University of Idaho entomology lab powers up imaging

Published 10:10 am Friday, September 12, 2025 An image-detailing digital microscope and a chemical-replacing X-ray scanner improve University of Idaho Extension educator Armando Falcon’s ability to promptly supply farmers with detailed, vital...

Boise mayor appoints Maureen Brewer to lead planning department

BOISE, Idaho (CBS2)— Mayor Lauren McLean has appointed Maureen Brewer to head the city's Department of Planning and Development Services (PDS). Brewer, who has spent nearly a decade addressing affordable housing and homelessness, is well-regarded...

Idaho’s CTE success: Preparing students for the jobs our economy needs

In education, there’s a long-standing myth that students must choose between going to college or going straight to work. Idaho’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs are proving that’s a false choice. In fact, they’re showing that...

Healthy Chukars set to open playoffs with high hopes, expectations

IDAHO FALLS — Entering the season, manager Troy Percival believed his Chukars squad could win 50 to 55 games. Then they lost two of their top five starting pitchers before the end of the first series of the season — one to a major league...

Idaho judge receives death threats following controversial sentencing

ST. ANTHONY, Idaho — Almost immediately following an EastIdahoNews.com story about the sentencing of 22-year-old Candon Dahle, misinformation about the ruling, the charges, and even the judge began to spread online like wildfire. Similar to a game...

Rowan Hypoallergenic Piercing opens first location in Idaho

Ear piercing has evolved dramatically since those original days of the MTV generation when one’s girlfriend used alcohol, a needle, ice and maybe a potato as a cushion to perform a piercing, as this reporter can attest. At a Glance: Rowan opens...

Arrestan a hombre de Caldwell en relación con tiroteo en el vecindario North End de Boise

La policía de Boise arrestó a Bennett Lembke el sábado 6 de septiembre por un tiroteo que hirió a una persona. BOISE, Idaho — Un hombre de Caldwell fue arrestado el miércoles en relación con un tiroteo que occurio el sábado por la noche que dejó...

Medical board learns of unlicensed doctor, cosmetologist doing business on Guam but investigations pending

The Guam Board of Medical Examiners received two complaints related to an unlicensed physician and an unlicensed cosmetologist, both conducting business on Guam, but investigations remain pending over the board’s clarification of its jurisdiction....

The consequences of privatizing VA medical care

I am a Boise resident, a veteran and I receive my medical care at the Boise VA. For some time now there has been an effort by the federal government to privatize veterans’ health care. If you’ve been watching the news, you will see that the Trump...

Idaho firefighter dies from cardiac emergency while battling Dragon Bravo Fire

An Idaho firefighter has died in northern Arizona while battling the Dragon Bravo Fire, north of the Grand Canyon. Officials say 70-year-old J. Hank Hester was actively involved in "suppression repair" when he suffered a cardiac emergency on...

Idaho firefighter, 70, dies during wildfire operations near Grand Canyon National Park

Dozens of buildings inside the North Rim of the Grand Canyon have been destroyed, including a historic lodge, as a chlorine gas leak has forced firefighter evacuations after the Dragon Bravo Fire exhibited extreme and volatile behavior and ripped...

Flesh Eating Parasite in the U.S. Could Come to Idaho

As summer ends and school weeks tick on by, concerns about getting sick will rise. The temperatures will soon drop, the wind will pick up, and cold and flu season will begin to take over classrooms, workplaces, and homes. While nobody wants to be...

Idaho firefighter dies while battling Grand Canyon wildfire

GRAND CANYON, Ariz. — A firefighter from Idaho died Monday while working on repairs tied to a massive fire by the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. J. Hank Hester, 70, of Priest River, Idaho, was assigned to hazard tree removal operations as part of...

Idaho Matters Doctor Roundtable: September 10, 2025

As some politicians in our country push the message of personal choice on vaccinations, doctors and infectious disease experts are sounding the alarm. They are warning that this isn’t just about one person’s decision, saying that getting...

Caldwell man arrested in Washington after Boise shooting

BOISE, Idaho — Boise Police say a suspect has been arrested in a weekend shooting that took place in Boise's North End, which left one man in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. According to police, 34-year-old Bennett Lembke from...

Boise trustees approve a $30.4 million property tax increase

Boise trustees have OK’d a big increase in the school property tax rate — an estimated 18%. Boise will collect an additional $30.4 million in property taxes this year. School officials say the district needs this money to continue important...

OPINION: An emasculated Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo risks children’s lives

If you wonder what it looks like to be completely emasculated as a senior member of the United States Senate, cast a glance in the direction of the chairperson of the Finance Committee. Mike Crapo, of Idaho, is politically and morally emasculated....

Health Alert: Bat found in Lemhi County tests positive for rabies

The following is a news release from Eastern Idaho Public Health: LEMHI COUNTY, Idaho (KIFI) — EIPH has confirmed that a bat found in Lemhi County has tested positive for rabies. Rabies is a fatal viral illness in humans and other animals....

Idaho wants to apply to a rural health fund created by the ‘Big Beautiful Bill.’ You can weigh in.

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare wants the public’s help as the state applies to a new federal rural health program. Idaho is planning to apply to the Rural Health Transformation Fund, a $50 billion five-year fund created by the One Big...

Boise School District approves sharp increase in school property tax collection

On Monday, the Boise School District approved a sharp increase in the school property tax collection. The district will collect $156.4 million in taxes in 2025, or $30.4 million more than last year, through its maintenance and operations levy...