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Idaho Senator Mike Crapo has floated an idea to offer some help to low income citizens in need of health insurance; our very, very, very dry weather has impacted this year's Christmas tree crop in a big way; and we'll preview Boise State's appearance in the postseason LA Bowl.
Faces of Hope, the Boise-based crisis intervention organization, says it's in significant financial trouble; there's a proposal to change divorce procedings in Idaho; and what will happen at a Boise debate tonight if there's only one candidate?
There's a new effort to make starter homes more affordable to build; we'll tell you about what is being called a "Youth Roadmap," and it includes some troubling data; plus we'll tell you about a bridge in our region that just keeps taking a beating from oversized trucks.
Idaho has received an "F" in a new national report card; Christmas trees, grown in the northwest, are on their way to Japan, Singapore and Dubai; and a recent comedy concert at Extra Mile Arena has set all kinds of new box office records.
Idaho's largest school district is considering armed 'sentinels' for school security, timber harvest on US Forest Service land in Idaho could double in the next five years, the United Way of South-Central Idaho will close, Boise State football heads for the LA Bowl and the College of Idaho moves on in the NAIA playoffs.
Today: Non-residents wanting to hunt elk or deer in Idaho next year will have to count on the luck of the draw, a former municipal treasurer will spend 15 years in federal prison for defrauding an Idaho city out of nearly $200,000, the Ford Idaho Center officially becomes a CWI property, and why Friday's FIFA World Cup draw matters in Boise.
Hundreds of people in Boise this week got a first-hand account of the holocaust, West Ada Schools could have armed 'School Sentinels' in the hallways under a proposed policy, liquor sales at events in Boise city parks could become permanent, and one former mayor of Twin Falls will complete the legislative term of another former mayor of Twin Falls.
This morning: a reward for information on the illegal poaching of a big horn sheep near Riggins, a fatal domestic shooting in Canyon County, EV charging stations back on track for Idaho highways and welcome muddy trail season!
Today, The Nampa City Council formally approved conveying the Ford Idaho Center property to the College of Western Idaho, McCall and Valley County continue to disagree on how to manage future growth in the popular area, new snowplow names in Ada County, and don't throw out those broken holiday lights!
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.
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