Trump wins Idaho GOP caucus
Former President Trump is projected to win the Idaho Republican caucus, according to Decision Desk Headquarters. Idaho will honor 32 Republican delegates in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. This weekend, contests for the Republican nomination will be held in Washington, D.C., and Missouri. Michigan is hosting a Republican convention to honor remaining delegates. […]
Execution canceled for 73-year-old Idaho killer, on death row for over 40 years, because of vein issue: A ‘harmless old man’
Execution of Idaho’s longest serving prisoner death row inmate It was halted because authorities did not have access to a vein where they could inject the prescribed deadly drug. Thomas Creech, 73, has been on death row since pleading guilty to killing a fellow inmate in 1981. He was also convicted of four other murders […]
Idaho delays execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech after failed lethal injection attempt
Idaho on Wednesday postponed the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech. longest serving death row inmate A prisoner who failed to be given a lethal injection in the United States. Creech, 73, was imprisoned in 1974 and was convicted of five murders in three states, and faces charges for several more. Creech was already […]
Friends of Idaho death row serial-killer-turned-poet try to appeal execution
For nearly 50 years, Idaho prison staff provided Thomas Eugene Creech with three meals a day, checked on him during his rounds, and took him to medical appointments. This Wednesday, some Idaho prison officials will be asked to kill him. Barring a last-minute stay, the 73-year-old death row inmate, one of the nation’s longest-serving death […]
Since Idaho abortions were banned, dozens of obstetricians have closed shop, report says
More than 50 Idaho obstetricians have ceased practicing in the state since a near-total abortion ban went into effect in August 2022, according to a newly released report. The Idaho Statesman also reported Tuesday that only two obstetricians have moved to the state to practice in the past 15 months, according to data compiled by […]
Idaho asks Supreme Court to allow enforcement of gender-affirming care ban
The state of Idaho argued that the district court’s injunction went too far and asked the Supreme Court to take emergency action to allow the state to enforce its felony ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors. In April, Idaho became the second state after Alabama to make it a felony for health care […]
Idaho passes laws instituting death penalty for child rapists, outlawing AI-generated child pornography
The Idaho Legislature passed a bill this week that would make sex crimes against children under 12 punishable by the death penalty. Another bill that would allow prosecutors to bring sexual exploitation charges against producers of child pornography using artificial intelligence (AI) also passed Congress during the same session. HB 515 would amend Idaho’s current […]
Idaho teen, Kennedy Littledike, hung from power line with broken leg for an hour
An Idaho teenager has told of the terrifying moment she was saved with a broken leg after being thrown 30 feet into the air over power lines in a horrific car crash. On May 22, 2021, 16-year-old Kennedy Littledyke drove to the mountains near her home to watch the sunset with two friends, hoping to […]
Idaho Lawmakers Propose Mandatory Prison Sentences for Fentanyl Traffickers
Idaho lawmakers have cracked down on the fentanyl crisis with a new bill that would impose prison sentences for people who bring certain amounts of the deadly drug into the state. critic of House Bill 406 To tell The bill, which passed the House on a 55-13 vote, would also unintentionally target drug users who […]
Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys seek change of venue for University of Idaho stabbings trial
Lawyers for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death in late 2022 are seeking a change of venue, arguing he could not receive a fair trial in the area where the murders occurred. Brian Koberger’s lead public defender, Ann Taylor, told Judge John of the 2nd Judicial District of Lutter […]