Sally Krutzig
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Idaho local government/breaking news reporter for @idahostatesman . Previously #IDLeg for the Post Register. skrutzig @idahostatesman .com
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A note left on the hospital staff whiteboard by Dr. Kenneth Krell, director of eastern Idaho’s largest intensive care unit.
#idahoCovid19
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Not going to lie, City of Boise's first TikTok is pretty good
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As of today, St. Luke's officially owns Ammon Bundy's former Emmett home. They also succeeded in getting his websites shut down. A hospital attorney told me Bundy is currently "in hiding."
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@libbuh
The comments there were all so nice 😭 people on this dying site just don't understand TikTok humor
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@RottenInDenmark
Another hot take from Ben: Mike is the new Fountain of Wayne. No word yet on whether this makes Maintenance Phase the "Stacy's Mom" of podcasts
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Ethan Chapin's mother: “They were stabbed. We got the call. I don’t want people to make assumptions about our kids. It wasn’t drugs and it was definitely not some passion thing between these kids. Someone entered the house.”
Follow our live updates here:
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One was a triplet. One made a gay coworker feel safe amid unkindness. One was a “fighter through and through.” One was excited about her upcoming move to Boise.
We've heard about the University of Idaho students' deaths. Here's a little about their lives.
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Supporters dropped 48,000 homemade paper hearts at the Idaho Capitol Building today in protest of anti-LGBTQ legislation. They were mailed in by Idahoans across the state
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I'm sorry but coming out against a video bringing awareness to *checks notes* preventing fat buildup in public water is so funny
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Our reporter
@apalermotweets
got there to the Moscow press conference over an hour early and was turned away. She is an Idaho reporter AND a U of I alumni.
@uidaho
should be making sure local journalists who can ask questions on behalf of the community are in that room.
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After three days of repeatedly insisting there is no threat to the community, the Moscow police are now saying at the press conference that "we cannot say there is no threat to the community."
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Police said about 100 people were in the vicinity when Utah basketball players were subjected to racist slurs and threats. They are asking potential witnesses to contact the Coeur d'Alene Police Department.
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The man behind the whiteboard! I spoke to Dr. Krell about what led him to write this message. At age 71, Krell often works 36-hour shifts with a full ICU under Idaho’s current state of crisis care.
#idahoCovid19
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So great meeting
@doggface208
the man behind the cranberry juice-sipping, Fleetwood Mac singing
#dreamschallenge
video
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NEW: Moscow police give more info on 911 call:
Surviving University of Idaho roommates summoned friends to home because they believed one of the 2nd floor victims had passed out and wasn't waking up. 911 was then called. Multiple people talked w/ dispatcher before police arrived
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Update from Moscow police. Newest info includes:
• Victims likely asleep when attacked
• Some had defensive wounds
• All stabbed multiple times
• No sign of sexual assault
• Roommates + man in Grub Truck video not suspected
• Rumors of victims being tied up are inaccurate
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Canyon County Pride Festival organizers counted 4,000 people within the event's first hour. There were still long lines to get in by the time I left two hours in. I also saw about 20 protesters
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Update: Angela was let in halfway through! Shoutout to the office of
@GovernorLittle
for reaching out to see if they could help get her in. When Idaho stories go national, it's important to remember that local reporters are still going to understand the community best.
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Dr. Ryan Cole can no longer practice primary care medicine or prescribe medication in Washington.
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St. Luke’s suggested $37 million to the jury as a fair number for compensatory damages from Ammon Bundy and other defendants.
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I'm in Gem County covering Ammon Bundy's hearing regarding fraudulent transfers. Bundy did not show up.
He posted this letter to St. Luke's attorney this morning:
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An arrest warrant was issued for Ammon Bundy this morning. Bail is set at $250,000. I'll have more info coming soon on this, so stay tuned
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Moscow police announced
@GovernorLittle
is sending $1 million to aid in the University of Idaho homicide investigation.
Little's office told me that money will come out of state emergency funds.
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Still thinking about yesterday's police shooting and the way Texas Roadhouse remained open to a steady stream of customers while someone's body lay in the parking lot for over an hour
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Jo Acker was a self-proclaimed “nerd” who “talked like a ‘90s mom.” She “adored” her two cats, Sebastian and Peridot. She jumped out airplanes. She “hated bullies more than anything.” No one I spoke to was surprised Acker would confront an armed man.
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Such a slap in the face to give answers to national outlets but not local reporters. Whether or not it's the intention, it comes across as caring more about getting a national audience than answers to your community.
@LatahCountyID
@CityofMoscowId
@ISPHeadquarters
It’s really frustrating for local journalists to see things like this after we’ve already asked these questions and gotten “can’t talk about that.” Local reporters are here doing the work and we know this community.
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St. Luke's is alleging Bundy sold the home to Welling in an attempt to avoid losing it if he did not pay damages in the defamation lawsuit. It is illegal to transfer property for the express purpose of putting it beyond the reach of creditors.
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The Gem County Sheriff's office just told me that no one from their office is at Ammon Bundy's home and no one is trying to arrest him at the moment.
