Idaho Matters

Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week.

It's been 60 years since the Voting Rights Act was signed into law.

Idaho Public Television has a new series that goes behind the scenes of Idaho jobs to help kids decide what to be when they grow up.

The Department of Health and Human Services is pulling five hundred million dollars in funding from 22 mRNA vaccine projects that target COVID-19, the flu and other respiratory viruses.

Idaho Fish and Game is asking for your help tracking wild turkeys this summer.

The need for mental health services continues to grow across the country, and especially here in Idaho, but one Caldwell program is stepping up to meet that need.

Just a few weeks ago, a youth-led group unveiled a new project advocating for a clean energy future with a message that's now hard to miss.

Next week, Boise's Climate Action Team will be hitting the streets to try and figure out which parts of the Treasure Valley are the hottest.

Discover the untold story of Rosemary Woodruff Leary, a feminist trailblazer who helped shape the psychedelic movement.

It is one of the most heartbreaking crimes in our state's history, and now New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen is telling the story through the eyes of its only survivor.

This summer get ready to be swept away to dust bowl Kansas for the story of Auntie Em!

Raised on the Nez Perce reservation, Jenny Williams, a skilled Indigenous weaver, passes down generations of traditional handwork to people in her community.

Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including a new federal ruling on Planned Parenthood and the arrival of nuclear energy in Idaho.

A ProPublica reporter has been taking a deep dive into Idaho's troubled coroner system and has uncovered another tragedy.

Think “Pretty Woman” meets “Maid in Manhattan,” and you've got New York Times bestselling author Lynn Painter's new book.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a new director.

Every year, the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute puts together hundreds of classes for adults 50 years and older.

The Idaho Urologic Institute introduced a procedure that gives doctors a non-invasive way to target prostate cancer. 

It's that time of year when many of us are searching for a good beach read. Look no further than Sarah Adler's new novel, following two estranged best friends on a treasure hunt.

Al Larson passed away this month at the age of 103, and Idaho Matters wanted to take you back 10 years ago and reflect on how he got started saving the bluebirds.

For more than a decade, Wish Granters has been helping to create lasting memories for terminally ill adults and their families, and now they're looking to expand their reach even farther.

A federal judge has blocked Idaho from enforcing new rules that would have limited access to HIV treatment based on immigration status.

For the tenth year, Sun Valley Story Tours gives visitors and locals a chance to learn about one of the most popular destinations in Idaho.

For more than two decades, Chase Carter has been hand-making western saddles, now he's passing on his craft to his son. Expressive Idaho's producer met up with their family at the Blackfoot Ranch Rodeo.

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.

Bryan Kohberger sat in a courtroom in Boise and watched as the family members of the four University of Idaho students he murdered spoke out about their loved ones.

In 1984, a 39-year-old woman ran the inaugural women's Olympic marathon. She finished the grueling race bent over and barely able to walk, but she crossed the finish line and became an example of endurance and perseverance.

After missing out on the 2020 celebration due to COVID, the Basque festival is returning bigger and better than ever, preparing six days full of music, food, dance and more.

In a rare disclosure, the White House officials announced that President Trump was diagnosed with a common chronic vein condition.

Outside of Spain, Idaho is home to one of the largest populations of Basque people in the United States. And as it happens, it's also home to one of the Basque Country's oldest grape varieties. 

Despite ending the fiscal year with a surplus, the state could see some budget cuts. 

Everybody's used to seeing a ladybug or two in the garden, but did you know you can find thousands of them up in the Idaho mountains? 

White, pink, yellow and blue opals hide in the rocky landscape of Spencer Opal Mines, the largest-producing precious opal mine in the United States.

Project Pinecone will send nearly a quarter million pine seedlings to the Sawtooth National Forest to revive the once-vibrant landscape that was devastated by the Wapiti fire.

Cheatgrass has sparked an ecological nightmare, fueling wildfires, pushing out native species and creating economic burdens, especially in Idaho.

Sprinkled throughout Idaho's wildlands are many edible plants and fruits. However, it can be hard to know which of these are safe to eat, which is why Idaho Matters sits down with an expert for a few tips on foraging. 

For more than 30 years, the Archives of Falconry has been gathering artifacts, books and art, to preserve the history of falconers and their birds, and now they're expanding. 

It's Friday and time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters catches you up on the past week's headlines, including cuts to funding for public media and sheep headed to the Payette National Forest.

It's 1953 Hong Kong, where whispers of a horrible massacre haunt a mansion. The people who stayed there insist it happened, but police see nothing of the sort.

Livestock face attacks from a new tick and the return of the screwworm, so now the U.S. is preparing to fight back.

To learn more about how a lavender farm works, Idaho Matters went out to Two Hoots Lavender near Five Mile and Overland in Boise.

For 25 years, the Serenata Orchestra has been bringing music to the Treasure Valley, providing free concerts to the community, so that everybody has the chance to experience the classics.

Time to talk about contractors — the bad and the good — and why consumers have to be careful when it comes to having anything done on their home.