Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, introduced the bill Tuesday, which would make Idaho the only U.S. state to give preference to a firing squad. Skaug sponsored a bill that became law in 2023 that added back the firing squad as a backup method of execution in the state, but only when lethal injection is not possible because of a lack of execution drugs.

Utah sought to have the case elevated to the federal Supreme Court without first wending its way through lower courts. The court rejected that request Monday. While Utah, Idaho and other states involved in the effort could opt to refile with lower courts, they have not yet done so.

According to a brief Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, 9 million acres of Idaho land managed by the Bureau of Land Management could be affected.

Four men were arrested Saturday after two of the men said they followed a vehicle they thought was “stalking” them, shooting at and killing the 17-year-old girl who was driving the car on Friday night,

Utah leaders filed a lawsuit to take control of 18.5 million acres of unappropriated public land and Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador filed a Friend of the Court Brief supporting this lawsuit.

Public lands advocates worried that allowing Utah’s case to move forward would threaten to upend management of 200 million acres of public lands across the West.

Idaho public schools would no longer be able to fly certain flags later this fall under legislation introduced Tuesday. The American flag, flags of U.S. states, military flags, flags associated with the school and their mascot, as well as military and tribal flags would still be allowed.

Other top spots went to resorts in Utah, Colorado, California and New York, including Vail, Telluride, Deer Valley and Alta. Newsweek readers also voted on the best snow-tubing park. Bogus earned the No. 7 slot in that poll, and Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg took No. 10.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a Utah lawsuit against the federal government that could have meant the transfer of millions of acres of BLM land to states, including in Idaho.

Named after eggplant and armed with organic tofu, up-and-coming Utah brand Aubergine Kitchen plans to crash straight into the Treasure Valley’s artery-clogging, restaurant-chain mecca. Um, yeah — that’s you,

Utah leaders filed a lawsuit to take control of 18.5 million acres of unappropriated public land and Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador filed a Friend of the Court Brief supporting this lawsuit.

Four people have been arrested as part of an investigation into the shooting death of a 17-year-old girl Friday night, according to Iron County investigators. Iron County Sheriff Ken Carpenter said the teen and a friend were in a red truck,