January 2023 Idaho News
The latest news from sources around the state and the country, updated regularly, with a focus on the grace of the place that is Idaho.
Idaho employment growth is projected to continue
Snow boon for recreation also poses challenges
Scat-sniffing dogs revolutionize wildlife research
Four Idaho chefs nominated for prestigious award
Out-of-state college students rise in Idaho
Freezing temperatures break eastern Idaho records
Moscow writer discusses inspiration for Oscar-nominated The Whale
Reservation dogs can be a problem
Photos: western fashion from Mountain Home
INL adds first electric bus to its fleet
List ranks Ketchum as Idaho’s coolest small town
Idaho Fish and Game wants to reduce wolf population by 60 percent
Winter storm warnings in frigid eastern Idaho
Gallery: eastern Idahoans snap snow photos
Pocatello kids get a look at camouflaged critters
Treasure Valley students showcase inventions
Care improves of Lowman’s Kirkham Hot Springs
Idaho Falls Symphony to perform first feature-length film
Photos: Friends of Camas to welcome eagles’ return
Coyotes around Sandpoint are behaving strangely
Three moose relocated from Wood River Valley communities
State buys 18,000 acres in northern Idaho counties
Ecologist contends horses were historical key to Idaho bison decline
Newspaper selects Franklin County storyteller as resident of year
The beauty of Wendell’s Niagara Springs
Idaho Department of Labor encourages hiring of Boomers
Video: out with biologists trapping salmon and steelhead smolts
Shoshone-Bannock member describes tribal connection to Snake River
Winter advisory in the Salmon area
List: biggest snowfalls in Idaho history
Jingle writers alert: Coeur d’Alene Casino starts $5000 contest
Retiring longtime Idaho Falls school secretaries get a nice surprise
Three things to do Jan. 27 weekend in southeastern Idaho
Young Coeur d’Alene students hear this stirring Blackfoot tale
Father and son compete in judging today of McCall snow sculptures
Major snowstorm expected to strike eastern Idaho Thursday
Idaho’s largest solar energy project starts operations in Twin Falls
Growing numbers of Boise River floaters worry officials
Idaho State student targets Olympics in race-walking
Too-numerous deer near Cascade to be trapped and relocated
Cascade City Council scraps tough rules plan for food trucks
MIT physics student credits youth of writing poetry in Idaho
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes propose casino near Mountain Home
Boise teen describes why he entered and won school board election
Idaho Falls students compete in “Souper Bowl” fundraiser
Moose dies near Ketchum after eating banned plant
Spate of moose attacks in residential areas
Twin Falls launches new family mental health tool
Survey ranks Idaho 15th among healthiest states for seniors
New commute shuttle begins from Pocatello to American Falls
Feeding begins for thousands of elk invading Upper Snake Region
Mountain lion reports in McCall
Bridge road damage north of Blackfoot
Study shows parasite affects bighorn sheep fertility
Schweitzer Mountain offers 300-foot snow tubing lanes
How to watch rare green comet in Idaho
Full schedule of the Idaho Dog Sled Challenge
Idaho credit unions reap profits of population boom
Architectural Digest features gorgeous Sun Valley home
Boise scientists study how to protect birds from wind turbines
Idaho Falls bridge gets makeover
Meridian is a bedroom community no more
INL uses microbes to recycle rare earth materials
A hike with photos: St. Joe National Forest
Some Idahoans feel bad about doing the smallest things
Coeur d’Alene Airport could see commercial flights
New magazine connects Idaho bands, venues, and fans
ISU professor describes climbing Mount Kilimanjaro
If you need it: 14 amazing things to do in Idaho
Child care industry faces challenges
18th Century house is moved to Deary to become an Airbnb
Idaho campaign encourages car passengers to be alert
Meridian canine rescue flooded with offers of pups
In Bonner County, nine dumped dogs improve
Major grants to Zoo Boise for pandas and to Boise Rescue Mission
Big western snows make experts cautiously optimistic
Kimberly students pull pop tabs for critically ill kids
Idaho appeals court justice nominated to US district court
State unemployment rate edged down in December
Deadline Feb. 10 for community service project grant applications
Boise fights climate change and inequality with trees
The twelve unofficial seasons of Idaho
Pocatello gets $5.7 million for railroad bridge underpass project
Study forecasts acute shortages in post-pandemic Idaho health care workers
College of Eastern Idaho bucks national trend with enrollment increase
Report shows charter school resources are stretched thin
World-class cellist performs Jan. 21 with Boise Philharmonic
Driggs block party and snow sculpture voting set for Jan. 21
Farmers and tribal members at capitol discuss renewable energy projects
Ammon presents first annual bonfire and fireworks show Jan. 23
INL leaps forward in biomass feedstock processing
Photos: City of Rocks offers dream-like experience
Study ranks Idaho sixth among best states to drive in
Snow slows Treasure Valley commuters
Idaho has had nation’s most UFO sightings per population over past five years
More fiber installations and road projects are coming to Idaho Falls
Play tourist for a day in Emmett
ITD launches new mobile app for travel and road conditions
Former Boise State QB Hank Bachmeier transfers to Louisiana Tech
ISU continuing education teaches wide variety of skills
Idaho ranks fifth among best states to start a business
Sandpoint leads the way in nationwide parking reforms
Idaho Google search-quality rater champions pay raise
Fisheries surveys this month on Lake Cascade
Idaho Conservation League celebrates 50-year anniversary
INL’s small air-cooled nuclear reactor gets water-cooled competition
My Boise employer gave me eight paid weeks off
How Idahoans celebrated Martin Luther King Day
Wildlife experts stumble across massive elk graveyard near Lewiston
Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel donated more than $200,000 in 2022
First Field to Fork Festival is Jan. 19 in Boise
Dan Noakes completes solo winter ski of Frank Church–River of No Return Wilderness
The ultimate travel guide to Boise
What makes the Idaho potato special?
