‘An enduring mark on our state’: Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor, dies at 74

BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Dirk Kempthorne, the charismatic former Idaho governor who went on to lead the U.S. Department of the Interior, died Friday night of complications from late-stage cancer. He was 74. Kempthorne, who also served as a U.S. senator from Idaho and as mayor of Boise, announced his diagnosis in March 2025. He […]
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