KAMIAH — Idaho Falls firefighter Bill Arsenault was appointed last week as the Kamiah area’s new fire/EMS chief. This selection follows the retirement of Dan Musgrave who served in Kamiah for 41 years.

ELK CITY -- Nearly a month into the investigation, the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office is releasing preliminary information into a homicide investigation in Elk City.

GRANGEVILLE -- Idaho County Sheriff’s Office (ICSO) were suspended on Tuesday, Oct. 13, following notification that a currently incarcerated inmate has tested positive for Covid-19.

ELK CITY -- The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a death reported last weekend, Sept. 19-20, in Elk City.

GRANGEVILLE – With Grangeville Police Chief Morgan Drew’s announced retirement, the city council Monday night accepted his resignation, effective on Dec. 11.

Fire crews continue to respond to active wildfires on the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests while assisting our state, federal, tribal, and local partners in responding to other significant fires in the area.

STITES – A preliminary hearing is set for this Thursday, Sept. 10, for a Stites man, alleged to have shot at a person who, as a result, was injured from subsequent flying glass debris.

AHSAHKA -- Cooler temperatures and Monday night's rain aided in fire suppression efforts on the Whitetail Loop Fire, which is currently mapped at 450 acres.

Idaho State Police expanding its use of Twitter to keep public informed of hazardous road conditions

Though threatened, no structures have been lost to the Shissler Fire near Elk City, which as of press time is nearly 2,400 acres. In fact, the Forest Service reports the firs continues to move east away from structures

Public meeting this Friday evening, Aug. 21,  to update the public on the Shissler Fire.

The lightning-caused fire is currently 770 acres, located two miles south of Red River Hot Springs near Elk City.

Extradition from Washington State is pending for Sean L. Anderson, charged with felony aggravated assault upon a peace officer, resulting from a July 18 incident in Ferdinand, in which he is alleged to have fired upon law enforcement following a pursuit.

Sentenced last week in the 2019 case for attempting to contract the murder of their neighbor, sisters Debra and Doris Wensman were placed on probation, with a maximum 10-year prison sentence suspended.

A Riggins man was charged today with aggravated assault upon a peace officer, a felony, resulting from last week’s pursuit that ended with his being shot after stopped in Ferdinand.

The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a July 4 fatal motorcycle crash involving a Kamiah resident.

Search efforts continue for a missing Kooskia man, David Wolfe, 73, who was last heard from July 19.

FERDINAND – A Riggins man remains hospitalized following a shooting incident last Saturday morning, and a joint state and federal investigation continues concerning the incident.

FERDINAND -- Idaho State Police is leading a multi-agency investigation into an early Saturday morning shooting incident in Ferdinand that injured one male subject.

Criminal offenses for Idaho County were at a five-year low last year, according to the 2019 Crime in Idaho report, with drug-related crimes at the top for the second year running.

Leading up to the July 4 celebration, the Idaho County Sheriff’s Office made several felony arrests of individuals in connection to the Rainbow Family of Living Light gathering outside Lucile.

GRANGEVILLE – “I walked up and heard some woman pleading for her life,” said Captain, Jim Gorges, Idaho County Sheriff’s Office.

LAPWAI -- On the evening of May 18, Nez Perce Tribal Police Department (NPTPD) officers were dispatched to respond to reports of a potential overdose situation. Upon arrival, officers discovered two unconscious individuals. One of the individuals was not breathing and did not have a pulse. T…

A Middleton man will spend nearly two decades in prison on charges related to last September’s carjacking, vehicle thefts and pursuit incident through Idaho County.

All totaled, a Middleton man will spend nearly two decades in prison on charges related to last September’s carjacking, vehicle thefts and pursuit incident through Idaho County.

An Idaho Attorney General’s Office investigation released to the public last week alleges misconduct by an Idaho County jailer, and the sheriff’s office providing a fraudulent agency document to state investigators -- claims that Idaho County Sheriff Doug Giddings says are not the case, and,…

Nearly 15 years old, the case of a murdered Harpster man is now closed, not due to court proceedings but rather with the natural death early this year of the woman charged – but not convicted of -- killing him.

A suspect in several Clearwater Valley area burglaries was arrested last week following a high-speed pursuit up U.S. Highway 12 involving multiple agencies.

Firefighters with the Grangeville Rural Fire Department responded to 616 Tolo Lake Road Saturday, March 28, at 6:44 p.m., to a barn fully engulfed in fire. Crews worked on containing the fire to the structure, and spraying down adjacent grass to prevent the blaze from spreading. Owned by the…

NEW MEADOWS -- The Idaho State Police and the Adams County Sheriff's Office are seeking information leading to the arrest and capture of William "Bill" Pearle James for the attempted murder of two sheriff's deputies on March 29. 

GRANGEVILLE – “At this time of year, people need to be aware before they put a match to their grass,” advised Chief Bob Mager, Grangeville Rural Fire Department (GRFD).

Sentencing is set April 16 for a Middleton man who has pled guilty to reduced felony charges in relation to last September’s carjacking, vehicle thefts and pursuit incident through Idaho County.

A plea agreement has been reached with two Greencreek sisters, arrested last year for allegedly attempting to contract the murder of a neighbor.

Federal law enforcement arrested two Grangeville men last week in connection with felony charges related to methamphetamine distribution.

GRANGEVILLE – Classes are canceled for the day at Sts. Peter and Paul School as investigation is under way into a suspicious fire found early this morning in one of the classrooms.

Personnel with the Grangeville Rural Fire Department responded last Thursday, Feb. 13, just after noon, to a camper trailer fire on Tort Court off Mt. Idaho Grade. The trailer was destroyed; however, firefighters prevented the blaze from spreading to an adjacent building, and stopped a relat…

Human remains discovered along the Salmon River last month have been confirmed as those of missing Boise man, John Randall “Randy” French.

A nearly three-year-old missing persons case may be closer to being solved.

The Idaho State Police currently have all available troopers working throughout the state to keep Idaho roads safe. The increased patrols will focus on reducing the number of impaired and other unsafe drivers on Idaho roadways during the holiday season.

The Grangeville Police Department (GPD) is currently investigating the Dec. 10 discovery of a skimmer device on a Main Street gas station fuel pump.