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ID Projects Among Those Selected for Landscape Restoration Fund

ID Projects Among Those Selected for Landscape Restoration Fund

Northern Rockies News Service June 5, 2023 Eric Tegethoff The federal government is investing $161 million into restoration projects across the West. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has selected 21 projects, including three in Idaho, for the funds – which originate from the Inflation Reduction Act passed by Congress last year. Rob Thornberry is…MORE

Steelheads lose Sunday 5-3 to Everbaldes

Steelheads lose Sunday 5-3 to Everbaldes

The Idaho Steelheads fell by a final score of 5-3 vs. the Florida Everblades in Game Two of the ECHL Kelly Cup Finals. Idaho trailed 4-1 until about five minutes left when the Steelheads scored on a power-play goal then scored just seconds later to pull within one. The Everblades found the back of an…MORE

Families of transgender teen girls sue over Idaho’s ban on gender care for youth

Families of transgender teen girls sue over Idaho’s ban on gender care for youth

Courtesy Idaho Capital Sun The families of two transgender teens have sued Idaho officials in federal court to keep them from enforcing the state’s ban on gender care for youth — a law set to take effect in January. The Republican-led Idaho Legislature passed the law, known as House Bill 71, during this year’s legislative…MORE

Idaho Supreme Court to travel to Rexburg

Idaho Supreme Court to travel to Rexburg

The Idaho Supreme Court plans to take it’s show on the road again this summer. The Idaho Supreme Court will hear three cases on the Brigham Young University-Idaho campus in Rexburg on Wednesday, June 14. The event will give students and members of the Rexburg community an opportunity to see first-hand how the courts operate.…MORE

Park in Nyssa to be renamed after fallen officer

Park in Nyssa to be renamed after fallen officer

The City of Nyssa in Oregon is renaming North Park to “Corporal Joe Johnson Memorial Park.” The change was approved unanimously during a special meeting last week. Joseph Johnson was the Nyssa Reserve Police Officer shot and killed on Saturday, April 15, just a few blocks from North Park, while responding to a call. KIVI-TV…MORE

Broncos’ 2023 Football Schedule Finalized

Broncos’ 2023 Football Schedule Finalized

The national television packages for the Mountain West, Pac-12 and American Athletic Conference were announced Wednesday, cementing dates for the Boise State football team’s 2023 schedule. Boise State’s 10 MW-controlled games will air on either CBS Sports Network or the FOX family of networks (FOX, FS1 or FS2). The Broncos’ season opener at Washington is…MORE

ITD set to repave Chinden Boulevard and Eagle Road intersection tonight

ITD set to repave Chinden Boulevard and Eagle Road intersection tonight

The Idaho Transportation Department will repave the Chinden Boulevard and Eagle Road intersection tonight (May 31), and Thursday, June 1. Drivers should take alternate routes to avoid long delays. Over the next two weeks, crews will pave the northbound lanes of Eagle Road between Hobble Creek Drive and Colchester Drive. Starting tonight, (May 31), Eagle…MORE

Idaho Steelheads set to play the Florida Everblades in Boise Saturday

Idaho Steelheads set to play the Florida Everblades in Boise Saturday

We now know who the Idaho Steelheads will face for the Kelly Cup! After claiming the Western Conference Championship, the Steelheads are going head-to-head against the Florida Everblades. The Florida Everblades defeated the Newfoundland Growlers in Eastern Conference Finals to advance. Game One of the Kelly Cup Finals is set for the Saturday night in…MORE

Meridian Police arrest man for fighting with 15-year-old

Meridian Police arrest man for fighting with 15-year-old

Meridian Police Officers responded to Lake View Golf Course in Meridian off of Ten Mile Rd. on Saturday, to reports of an intoxicated man on the golf course. Officers arrived to find Jesse Houdeshell punching a 15-year-old boy. Officers surrounded Houdeshell to keep him away from the teenager, who he battered several times prior to…MORE

Idaho Stop Law for Cyclists Rolls Across U.S.

Idaho Stop Law for Cyclists Rolls Across U.S.

Northern Rockies News Service May 30, 2023 Idaho Stop Law for Cyclists Rolls Across U.S. Eric Tegethoff The “Idaho Stop” measure for bicyclists is spreading to other states. Minnesota is the latest to adopt the so-called Idaho Stop, in which cyclists can treat stop signs as yield signs. Idaho was the first to adopt this…MORE

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670 KBOI GUEST BLOG: Governor Brad Little

670 KBOI GUEST BLOG: Governor Brad Little

Biden’s vaccine mandate is not the solution By Governor Brad Little Americans are deeply divided on COVID-19 and the response to it. Public health has turned political, there’s no doubt about it. But the situation playing out in hospitals across the country isn’t up for debate. There are more patients in need of critical care…

670 KBOI GUEST BLOG: Governor Brad Little

670 KBOI GUEST BLOG: Governor Brad Little

670 KBOI GUEST BLOG: Governor Brad Little Idaho to help secure U.S.-Mexico border because Biden won’t July 7, 2021 Last week I announced my plan to send Idaho State Police (ISP) troopers to Arizona to help secure the United States-Mexico border and curb the flow of illegal drugs into Idaho due to failed Biden-Harris immigration…

670 KBOI GUEST BLOG: Speaker of the House Scott Bedke

670 KBOI GUEST BLOG: Speaker of the House Scott Bedke

670 KBOI GUEST BLOG: Speaker of the House Scott Bedke   Happy Birthday, Idaho – Let’s Celebrate and Maintain the Idaho Way BY: Speaker of the House Scott Bedke, Oakley There is no better place to live, work, and raise a family than Idaho. As a proud Idaho native who believes, promotes and lives our…