The Connector: Idaho Daily News

The group behind the reproductive rights ballot initiative has been doing some significant fundraising; some Idhao voters will be going back to the polls on Tuesday; and we'll tell you why international visitors will be paying more to enter some of our parks.

The trial for three men accused of forcibly removing a woman from a town hall meeting is going forward; there is an increase in reported illness associaed with raw milk; and on this busiest travel day of the year, we'll check in with AAA Idaho.

We have some surprising results from a recount of Elmore County ballots (hundreds weren't counted on Election Night); there are some new travel security measures heading to airports; and we'll visit a rather unique northwest turkey farm.

We have an exclusive conversation with a Boise State student arrested outside an ICE detention center;  days before Thanksgiving, we'll visit the organizations who serve those who don't know where their next meal will come from; plus we'll hear what it's like to run a cranberry farm in the northwest.

There's a big update in the effort to put reproductive rights on a statewide Idaho ballot; there's some very tellig data from Idaho's Crisis and Suicide hotline services; and the folks at St. Vincent De Paul are putting together Thanksgiving meal boxes today and they say it will be a record number.

The family of a murder victim of Bryan Kohberger says they intend to sue the college that Kohberger was attending, Washington State University; a hand count has been ordered in the election ballot mismatch in Elmore County: and avian flu will likely have an impact on this year's cost of Thanksgiving.

The Supreme Court has set a date for legal arguments over Idaho's ban of transgender athletics; an Idaho conservative group wants the legislature to name an Idaho state highway after Charlie Kirk; and Boise's new Fire Chief was sworn into office Tuesday evening.

There's an invesigation into possible discrimination at an Idaho YMCA; ACHD snow plow drivers have gone through a so-called "no snow" dry run to make sure they're ready for winter; and Boise State football is trying to get back on its feet for this weekend's Senior Night.

Some Idaho officials say they're deeply concerned about Qtari military personnel training at the Mountain Home Air Force Base; a team of Idaho officials is in D.C. today looking for federal help with water storage solutions  including the possibility of building a new Teton dam; and we'll profile Idaho's new millenial mayor.

Lifetime is planning a TV movie about Bryan Kohberger but thousands of people have signed a petition to stop it; we'll tell how the government has shut down a program that allowed people to file their taxes for free; and we'll preview an ABSOLUTE must-win for Boise State football.

We have some more details on a crash which claimed the life of a young Boise pedestrian; we'll hear from the Idaho man who got a pardon from President Trump;  and we'll visit one of the busiest food pantries in the region.  It's on the campus of Boise State.

Idaho SNAP benefits will get a portion of their food benefits; with shorter days, there's an increase of wildlife collissions; and we'll tell you an Idhao man - he's an extreme runner- was pardoned of a crime by President Trump.

We'll tell you how a very popular family-owned burger and shake eatery is helping out its neighbors in McCall - particularly those families who depend on SNAP; and a local official wants her community to have much more awareness plus training on how to detect and prevent human trafficking in Idaho.

Idaho travelers are more than a bit nervous about the curtailment of flights: City of Ketchum officials are not seeing eye to eye about traveling on the taxpayers' dime; and the City of McCall is preparing to go to a four-day work week.

Idaho travelers are nervously awaiting word on the impact of plans to slash travel at a number of major airports, many of which are direct destinations to and from Boise; we've got an update on a huge Idaho Power project; and people in north central Idaho are debating the benefit of a  massive Amazon facility.

In the wake of this week's election, Idaho Democrats are optimistic about 2026; attorneys for Bryan Kohberger were back in a courtroom Wednesday; and some Idahoans who had their SNAP benefits evaporate are going fishing.

We've got a recap of the winners and losers from Tuesday's local elections; plus we'll tell you about something quite special that's happening at the Treefort Music Hall today.

It's Election Day and we're keeping a close watch on voter turnout today; we'll tell you about a new effort to get a medical cannabis initiative on next year's ballot; and we visit the Boise Airport where federal workers continue to show to work without getting paid.

One day until Election Day and there's heightened interest in a number of Idaho communities; The State of Idaho has been sending personal data of food stamp recipients to the U.S. Department of Agriculture; and how if the Boise Airport faring with TSA agents and air traffic controllers working without pay?

Idaho (or at least Idaho lawmakers) have a continuing dilemma with changing the clocks back and forward and back and forward... each year; we'll tell you why a star player on the Boise State football team won't be playing tomorrow; and Senator Mike Crapo's colleagues are asking him to use some of his authority to release financial records of infamous sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

An Idaho small business owner is joining the fight at the US Supreme Court, pushing back against tariffs; there's a big change to the Anne Frank Memorial in downtown Boise; and why do folks spend so very much on their pets for Halloween?

We have an update on a probable food stamp crisis that's about to hit 130,000 Idahoans; there's a troubling backlog at the coroner's office; and Boise's go-to guy on parks and rec says goodbye with a smile.

There's a probe into a chief of police in a northern California town who commutes to work from his home outside of Boise; friends and family of a former Idaho congressman are mourning his passing; and Betty the Washerwoman is officially a landmark.

A Boise resident says her modest petition created some "magic," resulting in a pocket park in her neighborhood; we'll tell you about a blue ribbon panel tasked with addressing Idaho's housing dilemma; and there's a pending shortage of Catholic priests in east Idaho.

There's going to be a new method to lower the speed limit of e-bikes and e-scooters in Boise; Idaho's DOGE committee is still on the hunt to cut un-filled job openings; and it will be Friday Night Lights for Boise State Football.