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Anyway, if you want to know what actually happened (and not just some random guy from New York's take on a local video he took without permission), check out my story:
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Avalon Hardy was charged with battery of a law enforcement officer. But after video of the incident was played in court and a lieutenant made contradictory statements on the stand, the judge began to doubt the police story.
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I just spoke with Moscow Police Captain Tyson Berrett. He confirmed that all four people who died were students at the University of Idaho. Here's my updated story with new info:
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To braid hair in Idaho, you must obtain a cosmetology license. But these expensive and time-consuming programs teach you little to nothing about how to braid hair. Three refugees who have been braiding since they were children are suing the state.
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Some personal/professional news!
I’ll soon be moving to Boise to join the
@IdahoStatesman
. I fell in the love with the area while covering the Legislature and could not be more excited to begin reporting on the Valley for a news team I’ve long admired.
The next in our line of new hires for the
@IdahoStatesman
newsroom:
@sallykrutzig
, who is doing terrific work at the Post Register of Idaho Falls.
Sally will join us May 17 as our Growth & Development reporter, a new beat that will explore all the ways the Valley is changing.
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For anyone else eagerly waiting to hear about the cannibalism bill:
Rep . Scott said she’s worried people are eating other people.
“This is going to be normalized at some point, the way our society’s going and the direction we’re going,” Scott said.
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At least three witnesses are no longer willing to testify in St. Luke’s defamation lawsuit against Ammon Bundy because they fear retaliation from him and his followers, according to an attorney in the case.
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Bryan Kohberger will be housed in the Latah County Jail. Here's a photo of that facility:
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Gov. Little was noticeably less explicit in his condemnation of Patriot Front than his Democratic opponent.
Heidt: "White nationalists, I say to you. You are not welcome here. As Governor I will stand up to these groups violating the Idaho way of life."
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One defendant is here: Aaron Welling, manager of White Barn Enterprises LLC. He bought Ammon Bundy's home for $250,000 in December. Bundy said he now rents the home from Welling.
Court docs show an appraiser said Bundy's home was worth at least $1 million.
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At U of I vigil, Kaylee’s father revealed his daughter and Madison Mogen, close friends since 6th grade, died while together.
“They came here together. They eventually get into the same apartment together. And in the end, they died together, in the same room, in the same bed."
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One year ago, pro-abortion protester Avalon Hardy was arrested for police battery. A night in jail, 8 court proceedings and 7 months later, a judge threw the case out for lack of evidence.
Now, she's suing the ISP officers for civil rights violations.
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My favorite part: Scott said she watched a TV clip on an airplane where a chef fed human flesh in sausage to contestants.
“They didn’t tell the people, they fed it to them,” Scott said.
A search showed that TruTV had a prank show where they pretended to feed people flesh.
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An Idaho Statesman reporter who drove to the scene has confirmed there are no police at Bundy's home.
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Not a lot of new info out of Moscow police presser. A few things officially confirmed include:
• Two bodies found on 2nd floor, two on 3rd
• Jack not suspected
• 911 caller wasn't the attacker
• Nothing found in dumpsters
• Non-roommates were there when 911 call was made
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‘We exist’: Canyon County’s first Pride Festival draws thousands
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Idaho has some of the worst-funded schools in the country. Leaking roofs, collapsing pipes, freezing classrooms. How did Idaho schools get here?
Important story from
@BeccaSavransky
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For the record, I am not Team Cannibalism. I am Team Jacob.
New low for the Statesman, being on team cannibalism.
Or maybe it’s to protect Satanists?
Why not reinforce our code to prevent any future malicious intent?
I imagine they would be handing out Soylent green.
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Roberto Padilla Argüelles thought he would be returning to Mexico in just two weeks after three months away from his wife and children. He stopped by the Boise mall on Monday to buy gifts for them.
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“There isn't anything going on. We've gotten several phone calls here recently from people that are under the assumption that we're “surrounding his home.” That's a quote from a caller, not from me. And that's not accurate. That is not happening."
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To be clear, Ed Orbea did not tell me he saw posts containing physical threats. He said he saw posts indicating people with two opposing views would attend the rally. He became concerned about safety. Someone can be concerned without having been threatened. 1/2
The Freedom Foundation event at the Basque Center was canceled because of social media posts, confirmed Ed Orbea, Basque Center board of directors president.
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I got the time zones mixed up. Angela was there 15 min early. But still. Find a room large enough for all local reporters. I'm sure
@uidaho
has one.
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Police confronted a man in downtown Boise who was dressed in tactical gear, body armor and a ballistics helmet while carrying what a witness described on social media as an AR-15 firearm.
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When Hyde House employees started questioning why their checks were bouncing, the owner abruptly closed the restaurant and stopped answering their calls. Looking into this, I found out it wasn't the first time she's done this in the Boise area.
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Judge finds Ammon Bundy in default after he files the wrong documents
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Ammon Bundy's group, the People's Rights Network, has called on supporters to gather at St. Luke's attorney's office and at the home of the Ada County judge presiding over his case.
