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Listeners of Idaho Matters that love the show mention:It's Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.
A coalition of educators, parents and community leaders are suing the state of Idaho over our state's new school voucher law.
Rock 'n' roll wasn't just a new sound - it was a cultural explosion. Meet the trailblazers and legends who turned up the volume and changed the face of music.
A new program is helping people to strengthen their bodies and peace of mind in just a few minutes a day.
A major medical breakthrough is offering some hope for families battling Huntington's disease.
A new symposium is shining a spotlight on a series of legal battles around the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
Idaho ranchers are embracing new technologies like drones and virtual fencing.Â
Romance novelist Ellen O'Cover has a new book out called The Heartbreak Hotel.
One former Boise math teacher is creating award-winning card games which are being played around the world.
For most of us, we only get a few minutes with our physician at the doctor's office. With so many patients and so few doctors, there is very little face-to-face time with the medical professionals who can have a profound impact on our bodies and our minds.
A new mural in Sun Valley dives into the history of the Wood River Valley and into the history of parachuting beavers.
There was a groundbreaking on the Stibnite Gold Mine last week, the gold mine is also still facing lawsuits from multiple organizations and the Nez Perce tribe, three Idaho Falls schools canceled class after reports and rumors of a gun threat that grew out of a school prank, there is talk a new Nuclear Task Force and a Foster Care Closet in Blackfoot is getting a big boost. It's Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.Our journalist panel today: Drew Dodson, reporter and editor for the Valley Lookout Kevin Fixler, investigative reporter with the Idaho Statesman Kaitlyn Hart, reporter with East Idaho News
Five Idaho lawmakers joined more than 200 other leaders from across the country for a "50 States, One Israel" conference hosted and sponsored by Israel and are now facing criticism.Â
Across Idaho, nonprofits have been stretched thin, but they're not the only ones feeling the pressure, so are the philanthropists working to support them.
Jimmy Kimmel is back and so is fall television!Â
During a televised news conference, the president stated that there was a link between Tylenol use in pregnancy and autism. In the time since that claim many experts have come out saying the evidence simply doesn't support his theory.
Idaho consistently ranks among the states with the highest suicide rates, prompting action from a group of Boise nonprofits with a series of events aimed at sparking change.Â
Corruption, revenge and meat pies that are hiding a deadly secret! This fall, Opera Idaho is inviting you into the dark world of Sweeny Todd.Â
"Fall Flights" has returned to the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise - giving you a chance to experience the avian ambassadors who live at the Center up close.Â
Back in the 1860s in Idaho, skills like butter churning and blacksmithing were essential to everyday life. Now the Schick-Ostolasa Farmstead is giving you the chance to step back in time and celebrate the Gem State's past.
After eight years, the Nampa Mayor has announced that her mayoral time has reached its end.
Over the years, the job of a school superintendent in Idaho had changed drastically, turning a position that was once considered a privilege into one that many no longer want.
Speaking up is hard at any age, but especially if you're a kid experiencing a scary situation. That's why organizations like CASA of Southwest Idaho are so important. They train volunteers who “lend a voice” to kids in foster care, advocating for their best interests.Â
Last week the Idaho Transportation Department announced that almost one person per day was killed in a traffic crash this summer. The Boise Bicycle Project wants to help bring those numbers down, which is why they are hosting a special event this weekend.
It's Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.
Idaho Matters sits down with two best-selling authors who, put together, have written more than 90 books and sold millions of copies around the world.
A new joint investigation from NBC News and Stanford University found that childhood vaccination rates across the U.S. are slipping.
“We're failing our kids.” That's a quote from a Fruitland mom who says her daughter and other kids who need special education are falling through the cracks in Idaho.
Public lands are at the heart of the Gem State, but like many other wild spaces across the U.S., they are under threat.Â
According to a report from the Education Data Initiative there are more than 75,000 kids in Idaho who are food insecure.Â
Beyond potatoes, Idaho is best known for its public lands and abundance of outdoor recreation. Which is a big part of Latino Conservation Week every year.
Across the U.S. there's a pilot shortage, particularly when it comes to women, which is why one Idaho program is working to change that.Â
It's Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.
Dr. Jeff Meldrum was Idaho's preeminent researcher into the cryptoid known as Bigfoot.
Yesterday, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was murdered while speaking on a college campus in Utah.
On September 11th, 2001, our nation changed forever. Now, more than 20 years later, it's important to remember not just the lives we lost but also how our community came together in the aftermath.
The Emmys are set for this weekend, a beautiful new film is about to open and there's a new Downton Abbey film on the way!
As some politicians in our country push the message of personal choice on vaccinations, doctors and infectious disease experts are sounding the alarm.
In Idaho, there are 450 different systems to take care of wastewater and more than 2,000 systems that bring safe drinking water to homes across the state. Now, a new report has revealed that many of these treatment plants are old and falling apart.
Falls can happen to anyone, but for older adults, injuries can be more serious, impacting both the health and independence of our seniors.
Every year in Idaho West Nile returns as a threat to the public. Now, the Canyon County District is asking for your help to solve the problem.
Everybody has a story to share, and each year writers from all over the state gather around a campfire to do just that.
A new charter school is the first given the green light under a new law designed to create innovative choices in public education.