Stories from Wednesday, June 5, 2024

If you haven’t met Ms. Elaine McCalley, you probably have seen her around town. Today marks this amazing woman’s 106th birthday, as one of Idaho’s oldest citizens and longest living. Not only that, but incase you didn’t know, she was also Idaho’s first female commercial pilot...

BOISE — A judge has issued an order imposing sanctions on a Mountain Home attorney who filed an error-filled motion asking to intervene in the murder case of Chad Daybell. Terry Ratliff filed the motion on Friday, March 29 at 11:42 p.m., just two days before jury selection was set to begin in the trial. Several words were misspelled – including “motion,” “continue,” and “proceedings” and Ratliff had the case number wrong...

May 29, 2024 Washington, DC — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that Veterans no longer need to pay co-pays for their first three outpatient mental health care and substance use disorder visits of each calendar year through 2027. This benefit expands Veterans’ access to mental health services and lowers their out-of-pocket costs...

May 29, 2024 Boise, ID – Governor Brad Little announced today the return of two teams of Idaho State Police (ISP) troopers deployed in April to support the State of Texas’s efforts to secure the U.S.-Mexico border. Governor Little announced the three-week mission during his State of the State and Budget Address in January, with a focus on human trafficking...

From tags sales to general season openers, here’s a partial list of what’s happening in June From tags sales to general season openers, there’s a lot happening in Idaho during June that you should be aware of. Staying in the loop can be the difference between applying for that coveted controlled hunt tag and watching from the sidelines...

Today - June 7, 2024, Idahoans are invited to Support Local Gems by giving their business to their favorite local shops and restaurants. Idahoans can get involved by shopping at a small business, dining at an independent restaurant, purchasing a gift card for a loved one, writing a review online, or simply saying “thank you” to a small business they love...

Meet Josie Lisle, a determined 17-year-old with deep roots in Bruneau’s ranch life. This student spotlight showcases Josie’s journey from high school to pursuing an associate’s degree in science alongside her diploma, thanks to the Dual Credit courses from IDLA in subjects like History, English, and Psychology...

A jury in Idaho unanimously agreed Saturday that convicted killer Chad Daybell deserves the death penalty for the gruesome murders of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children, ending a grim case that began in 2019 with a search for two missing children...

American Legion Posts 101 member, David Abrahamson presents his dad, Dave, with his American Legion Lapel Pin. It took months for the post to receive these pins from the Pentagon after they submitted all of the names. Many thanks to David for presenting the pin to his father Dave, on behalf of a grateful nation, we thank you for your service!...

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 felony counts marks the end of the former president’s historic hush money trial, but the fight over the case is far from over. Now comes the sentencing and the potential for a prison sentence. A lengthy appellate process. And all the while, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee still has to deal with three more criminal cases and a campaign that could see him return to the White House...

The Mountain Home Police Teen Academy is here! We are happy to announce our first Teen Academy. The Teen Academy is scheduled for June 25th, 26th, and 27th, from 9:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Class will be held in the training room at the Mountain Home Police Department, located at 2775 E 8th N. The Teen Academy is open to all students who are sophomores, juniors, or seniors during the current 2023-2024 school year...

On Monday, June 3, 2024, The Mountain Home Police Department was notified by the Santa Monica Police Department that Brian McGehee had turned himself in to their agency on an Elmore County Warrant of 1st Degree Murder. Investigators from the Mountain Home Police Department were sent to Santa Monica for follow up investigation. The Elmore County Prosecutor’s Office will be working on extraditing McGehee back to Idaho at a later date...

How do we know elected officials actually represent us? The recent primary election will push the Idaho Legislature even further toward political extremism, but do legislators truly reflect the people they were elected to represent? As a constitutional law professor, I often repeated the now hackneyed phrase that the right to vote is preservative of all other rights. ...

On May 31, 2024, the Elmore County Sheriff's Office received a report of a possible homicide which occurred in Mountain Home approximately 3 years ago. During the investigation, ECSO Detectives were able to collect information and locate a burial site in a remote location in Owyhee County. With assistance from Owyhee County Sheriff’s Office, Canyon County Sheriff’s Office Forensics Team and Nampa Police Department Forensics Team, they were able to recover the remains of the reported victim...