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During a community celebration at The Village in Meridian, the Idaho Lottery commemorated their record-breaking 35th Anniversary by returning the single largest dividend in their history to the people of Idaho. The Idaho Lottery Commission presented Governor Brad Little with an $84,000,000 dividend check, a 2.4% increase over last year’s dividend.

On July 12th, Sawtooth National Recreation Area officials issued an emergency closure for Redfish Lake Lodge, associated buildings, roads, trails, trail heads and campgrounds.

Idaho State Police as well as 50-plus agencies are participating in a statewide campaign to combat aggressive driving.

According to the United States Forest Service, the crews have poured more than 900,000 gallons of water to slow down the Bench Lake Fire.

The Sawtooth National Forest and Idaho Department of Lands will initiate Stage 1 fire restrictions within the National Forest System

Craters of the Moon July activities.

In June, a grizzly was killed by a hunter at a black bear bait-station after being misidentified by Idaho Department of Game and Fish

The Idaho State Board of Education has approved the last of the funds for Empowering Parents grants for the recently concluded state fiscal year

The United States Forest Service announced that it is bringing in more aircraft and firefighters to combat the Bench Lake Fire.

The National Kids Mullet Competition is being held this week, and a local Idaho boy, Tate, is in the race!

The closure will include the Redfish Lake recreation complex, which includes the lodge and associated buildings, roads, trails, trailheads, and campgrounds in the complex and a small buffer area around the complex.

Due to weather and fuel conditions, the Central Idaho Dispatch Zone has moved to Very High Fire Danger.

Local law enforcement and the District Attorney’s office are teaming up to fight the Fentanyl crisis.

The states of West Virginia and Idaho, together with attorneys from Alliance Defending Freedom, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the cases of female athletes who are seeking to protect women’s sports.

Twin Falls Police Department is looking for help in locating Marlin Fahrenwald

The Salmon-Challis National Forest is currently performing preparatory work for the Salmon River Road Dust Control Project.

Each year, the Treasurer’s office invests the monies of state and local governments

There were five new fires reported on the Salmon-Challis National Forest in the last week.

Staff with the commission and parties involved in the case expressed concern that the utility could not adequately participate in the case because CDS Stoneridge did not have legal representation

The Idaho Cattle Association (ICA) recently held its annual summer meeting in Lewiston, IDJune 24-25, 2024.

At about 12:29 a.m. on July 3, Idaho State Police (ISP) troopers responded to the 1800 block of Power Plant Rd in Elmore County after a 911 caller reported a female tied to the railroad tracks had been run over

Jones was a national finalist and won awards in the self-expression and fitness categories.

A small plane crashed into the Palisades Reservoir by the Pine Bay Boat Club near Alpine, Wyoming.

The Twin Falls Police Department is currently investigating a tragic incident that occurred at the Fawnbrook Apartments

On July 27 Idaho Fish & Game will be holding a women’s warden’s workshop.

Nationwide, there are 60 large wildfires and complexes.

Kelly Ryan McCandless, 53, of Rexburg, was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison

The Albion Center for Professional Development, housed in the College of Education at Idaho State University, is pleased to announce a new five-year partnership with The Wassmuth Center for Human Rights in Boise, Idaho

Attorney General Raúl Labrador has announced that Manuel Paul Apalatequi, 33, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of Sexual Exploitation of a Child by Production of Sexually Exploitative Material

The company that Fish and Game provided data to, prematurely sent out postcards without their approval.