Firearms

Recently, three people were sentenced to prison in Idaho for possessing illegal guns or ammunition. All three cases were prosecuted as part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative from the Justice Department.

Colorado, Washington, Louisiana, and other states have implemented some version of a safe firearm storage map or public messaging campaign encouraging people to store firearms outside the home while at increased risk for suicide.

A new database reveals the rates of firearm deaths in each state, and some of the highest levels are in the Mountain West.

The case involves a current state senator from the Panhandle.

Today Idaho Matters is headed to a usually liberal part of Washington state where the patriot movement is taking hold. South Whidbey Island is perhaps an unexpected place to find a growing militia presence, but far-right activists there are taking aim at local elections.

Idaho Matters presents the second episode of "Extremely American," a podcast hosted by Idaho-based journalist Heath Druzin.

Today on a special installment of Idaho Matters, we're listening to the first episode of "Extremely American." The new podcast is hosted and reported by Idaho-based journalist Heath Druzin. You can find the podcast here.

The Mountain West News Bureau is reporting on a sobering fact: our region has the highest rate of fatal encounters with police in the U.S. Today, Idaho…

States in the Mountain West have some of the highest suicide rates in the country. The public radio collaboration Guns & America has been looking into how…

Utah state Rep. Steve Eliason had a jarring wake-up call to the suicide crisis in his state in 2012. Several of his son’s middle school classmates died by…