Idaho Firefighters Shot in Deadly Wildfire Ambush | Ep 79

Idaho firefighters were shot in a deadly wildfire ambush on Canfield Mountain near Coeur d'Alene, where a calculated trap claimed two heroes' lives.

This report also examines Trump's military expansion, creating new zones along the southern border, the Gates Foundation stepping in after RFK cuts international vaccine funding to Gavi, and Kohberger's shocking plea deal accepting life sentences for the University of Idaho murders.

Plus coverage of abortion ballot initiatives, housing challenges, dam protection, logging expansion, and 10 additional stories shaping Idaho's political and social landscape this last week.

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Timestamps

• 00:00 Intro

• 03:31 Trump Military Border Expansion

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/politics/us-is-creating-2-new-expanded-military-zones-along-border-with-mexico.html

  • https://www.dailywire.com/news/hegseth-orders-3000-troops-to-u-s-southern-border-dead-serious

• 04:57 Idaho Firefighters Killed in Tragic Ambush

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/us/idaho-shooting-firefighters-sniper-suspect.html

  • https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/us/wess-roley-idaho-shooting-suspect.html

  • https://www.dailywire.com/news/fire-fighters-ambushed-while-responding-to-idaho-fire-two-dead

• 06:42 Gates Steps In After RFK Cuts Vaccine Funds

  • https://www.kivitv.com/health/gates-foundation-commits-1-6b-for-global-vaccine-effort-after-us-cuts-funding

  • https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/25/rfk-vaccine-donations-gavi-00422705

  • https://kootenaijournal.com/2024/07/10/arsonist-destroys-business-owner-vows-to-re-open/

• 08:15 Kohberger Plea Deal Shocks Idaho

  • https://idahodispatch.com/kohberger-accepts-plea-deal-avoids-death-penalty/

  • https://www.kivitv.com/university-of-idaho-murders/bryan-kohberger-pleads-guilty-accepts-4-life-sentences

  • https://www.kivitv.com/university-of-idaho-murders/what-to-know-about-kohberger-agreeing-to-plead-guilty-to-murdering-4-university-of-idaho-students

• 10:17 The War on Idaho's Pro-Life Laws Begins

  • https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-government/2025-06-27/abortion-rights-idaho-initiative

  • https://www.ag.idaho.gov/newsroom/idaho-supreme-court-upholds-majority-of-ags-ballot-titles-in-abortion-initiative-case/

• 12:02 Supreme Court Allows State to Block Planned Parenthood Funding

  • https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/supreme-court-allows-medicaid-cuts-planned-parenthood-voices-concerns

• 13:35 Idaho Missing Teens: $5K Reward Offered

  • https://localnews8.com/news/2025/06/30/search-for-missing-jefferson-county-teens-expands-to-colorado-arizona-and-south-dakota/

  • https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/national-nonprofit-offers-5k-reward-for-missing-idaho-teenagers

  • https://www.eastidahonews.com/2025/06/new-details-released-on-missing-jefferson-county-teenagers/

• 15:13 ACLU Sues Idaho Over Immigration Law

  • https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/06/27/idaho-officials-sued-over-new-law-that-blocks-unauthorized-immigrants-from-public-services/

  • https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/aclu-of-idaho-files-a-lawsuit-against-the-state-to-stop-the-enforcement-of-hb-135

  • https://www.acluidaho.org/en/press-releases/immigrant-residents-doctor-sue-idaho-preserve-access-life-saving-medication

• 17:36 Idaho Tackles Housing Crisis Solutions

  • https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/06/27/idaho-legislative-committee-studying-housing-hears-about-hardships-in-permitting-approval-process/

• 19:13 Trump Boosts Idaho Logging Jobs

  • https://cdapress.com/news/2025/jun/23/trump-administration-plans-to-rescind-rule-blocking-logging-on-national-forest-lands/

  • https://cdapress.com/news/2025/jun/25/usda-to-end-rule-that-kept-logging-from-national-forests-whats-it-mean-for-idaho/

• 21:09 Trump Saves Snake River Dams

  • https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/06/what-they-are-saying-president-trump-stops-radical-environmentalism-to-generate-power-for-the-columbia-river-basin/

  • https://www.idahofb.org/news-room/posts/how-dam-breaching-would-hurt-ag-economy/

  • https://www.mountainstatespolicy.org/president-trump-signals-support-for-snake-river-dams

• 23:06 Broncos Seek New Ways to Fund Athletics

  • https://boisedev.com/news/members/bronco-athletics-revenue/

  • https://www.kivitv.com/news/local-news/in-your-neighborhood/cascade/mccall-man-dies-following-multi-vehicle-collision-on-state-highway-55

• 24:59 Idaho Ski Areas Win Major Liability Case

  • https://bonnercountydailybee.com/news/2025/jun/26/idaho-supreme-court-overturns-ruling-in-ski-death-caseu/

• 26:23 Victor Perez Case Goes to Federal Court

  • https://www.eastidahonews.com/2025/06/grandfather-of-victor-perez-speaks-out-after-civil-suit-officially-filed/

• 27:41 Boise Galloway Law: Camping Ban Begins

  • https://idahonews.com/news/local/idaho-supreme-court-dismisses-lawsuit-against-boise-city-council#

• 29:16 Idaho's Micron Surges on Memory Chip Boom

  • https://investors.micron.com/news-releases/news-release-details/micron-technology-inc-reports-results-third-quarter-fiscal-2025

  • https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/723125/000072312524000019/mu-20240530.htm

• 29:37 Closing