Melissa Davlin
@davlin.bsky.social
Host, lead producer, Idaho Reports. President, Idaho Press Club. Uncool mom. Slow runner. ⚾🏀🏒
based on latest satellite detections, I’m showing roughy 70 miles of *active* fire perimeter on the Big Grass Fire #IdahoFire That’s 70 miles in one of the most remote and inhospitable highlands and canyon-lands in the country. We simply do not have resources to stop this fire
Respectfully to my friends in the WHCA..... I have never understood inviting any president, but especially if they actively insult your members.
The Independent@the-independent.com · 3mo agoTrump posts AI image of CNN’s Kaitlan Collins as Dylan Mulvaney following WHCD trans joke
Heckuva day to find out Josiah shoved multiple colored pencils into the air filter.
Here is just one of the things I've been working on these past few months. Director Adam McCoy and I are proud of pulling this off on such a compressed deadline. Airing July 30th: www.pbs.org/video/previe...
Idaho Experience | Preview of "Preserving Our American Memories" | Season 9 | Episode 5
Idaho Experience explores what makes an object an artifact through exhibits like the Merci Train.
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I am on the downswing of one of the most intensely stressful work seasons of my whole entire life, so if any of my friends are reading this, thank you for dealing with my prolonged periods of stress/radio silence/whatever this has been. Hopefully in August I will be slightly normal again.
For four hours, hundreds of people were detained — without food, or consistent access to water, bathrooms or medical treatment, including a man who was bleeding from his head after an officer allegedly struck him with a rifle, the lawsuit claims.
In southwest Idaho FBI raid, officials zip-tiped teens and used aggressive force, lawsuit alleges • Idaho Capital Sun
A lawsuit by ACLU of Idaho alleges law enforcement used aggressive tactics and unjustly detained hundreds of people, including children.
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It's so rare that I team I cheer for wins, so this is nice.
There’s a lot to despair about in journalism lately. But the rise of visual forensics in newsrooms is fantastic.
Federal agents in Minneapolis wrestled Alex Pretti to the ground and secured the handgun he was carrying moments before shooting him multiple times, according to a Washington Post analysis of video footage. Read more: https://wapo.st/4qGOx8M
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
Declaring myself the founding president of Producers, Editors, and Newsroom Leaders Against Acronyms (PENLAA).
If an editor in chief turns down multiple opportunities to review a piece, and then pulls it at the last minute after their newsroom has promoted it, she's a bad manager. That's not failing to avoid drama in her own newsroom, as Sally's piece puts it. It's awful for the entire institution.
Sally Jenkins@sallyjenx.bsky.social · 10mo agoThe Bari Weiss hysteria continues. Exactly what in "this piece isn't ready" and "try harder to get comment from the administration" constitutes the death of American journalism? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Idaho has significantly reformed its public defense system since 2022. Now, the state Supreme Court will weigh whether the changes are enough to show the state is meeting its constitutional obligation to provide adequate representation or if it’s too soon to decide. #idleg #idpol
Idaho Supreme Court weighs arguments in state public defense system case • Idaho Capital Sun
The Idaho Supreme Court heard arguments Friday on whether Idaho's new public defense system meets constitutional requirements.
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Some late breaking news on a Friday: IDHW has informed Medicaid providers it will reduce reimbursement rates by 4% starting Sept. 1: blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.org/2025/08/22/i... #idleg #idaho #Medicaid
IDHW reducing Medicaid provider rates by 4% - Idaho Reports
By Melissa Davlin, Idaho Reports The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare has notified Medicaid providers that the state will reduce reimbursement rates by 4%, effective Sept. 1. The reductions wil...
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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...
The State Public Defender’s Office has adopted a policy on minimum qualifications to be a capital qualified death penalty attorney, after a change in state law may increase the number of death penalty cases in Idaho. #idpol blog.idahoreports.idahoptv.org/2025/07/30/s...
State Public Defense adopts policy on capital defense guidelines - Idaho Reports
By Ruth Brown, Idaho Reports The Idaho State Public Defender’s Office has adopted a policy on minimum qualifications to be a capital qualified death penalty attorney, after a change in state law may...
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I talked to Cody Funke yesterday to make sure he understood our story would say he made mistakes. He reacted by chuckling and saying, yeah, figured as much but it needs to be told. Funke was super cooperative as we reported this story. He doesn't want to see this happen with another new coroner.
Jessica Lussenhop@jlussenhop.bsky.social · last yr.This story by @audreydutton.bsky.social is incredible for many reasons, including that it contains someone willing to admit they were wrong: "Funke said the story of Betty Strong’s death needs to be told, even if it shows that he and Idaho County made mistakes" www.propublica.org/article/idah...
!!! Those "Pay Us What You Owe Us" shirts! #WNBA I'm so ready for this game. Team Collier, baby.
In other important news: It's WNBA All Star weekend, and I am Team Collier. (Even before CC was out on the IL. I hope she heals up quickly.)
Pals! I've received several kind messages over the last 24 hours about the rescission package. Thank you. As far as what this means for IdahoPTV specifically, we're in a wait-and-see situation. I'm going to keep trucking. I have lots of work to do for this 4th grade Idaho history series. (1/2)
Idaho Reports is on hiatus for the summer. The team is working on other IdahoPTV projects, including productions for Outdoor Idaho, Idaho Experience, and America250. Stay tuned for more info! In related news, I met this very nice cat on a shoot this morning. I also saw a hummingbird.
Early estimates show around 40,000 Idahoans could lose Medicaid coverage under the sweeping budget reconciliation bill passed Thursday by Congress. By my coworker Laura Guido.
Thousands of Idahoans could lose healthcare coverage under federal spending bill • Idaho Capital Sun
Thousands of Idaho residents could lose health care coverage under the budget bill approved by Congress and supported by Idaho's congressmen.
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