Idaho Matters

Everybody has a story to share, and each year writers from all over the state gather around a campfire to do just that.

A new charter school is the first given the green light under a new law designed to create innovative choices in public education.

What’s it like to hang in the vastness of space and stare down at the Earth? Well, Astronaut Steve Swanson has a pretty good idea.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

For three decades the City Club has been bringing people together to have conversations about everything from politics to health care to art. 

Author Ashley Jordan has written a book for readers and dreamers alike. 

Calls for the resignation of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from his position within the Department of Health and Human Services are intensifying as more than 1,000 employees voice concerns over his controversial public health views.

Constitutional scholars are examining a fundamental question facing our democracy: are we governed by the rule of law or by the will of a sitting president?

Throughout his life, Ernest Hemingway was inspired by many places, including Ketchum, Idaho, where he lived his final years. So it only seems appropriate that’s where the annual Ernest Hemingway Seminar is held.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

What if gravity isn’t just holding us down, but shaping our minds and bodies in ways we never imagined?

Next month the Boise Jazz Society will be kicking off their concert season, welcoming artists like Linda May Han and Alfredo Rodriguez. 

There's a lot of art and history hidden in cemeteries. 

Across the United States there’s growing concern over the nation’s infant mortality rate.

Boise is soon to be home to professional soccer.

How can AI help seniors with their mental health? And as you age, why do your sleep patterns change?

Where can you learn pottery, mentor with fellow artists, learn how to paint in acrylics, try your hand at woodblock print making, paint a pet portrait, get training so you can teach art to homeschool kids and learn how to make sourdough ... all in one community space?

The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes sign a deal with the owner of a proposed Owyhee County mine.

How can plant-rich eating help save the planet?

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.