They've also printed flyers to be handed out in the judge's neighborhood.
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48,000 represents the approximate number of Idahoans (age 13+) who identified as members of the LGBTQ community in the 2020 Census.
The protesters cleaned up the paper immediately after.
(📸
@SmillerPhoto
)
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When will my dad realize that local always reports it first
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Another fun fact from the story: Idaho already has a different cannibalism law, making it the only state to outlaw cannibalism.
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Police: "At this time in the investigation, detectives do not believe any individual at the residence, when 911 was called, is involved in this crime."
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I recently spoke to extremism experts about how white nationalist groups are rebranding themselves as part of the Patriot movement to appeal to a wider audience. I found Patriot Front's manifesto to be an interesting case study of this shift 🧵
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Another trial! A court trial regarding Bundy's contempt of court is being set for October 2. Bundy was charged with continuing to harass witnesses from the defamation case.
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Timberline High School teacher Laura Boulton addresses students who walked out of class to protest her suspension. Story to come!
Photo by
@SmillerPhoto
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Local reporters aren't just members of the media. They're members of your community. Idaho outlets have reporters who know Moscow, went to U of I, even knew the victims as kids. Talk to us. Talk to the
@uiargonaut
. Not Inside Edition.
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Bundy confirms:
St. Luke's Health System and CEO Chris Roth have officially taken ownership of my home and farm in Emmett. My family and I had many amazing memories there and it is very sad to us. When I purchased the home nearly a decade ago we dreamed of living in Emmett the rest of our lives.
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Police news releases after an "officer-involved shooting" are often a good reminder on the importance of using active voice. Let's take a look at why 🧵
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This article was updated several times to better reflect who Jo was as we learned more. I so appreciate everyone who reached out to me about this story.
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About 20 Bundy supporters here. Very chatty crowd. Judge just said she wouldn't be taking any more questions from the audience after people tried to say they all wanted to legally represent the People's Rights Network.
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The jury's verdict said defendants in the St. Luke's lawsuit, including Ammon Bundy and Diego Rodriguez, will owe $52.5 million in damages.
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I asked Bundy why he did not appear today. His response:
"When thieves are determining how to steal from you and they invite you to discuss it with them, it's probably better not to participate."
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The video has gotten 112k views in less than 24 hours without having to spend money on a public ad campaign
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Moscow police holding press conference tomorrow at 3pm PT/4pm MT to give updates on University of Idaho homicide investigation
@apalermotweets
and I will be covering it
Livestream here:
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A lot of new info coming out on the University of Idaho homicides case. My colleagues and I will have several stories out shortly. Stay tuned
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Here's the list of Idaho elected officials who I follow who still have a blue check mark:
Heather Scott
That's it. It's just Heather Scott.
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This is probably the kindest response I've seen to someone getting upset about the paywall on one of my articles. It's a hard time for local journalists and it means a lot when people understand that!
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People's Rights Network issued an "urgent call to action" asking people to support Bundy by showing up at the Gem County Courthouse. About 25 people attended the hearing.
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Statement from St. Luke's attorney Erik Stidham regarding Bundy's decision to not appear for today's contempt trial:
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Here's the TruTV clip that Rep. Heather Scott may have been referencing as the inspiration for her cannibalism bill. Based on her comments, it seems she may not have watched it through to the end...
#idleg
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I'm at the Ada County Courthouse covering Ammon Bundy's 10am arraignment. If he doesn't show up today, the judge will likely issue a warrant for his arrest and he will lose his $10k bond.
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The University of Idaho murder charges affidavit said one surviving roommate was on the *second* floor.
We'd previously reported both were on the first floor.
I was curious where we'd gotten that and found that Moscow police confirmed it to
@apalermotweets
in a Nov. 21 email.
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A court trial is decided by a judge, rather than a jury. It will be a court trial because the judge is not seeking more than six months of jail time.
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Nathan “Doggface” Apodaca will take part in Biden inauguration.
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Bundy, representing himself, is asking the judge a number of legal questions . The judge said she can't give legal advice, but is explaining some aspects of his charges and how the proceedings work.
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Breaking: Moscow store owner said police have visited more than once to ask about sales of a specific brand of military knife. Full story from
@apalermotweets
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Bundy said it is difficult to hire an attorney. He said it is hard to find one willing to defend him. The ones that are willing are "very expensive."
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Read my story about what happened with Ammon Bundy's case in court today:
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Judge getting frustrated that Bundy continues to be confused over how court proceedings work. He keeps asking more questions.
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I spoke with Rep. Chaney about his mother’s recent death and the deadliness of misinformation.
“She wasn’t anti-medicine. She wasn’t gullible. She had two post-secondary degrees. She was an intelligent person. She was, however, a very skeptical person.”
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I've seen some asking why video and photo hasn't been released. As someone who covers a lot of crime, this is pretty normal. Police will often advise witnesses to not share video and photo during an ongoing investigation. It can definitely be frustrating! But, yeah, not unusual
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Bundy requested the judge read the entirety of one of the arraignment documents. She read for about 30 min straight.
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