Latest Idaho Headlines

All the headlines from our Idaho Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Fired Idaho Head Football Coach Files Lawsuit

May 9 2013 // Fired University of Idaho football coach Robb Akey has filed a lawsuit against the school.The Idaho State Judiciary website lists the suit as having been filed April 16 in Latah County and names the University of Idaho,...

Idaho Sues Former Lawmaker Over Workers’ Comp

May 8 2013 // The Idaho Industrial Commission has filed a lawsuit against a former state lawmaker from northern Idaho over unpaid workers’ compensation insurance.The lawsuit filed in 1st District Court against accuses former state...

Idaho School Found Liable In Boy’s Driver’s Ed Death

May 6 2013 // A Blaine County jury has awarded $3.5 million in damages to the family of a 15-year-old Carey boy who died in a crash during his driver’s education class.The Idaho Mountain Express reports jurors deliberated for...

Idaho Firm Pursues State Officials In IEN Lawsuit

Apr 30 2013 // Idaho’s former Department of Administration director and its chief technology officer are being targeted by a company that says they illegally denied it a role in a $60 million broadband deal.Syringa Networks now has...

Struggling Idaho Alt Energy Company Sued Again

Apr 26 2013 // An Idaho alternative energy company beset by lawsuits faces another one, this time from a bike race that says it hasn’t been paid millions in promised sponsorship money.Exergy Development Group of Boise and its...

Transgender Driver’s Licenses for Idaho

Apr 25 2013 // The Idaho Transportation Department this week agreed to new regulations allowing transgender drivers to change the sex designation on their driver’s licenses without a note from a surgeon, after two people complained...

Family Sues Idaho Hospital Over Father’s Death

Apr 23 2013 // James Dorsey led a full and active life, his final years spent helping care for his grandchildren and enjoying big family dinners.The 70-year-old died Sept. 12, 2011 at Complex Care of Idaho in Meridian. His family...

5 Killed In Idaho Home Fire After Electrical Short

Apr 15 2013 // An extension cord hooked to an electric grill on a porch shorted out and started a house fire that killed five people Saturday morning, a northern Idaho fire official says.Orofino Fire Chief Mike Lee said the house was...

Study: Idaho Still Ranks Low For Employee Health Insurance

Apr 12 2013 // A new national study shows Idaho is again ranked among states with the lowest percentage of companies that offer workers employer-sponsored health insurance.Idaho ranks 4th nationally – trailing Alaska, Montana and...

University Of Idaho Student Sues After Fraternity Fall

Apr 8 2013 // A University of Idaho student who suffered injuries after falling at a fraternity has filed a lawsuit against a national fraternal organization seeking money to pay medical costs of more than $10,000, plus other...

New Mexico Man Gets $70K Settlement In Mistaken ID Arrest

Apr 4 2013 // A New Mexico county is paying a $70,000 settlement to a man who was arrested and then jailed for several days after being mistaken for another man with the same name.Attorney John Day, who represents Anthony Ortiz of Rio...

Bond Set At $1M Following Idaho Man’s 7th DUI Charge

Mar 28 2013 // A south-central Idaho man with six previous convictions for driving under the influence has been charged with a seventh after police say he attempted to elude officers before crashing into a power pole.The Times-News...

Idaho Hospital Faces Monopoly Lawsuit

Mar 27 2013 // A lawsuit has been filed against Portneuf Medical Center in Pocatello, Idaho contending the hospital prevented competition by controlling the area’s anesthesiologists and is overcharging patients.The Idaho Business...

Oregon Trooper uses Facebook to ID driver

Mar 20 2013 // Oregon State Police say a trooper checked Facebook to determine that a driver whose face didn’t match his license was really a fugitive wanted on felony warrants. Lt. Gregg Hastings says an equipment violation...

Ex-Charter School Principal Claims Wrongful Firing in Idaho

Mar 18 2013 // The former co-principal of a southwestern Idaho charter school is suing the school and its board chairman for wrongful dismissal because she says she was fired after reporting that the school was violating admission...

Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Idaho Filed On Behalf Of Marine

Mar 11 2013 // A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against the owners of a Meridian apartment building and its property management company after an 18-year-old Marine died of carbon monoxide poisoning in his girlfriend’s...

Idaho Woman Sues Costco Over Life Insurance Money

Mar 5 2013 // A woman has filed a lawsuit against a northern Idaho Costco contending that the company should pay out the life insurance policy of her brother, a former Costco employee who died two years after being fired.The Idaho...

Idaho Religious Groups Could Get Exemptions From Insurance Laws

Feb 28 2013 // Nonprofit religious groups that help members share medical costs are a step closer to being exempted from Idaho insurance laws. The Senate to back removing Health Care Sharing Ministries from the state’s definition...

Idaho Court: Baseball Fan Can Sue Over Ball Injury

Feb 28 2013 // A man who lost an eye after being hit by a foul ball at a baseball game can seek damages from a minor league team in Idaho.The Idaho Supreme Court decided not to impose the “Baseball Rule” of liability in the...

Idaho Forest Companies Seek Lawsuit Protections

Feb 21 2013 // Idaho’s private forestry companies want to buttress their protections against federal wildfire lawsuits that they say have been costly for companies elsewhere.Idaho Forest Group lobbyist Jeremy Chou told the House...