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Idaho’s projected budget deficit estimated at $40 million heading into 2026 legislative session
Idaho’s state budget is projected to end the current fiscal year 2026 with a deficit of $40.3 million, according to the last major revenue report that the state is expected to release before the upcoming 2026 legislative session begins in January.
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Motorist in fatal drunk driving wreck dies ahead of sentencing
A man expected to face sentencing for a fatal drunk driving case in Flathead County District Court was found dead …
DAILY INTER-LAKE
National park gift shops ordered to purge merchandise promoting DEI
The Trump administration is expanding its crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion by ordering national parks to purge their gift …
DAILY INTER-LAKE
Columbia Falls City Council tables e-bike law
The Columbia Falls City Council last week voted to table a city ordinance that would restrict e-bikes and e-motorcycles along …
DAILY INTER-LAKE
Washington flooding forces an entire city to temporarily evacuate
National Guard troops went door-to-door early Friday to evacuate a farming city north of Seattle as severe flooding throughout western …
DAILY INTER-LAKE
Washington flooding forces an entire city to evacuate as rivers top historic highs
A number of rivers surpassed their flood stages overnight, including the Skagit at the towns of Concrete and Mount Vernon. …
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Washington men charged with alleged unlawful take and waste of a bull moose in North Idaho
Thanks to a tip from an observant neighbor, an investigation led to charges being filed
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Former Idaho official ended state taking foster kid’s Social Security money. Are other states next?
Adams in May issued a directive to the state agency to end the practice of using Social Security survivor benefits …
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Fired Troy cop returned to NW Montana to face sex charge
Layton Lee Natal Artigo, 23, turned himself into....
THE WESTERN NEWS
State on hook for up to $70 million in fire suppression costs this season
Federal officials, conservation groups fighting over state of nation’s forests and how best to manage them.
THE WESTERN NEWS
Montana’s wildlife moves closer to extinction as Trump targets endangered species
This is nothing new from a president and administration that seem to live in the past.
THE WESTERN NEWS
Group to sue feds over lack of national wolf recovery plan
The Center for Biological Diversity in a Tuesday, Dec. 2 letter, informed the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service...
THE WESTERN NEWS
Long-time Montana convict headed to prison
Liestman was accused of damaging a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints church...
THE WESTERN NEWS
BASIN EVENTS: Dec. 12-20
COLUMBIA BASIN — It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas out there, and there are holiday goings-on galore in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD
