Nampa food truck owners say proposed city-wide operation rules could force them to close
Nampa wants one new license for food trucks with limits on hours and access to utility hook ups. Owners who rent in private lots say it could shut them down.
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Scientists discover possible new dwarf planet beyond Pluto
A new dwarf planet candidate farther out than Pluto was discovered by researchers at the Rubin Observatory.
Brewers win World Series, leaving 4 MLB teams without a title
The Milwaukee Brewers triumphantly won their first World Series in 57 years, beating the Tampa Bay Rays in five games, leaving just four MLB teams still title-less.
Milwaukee Brewers win their first World Series, beating Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5
The Milwaukee Brewers have won their first World Series title in franchise history, beating the Tampa Bay Rays in five games.
Appeals court upholds actor Danny Masterson's rape convictions
Actor Danny Masterson's rape convictions and long prison sentence were upheld by a California appeals court, dismissing claims of trial errors and bias.
Did anyone win Powerball's $716M jackpot? Here are the winning numbers for Oct. 28
A $716 million jackpot was up for grabs in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing. Here are the winning numbers.
115 years later, this Nampa family farm keeps its legacy alive
As Nampa grows, Wissel Farms is celebrating 115 years of family farming, with four generations working to keep its legacy alive.
Trump calls for prosecution of Democratic Alaska Senate candidate over candidate controversy
The New York Times reported the Democratic Senate candidate in Alaska appeared to be involved in recruiting a candidate with the same name as the GOP incumbent.
Idaho Supreme Court upholds dismissal of legal challenge to state public defense office
The Idaho Supreme Court ruled in a 3-2 decision Wednesday that a legal challenge to Idaho’s new state public defense system may be dismissed. The ruling upheld a lower court’s dismissal of the case. The majority’s decision found there wasn’t enough evidence to demonstrate the statewide system, which began operations…
Forget your ID at the polls? Voting by affidavit has changed ... slightly
Poll workers now need to call their county's election office and verify voter information, including a birth date or driver's license number, before handing out a ballot.
Told her baby wouldn’t survive, she had to leave Idaho for an abortion. She’s sharing her story.
MERIDIAN, Idaho — It didn’t take long for doctors to see that something was amiss with Rebecca Crozier’s pregnancy. At her eight-week ultrasound in 2025, they mentioned a possible neural tube defect, she said, but after some research, she thought it was something that could be managed or treated. “If it was a fixable…
Time for change? Permanent daylight saving time bill awaiting US Senate action
Most of the nation returns to standard time Sunday morning, and Congress could decide as early as next month whether it will be the last time people have to change their clocks. President Donald Trump wants year-round daylight saving time. The U.S. House voted overwhelmingly in July for the change. Lots of Democrats…
Courts to decide fate of Trump’s latest push to control voting as Election Day nears
Less than a week before Election Day, President Donald Trump’s unprecedented drive for power over elections has set the stage for a series of courtroom fights that could quickly lead to a high-stakes showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court over the limits of federal authority. Democrats and voting rights advocates have…
Corrected: Idaho allocates its entire $186 million in federal grant to improve rural health access
Correction: This story was corrected at 12:15 p.m. Oct. 28 to reflect that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid announcement Wednesday reflected that Idaho had spent its entire $186 million first-year grant and did not announce second-year funding. The agency has not yet decided on second-year grant amounts…
Dolores Huerta, influential labor leader, feminist and civil rights icon, dies at 96
Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase "Sí, se puede!" that became a widespread rallying cry.
Hailey voters will decide if the city fire department joins Blaine County Fire and Rescue
Local fire chiefs say the city has outgrown its long-time volunteer fire department model.
Federal government sues state over Idaho National Laboratory water rights
The federal government has filed a lawsuit against the state of Idaho, seeking to block the state from curtailing water use at Idaho National Laboratory and from administering federal water rights, court records indicate. On Sept. 11, the U.S. government filed a lawsuit against the state, the Idaho Department of Water…
In Idaho, independent political polls are rare ahead of elections. Here’s why.
How competitive is the race to represent Idaho in the U.S. Senate? It depends which poll you look at. According to a poll released last week by the campaign for Todd Achilles, an independent running for U.S. Senate, Republican incumbent Jim Risch has only a six-point lead over Achilles. Eight percent of voters were…
900+ women criminally charged for their conduct during pregnancies
In the first three years after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to an abortion in June 2022, more than 900 women faced criminal charges for conduct related to their pregnancies, according to a new report. Most state laws that prohibit or regulate abortion seek to penalize those who provide…
100 episodes of Our Living Lands
Two years ago, when we launched Our Living Lands, we planned to cover climate change's impact on Indigenous communities across the country. After 100 episodes, I'm proud of how much we’ve done.
Natanya Biskar Reads an Excerpt from Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”
On the fourth week of October, Natanya Biskar reads an excerpt from Leo Tolstoy’s classic novel, “War and Peace.”
Yellowstone receives largest donation in park service history
Skeptics question energy company’s data center ties, but former superintendent takes $105M in good faith.
An Indigenous climb up Mount Tahoma
Jessie Sears, a Karuk documentary film producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting, joined an Indigenous journey up Mount Tahoma, also known as Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in the Cascades.
Some students return to school in Bend, Oregon, after shooting
The Bend-La Pine District is releasing students early Wednesday, but the impacted school, Silver Rail Elementary, remains closed until further notice.