The Connector: Idaho Daily News

The Boise County Commissioner accused of stabbing a teen girl in an altercation on the Payette River last summer has filed a counter-suit against the victim and her family, staff at The Idaho Statesman are ready to go on strike for higher wages, West Ada Schools will replace one elementary and add a new CTE building by August 2027, and the Idaho Steelheads eliminated from the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

Organizers behind the effort to decriminalize reproductive rights at the ballot box say they have enough signatures to get the question to voters this November, thousands of Idahoans have dropped health insurance since January, AAA warns of continued increases to gas prices in Idaho, and for the second time in three years, Washington State is suing Boise-based grocery giant Albertsons.

We're remembering former Idaho Governor and public official Dirk Kempthorne, who died Friday at 74, a primary election primer as early voting opens in many Idaho counties today, an impressive USL Cup debut for AC Boise, and ag experts say its not just water shortages which will make the growing season difficult for farmers.

Boise County asks the state Attorney General's office for help investigating county officials, Boise Police say a man was shot in downtown early Wednesday, Idahoan Foods closing its Rupert plant and where to watch as the USS Idaho nuclear submarine is commissioned this weekend.

Idaho officials lay the groundwork to spend $186 million on rural healthcare by the end of October, Boise cautiously moving forward with expanding pickleball courts in city parks, water conservation incentives and usage surcharges planned in Hailey, and for the second straight year, a former Idaho high school football player could be taken in the first round of the NFL draft.

Idaho's largest teachers union issues a vote of no confidence in Governor Brad Little, who shrugs off the criticism, Boise State settles a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a former school administrator, the latest unemployment data show Idaho holding steady, and trash handlers need the public to stop throwing rechargeable batteries in the trash, where they are a fire hazard.

Nampa's search for a new mayor abruptly slows after a contentious city council meeting, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon expected in Idaho today, a third special assistant U.S. Attorney for Idaho is hired to fight drug crime in North Idaho, and the state's highest-paid public employee gets a contract extension and a raise.

Nampa City Council members meet again this afternoon to try and find a path to appoint a new mayor, fertilizer prices are pinching Idaho farmers, a local creamery has issued a pasteurization-related recall for its ice cream, and we'll take you to the semi-annual highway crossing of thousands of sheep in Eagle.

A civil lawsuit accuses a Boise County Commissioner of assaulting a woman and her teen children on the Payette River last summer, Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) blocked an attempt to revive the IRS's Direct File tax program, travel to the Boise Farmer's market will get a little more complicated, and why Idaho's environmental regulators are suing McCall's sewer district. Today's episode has been upda...

Nampa is still without a full-time mayor after council members rejected two potential appointees Wednesday, including a former mayor, plus, how changes to the U.S. Forest Service will impact Idaho, what an emergency drought declaration means for water use this summer, and a snowboarding pioneer who ran an Idaho resort has died.

It's tax deadline day! What to do if you need more time, plus, Boise State's interim president is moving on to take over another western university, flows on the Boise River will increase this week for flood control, as drought is declared across the state, and why investors are keeping Albertsons stock in the freezer isle.

We've got some important tax tips for Idahoans who are waiting until the last minute to file their taxes; the Gem State is still dealing with a shrinking bottom line in spite of the fact that tax collections are way up; and there have been some snafus in some of the ballots that have gone out to Idaho voters.

In the shadow of the escalating war with Iran, Idaho gas prices continue to climb; there are some new childcare options being proposed in Boise; and an Idhao community wants to dissolve its current form of law enforcement and move forward with a new police force of its own.

Gov. Little issues his first vetos of the now-ended legislative session, health officials say a person with measles travelled through the Boise airport last month, and a wildfire Thursday in East Idaho led to brief evacuation orders after a controlled burn got out of control near the Snake River. Those stories and more today on The Connector!

Idaho airmen have now been deployed to the war in Iran; it's irrigation season across the region. That means bountiful crops and gardens but also danger near our canal system; and there's a big change in law enforcement being proposed in Blaine County.

Have you heard about the "pride pole" outside of Boise City Hall? Officials say they need more tools to curb reckless driving in the Boise community; we have a new fire season outlook; and bears are coming out of hibernation a bit too early... and that's a bit of a problem.

Idaho has new job numbers. They're not great; we have an update on proposed "railroad quiet zones" in Canyon County; and for some members of Idaho's trans community, remaining in the Gem State isn't tenable anymore.

This morning, we have new data regarding abortions in Idaho; there were a lot of firsts Saturday night, all linked to Idaho's first professional soccer team; and we'll tell you about a proposal to put a cold-plunge business in city parks alongside the lake in McCall.

Statehouse lawmakers are hitting the bricks after gaveling out Thursday evening, bringing their 2026  legislative session to a close; state election officals are trying to understand President Trump's new edict on mail-in voting; and Athletic Club Boise is prepping for its first-ever home opener.

At least nine people were arrested in the Governor's office Wednesday, during a 'peaceful sit-in' in protest of house bill 752. Lawmakers are racing toward the end of the session, with an eye on continued budget cuts, partisan ACHD elections, and restrictions on teacher's unions. Plus, a new study shows marijuana use can negatively affect memories - including creating false ones.

Because of a new state law, the Boise City Council was forced to lower the Pride Flag outside of its City Hall Tuesday, and emotions were running high; the legislature wants to put more restrictions on Medicaid recipients; and because a spike in building, rental prices in the region have decided to hold still (for a while).

For the first time, four Idaho communities will commemorate a Trans Day of Visbility today; the divisive debate over kratom hit the floor of the Idaho Senate Monday and it was anybody's guess how lawmakers would vote on how Idaho should treat the substance; and a local lawmaker is expected to enter a plea in a case where he's charged with stealing advertising material from an airport terminal.

One of the strictest pieces of legislation in the nation, targeting transgender persons, now sits on the desk of Governor Little; there's an effort among some local idaho officials to slow down construction of data centers; and we have a preview of Athletic Club Boise's first home opener.

Lawmakers have a road map for the end of the 2026 regular session, Boise State University will examine renaming Cesar Chavez Lane, medicaid expansion enrollees would have to prove they've worked, studied or volunteered before gaining benefit eligibility under legislation being finalized at the statehouse, and we meet the 'Festival Fairy' at Treefort Music Fest. Correction: this episode incorrectly...

Idaho's online K-12 learning program could take a 50% budget cut, lawmakers advanced a plan to prop up the state budget using transfers one GOP leader previously called a "gimmick," and the Trump Administration's anti-immigration policies are impacting The Treefort Music Festival.