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Idaho Gov. Brad Little commits $10M to aquifer projects as water negotiations continue
As farmers continue to work toward longterm water agreements, Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced Tuesday that he is committing an additional $10 million for projects intended to improve the health of the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer. The $10 million in funding is in addition to $30 million Little and the Idaho Legislature have set aside […]
First CWD Case Confirmed in North Idaho
Below is a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Idaho Fish and Game recently received test results confirming a positive case of chronic wasting disease in an adult female white-tailed deer roughly 3 miles outside of Bonners Ferry in hunting Unit 1. The deer was reported to Fish and Game by a landowner who found the dead deer in early July.
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.
U.S. Attorney’s Office Shares Internet Safety Materials for Families During the Start of the Schoolyear
BOISE - As families and communities across Idaho prepare for the new school year, the U.S. Attorney’s Office is stepping up its efforts to promote internet safety. U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit and his team have announced the release of new resources aimed at protecting children from online predators, including a public service announcement (PSA) addressing the dangers of “sextortion.”
Growing Idaho: Fighting fires is harder for wilderness homes
BOISE, Idaho — People are building homes all over, including in and around our wilderness. It's a picturesque place to live, but it's also making things tougher on wildland firefighters. New homes are popping up everywhere you turn, in downtowns, in suburbia, and in the wildland urban interface (WUI)....
Little Reward for Firefighters Battling Blaze in Idaho Wilderness
I wouldn’t want to work as a firefighter. It’s not an easy job. Winds can shift, some unseen accelerant can pop, and you can’t always see hazards in a haze of smoke. This goes for people battling housefires and wildland blazes. You couldn’t pay a desk jockey like me nearly enough.
Idaho Capitol briefly evacuated after bomb threat about presidential election
BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — A threatening email about the presidential election sparked an alarming message sent by an Idaho Capitol building alert system that told Capitol employees to evacuate immediately. Some Capitol workers received an alert that instructed them to leave the Boise building at 9:05 a.m. Monday, according...
Importance of Oregon vs. Boise State in Group of Five College Football Playoff race
With 12 teams set to make the College Football Playoff this season — including one from the Group of 5 — the stakes will be raised in countless games across the country. And you can count a Week 2 showdown between Boise State and Oregon among them. While the Ducks could likely lose one or even two […] The post Importance of Oregon vs. Boise State in Group of Five College Football Playoff race appeared first on On3.
Young Bull Elk Relocated Out of Boise
Below is a news release from the Idaho Fish and Game Department. The pull of an air gun trigger, the thwap of a dart hitting the rump of an elk, and the barely-above-a-whisper call over the radio: “Dart is in” are all followed by a couple of minutes of quiet observation. One can feel a sense of anticipation from the silence of the assembled enforcement officers and wildlife biologists.
Log in your watersports and help St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital
MasterCraft's Surf to Save Lives campaign raises awareness and funds for St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Former pro wakeboarder Alexa Score tells us how the watersports community is making a difference -- and about her own journey with childhood cancer. To find out how you can help, visit MasterCraft.com/Surf-to-Save-Lives.
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