idaho ofrece pañales y toallitas gratis a madres que dejen de fumar Continue Reading Programa en Idaho ofrece pañales y toallitas gratis a madres que dejen de fumarRead More
Idaho’s Legislature is considering giving local governments more control over issuing liquor licenses Read Listen: Doug Nadvornick reports on a proposal to give more local control for issuing liquor licenses / Runtime: 1 minute Idaho’s system for awarding liquor licenses may get an overhaul. A Senate committee is considering a proposal to give local Read More
Kaylee Hunt in front of the Kamiah City Hall Listen Read KAMIAH, ID – As lockers slam and students move through the hallway, I make my way to the Kamiah High School library to meet with Kamiah City Council member Kaylee Hunt. She’s 18 years old, and still in high school. “I never really considered… Read More
If you love being in the forest consider becoming a volunteer ‘campground host’ this summer. Several sites throughout the Northwest are hiring. Continue Reading The Forest Is Calling – Want To Be A Campground Host?Read More
Two years after its creation, recommendations by the Idaho Behavioral Health Council are on their way to the Legislature this year. Some of that legislation includes a goal to streamline the civil commitment process, says State Senator David Nelson of Moscow. Read More
Idaho reached record levels of COVID-19 testing positivity at 38.8% last week, said Christine Hahn, state epidemiologist at a press briefing Tuesday. Continue Reading Idaho hits record for COVID-19 positivityRead More
A Trip To The Salmon River With A Local Fishermen: Steelhead Trout Declining In Idaho Continue Reading A Trip To The Salmon River With A Local Fisherman: Steelhead Trout Declining In IdahoRead More
Nez Perce Tribal Police Chief Harold Scott on April 21, 2021 in the Northwest Public Broadcasting studios. In this episode of Traverse Talks with Sueann Ramella, Nez Perce Tribal police chief Harold Scott talks about his childhood in Lapwai, Idaho and how the racism and disrespect placed on him and his community lead him to… Read More
“Wildfire is presenting an imminent threat to life, property, and the environment, and we need all hands on deck,” Gov. Brad Little said in a statement. “I appreciate our firefighters and fire managers for working so hard under such challenging conditions, and I am grateful that our guardsmen are able to step in once again to support Idaho communities.” Read More
As education culture wars consumed the Statehouse this spring, the running joke was that Idaho educators were scrambling to Google to figure out what “critical race theory” is. Things aren’t much different now. So, think of this as summer school. Read More
The “Task Force to Examine Indoctrination in Idaho Education” reconvened Thursday — in a meeting marked by a rocky start, a tense middle and a slow end. Continue Reading Idaho Lt. Governor’s Ad-Hoc, Voluntary Read More
Idaho’s public colleges and universities have lost more than 5,000 students since the pandemic. t’s not worst-case scenario stuff. The 18-month dropoff was 8.7%, but administrators feared a 20% decrease. Continue Reading Read More
Idaho’s ever-growing budget surplus is trending toward a record-shattering and mind-boggling $800 million. The big reason: Individual income tax collections are ahead of forecasts by a whopping $452.2 million. We’ll know the exact surplus sometime after June 30, when the state closes the books on the 2020-21 budget year. Read More
A national expert on race and extremism said a recent spate of attacks on “critical race theory” in Idaho are part of a growing effort by conservative Republicans to exploit anxiety and engage voters in upcoming elections. Read More
Mainstream Idaho Republicans, who have dominated the state for three decades and would be considered far right in many states, have themselves become targets, including protests at lawmakers’ homes. They fear disinformation and intimidation is driving the changes in the rural Western state. Read More
For anyone who somehow missed last week’s news, the lieutenant governor made the most of her brief stint as acting governor. With Gov. Brad Little in Nashville, Tenn., for a Republican Governors Association conference, McGeachin issued an executive order rescinding local mask mandates. McGeachin said she wanted to keep kids from being forced to wear a mask — at least in Read More
Idaho Governor Overturns Mask Ban From His Own Lt. Governor, Calls It ‘Self-Serving Political Stunt’
Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Friday issued an executive order repealing a mask mandate prohibition put in place while he was out of the state by the lieutenant governor, describing her actions as a tyrannical abuse of power and an “irresponsible, self-serving political stunt.” Read More
The university will offer a three-year revenue guarantee to Alaska Airlines, under a contract that could bring back flights between Boise and Pullman, Wash. Under the agreement, approved by the State Board of Education Thursday, the flights could resume as early as Aug. 8. Read More
