Idaho Reports

For decades, much of the discussion around higher education has focused on universities. But the Idaho Department of Labor is trying to show kids that there are other options, like apprenticeships, an...

17 Dec 202228min

Idaho is one of the only states that provides no general funds for local domestic violence services, and providers rely almost entirely on federal funding. This week, producer Ruth Brown explores fund...

10 Dec 202228min

Last week on the Friday show, we featured a segment about the environmental cleanup in the Bunker Hill Superfund site, which stretches all the way from the Montana state border in Shoshone County past...

8 Dec 202230min

For the first time in a decade, the Idaho House of Representatives has a new speaker, and the rest of the lawmakers have their new committee assignments. Kevin Richert of Idaho Education News and Bets...

3 Dec 202228min

This week, the Idaho Legislature convened in Boise for an organizational session at the state capitol in preparation for the 2023 session. Associate producer Logan Finney spoke with several newly elec...

2 Dec 202219min

It’s no surprise that if you’re in rural Idaho and get hurt, it may take a while for first responders to get you to a hospital. But some EMS directors say Idaho’s policies on funding emergency medical...

19 Nov 202228min

This week, producer Ruth Brown is joined by Director Lee Flinn of the Idaho Crisis & Suicide Hotline to discuss the state's transition from the existing suicide hotline to the new nationwide crisis nu...

17 Nov 202215min

This week, Betty Richardson, Ken Burgess, and Jaclyn Kettler of Boise State University join Melissa Davlin to break down congressional, statewide and legislative election results. Our panelists look a...

12 Nov 202228min