The Connector: Idaho Daily News

The drama that followed the tenure of former Boise Police Chief Ryan Lee is about to cost the City of Boise a lot more money; there's an increase of grizzly attacks on cattle in eastern Idaho; plus we'll get the outlook for Halloween and beyond.

We'll look at the data that confirms our first frosts of the season are coming later and later; we'll tell you about a big water problem in McCall; we'll hear Boise State's football coach say that their next game is the biggest game of the season (didn't he say that about the last game?), and we have a story on how some retailers are pleading with Idaho lawmakers not to tax vaping products.

How much do you think members of the Idaho Legislature - a very part-time job - should take home in salary? We've got an election update...plus, we'll remind you of a pretty big football game on the tube tonight.

We'll get the scoop on that fast moving storm which swept across the region overnight, we'll have an election update, we have an update on the Idaho Legislature's efforts to curb DEI programs, and we'll ask, "Just how safe are Idaho's 80 mph speed zones?"

There's a big change in the weather outlook, a local health district has made a rather controversial decision on what vaccines it will offer, we'll have an election update, plus we'll tell you about an effort to make jury duty a bit more bearable.

We'll tell you about an election letter, intended to go out to voters, isn't anywhere near seeing the light of day; some local officials are already talking about snow, snow forecasts, and backcountry safety, and we'll get an update that reminds us that this year's wildfire season isn't anywhere near from being over.

We'll check in to see how last week's sub-freezing temperatures and precipitation impacted the region's wildfires, we'll tell you how Boise's newest fire station as a tip of the fire helmet to our past and future, plus we've got an update on an effort to shore up security this Election Day.

We'll get you up to speed on our ever-changing weather outlook, we've got some pretty good news on the fire watch, we're keeping an eye on who's spending what this election season, particularly on Proposition 1, and we'll tell you about an extended contract for Boise State for its broadcasting and multimedia partner.

We have a second major weather maker moving into the region today, we have two significant updates on the status of death row inmate Thomas Creech, plus we'll have a wildfire update and tell you about Wednesday's State of the City address in Nampa

We've got a big shift in the weather outlook this morning, we'll tell you how investigators are still working to understand how a power line sparked the Valley Fire, plus we've got an update on an officer-involved shooting in a Boise park.

We've got details on some conversations that occurred just before Boise State abruptly forfeited a women's volleyball game against San Jose State,  we'll have some new details on the investigation into the Valley Fire, and early in-person voting begins today in ten Idaho counties.

We'll tell you about which closures you should expect on this Indigenous Peoples' Day, we'll have a wildfire update, we have some alternatives to that bumper-to-bumper traffic that you may be in this morning, plus we've got the scoop on the new "cell-phone waiting area" at the Boise Airport.

In today's episode, red lights and Big Brother, last day for voter registration, lead pipe cleanup in the state and more.

The Kohberger trial is delayed, whooping cough spreads in Southern Idaho, the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights opens in downtown Boise, and more.

We'll start off with a wildland fire update, we'll tell you how the City of Eagle has begun moving books away from the general public in its library, we'll share how Latinas will have a greater influence on this year's election, plus we've got an update on access to COVID, RSV and flu vaccines.

A stinging rebuke of Idaho State Sen. Dan Foreman, we've got a wildfire update, Ketchum has an e-bike challenge, and we'll tell how the state will once again, today, try to eradicate quagga mussels from the Snake River.

In today's episode: multiple crashes in an Idaho dust storm, goats for hire, road striping on State Highway 55, and more.

Boise State's Homecoming Weekend, clean energy on Idaho farms, a wind project at risk in South Central Idaho, and much more.

Witnesses say an Idaho lawmaker was at the center of an ugly incident at a candidate forum, there's some good news on the fire watch, there's a significant change involving kids coming into the YMCA, and there's about to be a big change at the cell phone waiting area at the Boise Airport.

We'll tell you why Boise wants to mount traffic cameras near select intersections, we've got some good news from the fire watch, plus we're learning on how some of Idaho's newest residents are quite politically active.

Today, we're learning about Idaho's new public defender system, we'll consider the aftereffects - on all of us - in the shadow of wildland fires, plus we'll recap what you absolutely have to know about absentee ballots.

Preparation to install and test the first transportable nuclear reactor has started in eastern Idaho. About 1,500 absentee ballots sent out in Jerome and Payette counties were missing legal language for Proposition 1. And after a successful pilot, the city of Boise's curbside composting program is available to residents in apartments and large multifamily buildings.

We've got details on Bryan Kohberger's first appearance in an Ada County courtroom, we'll tell you about a new effort to crackdown on underage vaping, and we've got pretty interesting pre-election registration numbers.

We've got a forecast you won't want to miss, we've got a wildland fire update, plus we'll tell you about a crazy accident in downtown Boise and we also have some new data that confirms that Boiseans are driving more than ever

Wildland firefighters across the region are really liking today's weather outlook, we'll tell you about the first Treasure Valley Youth Fentanyl Summit, and we'll ask why the City of Boise needs insurance coverage through no less than seven different insurance companies.