Idaho Matters

After years covering Idaho's news stories, Scott McIntosh is drawing on his newsroom experience in a new mystery novel. 

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.

Wildfire smoke has caused increasingly poor air quality in theTreasure Valley, posing health risks to everyone and making it important to take precautions.

A romance writer gets the ultimate escape from modern life when she wakes up in Regency England, but living inside her dream world proves more complicated than she imagined.

A new documentary explores the life and death of a young man who served in the Vietnam War and later made the unexpected decision to return to Saigon. 

Wildfires across the west are impacting life in Idaho, bringing smoky skies, health concerns and infrastructure challenges. 

As Boise State enters a new era under President David Hahn, Former Boise State President Dr. Bob Kustra reflects on leadership, higher education and the university's future.

As construction ramps up at the Stibnite mine, ongoing lawsuits continue to challenge the project even as work moves forward.

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.

What started as a seasonal foodborne illness has grown into one of the largest outbreaks the U.S. has seen in years.

Boise is welcoming the Ironman 70.3 back for another year, with organizers preparing for a large number of athletes, traffic and rising temperatures. 

Water is everything in the west, but a century-old law is shaping who has access to the resource and who doesn't, leaving some farmers struggling.

The annual Oregon-Idaho conference of the United Methodist Church, which represents 145 United Methodist churches in Oregon and Idaho, won’t be coming back to Idaho next year.

Boise's Capital City Flute Club is performing a special hometown concert before traveling to Portland to represent the Treasure Valley at the 2026 National Flute Association Conference.

A new exhibit at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West is exploring the history and conservation of the American buffalo.

Following a winter of exceptionally low snowpack, Boise has adopted a new drought emergency ordinance to help protect the city's water supply.

Idaho lawmakers are teaming up for a coordinated response to the growing rat problem in the Treasure Valley, citing health risks and costly property damage.

As a heat advisory pushes temperatures into the triple digits across the state, Idaho Power is monitoring increased electricity demand and sharing ways customers can stay cool.

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 Pocatello family is revisiting the moment an M-44 cyanide device changed their lives, as they push for legislation aimed at ending the use of the devices.

In the wake of a deadly stabbing and then an assault on the Boise Greenbelt, city officials are sitting down for a conversation about public safety and what the Boise Police Department is doing to protect Greenbelt users.

As temperatures reach triple digits in the Treasure Valley, Corpus Commons is working to provide relief for people experiencing homelessness during extreme heat.

A parasite that can cause weeks of severe diarrhea is spreading across the country, with more than a thousand confirmed cases nationwide, including one here in Idaho. 

Giant woodland creatures are coming to life in the Idaho Botanical Garden this summer. 

For the last three months, the America 250: Short Histories of Boise project has explored stories behind familiar places across the city, uncovering why each space and landmark is so special.