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so i guess i won something? but in all seriousness really grateful to have won first place, alongside my co-worker rose evans, in SPJ’s Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards for Crime & Law Enforcement Reporting.

finally putting my art degree to good use. check it out ⬇️⬇️

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After a fatal crash on Black Cat Road in Kuna, the driver stayed for hours and cooperated with law enforcement. But did she leave the scene of the crime — even briefly?

A quarter-mile, a U-turn, now a verdict: Ada jury convicts driver in fatal crashAfter a fatal crash on Black Cat Road in Kuna, the driver stayed for hours and cooperated with law enforcement.www.idahostatesman.com

With an annual income of 185,432, Police Chief Rex Ingram is Caldwell's second-highest paid employee. And, as part of a settlement agreement, the city has agreed to pay out his salary — eight times over — to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former officer. The grand total? $1.5M.

Caldwell settles sexual harassment suit against police chief — who denies ‘wrongdoing’Update: Settlement doesn’t include any “admission of liability, fault or wrongdoing” by Police Chief Rex Ingram, or his department.www.idahostatesman.com

if mcclatchy won’t stop this bs, we’ll stop the newspaper.

ICYMI: Christopher Wilske, a corporal with the state’s prison system, is suing the city & county after he was mistankley shot by another officer during an ambush at Saint Al's in March 2024. He alleged Boise Police Officer Wayne Anderson adopted a “shoot-first, gather-information-later approach."

‘One of my officers’: Prison guard sues Boise police over Saint Al’s shootingAn IDOC officer who was shot during the ambush at Saint Al’s accused a Boise police officer of “outrageous” conduct in his 21-page lawsuit.www.idahostatesman.com

“They took a dad:” Agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement took a parent into custody Friday morning after he dropped off his child, according to the school’s owner and another child’s parent. 🔓

‘They took a dad:’ ICE agents pick up father outside Boise Bench preschoolEstefania Mondragón, executive director of PODER of Idaho, called the immigration agents’ choice to take a father into custody outside his child’s school “disgusting.”www.idahostatesman.com

might be the best news of the year

‘America runs on’ this chain. Coming to Boise area, it hopes for 20+ restaurantsReaction is expected to be “huge” based on how the market reacted to In-N-Out Burger and Raising Cane’s entering the Treasure Valley.www.idahostatesman.com

A 5th person has been charged after nearly a dozen law enforcement agencies descended on a local horse track Sunday. Officers arrested 4 people as part of an investigation into illegal betting, but hundreds of others — including children — were detained & questioned about their immigration status.

Felony charges filed after FBI horse betting investigation in Wilder, IdahoFour of the five people facing charges are scheduled to appear Tuesday at the federal courthouse in Boise.www.idahostatesman.com

A former sheriff’s deputy was convicted of two misdemeanors after he kissed and groped a woman incarcerated at the Payette County Jail earlier this year. Now, he could be sued.

Ex-Idaho sheriff’s jail deputy could be sued after groping incarcerated womanHe “was able to move freely about the facility and go into inmates’ cells,” the claim said, and used his freedom to frighten and harass her.www.idahostatesman.com

Jordan Law, accused of killing his ex-girlfriend who disappeared in 2019, pleaded guilty to manslaughter this month through a plea deal. Without Rae Berwanger’s body, it would have been difficult for the prosecution to prove murder, and the deal guarantees the 48-year-old will face prison time.

Ex-boyfriend of missing Idaho woman pleads guilty to manslaughter. What to knowHe’s expected to face sentencing next month at the Bonner County Courthouse.www.idahostatesman.com

Bendawald was found NOT GUILTY on all five of the felony counts against him. Story here:

‘Not guilty’: Ex-Caldwell police sergeant acquitted of bribery, sexual abuse charges“We do not convict people in our country if we’re unsure,” his defense attorney said.www.idahostatesman.com

Breaking: Jurors in ex-Caldwell Police Sgt. Ryan Bendawald's criminal case have reached a verdict roughly two hours after beginning deliberations. We'll be able to get into the courtroom shortly.

Authorities identified the 38-year-old Idaho prisoner who was killed Wednesday in a private prison in Arizona.

Idaho man killed in private Arizona prison identified by local authoritiesAuthorities identified the 38-year-old Idaho prisoner who was killed in a private prison in Arizona.www.idahostatesman.com

Shortly after Mountain Home police arrested him, the 51-year-old father accused of killing his teenage daughter admitted to the crime. The 18-year-old's mother said she couldn’t understand why this happened and wondered how long he'd planned it. “She was just a kid,” her mother said.

‘I did it.’ Idaho dad accused of killing daughter admitted it, affidavit says“I just wonder how long he knew he was going to do that,“ the teen’s mother said. “I don’t know, why? Why? She was just a kid.”www.idahostatesman.com

An Idaho prisoner died after an assault at a private prison hundreds of miles away, where several other states' correctional systems house people because of overcrowding. He was being housed at the Saguaro Correctional Center in Arizona, which has been plagued by complaints for years.

Idaho man housed in private Arizona prison dies after assault, IDOC saysThe Saguaro Correctional Center, which also houses prisoners from Hawaii and Montana, has been plagued by complaints for years.www.idahostatesman.com

An Idaho father has been accused of killing his teenage daughter, who the Coroner's Office identified as Hope Cornish. But to her family & friends, she was known as Onyx: a strong-headed young woman who loved music — particularly heavy metal — & was outspoken about her distaste for the president.

‘What the hell?’ Caldwell man accused of killing his 18-year-old daughterHope Cornish was known to her family and friends as Onyx, her mother told the Idaho Statesman, and she recently had turned her life around.www.idahostatesman.com

On Nov. 13, 2022, four University of Idaho students — Xana, Ethan, Kaylee and Maddie — were murdered in what law enforcement called a “true whodunit.” But a left-behind leather knife sheath would become the key to solving the case. Kevin Fixler and I break down the weeks-long investigation.

Consumed by four murders, Idaho police never stopped. Inside the search for KohbergerIn interviews and records obtained by the Idaho Statesman, police detailed the investigative work needed to see the case through to its end.www.idahostatesman.com