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Last stretch of two-lane highway in this fast-growing Idaho city to get widened
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (685+ words) It took hundreds of calls, emails and handwritten letters from the people of Star, but the Idaho Transportation Department will pick up the tab to widen the most traveled road through Idaho’s fastest-growing city. October marks the beginning of engineering…...
CONTRIBUTED CONTENT - Idaho's Homestead Exemption: What it actually protects (and what it doesn't)
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (614+ words) Idaho offers one of the more generous homestead protections in the country, yet many homeowners have never heard of it — and misunderstand what it actually does when they have. It's not a property tax break, and it's not automatic protection…...
Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: September 11, 2026
3+ day, 32+ min ago (166+ words) 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 Reporter Roundtable: September 11, 2026 McClatchy Media has laid off more than…...
Idaho Film Collection grant proposals due Oct. 15
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (75+ words) French, film and humanities students collaborated on a project to bring community stories to life. The Idaho Film Collection supports scholarly research and creative activities in film, photography... Find details and application links on the Idaho Film Collection website. Submit…...
Seeing flags at half-staff in Idaho? Here’s why — and when they’ll be back up
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (482+ words) Are flags in your Idaho town at half-staff? American flags are lowered across the country every Sept. 11. Flag directives can come from the U.S. president through official proclamations and from state governors. Federal directives apply to federal properties, while state directives…...
After budget cuts, Idaho plans to maintain low government spending, state official says
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (363+ words) The Idaho State Capitol building in Boise is pictured Thursday, March 5. Idaho state government agencies’ budget requests for the next fiscal year are now publicly available. The requests, which are online on the Division of Financial Management’s website, are for…...
Idaho Supreme Court approves state officials’ re-drafted abortion ballot initiative language
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (452+ words) Idaho Supreme Court justices listen to oral arguments in an abortion rights ballot initiative lawsuit on Friday, April 25, 2025. From left to right: Justice Robyn Brody, Chief Justice G. Richard Bevan, and Justice Gregory Moeller. The Idaho Supreme Court building in Boise....
Idaho Trail Cam Captures Rare Footage Of Mountain Lion Leading Her Triplet Cubs To Water
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (463+ words) Just a mother mountain lion taking care of her cubs and leading them to some fresh water in the mountains of Idaho. When it comes to the most prolific and majestic predators in North America, the mountain lion (also referred…...
University of Idaho president announces his retirement
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (103+ words) University of Idaho President C. Scott Green addresses reporters at a news conference about the four murdered students on November 20, 2022 MOSCOW, Idaho - One of the longest-serving presidents in University of Idaho history is retiring at the end of the school year....
$1B-Plus Idaho-Nevada Transmission Line Finally Starts Construction
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (739+ words) Great Basin Transmission’s SWIP-North will add a 285-mile, 500-kV link to an existing transmission corridor between Idaho and southern Nevada capable of moving roughly 2,000 MW in either direction. LS Power has started construction on a 285-mile, 500-kV transmission line between…...