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Growing futures: UI interns embrace organic agriculture
As a second-year summer intern with University of Idaho’s Sandpoint Organic Agriculture Center, Jessica Zaubi is starting a new cut flower production program. Zaubi, who lives with her family in Sandpoint, is one of three SOAC interns this summer,...

Idaho County Commission: Buckhorn Bridge declared unsafe for travel, closed
GRANGEVILLE — Property owners who cross the Buckhorn Bridge from Highway 14 to reach their properties across the South Fork of the Clearwater were taken by surprise when the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) declared the bridge unsafe for...

Boise protesters urge Crapo, Idaho lawmakers to oppose any land sales
Activists gathered outside Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo’s Boise office Thursday evening to oppose a revised federal proposal to sell over a million acres of public lands for development, a move that could include part of the Boise Foothills, as...

Man pleads guilty in Idaho killings of 4
Man pleads guilty in Idaho killings of 4 BOISE, Idaho -- A criminal justice student who avoided a potential death sentence by pleading guilty Wednesday to the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students carefully planned the attack for...
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MSI Engineers expands reach, services
MSI Engineers is navigating a path of measured growth and expansion while the industry at large grapples with growing complexity in the market. The Spokane-based engineering and consulting company operates out of the fifth floor of the Legion...

Injured Idaho firefighter-engineer Dave Tysdal recovering from third surgery; doctors ‘optimistic’
A firefighter-engineer who was shot and seriously injured in a brazen ambush-style attack on Canfield Mountain on Sunday is facing a long recovery, according to a news release from Coeur d’Alene Fire Department. Dave Tysdal, with the city fire...

CWI pursues ‘no-cash’ acquisition of Nampa’s Idaho Center
The College of Western Idaho could acquire Nampa’s Ford Idaho Center. The Ford Idaho Center hosts a variety of community events, including high school graduations. (Idaho EdNews file photo.) Acquiring the city-owned arena, outdoor amphitheater and...

Idaho firefighter killed in Sunday ambush is from Wisconsin
Idaho firefighter killed in Sunday ambush is from Wisconsin Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Frank Harwood was born in Neenah, Wis. Updated: 4:54 PM CDT Jul 1, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ One of the two firefighters fatally shot in...

Dentro la Agricultura: El regreso de las placas de matricula retro de la patata
Las viejas placas de matrícula de patata de Idaho están de vuelta, financiando la investigación y las carreteras. BOISE, Idaho — Idaho ha reintroducido placas de matrícula vintage que presentan su eslogan “Famosas Patatas del Mundo,” marcando un...

Idaho firefighter sniper Wess Roley had ‘Nazi tendencies’ and filled schoolbooks with swastikas, ex-classmates say
Alleged Idaho firefighter killer Wess Roley had “Nazi tendencies” and was “obsessed with guns” as a schoolkid — often alarming fellow students by doodling swastikas and weapons in his notebooks, according to several classmates. “My good friend saw...

City of Nampa considers plan to transfer ownership of the Ford Idaho Center to the College of Western Idaho
The popular concert venue would remain under public ownership, and major events at the arena would continue as scheduled. NAMPA, Idaho — The City of Nampa is exploring a potential transfer of the Ford Idaho Center to the College of Western Idaho,...

Local fire rehab volunteers raise money for ballistic vests after Idaho firefighter ambush
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A volunteer fire rehab team in St. Charles County is asking for help to purchase ballistic vests following a deadly shooting that killed two firefighters in Idaho. St. Charles County Fire Rehab, a...
Lead Creative Designer of ‘Yo Gabba Gabba’ looks back on his time in the industry
‘Yo Gabba Gabba!’ lead creative designer’s time in the entertainment industry all began when he became a child actor. Parker Jacobs began his acting career in Utah in the 1970s. After working alongside their uncle, David Jacobs, and doing BYU...

Firefighter-engineer wounded in Coeur d'Alene shooting improves to 'stable condition'
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — A recent release from the Coeur d'Alene Fire Department indicates that firefighter-engineer Dave Tysdal's condition has improved after being shot by Wess Roley, the gunman who ambushed firefighters on Canfield Mountain on...

Idaho firefighter shooting suspect was transient asked to move car, cops say
The 20-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting two veteran Idaho firefighters and wounding a third was a transient who attacked after they asked him to move the vehicle he lived in, authorities said late Monday. Wess Roley’s potential motives...

Idaho Firefighters Identified After Gunman’s Deadly Ambush
The identities of the two Idaho firefighters killed by a sniper in a horror ambush have been released. Kootenai County Fire and Rescue Chief Frank Harwood, 42, and Coeur d’Alene Fire Department Battalion Chief John Morrison, 52, were fatally shot...

This Rare Gem Can Only Be Found in Idaho and One Other Place
Idaho is a very special place-- it doesn't matter where you live. There is a clear reason that folks from all over the country are moving to Idaho and whether we like it or not, we have to be honest with ourselves and admit: we get it. Here in the...
Idaho shooting suspect dead, his motive remains mystery | What we know
The shooting incident in US' Idaho in which a man shot and killed two firefighters who came to douse a blaze he started has shocked not just the state but the entire country. A 20-year-old suspect, identified as Wess Roley, was found fatally...

Who Is Bryan Kohberger? From PhD Student to Accused Killer in Idaho Murder Case
Image Credit: Getty Images Bryan Kohberger became the primary suspect in the horrific murders of four University of Idaho students: Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. The late collegiates were stabbed to death in...

Idaho Firefighter Shooting Suspect Had Expressed Desires to Be a Fireman Himself, Grandpa Says
The Idaho shooting suspect allegedly who killed two firefighters and injured a third on Sunday had previously expressed a desire to become a firefighter himself. Wess Roley, the accused gunman from a family of arborists, had been working in the...