Here's how public input helped shape big game seasons in Southwest Idaho

When hunters peek online or thumb through their copy of the 2025 Big Game Seasons and Rules Brochure for the first time, they should take note of several changes to seasons in the Southwest Region – and understand how those changes came about.   This …

Law enforcement looking for missing North Idaho teen

JULIAETTA, Idaho -- The Nez Perce County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help locating a missing teen runaway.  According to the sheriff's office, 16-year-old Mason Earls was last seen Sunday night at a home on Bitterroot Lane.  The …

Boise State working to navigate new Idaho law limiting DEI activities, courses

University officials emphasized their commitment to academic freedom and free expression while implementing the new requirements. BOISE, Idaho — Boise State University officials are working to understand the implications of a new state law that will …

Congressman Fulcher Stands Alone Among Idaho Delegation in Backing Bill for Veterans’ Gun Rights

By Greg Pruett • May 5, 2025 Idaho Congressman Russ Fulcher is the only member of Idaho’s congressional delegation to support a bill protecting gun rights for veterans. What’s Happening: Senate Bill 478 would prevent the Department of Veterans Affairs from …

These 10 Idaho Spots Have Already Made BIG Lottery Winners in 2025

We’re a little over four months into 2025 and the Idaho Lottery has already awarded some life changing money to a handful of very lucky Idahoans!  Idaho Is Home to One of America’s Luckiest Lottery Retailers Almost 30 years ago, Pam Hiatt walked into a …

Social Media Influencing On the Rise is it the Future in Idaho?

More and more Idaho youngsters are deciding to pursue social media influencing as a career as an alternative to going to college. If the current trend continues, Idahoans can expect to be stopped while running errands and asked to participate in public …

The Internet Cannot Handle What This "Straight Pride" Festival In Idaho Is Called

EdNews wins 15 awards in Idaho Press Club competition

Idaho Education News staff (left to right): Emma Epperly, Carly Flandro, Kevin Richert, Jennifer Swindell, Randy Schrader, Janalee Schrader and Ryan Suppe. Idaho Education News won 15 awards, including three first-place selections, in the annual Idaho …

Maintenance work to begin on Idaho's Rainbow Bridge

Drivers should expect delays throughout the construction period, which is expected to last through fall. CASCADE, Idaho — The Idaho Transportation Department will begin maintenance work Monday on the Rainbow Bridge along State Highway 55 over the North …

Is Follow-up to Star Wars Day in Idaho and Utah Revenge of the Fifth or Sixth?

There really used to be a stigma that if you liked Star Wars it made you some kind of childish dork. Now, it is worn as a badge of cool and more widely accepted to admit in public that you like Star Wars. So, each year, the world celebrates a beacon of …