Montana, Missouri, Louisiana, Rhode Island, North Dakota, and Nebraska join Idaho in rounding out the top 10. Ranked first, Hawaii boasts an average of 1,269,231 passengers flying each December.

SANDPOINT, Idaho — A bald eagle was illegally shot and killed in North Idaho ... believed to have been shot between December 24 and 26. Despite being found alive, the bird had to be euthanized ...

There have been some solid powder days this season at Lookout Pass Ski Area, way up on the Idaho-Montana border.

A cold and wet February may have boosted the state's snowpack, but North Idaho’s mountains remain below or near normal.