POCATELLO — Due to rising safety concerns, effective immediately, the Caribou-Targhee National Forest Westside Ranger District is implementing an emergency trail closure for the Lead Draw Trail #109, from the Lead Draw trailhead to the confluence of Walker Creek and Crestline Trails. The closure will remain in effect until a viable and safe solution can be identified.

BOISE –  After months of soaring gas prices, Idaho drivers were finally able to catch their breath, at least a little, this week.  According to AAA, the state average increased by just three cents, the smallest weekly jump since January.

NEW ORLEANS – Though there is still work to be done for No. 8 LC State Men’s Cross Country, awards are already rolling in from the USTFCCCA. After an undefeated regular season and victory at the Cascade Conference Championships, Cole Olsen was named the USTFCCCA West Region Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year on Monday. Head Coach Mike Collins was honored as the regional Men’s Coach of the Year.

LEWISTON, ID - On Saturday, Reading Royalty, whose mission is to get books in the hands of children and promote early literacy and family togetherness, held its Reading Royalty Scavenger Hunt. Ellisa Dilling, the event organizer, sent in some wonderful pictures through Daily Fly's Facebook page, so I called her up asking how the event went as a whole.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reminds the public to remain vigilant as grizzly bears emerge from their dens this spring. Most grizzly bear conflicts can be avoided by practicing the basic bear safety guidelines below. Feeding, approaching, or otherwise disturbing grizzly bears not only poses a significant threat to humans and bears but is also a federal offense under the Endangered Species Act.

LEWISTON, ID - The Nez Perce County Prosecutor's Office released the following felony cases for the week ending in 4/2/21:

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - It all comes down to this. On this day, four months ago, Gonzaga and Baylor's non-conference matchup was canceled. Now, Gonzaga and Baylor will face off with everything on the line. 

Forty or so Idaho students marched through downtown Boise Friday night in protest of legislation that would restrict education on racism and sexism in public schools throughout the state. 

The students — predominantly from Treasure Valley high schools — took aim at RS28866, a proposal that would prohibit public schools from teaching “racist or sexist concepts.” By the proposal’s definition, those concepts include teaching that Idaho or the U.S. is fundamentally racist, that individuals are inherently oppressive by virtue of their race or sex or that someone should receive “favorable treatment” because of their race or sex. Public schools violating the curriculum constraints could face a 10% funding holdback from the State Board of Education along with legal action from the public. 

MOSES LAKE, WA - Fire Crews battled a blaze that spread over 40-acres within the city limits of Moses Lake over Easter weekend. The fire was initially reported Saturday, April 4th at around 1:45 PM. 

Moses Lake Fire Fighters and Grant County Fire Fighters both fought the blaze and were able to bring it under control. 

LEWISTON, ID - The Lewiston Police Department released a short video Monday morning, discussing how April is National Child Abuse Month. In the video, detective Jason Leavitt, discussed how the Lewiston Police Department has responded to 166 total cases of child abuse in 2019, and 2020. "The abuse complaints ranged from neglect to severe cases of physical abuse or sexual abuse," Leavitt said. 

Whitman County Health Department has issued an Emergency Order, imposing gathering limitations, social distancing requirements, and a mask mandate:

On April 3 2021 at 9:01 PM, the Idaho State Police responded to a report of a disabled vehicle WB I90 near milepost 12.4, in Coeur d'Alene.

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – It may not have been pretty from the mound, but the seventh-ranked LC State Baseball team got the job done to complete the sweep of the Oregon Tech Owls on Saturday. Both victories came in come-from-behind fashion and featured key performances out of the bullpen and at the plate.