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BOISE, Idaho — A portion of the Boise River Wildlife Management Area will close to support wildlife rehabilitation beginning Feb. 1, Idaho Fish and Game announced. Just west of Highway 21, the land is part of the nearly 10,000 acres burned by the Valley Fire in 2024. This is the second year that the area will close...

Continued budget cuts could force colleges and universities to increase tuition. But on Tuesday, State Board of Education Executive Director Jennifer White said that isn’t necessarily a done deal. “It certainly has to be on the table as part of our discussion,” White told Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee members.

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Johnny Soumie has one word he associates with his experience — opportunity. He was born in France and was eight years old when his family moved from Guana to Idaho. Soumie said it has been a great journey moving to the United States and becoming a U.S. citizen. That journey led him to the Idaho Department of Labor...

MERIDIAN, Idaho — A Meridian man was taken into custody after a high-speed chase through city streets Monday morning. According to police, an officer observed an orange, dirt bike-style motorcycle being driven recklessly near the intersection of Linder Road and McMillan Road around 10:00 a.m. on Monday. The...

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BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) — Idaho Fish and Game is taking action to address a growing elk population that has been causing significant agricultural damage west of Emmett. In spring and summer 2026, the department plans to implement a strategy combining translocation and lethal removal to manage about 100 nonmigratory elk...

MELBA - Robert Seviano Howell, age 32, of Orangevale, CA, was arrested on Friday, January 16, after CCSO deputies responded to an attempted strangulation call at Celebration Park south of Melba. While deputies were en route, Howell admitted to park employees that he had choked his pregnant wife. Deputies arrived on...

CALDWELL, Idaho — The Caldwell YMCA has closed all aquatic services until further notice, according to a post on the organization's website. A leak in their maintenance room on Saturday meant employees had to shut off power and water to the building temporarily. According to the organization, the maintenance...

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho's legislative session is underway, and lawmakers are wasting no time filing new proposals. Nearly 20 bills have been introduced in the first week, covering everything from traffic safety to prison security. Here are five bills to watch – all will receive public hearings in the...