History of Idaho Northern and Pacific Railroad out of Emmett
Idaho Falls declares snow event Jan. 16
Caldwell firefighters rescue dog that chased a squirrel up a tree
Salmon to hold 30th annual kids’ ice fishing derby Feb. 4
Charter school breaks ground for new building in Twin Falls
Applications open for Idaho students National Youth Science Camp
Fish and Game increases patrols along Boise River
Government, business, and schools join in apprenticeship class for Idaho eighth-graders
Idaho childcare advocates want longer grants to keep services going
Fish and Game Boise public meeting January 26 will address hunting and wildlife management
Pocatello’s Zoo Idaho will hold first annual Poke Fest January 21 to see animals in winter
Idaho’s only glacier gets an official name
The case for an amusement park on the Snake River Canyon
Coeur d’Alene Tribe mourns passing of visionary leader David Matheson
Applications open for Fish and Game private land access program in Clearwater Region
Teachers in rural and undeserved districts get grants for their own educational expenses
Caldwell considers restoring passenger trains to Treasure Valley
Free entrance to all national parks on January 16 holiday
Is Idaho a Good Place to Raise a Family?
Video: Yellowstone wolf calmly makes sure grizzly leaves wolf pack alone
Bear Lake Monster Winterfest returns January 27-29
Boise man hits lottery win so big his wife doesn’t believe him
Sawtooth National Forest is hiring for summer jobs
Are cairns bad for our environment?
Idaho Sled Dog Challenge returns to McCall January 24
Eleven of fifteen eastern Oregon counties now want to join Idaho
Castle Rocks fishing pond closes January 20 to remove goldfish
Photo: tiny humans regard Idaho from atop Swallows Nest Rock
More than half of Idahoans don’t yet have a Star ID for air travel
Parma mom tells how her family saved the drive-in movies by going digital
USDA officials focus on housing for Idaho farmworkers
Investigative journalism outlet announces plans to expand into Idaho
Renewable energy firm buys total interest in Mountain Home wind farm
Home kidney tests come to Idaho
How to research your genealogy through 135 Idaho newspapers
Idaho experiences major fluxes in its annual share of wildfire suppression costs
New INL lab will explore quantum mechanics of nuclear fuels
Large elk herds cross Preston highways
Sellers beware, buyers rejoice: Idaho housing bubble may pop in 2023
Caldwell grapples with the pros and cons of growth and change
The battle between brook trout and bull trout in Idaho streams
Smallmouth bass state record catch with photo
Snowpack levels above average throughout Idaho
Veteran Idaho reporter Betsy Z. Russell files good-bye column
Reflections on editing a small newspaper in Aberdeen
Bear Lake area frequently has the nation’s coldest spot
A first-person report with photos on the annual Christmas Bird Count in Howe.
Caldwell teen wins National Miss Voice for Autism title in Alabama.
For first time since 2014, study says Idaho was not in top ten states where Americans moved.
For prospective Idaho Master Naturalists, an introductory meeting January 19 in Pocatello.
Prisoners help Meridian canine rescue dogs get a second chance.
Young Idahoan makes $49,000 annually on tiny home Airbnb.
Sharp points found along Salmon River could be America’s earliest tools.
How to grow berries in your garden.
Celebrating Idaho’s State Bird.
Garden Valley citizens donate $12,000 to schoolchildren who need lunch.