Bryan Kohberger hearing vacated amid effort to withdraw guilty plea
Bryan Kohberger, the man convicted of murdering four University of Idaho students, will not appear in court after the judge filed an order vacating the hearing.
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Police in Germany launch investigation after robot allegedly groped teen girl
German authorities opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment after a robot controlled by two young men groped a 16-year-old girl.
The first new sunscreen type in 25 years has arrived on US store shelves
A sunscreen ingredient used in Europe for years is now available in the U.S., offering broad protection against UVA and UVB rays with less white streaking.
These are the top trending Halloween costumes of 2026
Google ranked the top trending Halloween costumes of the season, with horror taking over the top spots.
Disney reveals new cruise ship that will sail from Tokyo in 2029
The Disney Imagination will carry about 4,000 passengers on two- to three-night cruises from Tokyo starting in spring 2029.
Daily Dose | Eating to lower breast cancer risk, easing arthritis pain and why sleep gets harder with age
Here are the top health headlines for Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Nonpartisan government watchdog recommends automated activation of ICE body cameras
WASHINGTON — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection need to improve oversight and guidance for federal immigration officers’ use of body-worn cameras, according to a Wednesday report from independent federal investigators. Officials with the Department of Homeland Security…
Social Security benefits increase will hit 3.6% in 2027
WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration announced on Wednesday that recipients will receive a 3.6% increase in benefits in 2027. The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, will begin for 72 million Social Security beneficiaries in January. It will apply for Supplemental Security Income, or SSI, recipients…
Wingstop and Sour Patch Kids create 'Halloween's most unhinged flavor'
Wingstop and Sour Patch Kids team up to launch a daring sweet-and-sour Halloween flavor.
A new platform to celebrate Indigenous hunters
For many Indigenous communities, hunting is a key part of culture and subsistence. But tribal hunting rights are often misunderstood or not respected.
Justice Department threatens California with legal action over claim of noncitizens on voter rolls
The Justice Department is threatening California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens believed to have received election mail ballots.
PACs for and against Prop 1 raise more than $2.5 million in the last two weeks
The political action committee opposing Idaho’s Proposition 1 abortion rights initiative collected nearly $1.5 million since the end of September, buoyed by two large donations from churches. The Too Extreme for Idaho PAC, reported the previously announced $1 million donation from the Salt Lake City-based Church of…
Trump immigration policies could turn away much-needed foreign doctors, critics say
As the nation’s physician shortage worsens, some fear the Trump administration’s immigration policies will dissuade or prevent doctors who earned their medical degrees in foreign countries from practicing in the United States. Among all U.S. doctors, an estimated one quarter were educated abroad. But they make up an…
More than 80% wildfires on Idaho state land caused by humans this year
More than 80% of the wildfires that the Idaho Department of Lands has responded to this year have been caused by humans, Director Dustin Miller told an interim committee of Idaho legislators Tuesday. “This staggering figure just underscores the importance of not only a robust fuels mitigation program … but also a…
Trump pressed states for info on millions of voters in the midterms. It’s mostly failed.
Three weeks before Election Day, the Trump administration’s sprawling project to send sensitive personal information on millions of voters to the Department of Homeland Security has been declared illegal by a federal judge. The blistering court decision comes after the Department of Justice pressured or sued states…
Ease of travel and amenities--How do Mountain West airports stack up?
A new study reveals what travelers need and want
Idaho Supreme Court to hear cases in Idaho Falls and Pocatello
The Idaho Supreme Court will travel to the eastern Idaho cities of Pocatello and Idaho Falls this week to conduct hearings, the state judicial system announced. The court is set to consider three cases starting at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday in Idaho Falls at the Bonneville County Courthouse, according to the court’s…
Idaho’s top officials keep getting these common election questions. Here’s the answers to your FAQs.
As the 2026 Nov. 3 general election approaches, Idahoans have been asking questions about filling out ballots, write-in candidates, online voter registration searches, and more as they gear up to vote. The Idaho Capital Sun spoke to Secretary of State Phil McGrane and his staff about some of the top concerns that have…
After Timberline allegations, experts discuss preventing sexual violence
Allegations that Timberline High School football players shared messages threatening rape and murder have prompted a police investigation and renewed questions about how to address misogyny and teach boys about respect and accountability.
LDS Church donates $1 million to fight abortion initiative on November ballot
On Wednesday, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated one million dollars to fight Proposition 1. The initiative would restore reproductive rights in Idaho, allowing abortions up to fetal viability and in medical emergencies.
'We deserve to feel safe': Timberline students walk out to protest group chat threats
Students at Timberline High School staged a walkout to demand accountability and protest group chat messages sent by some football players allegedly threatening to sexually assault a female student.
Natanya Biskar Reads “Ghosts” by Emily Dickinson
On the second week of October, Natanya Biskar reads a poem by Emily Dickinson, titled “Ghosts."
Caldwell votes for more License Plate Readers, approves $6.7 million contract with Axon
Caldwell is switching from Flock cameras to contract with another surveillance company, Axon. The city council voted Monday to approve a ten year, $6.7 million contract that will expand their use of License Plate Readers.
Bill Thompson, prosecutor in case of four murdered Idaho students, to retire
Thompson first took office in 1992 and has served 34 years as Latah County’s prosecuting attorney from his office in Moscow, Idaho.