Audrey Dutton
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Journalist in Idaho for ProPublica | audrey.dutton@propublica.org | DM for Signal.
Got this in my email this morning. If y'all see these videos on social media, please DM or tag me. I'm curious to see what people say.
November 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Got this in my email this morning. If y'all see these videos on social media, please DM or tag me. I'm curious to see what people say.
And here's what the kindergarten vaccination rates look like, based on the school records (or exemptions) on file for Idaho kids.
October 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
And here's what the kindergarten vaccination rates look like, based on the school records (or exemptions) on file for Idaho kids.
Because of Idaho's legal changes over the past 5-10 years, more parents are filing vaccine exemptions when they register their kindergartner for school. But this is key: exempt ≠ vaccinated. Here's the childhood vax rate, according to surveys of Idaho parents (then validated by medical providers):
October 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Because of Idaho's legal changes over the past 5-10 years, more parents are filing vaccine exemptions when they register their kindergartner for school. But this is key: exempt ≠ vaccinated. Here's the childhood vax rate, according to surveys of Idaho parents (then validated by medical providers):
Measles is showing up in wastewater for Coeur d'Alene. There's been no reported measles case in Idaho. The public health department in North Idaho issued an alert about the wastewater detection on Friday evening, but I haven't seen any news stories yet. data.wastewaterscan.org/tracker?char...
August 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Measles is showing up in wastewater for Coeur d'Alene. There's been no reported measles case in Idaho. The public health department in North Idaho issued an alert about the wastewater detection on Friday evening, but I haven't seen any news stories yet. data.wastewaterscan.org/tracker?char...
If this bill becomes law, it's unclear whether that data (i.e. does x school have 50% of students immunized for measles? Or 5%? or 95%?) will exist anymore.
The usual folks are giving testimony in support of the ban.
The usual folks are giving testimony in support of the ban.
April 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If this bill becomes law, it's unclear whether that data (i.e. does x school have 50% of students immunized for measles? Or 5%? or 95%?) will exist anymore.
The usual folks are giving testimony in support of the ban.
The usual folks are giving testimony in support of the ban.
Can't forget this one, where he is purring loudly but you'd never know it.
February 8, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Can't forget this one, where he is purring loudly but you'd never know it.
Omg there are so many
February 8, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Omg there are so many
It took exactly 34 seconds for him to dart back into the house and run to his favorite blanket and meow at me to sit down and deliver his free human warming accessory.
February 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
It took exactly 34 seconds for him to dart back into the house and run to his favorite blanket and meow at me to sit down and deliver his free human warming accessory.
In the latest court filing for his bankruptcy case, Ammon Bundy says he hasn't been paying income taxes "and refuses to do so voluntarily. ... Mr. Bundy knows better than to be 'a good tax paying citizen'," he writes.
December 18, 2024 at 2:28 AM
In the latest court filing for his bankruptcy case, Ammon Bundy says he hasn't been paying income taxes "and refuses to do so voluntarily. ... Mr. Bundy knows better than to be 'a good tax paying citizen'," he writes.
He's feeling extra Grinchy today
November 21, 2024 at 8:27 PM
He's feeling extra Grinchy today
Idaho law doesn't require an autopsy, though, and Roberts couldn't force one. So, Onyxx became one of Idaho's many child deaths that never undergo a forensic exam.
But Onyxx was not just a statistic. He was a 2-month-old baby who loved being fed, smiling and watching his big brothers.
But Onyxx was not just a statistic. He was a 2-month-old baby who loved being fed, smiling and watching his big brothers.
November 11, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Idaho law doesn't require an autopsy, though, and Roberts couldn't force one. So, Onyxx became one of Idaho's many child deaths that never undergo a forensic exam.
But Onyxx was not just a statistic. He was a 2-month-old baby who loved being fed, smiling and watching his big brothers.
But Onyxx was not just a statistic. He was a 2-month-old baby who loved being fed, smiling and watching his big brothers.
Frustrated, a detective called the neighboring county's coroner, Jimmy Roberts, who was elected in 2022 on a promise to improve death investigations, even when it meant working 50-hour weeks for a $22,000 salary. When Roberts heard about Onyxx's case, he felt helpless.
November 11, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Frustrated, a detective called the neighboring county's coroner, Jimmy Roberts, who was elected in 2022 on a promise to improve death investigations, even when it meant working 50-hour weeks for a $22,000 salary. When Roberts heard about Onyxx's case, he felt helpless.