Idaho Matters

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. 

A new work of fiction revisits a defining moment in history through three generations of women, revealing how the hopes and struggles of one era can shape the stories we carry with us. 

As forecasters warn of a dangerous wildfires season ahead, one expert reflects on the lessons of the historic 1988 Yellowstone fires and what they mean for this summer.

Idaho Public Television's annual Be My Neighbor Day is bringing free family activities, Daniel Tiger characters and lessons of kindness to Gem State communities.

A new report looks at how zoning codes in different regions of the state are impacting how much we pay for housing.

After DEI programs end at public land agencies, some wildland firefighters band together to create more inclusion.

Officials are thinking about cleanup, after the Claremont Fire burns large parts of the Boise Foothills.

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 birthday gift unlike any other gives one woman the change to glimpse her future and decide whether it's the life she truly wants.

Idaho is creating a first-of-its-kind statewide kinship care plan to support the thousands of relatives and family friends raising children when parents can't. 

A legal expert breaks down the Supreme Court's latest decisions on birthright citizenship and transgender participation in school sports, explaining what the ruling means and what questions remain.

A new report finds women living in poverty are significantly more likely to develop and die from cervical cancer, underscoring disparities in access to preventative care.

The Ada County Medical Society honored Dr. Patrice Burgess with a Lifetime Achievement Award.