The Connector: Idaho Daily News

Idaho (or at least Idaho lawmakers) have a continuing dilemma with changing the clocks back and forward and back and forward... each year; we'll tell you why a star player on the Boise State football team won't be playing tomorrow; and Senator Mike Crapo's colleagues are asking him to use some of his authority to release financial records of infamous sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

An Idaho small business owner is joining the fight at the US Supreme Court, pushing back against tariffs; there's a big change to the Anne Frank Memorial in downtown Boise; and why do folks spend so very much on their pets for Halloween?

We have an update on a probable food stamp crisis that's about to hit 130,000 Idahoans; there's a troubling backlog at the coroner's office; and Boise's go-to guy on parks and rec says goodbye with a smile.

There's a probe into a chief of police in a northern California town who commutes to work from his home outside of Boise; friends and family of a former Idaho congressman are mourning his passing; and Betty the Washerwoman is officially a landmark.

A Boise resident says her modest petition created some "magic," resulting in a pocket park in her neighborhood; we'll tell you about a blue ribbon panel tasked with addressing Idaho's housing dilemma; and there's a pending shortage of Catholic priests in east Idaho.

There's going to be a new method to lower the speed limit of e-bikes and e-scooters in Boise; Idaho's DOGE committee is still on the hunt to cut un-filled job openings; and it will be Friday Night Lights for Boise State Football.

We have some really important news that you need to hear about insurance and food stamps in Idaho; we'll tour Ada County's new election digs; and another debate over EV parking spaces played out at Boise City Hall this week.

Does the Treasure Valley have a rat problem? Why can't Ketchum lawmakers get along? And we have an update on that FBI and ICE raid at a Canyon County racetrack.

We’re following the latest on the raid on an alleged horse gambling ring in Wilder and the simultaneous ICE presence. Idaho Republican leaders are asking for a federal briefing on the Qatari military training at Mountain Home Air Force Base and 3,000 rainbow trout are dead…after a highway accident.

Thousands of people crowded the Idaho Capitol Mall in Boise Saturday as part of the nationwide No Kings protests. Canyon County had its own demonstration as well.FBI agents raided a horse racing facility in Wilder Sunday in connection with an alleged gambling operation, according to multiple outlets. And a Pocatello man has been arrested for allegedly making multiple bomb threats, including near the Idaho Capitol building.

Idaho Fish and Game says Hunters could get cited if they get bad information about rules from AI search results, a large development near McCall won't get access to the local sewer system, and Treefort makes its first announcement of artists booked for this coming spring.

Gov. Brad Little visits the UK, the lawsuit against Idaho's ban on trans women from women's sports will continue, Albertsons posts strong earnings and will buy back more stock, and updated and new historical markers coming to Idaho Roads over the next two years.

A district judge partially ruled in favor of an Idaho drag performer suing a Christian lobbying organization, Ada County Commissioners opening the door -slightly- to commercial solar projects on existing farmland, and hundreds of people gathered at the state capital Tuesday to celebrate what would have been the 32nd birthday of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

How wildfires impact ozone pollution, Boise preparing for the next step forward for the 3,500-unit Murio Farms subdivision and the constitutional problem with lagging tax income in Idaho.

The debate over whether to annex nearby BLM land in Star has been put on hold at city council. Bart Davis has been sworn in as the United States Attorney for the District of Idaho. And Idaho workers' compensation rates will drop for the ninth straight year.

The remains of WWII army lieutenant from Wilder have finally been identified and will soon return home. Boise broke ground on new affordable housing and the Coeur d'Alene Tribe bought back nearly 30,000 acres of reservation land.

A long forgotten -- and now broken pipe -- has ACHD on the hook for an expensive and complicated repair. Hailey is in line for new affordable housing and Coeur d'Alene City Council is declaring Oct. 14 as Charlie Kirk remembrance day.

Idaho State Police have a recruitment problem: we'll tell you why the price of a gallon of gas is likely going to keep climbing; and we'll preview one of our region's most visually stunning and smile-inducing festivals.

We have some thoughts from a local faith community on the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks; they're going after quagga mussels again; and we'll tell you about a unique way to track who's parking where and for how long.

We'll let you know how much insurance premiums will be increasing in Idaho next year; the portal has opened, allowing parents of kids in private schools to apply tax refunds; and we're deconstructing Boise State's big loss to Notre Dame.