Residents and visitors who’d like to help grow Minnesota forests can start this winter by collecting black spruce cones and ...

In the northern reaches of Idaho, where Lake Pend Oreille sparkles and mountains frame the horizon, there exists a time ...

The real stories behind how all the U.S. states got their names What’s in a state name? Place names can tell you a lot about ...

The Idaho Youth Ranch Thrift Store in Idaho Falls isn’t just shopping – it’s a full-contact sport for bargain hunters with heart. The sprawling store sits unassumingly in Idaho Falls, its bright sign ...

Democrats Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards are competing Saturday for a vacant U.S. House seat from Houston, a special election that will narrow t ...

The Senate voted Friday night to keep the government funded, but a partial shutdown is still set to take effect at midnight ...

The state of Idaho would be forced to furlough all commissioned Idaho State Police troopers and more than 1,200 prison staff ...

Jan 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a series of important cases during its current term involving issues ...

Idaho and North Carolina rounded out the top three states for population growth, followed by Texas and Utah. Only five states saw their population decline. Those were California, Hawaii, New Mexico, ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias breaks down the Real ID deadline, DMV access in Chicago and the suburbs, new ...

In the Northeast, forecasts have called for 12 to 18 inches, though totals will vary locally and may be lower along the immediate coast. Mr. Lamers noted the potential for a “slowly pivoting snow band ...

The U.S. economy is very close to falling into a damaging contraction — and many states are already experiencing a recession, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics. Zandi ...