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High school football kicks off in southern Idaho with limited schedule
BOISE, Idaho — The sights and sounds of high school football return to stadiums across Idaho this weekend as the season kicks off with a limited schedule of season openers. More than a dozen teams in KTVB's coverage area open the 2024 campaign Friday night. Homedale plays host to Snake River in a rematch of the 2023 state quarterfinals. The Trojans are No. 2 in the 4A rankings in the preseason state media poll.
This Idaho City’s Dumb Policy Continues to Anger Idahoans
Every city in Idaho is special to those who live there, regardless of how long they have lived in their own unique Idahome. No, we're not going to report that one city is the best over another. However, one city has a HUGE problem that threatens to disrupt anyone visiting this Treasure Valley city.
New cameras, AI, and technology are the future for fighting wildfires in Idaho
ALERTWest is a new company formed in 2023 to provided firefighters with an advantage to detect wildfires, provide real-time data to help them allocate the proper resources through the use of cameras.
Idaho Burns and the Environmentalists Fiddle
The federal government needs to get the hell out of Idaho! The fires currently wiping out our forests and history could’ve been minimized by some simple logic. Instead, policy is being made by tree-spiking, granola-chomping, and hemp skirt-wearing kooks like Tracy Stone-Manning at the Bureau of Land Management. Our forests won’t survive another four years of liberal madness.
USDA Awards $2 Million to Idaho Through Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, Including Major Grant to University of Idaho
BOISE - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that Idaho will receive more than $2.2 million in Fiscal Year 2024 through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). The funding, provided by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), is aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of specialty crops within the state. Administered by the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA), these grants will support 17 projects across the state, each designed to foster innovation, improve marketing, and strengthen the state’s specialty crop industries.
Idaho Man Goes Viral For Switching To Tesla For Farming
Tesla Cybertrucks in Idaho... you either hate them... or probably hate them. Despite boasting a variety of "futuristic qualities", one could argue that the Tesla Cybertruck is among the most hated in the entire Gem State. Now, an Idaho man has drawn national attention and sparked controversy with his decision...
Idaho’s Midget Wrestling Obsession Proves Size Doesn’t Matter
Summertime in the Treasure Valley often means that there are a ton of events going on. Whether it's a concert, a food festival or a community resource event--these are drawing crowds pretty regularly each week while the weather is warm and sunny. One very unique and 'niche' tour is headed...
Wildfires increase mercury in Pacific Northwest headwater streams, USGS study shows
Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey found wildfires are increasing mercury concentrations in Pacific Northwest headwater streams. Mercury is a naturally occurring metal found in rocks and soil. But under the right conditions, it can be converted into methylmercury, a highly toxic form that accumulates in organisms such as fish and humans, said Boise-based USGS […]
Idaho Fish and Game relocates grizzly bear after cattle depredations
BOISE, Idaho — A 5-year-old female grizzly bear was relocated Wednesday following multiple cattle depredations in the Island Park area, according to the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service began trapping southeast of Henry's Lake following the livestock conflicts. Officials said a...
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