Stories from Thursday, July 30, 2020

The Fourth Judicial District for the State of Idaho has called off jury trials for the month of August, wrote Administrative District Judge Melissa Moody in a press release on July 23. The suspension is part of a larger program to protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic that also includes summoning jurors to non-courthouse locations. Though no jury trials will take place in August, the courts will continue to convene juries for trials to take place after the hiatus...

Growing a backyard garden is something you can be proud of, something to show off to your neighbor, but the ultimate goal is a bountiful harvest. In the soil there are numerous macro and micro-nutrients that plants need for proper growth and development. ...

TWIN FALLS, Idaho –The BLM Jarbidge Field Office will begin a wild horse gather operation in the Saylor Creek Wild Horse Herd Management Area (HMA), 15 miles south of Glenns Ferry. The BLM will conduct gather operations for up to four months, using temporary water and bait traps consisting of a series of corral panels stocked with water and hay/mineral. No helicopters will be used in the gather...

BOISE, Idaho, July 30, 2020 -- The Idaho Department of Correction is seeking a walkaway from the South Boise Women’s Correctional Center. Michelle Rene Descharme, IDOC #53694, was last seen about 6 p.m., Wednesday near a truck stop at Broadway and I-84 in Boise...

NAMPA, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho inmate became the second incarcerated person in the U.S. to undergo gender confirmation surgery while in prison following a legal dispute that went to the U.S. Supreme Court. Adree Edmo, 32, filed a lawsuit in 2017 against the state of Idaho and the Idaho Department of Correction's health care provider, Corizon Health Inc., saying they violated her Eighth Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment by not providing the surgery, The Idaho Press reported Monday.. ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Organizations that advocate for schools, counties, county sheriffs and businesses said Tuesday they want lawmakers called back into session to create a liability shield for protection against COVID-19-related lawsuits. The Judiciary and Rules Working Group took no action but plans to meet again this week to consider possible legislation to be sent to Republican Gov. Brad Little...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) _ Organizations that advocate for schools, counties, county sheriffs and businesses said Tuesday they want lawmakers called back into session to create a liability shield for protection against COVID-19-related lawsuits. The Judiciary and Rules Working Group took no action but plans to meet again this week to consider possible legislation to be sent to Republican Gov. Brad Little...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Federal Reserve expressed concern Wednesday that the persistent viral outbreak will act as a drag on the economy and hiring in the coming months and said it plans to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate pegged near zero to help provide support...

BURLEY, Idaho (AP) _ Law enforcement agencies are investigating after several hundred calves were reported stolen from a cattle feeding operation in southern Idaho. Cassia County Sheriff Jay Heward told The Times-News that Marcos Garcia, the owner of MGM Calf Ranch near Declo, reported the calves stolen on July 1...