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Idaho murder trial for Bryan Kohberger will move out of Moscow. Supreme Court to decide where

The murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, charged with killing four University of Idaho students, will be moved out of Moscow — and likely with a different judge presiding. Judge John Judge of Idaho’s 2nd Judicial District in Latah County granted Kohberger’s request for a venue change. In turn, he handed the defense a significant win in the legal process ahead of his murder trial scheduled to start ...

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Judge dismisses Idaho prisoner Thomas Creech cruel and unusual punishment claim

An Ada County judge dismissed the effort by Idaho’s longest-serving death row prisoner to prevent another attempt to execute him after prison officials failed to put him to death by lethal injection earlier this year. Judge Jason D. Scott of Idaho’s 4th Judicial District ruled Thursday against Thomas Creech, 73, who has been incarcerated in Idaho for nearly 50 years. In his written opinion, ...
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Judge rules to keep open primary, ranked choice voting initiative on Idaho ballot

An initiative to create an open primary and switch to a ranked choice voting system in Idaho will appear on the November ballot. Only nine weeks ahead of the Nov. 5 general election, an Ada County judge ruled against Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, who brought a lawsuit against the initiative in an effort to stop it from appearing on the ballot and argued that those who signed the ...
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Idaho archery hunters shoot, kill grizzly bear after it attacked and bit one of them

Two archery hunters in East Idaho shot and killed an adult male grizzly bear Sunday after the animal knocked one of the men down and bit him. The men were hunting elk on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest near Island Park when they had a “surprise encounter” with the bear, according to a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Officials said the men deterred the bear by ...
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Judge agrees to hearing AG Raúl Labrador’s request in Idaho open primaries initiative

A fast-moving lawsuit over a ballot initiative to end Idaho’s closed party primaries is headed for a hearing about whether the case can be wrapped up quickly without a trial. Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador sued a coalition backing the measure to stop it from making it on the November general election ballot in Idaho. The initiative would create a nonpartisan primary open to all voters, ...
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Immigration agents detain crew after failed WA ferry tow

Aug. 30—Four mariners tasked with transporting two retired state ferries to Ecuador for scrapping became ensnared in the U.S. immigration system after failing to move the vessels. The crew members — from Peru, Colombia and Panama — had been aboard the tugboat Wycliffe for weeks, and unable to go to shore. Local advocates say the sailors were mistreated and underpaid by their employer, ...
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AG Labrador accused of misconduct, subject to Idaho State Bar probe. He calls it meritless

The Idaho State Bar has opened an investigation into Attorney General Raúl Labrador over allegations of misconduct after a state official accused him of disregarding his obligations to his client, the Department of Health and Welfare. The investigation stems from a complaint filed last year by Dave Jeppesen, former director of Health and Welfare, who accused the state elected official of ...