8+ hour, 39+ min ago   (428+ words) Sen. Jim Risch and I have traveled much of the same road in Idaho politics and public service. We each served in the Legislature, as lieutenant governor, governor and in the U.S. Congress. In fact, I followed Risch into the governor’s…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (206+ words) At least two Idaho high schools were affected Tuesday in a regional swatting incident, including Nampa High School. A call was made to the Nampa Police Department dispatch at 12:34 p.m., and a woman reported that her boyfriend was outside the school,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (480+ words) As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, there is a remarkable little piece of history worth contemplating. In 2009, researchers at the Library of Congress examined an early draft of the Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson. Using advanced imaging technology, they…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (580+ words) It looks like Idaho taxpayers are getting a pig in a poke with the school voucher scheme. Families this year began applying for a refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 per student to help pay for private school or homeschooled…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (794+ words) Every two years, something unusual happens in Idaho: every single member of the Legislature is up for election. All 70 members of the Idaho House face the voters. So do all 35 members of the Idaho Senate. That means every legislator in…...

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1+ week, 4+ day ago   (332+ words) Boise voters have elected a new candidate to the school board. Andy Hawes, a former trustee and the director of land, water and asset recovery for J.R. Simplot Co., will serve a four-year term on the board after receiving about 51% of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (543+ words) Boise School District buses have gone electric. The district held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday to celebrate eight new electric school buses that will serve 29 schools daily within the Boise School District for the 2026-27 school year. “We’re trying to prioritize schools…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (696+ words) A young girl entered the downtown library’s main lobby on a recent Thursday, repeatedly pressing the “push to open” button at the doors that typically lead customers straight to the books on the first floor. But the doors remained stubbornly…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (836+ words) The situation at the Idaho State Historic Preservation Office just went from bad to worse. Gov. Brad Little announced Friday that the director who oversees the office has resigned to take a position in the private sector. Since that bill…...