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The positive test result marks the first known case of CWD in north Idaho. Fish and Game is currently developing a plan for disease sampling to determine the prevalence and distribution of CWD in the area. The timing of the detection will allow hunters to take an active role in providing samples for the effort.

(Northern Rockies News Service) Foster families will have free access to Idaho state parks under a new initiative. The Idaho State Park Foster Family Passport program will give families annual passes to the state's 30 parks. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and the Department of Parks and Recreation are partnering on the program, which is funded by Regence BlueShield of Idaho and the Idaho Business for the Outdoors.

Kuna and Nampa were the only schools in the 5A Southern Idaho Conference River Division to not reach the playoffs last season. The division was loaded with Eagle at the top, Owyhee winning a playoff game and Boise coming out of nowhere to shock the state. A big change in the offseason came at the head coaching position, with Texas native Beau Smith taking over. Coming over from one of the top states in the country when it comes to prep football, he’s eager to...

AmeriCorps, in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service, has launched ForestCorps, a new program training 18 to 26-year-olds to combat wildfires and support land restoration across the West.

KAMIAH - Fires in northern California, eastern Washington, and Oregon are producing smoke and haze across the region, which may impact the communities within and around the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. More light smoke and haze will drift into South and North Idaho tomorrow morning before afternoon winds provide more limited dispersion.

BOISE – The Idaho Governor’s Office of Energy & Mineral Resources, in collaboration with the Idaho Transportation Department and the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for consulting services to support the Idaho National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Program. Following the completion...

Growers from Grangeville up to the Canadian border rely on rain to irrigate their crops, not giving much control to how much water they get. But they can control the quality of the water that runs off their crops and how it affects the river system. David Sparks, Idaho AG today with farmer Brent Uhlhorn. Speaker2: We're long term no till operation. My father started experimenting with no till in the early 80s. Went to full no till 100% on the farm in 1999. Big focus on conservation water tillage eliminating runoff erosion of those different kinds. Had really good luck with it, had our different rounds with types of residue management. We've done heavy harrows. We've done some mowing. Within the last few years, we've actually been able to quit having to do all that. The residue management packages on these, the newer equipment's quite a bit better. So we've been able to get through the residue clearance very well. And so now we just run through a combine. We can come right back in and direct seed into all this this field here it will go into a winter canola crop. But we can also come in and we can plant a spring legume of some kind a pea, a lentil, a chickpea, any of that get right into that, right through it. We can keep all this protection on the soil so we don't have any erosion come in. If we were to get a big storm of some kind, a big cloud burst. Speaker1: It never ceases to amaze me about how diligent farmers are in terms of being stewards of the land.

Some people will do just about anything to make a buck and for scammers, there are absolutely no boundaries when it comes to making some money. Caldwell police shared a post on social media warning of a scam involving phone calls to unsuspecting victims. Caldwell, we are getting calls about...

Idaho environmental groups will rally Saturday morning at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise to push for more renewable energy options in the state. The rally, “Solar for the People Rally,” is organized by the Idaho Sierra Club. Some of the cosponsors of the event include the Idaho Climate Justice League, the Snake River Alliance, Portneuf Resource Council, Idaho Organization of Resource Councils, Boise Bicycle Project, and League of Women Voters of Idaho. ...

BOISE, Idaho — The fate of hunting with advanced technology may be in the hands of the Idaho residents. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) is creating a new task force, the Hunting and Advanced Technology Working Group (HAT). The HAT team is in search of volunteers to make recommendations on advanced technology tools that can or cannot be used for “fair chase” in hunting.

Parenting is one of the hardest jobs there is, and the stress can feel overwhelming, so where can parents turn to get advice?. Idaho Children's Trust Fund has partnered with long-time radio personality Ken Bass and his wife Michelle, a licensed clinical social worker, to create a podcast that dives into these issues.

Wildfires have been blazing across Idaho this summer, but a new study finds the burns are affecting water quality.

EAGLE (Idaho Statesman) — A gold and silver depository that its owner says can store more than Fort Knox just opened in downtown Eagle. Precious metals dealer Money Metals Exchange, based in Eagle, built a $28 million, 37,000-square-foot “extremely secure location for individuals, businesses, family offices, governments, and financial institutions across the globe to store high value precious metals assets,” Money Metals said in an email Monday.

IDAHO FALLS — A state government official spoke to a number of community leaders about steps that water users could take to improve Idaho’s ongoing water scarcity. Idaho Lt. Gov. Scott Bedke was the speaker at the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Tuesday. One major point he emphasized was the importance of considering long-term solutions to the immediate issue.