In 1968, Congress designated the last Monday in May as Memorial Day, a day to remember, honor and mourn those who have died in America’s wars. Beginning with the Revolutionary War, over 1.3 million ...

Dirk Kempthorne was simply “Dad,” though. And above all, his family, friends and those who knew him said they will remember ...

Former Idaho Gov. and U.S. Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has died at age 74. His family said in a written statement that he died Friday evening in Boise.

Friends and colleagues are remembering Dirk Kempthorne as “a man who truly loved our state” and one who could help people ...

Former Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne will lie in state May 15-16, with a public funeral May 16 at the Cathedral of the Rockies, ...

Idaho’s 30th governor will lie in state at the Capitol until Saturday morning, before a funeral service in Boise.

Dirk Kempthorne, Idaho’s former governor, U.S. senator and Secretary of the Interior, died Friday in Boise after battling cancer. He was 74.

Dirk Kempthorne, the charismatic former Idaho governor who went on to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior, died Friday ...

In American politics, the arc from City Hall to the Cabinet is one of the longest imaginable. Most politicians spend entire careers trying to travel it and never arrive. Dirk Kempthorne, the former ...

More than 100 people lined each side of the Idaho Capitol Friday morning as they said one final goodbye to former Gov. Dirk Kempthorne.

Former Idaho Gov. Dirk Kempthorne, known for his dedicated public service, was also a devoted husband, father, and ...