While acting as governor in Gov. Brad Little’s absence on Thursday, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin issued an executive order prohibiting mask mandates issued by the state or its “political subdivisions,” including public schools, counties, cities and public health districts. It also extends to state boards, commissions, departments and divisions. Read More
Wildlife advocates are pressing the Biden administration to revive federal protections for gray wolves across the Northern Rockies after Republican lawmakers in Idaho and Montana made it much easier to kill the predators. Read More
Five counties voted in favor of leaving Oregon in Tuesday elections, the latest push by a coalition that wants a large chunk of Oregon to join Idaho instead. That border shift is not likely to happen anytime soon. Read More
Ending months of speculation, Republican Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin officially entered the governor’s race Wednesday. McGeachin’s entry into the gubernatorial race sets up a potential showdown, and clash of ideologies, in the May 2022 GOP primary. Read More
A group of scientists urged the Biden administration Thursday to restore legal protections for gray wolves, saying their removal earlier this year was premature and that states are allowing too many of the animals to be killed. Continue Read More
The longest ever Idaho legislative session has been filled with unusual events and ended in uncharted ground shortly before midnight Wednesday. The Idaho Senate voted to officially adjourn while the House voted to recess up to Dec. 31. Read More
Two competing guns-in-schools bills will not get a hearing in the waning days of Idaho's 2021 legislative session. They've been in the Legislature for months, but the timing ran out following a shooting this week in Rigby, Idaho, where a sixth grade student shot two other students and a school staff member. Read More
Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed into law a measure that could lead to killing 90% of the state’s 1,500 wolves in a move that was backed by hunters and the state’s powerful ranching sector but heavily criticized by environmental advocates. Read More
Do transgender women and girls have a constitutional right to play on women's sports teams? That question will be argued before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. Continue Reading Idaho’s Transgender Read More
The 2021 Idaho Legislature took its ugliest turn on its 108th day, when the House Ethics Committee weighed a sexual assault complaint against first-year Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger. Continue Reading Analysis: A Bad Week And A Rough Read More
Nearly 30 retired state, federal and tribal wildlife managers sent a letter Wednesday to Idaho Republican Gov. Brad Little asking him to veto a bill backed by agricultural interests that could cut the state’s wolf population by 90%. Read More
Idaho Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger resigned from the Legislature Thursday. It came several hours after the House Ethics Committee recommended suspension and possible expulsion of the Republican lawmaker from Lewiston amid an investigation into a rape accusation from a 19-year-old staffer. Read More
The number of wolves in Washington state rose strongly last year, according to an annual report from the state Department of Fish and Wildlife released Friday. The rate of increase was more than double what Oregon reported earlier in the week for its wolf population in 2020. Read More
Voters will get the chance to decide whether lawmakers in the part-time Idaho Legislature will be able to call special sessions, a power currently limited to governors. Continue Reading Idaho Voters Will Read More
The Boise Police Department is investigating a rape allegation made against an Idaho lawmaker. A police spokeswoman confirmed Monday that the department has an open investigation into the allegations made by a legislative staffer against Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger, a Republican from Lewiston. Read More
The state’s K-12 teacher salaries budget fell Tuesday on a 34-34 tie vote after more than an hour of volatile debate — ranging from anecdotes about good teachers and “bad actors” to accusations that educators are being forced to include critical race theory in their coursework. Stories from teacher-lawmakers on both sides of the issue focused on the content’s presence — or Read More
Idaho legislators gave a sympathetic ear Monday to an Oregon group that wants to redraw state lines so that conservative eastern and southern Oregon would become part of the expanded state of "Greater Idaho." A separate group formed by Washington state farmers is pursuing the same idea for eastern Washington. Read More
Legislation making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on ballots is heading to the governor, who has hinted of a possible veto. The House voted 51-18 on Wednesday to approve the measure backers said is needed because the current process favors urban voters. It passed the Senate 26-9 last month. Those numbers are enough to overcome a veto. Read More