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The Old Crow Medicine Show performs on stage. Left to Right: Mike Harris, Critter Fuqua, Dante’ Pope, Ketch Secor, Morgan Jahning, Cory Younts. Not Pictured: PJ George. (Old Crow Medicine Show / Brendan McLean) The American dream has been shaped by many different voices, a countless number of which come from Americana music. From folk to country to bluegrass, each sound has played an important rol...

( Berkley) This episode of Idaho Matters originally aired on April 29, 2024. Readers fell in love with author Nikki Payne's debut novel, " Pride and Protest ," a retelling of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." It got all kinds of buzz, from Ebony Magazine to Oprah Daily. Now Payne is back with her latest novel, " Sex, Lies and Sensibility ," a modern re-working of Austen's "Sense and Sensibility...

(The Spokesman Review) This episode of Idaho Matters originally aired on November 13, 2023. Last November Idaho Matters got the chance to sit down with two FBI agents who were on the ground during the Ruby Ridge Standoff in North Idaho back in 1992. They were about to appear on the CBS TV show "FBI True" and agreed to come on Idaho Matters to talk about the incident. Last month we were honored to...

This episode of Idaho Matters originally aired on April 1, 2024. Recently, we learned that the popular Braun Brothers Reunion Festival would celebrate its 40th anniversary in Idaho in August. It was back in 1984 when Muzzie Braun and his wife launched the popular music festival, and it's been going strong for four decades. The festival started in Stanley, then moved to Challis, where every year th...

(M.G. Smith / Flickr) Primary election results are in, the Ada County Highway District has rebranded , speed limits could be changing in Meridian, we’re running behind on surplus money and we take a look at water rights in Eastern Idaho. 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 jour...

Wind energy is a big part of the transition from fossil fuels. But that comes with consequences, including the potential for more deadly collisions between birds and turbines. Researchers in our region art trying to solve that problem. Wyoming Public Radio's Will Walkey reports for the Mountain West News Bureau.

( Random House Canada) Have you ever thought about abandoning it all and prioritizing yourself? That's the topic author Heidi Reimer delves into in her debut novel, " The Mother Act ." She joined Idaho Matters to talk more.

Internal Body II, 2023, cotton rope and low-fire terracotta, aluminium armature courtesy of Tanya Aguiñiga and Volume Gallery, Chicago. (Tanya Aguiñiga / Sun Valley Museum of Art) As one of the oldest art forms, weaving has a place in many cultures. The skill is not only a practical one but also one of creative expression, tradition and activism, all of which the Sun Valley Museum of Art is explor...

Asteroid "Jenny." ( <a href="http://asteroidoccultation.com/">asteroidoccultation.com</a>) How big is an asteroid? It's not like you can just run out with a tape measure and figure that out. It turns out, if you can find it and you know when it might pass in front of a star, it's not that hard to do. And a lot of students and citizen scientists like to do it. Chris Anderson is the coor...

(Robin Grant / Flickr) Idaho is seeing what many say is a youth mental health crisis. Teens face depression and anxiety, and parents are struggling without the tools they need to help their kids. That’s the premise of the Navigating Teen Mental Health panel Thursday night, June 6, at the Boise Centre Boise, sponsored by Boise State Public Radio and KTVB TV. The hope is to spark conversation and gi...

Leslie Hagenstein indicates where the New Fork River flows through her property on Mar. 27, 2024. She signed up for a program that pays her to pause irrigation on her land in order to save Colorado River water. Some experts say the System Conservation Pilot Program, or SCPP, is costly and may not be the most effective way to save Colorado River water. (Alex Hager / KUNC ) Wyoming native Leslie Hag...

The cover of "Sadness Happens: A Celebration of Tears," by Brandon Stosuy. ( Simon & Schuster) Have you ever seen someone crying in public? Maybe in their car or on a run or perhaps in the bathroom? It turns out sadness happens all the time, and author Brandon Stosuy has been watching people cry everywhere he goes in New York, and he started tweeting about it, not realizing it would go vir...

(Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health ) The city of Weiser is hoping to transform its park land to create a space that brings more people together, and they're doing it thanks to The Community Project, which is the brainchild of the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation for Health. Mayor Randy Hibberd and Courtney Frost, senior program officer at the Foundation for Health, joined Idaho Matters to ta...

(Natalie Behring / KHOL) The sun had yet to rise and over a hundred cars, trucks and trailers sat idling in the county fairgrounds parking lot and down the neighboring street. Hunters were drinking coffee, reaching for their toes to limber up and some — saddling horses. Then, 20 minutes before the 6 a.m. start of Wyoming’s annual shed hunt, flashing police lights led the motorcade out of town towa...

After quagga mussels were detected in the Snake River, ISDA set up boat decontamination stations in Twin Falls. It asked everyone who had been in the water during a month-long stretch to get their boats, kayaks and fishing gear cleaned. (Rachel Cohen / Boise State Public Radio ) Invasive quagga mussels were found in Idaho for the first time last fall. The state has been trying to get rid of them,...

( G.P. Putnam's Sons) The award-winning novel "The Guncle" has returned, reuniting us with our favorite characters five years after they spent the summer together. This time, however, they're going abroad. Author Steven Rowley joined Idaho Matters to talk more about his latest novel, The Guncle Abroad .

(iStockphoto) About half of all Americans will go through menopause, but it's still something people don't like to talk about, and that often leaves the women going through it freighted and unsure about what's happening to them as they go through this change.   Last year, we dedicated an entire show to this topic, talking to experts about the different phases of menopause, its symptoms, and how to...

Chad Daybell sits at the defense table after the jury's verdict in his murder trial was read at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. Daybell was convicted of killing his wife and his new girlfriend's two youngest kids in a strange triple murder case that included claims of apocalyptic prophesies, zombie children and illicit affairs. ( AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool) (Ky...

You can help catch and band songbirds with the scientists at the Intermountain Bird Observatory! (Dave Crawforth / Intermountain Bird Observatory) Ever wanted to hold a wild songbird in your hands? That’s something Heidi Ware Carlisle does a lot. She’s the education and outreach director with the Intermountain Bird Observatory which catches and bands songbirds along the Boise River. “We're a resea...

(f_ / iStockphoto.com) Idaho Mom Robin Zikmund knew her son was different at an early age. While his peers were reading by the third grade, her son was still struggling. Eventually her son was diagnosed with dyslexia, but Robin wanted to do more than just have a diagnosis for her son. So she founded the Idaho chapter of Decoding Dyslexia , which has helped make a significant impact on dyslexia leg...

(Animal Wellness Action / Center for a Humane Economy) Spotted Owls are disappearing from Oregon, Washington and northern California. Some officials estimate their numbers have dropped by 75% over the last 20 years. The birds were listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act almost 35 years ago but despite that designation, as few as 3,000 may be left on federal lands in the three states....

( Meridian Canine Rescue) In March, Meridian Canine Rescue faced a rent hike that they couldn’t meet and had to move their operations. They asked the community for help for the move and donations poured in. Now the dog rescue and training operation is moving into their new digs on a private farm in Emmett and we wanted to check in to see how they’re doing . Karinna Lozano is the Meridian Canine Re...

FILE - In this May 27, 2011 file photo, kids fish at twilight at the edge of Kingman Wash, at Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona. Regional health officials say a Las Vegas-area boy died from a rare brain-eating amoeba that investigators think he was exposed to in warm waters at Lake Mead. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) (Julie Jacobson/AP / AP) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently said he had...

(Penguin Random House / Penguin Random House) New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins is back with her latest novel which is set in Cape Cod with fun and quirky family dynamics as well as a truly lovely main character. It’s called Look on the Bright Side and she joined Idaho Matters for a look inside.

Cutting and burning Juniper trees means better habitat for sage grouse. (Connor White / BOSH Project) Imagine this: 50 chainsaw crews fan out over carefully selected areas of Owyhee County in southwest Idaho. For eight hours a day — all they do is cut down hundreds of juniper trees. Then in the spring, more crews go out and burn those fallen trees. This is the BOSH Project . BOSH stands for Brunea...