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Inside Ag: The strange origin of Idaho’s famous spud

KTVB 7 - Idaho · August 20, 2025

You say potato, researchers say tomato. A new study shows the surprising lineage of potatoes, tracing back 9 million years. PARMA, Idaho — Idaho is world-famous for its potatoes. But newly released research suggests we should be bragging about our...

The ‘roaring inferno’ of the Sunset Fire took everything from some North Idaho residents

The Spokesman-Review - Washington State ·

CARREYWOOD, Idaho – Linda and Walter Anderson arrived in North Idaho 45 years ago, practically homeless with the exception of a tent they pitched in the mountains of Careywood. On Tuesday, the couple stood amid the wreckage of their 80-acre...

Boise Bar Blasted for ‘Inhumane’ Treatment of Homeless Man [Video]

103.5 KISS FM - Idaho · August 19, 2025

A video posted online by a local Boise bar and concert venue is beginning to create waves not only in Boise's live music and 'punk' scene, but across the entire Treasure Valley. We're luck to live in a place where folks look out for one another...

Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger's chilling obsessions revealed: American Psycho, Alex Murdaugh and more

Hindustan Times · August 19, 2025

Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger loved the violent movie American Psycho, his cellmate said during an interview with police, as reported by the New York Post. He was also fascinated by murderer Alex Murdaugh, an attorney who was found guilty of the...

Local legislator focused on longterm water storage projects to complement recharge efforts and secure Idaho’s future

East Idaho News · August 20, 2025

REXBURG – When it comes to managing Idaho’s most abundant natural resource, Sen. Kevin Cook, R-Idaho Falls, believes water storage is a critical component that’s often overlooked. During a seminar co-hosted by the Henrys Fork Watershed Council and...

Idaho Department of Lands seeks to balance pending budget cuts with firefighting needs

Idaho Capital Sun · August 19, 2025

Idaho Department of Lands officials are seeking to balance state-mandated budget cuts that almost all state agencies face this year with the desire to provide the aggressive and safe wildfire response Idahoans expect, state officials said. Idaho...

Longtime business owners named grand marshals for Rainier Round-Up Days

Nisqually Valley News - Washington State · August 19, 2025

Jacob Dimond / jake@yelmonline.com The annual Rainier Round-Up Days Parade is set to return at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 23, and two longtime business owners and Rainier residents, Steve and Sheryl Turner, will be highlighted and honored as the...

Idaho demands Forest Service wildfire documents

Capital Press - Oregon · August 19, 2025

Published 2:41 pm Tuesday, August 19, 2025 Idaho’s government has filed a lawsuit demanding the U.S. Forest Service turn over documents explaining its wildfire policies under the Freedom of Information Act. Earlier this year, the Idaho Attorney...

Starch Madness remains in Boise through 2031

Columbia Basin Herald - Washington State · August 19, 2025

MOSES LAKE — In a statement by the Big Sky Conference, the Starch Madness tournament will remain in Boise through 2031. The conference and Idaho’s state capital agreed to terms that keeps the annual men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in...

Under Idaho Medicaid law, doctors warn kids’ access to primary care is at risk

The Spokesman-Review - Washington State ·

Idaho providers warn that a new state law meant to overhaul the way the state manages care for Medicaid patients risks stripping away primary care access for those patients — many of whom are children. Lawmakers this year passed House Bill 345,...

Boise Residents Rave About This Popular Family Owned Brunch Spot

Power 105.5 - Idaho · August 19, 2025

Boise is known for having the best brunch places in the Treasure Valley. No matter where you go in Boise you know that you’re going to have a great experience. The service is always above average and the food is show-stopping. If you’re looking...

Good news, women! Idaho isn’t the very worst state for equality. Two rank lower

The Spokesman-Review - Washington State ·

Thanks to gorgeous mountains, bountiful outdoor recreation and a thriving capital city, Idahoans often sip blissfully from a stream of flattery flowing from the outside world. But not always. A newly updated study suggests the Gem State isn’t...

Wilson Station opens in Boise, adding 102 affordable homes for local families

ABC 6 - Idaho · August 19, 2025

BOISE, Idaho — Boise has added more affordable housing with the opening of Wilson Station Apartments, a 102-unit complex serving families earning below 80% of the area’s median income. The complex, which first opened in May, is located next to...

Starch Madness Staying in Boise Through 2031

Nonstop Local SWX Sports - Washington State ·

FARMINGTON, Utah (Aug. 19, 2025) – Starch Madness will live on in Boise for many years to come, as the Big Sky Conference and its partners in Idaho’s state capital proudly announced today that they have agreed to terms for the league’s annual...

Oklahoma to require teachers pass political belief test

The Center Square · August 19, 2025

(The Center Square) - Oklahoma will begin requiring teachers who move to the state from California or New York to pass certification exams proving their values align with Oklahoma’s. The test reportedly contains 50 questions on American...

Cashing in on ‘AI slop’: The surreal business taking over the web

The Detroit News - Michigan ·

Luis Talavera, a 31-year-old loan officer in eastern Idaho, first went viral in June with an AI-generated video on TikTok in which a fake but lifelike old man talked about soiling himself. Within two weeks, he had used AI to pump out 91 more,...

Dev Chidambaram wins national award for corrosion science research

The American Bazaar · August 19, 2025

Dev Chidambaram, an Indian American Chemical & Materials Engineering Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, has won Electrochemical Society’s (ECS) 2025 Rusty Award for Mid-Career Excellence in Corrosion. Chidambaram will receive the award...

Idaho student murders investigation reveals killer's 'scary' history

USA Today ·

Before he was arrested and convicted for the murders of four university students in Idaho, Bryan Kohberger raised concerns among his classmates and faculty members in Washington, leading to multiple formal complaints against the former criminal...

Idaho’s Boulder-White Clouds: 10 years of wilderness protection

The Missoula Current - Montana · August 19, 2025

Clark Corbin (Idaho Capital Sun) Some of the newest wilderness areas in America are celebrating their 10th anniversary this month thanks to a years-long bipartisan public lands push that started in Idaho. On Aug. 7. 2015, former President Barack...

On Nigeria’s economy

Blueprint Newspapers Limited · August 19, 2025

As the year gradually runs to an end, the need to examine the state of things becomes inevitable to take stocks and forge ahead. It is on this premise that the President of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Mr. Gabriel Idahosa,...