SOMOS: Un espacio de inclusión que empodera e informa a la comunidad Latina en Idaho

El programa Somos es una iniciativa de la Unión Estadounidense de las Libertades Civiles de de Idaho BOISE, Idaho —  Un grupo sigue creciendo con una misión: empoderar, informar y unir a la comunidad Latina. Se trata de SOMOS, una iniciativa impulsada por …

Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: June 20, 2025

Idaho Public lands are under threat of being sold, a Valley County mine plans to expand, the Idaho Parental Rights Act is causing concerns, a new analysis has linked climate change to increasingly hot summers and there's a new minimum wage requirement …

Idaho’s sees a modest tick down in unemployment for May

BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — Idaho’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased between April and May, from 3.7% to 3.6%, according to a release from the Idaho Department of Labor. The workforce in May decreased by 875 people to 1,011,244, and those …

AAA Idaho Travel Projections - Old Records Go Up in Smoke This 4th of July

BOISE – (June 20, 2025) – Stop us if you’ve heard this one – we’re about to set another record for holiday travel.  According to AAA, 72.2 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home for food, fireworks, and family vacations this Independence …

Idaho Foodbank Distributes Food Boxes at Latah County Fairgrounds 

June 20, 2025 Cooper McCauley News The Idaho Foodbank will be holding a food distribution at the Latah County Fairgrounds on Monday, June 23, starting at 10:00 am and ending when the last box is handed out. The distributions provide a variety of fresh …

89-year-old Idaho woman dies after falling into Snake River

CHEYENNE (WNE) — An elderly woman died Wednesday after being swept into the Snake River. That’s according to Star Valley Search and Rescue and the Star Valley Independent. The Lincoln County rescue outfit responded Wednesday evening, while the Independent …

Why We Need to Keep Marijuana Illegal in Idaho

No, this isn’t Reefer Madness.  I’ve shared warnings about marijuana use in the past, and the pot puffers get all bent out of shape.  They claim any bad news is propaganda, as if somehow that pot was the finest health benefit produced by Mother Nature.  …

BYU-Idaho public speaking event to be held in July

Every semester BYU-Idaho's Presentation Practice Center holds a TED Talk-style event called I-Talk. Public speaking tutor and PPC director of events Maren Buma says the speakers chosen should be able to connect with their student-body audience and …

Concerning situations to address in Southern Idaho

This Viral Idaho Sweet Treat Is Blowing Up Online

If there’s one way to describe Boise right now it's… almost summer. It’s been hitting the 80s recently and we wouldn’t be surprised if the temperatures rose to be in the 90s every day soon. Summer is here and sure there’s floating the river and …