Idaho
Back to School: Idaho transportation changes
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The first day of school is one short weekend away and the State Department of Education is reminding drivers to be alert and drive safely around school busses.
In order to promote better student safety when taking the bus, the state legislature passed a bill to increase fines for drivers passing the bus while the stop arm is out and kids are getting on or off.
Idaho’s transportation staff both old and new also had the opportunity to attend a conference where they gained hands-on experience in their respective roles.
The student transportation director spoke about how these two things align with the program’s mission.
“The goal of the Idaho Department of Education’s Student Transportation Program is to support school districts and charter schools by providing technical training, financial reimbursement training and student transportation safety training,” said Ali Stolzman, of the State Department of Education.
In the past few years, the State Department of Education has noticed an increase in the amount of people not following proper bus stop rules which is why the bill was passed, and Stolzman also issued another reminder for drivers.
“I think the biggest thing is with the first day of school approaching drivers are once again going to be sharing the road with our school busses and our biggest concern this time of year is inattentive drivers and speeding. Most of our stop arm violations that we see statewide encounter these actions so we at the state in supporting our school districts, ask that Idaho drivers slow down and stop when the school bus stop arm is out,” Stolzman said.
The bill also gave the State Department of Education administrative rights to the school bus camera fund to support local law enforcement agencies in securing convictions for bus stop arm violations.
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BLACKFOOT — A large contingent of Blackfoot Police officers has cordoned off an area near the Taco Bell on Parkway Drive in Blackfoot.
Police responded around 5 p.m., according to multiple witnesses who contacted EastIdahoNews.com.
EastIdahoNews.com has reached out to Blackfoot Police for details.
We will update this story as we learn more.
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MISSOULA, Mont. — An Idaho Falls angler is back in the Idaho record books after landing a record-setting lake trout at Payette Lake.
Idaho Fish and Game said Dylan Smith caught and released a 43.25-inch lake trout on May 2, setting a new state catch-and-release record for the species. The fish surpassed the previous record of 42 inches.
The catch marks Smith’s second appearance in Idaho’s record books. He previously held the state catch-and-release lake trout record after landing a trophy fish in 2018 before that mark was later broken.
According to Fish and Game, Payette Lake has become one of Idaho’s premier lake trout fisheries thanks to years of management efforts aimed at improving both lake trout and kokanee populations.
Pride Month looks different this June along Boise’s Harrison Boulevard, where a long-standing tradition of hanging Pride flags on lamp posts has been put on hold after a new state law restricted which flags can be flown on government property.
For several years, Pride flags lined lamp posts along Harrison Boulevard in Boise’s North End neighborhood. But Idaho House Bill 561, signed by Gov. Brad Little in March, restricts which flags can be flown on government property, including the City of Boise’s Harrison lamp posts.
In response, a group of neighbors formed Pride North End and launched a distribution effort to help residents show support from their own front yards. The group has been making Pride flags and yard signs available to people who want to display them at home.
“I thought that I would…be a personal example of ‘yes, this is what I do.’ This is what I believe in,” said Edna Schochat, a North End resident.
Pride North End has already distributed more than 900-yard signs and 250 flags. The group’s original donation goal was around $2,000 to order 100 flags and 200 yard signs, but it has exceeded that GoFundMe goal, reaching $10,000 worth of donations.
The group plans to continue holding public flag and sign distributions through the end of the month.
“We cannot just say something without doing something that proves that we mean what we say,” Schochat said.
Pride North End said any leftover funds after materials are distributed will go to local LGBTQ+ nonprofits. A link to the group’s GoFundMe can be found here.
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