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  • March 27, 2025 - Idaho State Police Announces Updates to Out-of-Service Criteria for Commercial Drivers

    MERIDIAN, Idaho – The Idaho State Police (ISP) Commercial Vehicle Safety (CVS) division is reminding commercial drivers of upcoming changes to the Out-of-Service (OOS) criteria regarding medical certificates. These changes, which go into effect on April 1, 2025, impact when a driver can be placed out of service for not possessing a valid medical certificate. […]

  • March 27, 2025 - Idaho State Police Trooper Honored with International Recognition

    MERIDIAN, Idaho – The Idaho State Police (ISP) proudly announces that Corporal Travis Gurney was named a runner-up for the highly esteemed 2024 IACP/Motorola Solutions Trooper of the Year Award. This prestigious recognition, presented by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and Motorola Solutions, is a testament to the bravery, leadership, and professionalism […]

  • March 14, 2025 - Fatal crash US95 at mile post 487

    The Idaho State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred just before 9:59 am on March 14, 2025, in Bonner County, Idaho. The crash occurred on US95 near mile post 487, just north of Samuels. A 48-year-old male, and sole occupant, from Athol, Idaho, was driving a black 2005 Chevrolet Silverado northbound on US95, […]

  • March 14, 2025 - CORRECTION: Fatal Crash on Lovell Valley Road west of Highway 95

    BENEWAH COUNTY, ID The Idaho State Police is investigating a fatal crash which occurred on 03/13/2025 at 11:04 P.M. in the 2000 block of Lovell Valley Road in Benewah County. A gray 2018 Toyota Highlander, with two occupants, was initially traveling westbound on Lovell Valley Road. The vehicle drove off the roadway, crashed into a […]

  • March 14, 2025 - Fatal Crash on Lovell Valley Road west of Highway 95

    BENEWAH COUNTY, ID The Idaho State Police is investigating a fatal crash which occurred on 03/13/2025 at 11:04 P.M. in the 2000 block of Lovell Valley Road in Benewah County. A gray 2018 Toyota Highlander, with two occupants, was initially traveling westbound on Lovell Valley Road. The vehicle drove off the roadway, crashed into a […]

  • March 13, 2025 - ISP Dispatchers’ Investigative Work Leads to Swift Arrest in Interstate 90 Shooting

    COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – On January 8, at approximately 9:30 p.m., a female driver urgently called the Idaho State Police (ISP) Regional Dispatch Center to report someone had shot at her while she was driving on Interstate 90. The dispatcher directed her to a safe location to wait for law enforcement. When a trooper arrived, […]

  • March 12, 2025 - Cottonwood Fifth Grader Wins Statewide Poster Contest for National Missing Children’s Day

    MERIDIAN, Idaho – The Idaho State Police (ISP) proudly announces that 10-year-old Lillia Kaschmitter, a student at Prairie Elementary School in Cottonwood, was selected as the Idaho state winner of the 42nd Annual National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest. Lillia’s winning poster, a heartfelt piece that beautifully illustrates hope for missing children, depicts messages of […]

  • March 11, 2025 - Fatality Crash US 95 at Colburn Culver Rd, Sandpoint

    SANDPOINT, Idaho – The Idaho State Police are investigating a single-vehicle fatality crash that is believed to have occurred on the evening of March 9th or morning hours of March 10th, 2025, near Sandpoint in Bonner County, Idaho. A passenger car, driven by a 43-year-old female, was westbound on Colburn Culver Rd approaching the intersection […]

  • March 3, 2025 - Pursuit leads to felony arrest

    On March 3, 2025, at approximately 2:00 pm, Shoshone County received a traffic complaint of a possible DUI on a silver 2005 Honda Civic. Shoshone County Deputies were able to locate the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop on I 90 near mile post 45. The Civic did not stop, and the deputy initiated a […]

  • March 3, 2025 - Injury Crash US Highway 95 at Hayden Ave, Hayden

    UPDATE/CORRECTION: The driver of the Honda was booked for Aggravated Reckless Driving, not the driver of the Subaru as previously reported. __________________________________________ On March 3, 2025 at approximately 0940 hours, both Central Dispatch and the Idaho State Police Regional Communications Center received multiple complaints of a red Honda SUV, traveling south on US 95 from […]