Voices to Hear students stand on the edge of Steptoe Butte in the Palouse Hills of east Washington. (Credit: Voices to Hear) Listen In an effort to get more Idaho […]Read More
Idaho
A crowd of hundreds of students and community members gathered on the University of Idaho campus for Wednesday night’s vigil. Credit: Lauren Paterson Listen (Runtime 1:08) Read After four University […]Read More
Fourth grade student Jalone Green works on his paddle in Lapwai, Idaho. Credit: Lauren Paterson Listen (Runtime 3:05) Read Julian Matthews walks the stairs to his downtown Moscow office. He’s […]Read More
Geese congregate along the shore of Lake Coeur d’Alene, Nov. 5, 2022. Credit: Lauren Paterson / NWPB Listen For over 30 years, Native American Heritage Month has been federally-recognized. Northwest […]Read More
Lake Coeur d’Alene is an important destination for Northwesterners and the Coeur d’Alene tribe. But there’s more recovery work to be done at the Superfund site, according to a new […]Read More
A student walks in front of the University of Idaho Administration Building Friday evening. Photo by Rachel Sun Listen (Runtime 3:29) Read The University of Idaho is facing backlash from […]Read More
A University of Idaho memo has gone viral in the wake of Idaho’s new abortion law. (Photo by Andrew Lang) Listen The University of Idaho has issued guidance for its […]Read More
Incident Management Team members responding to fire activity towards Orogrande on 97, which prompted the evacuation. (Photo courtesy USFS) Listen Rain and cooler temperatures have helped firefighters tame two major […]Read More
Madalyn Asker and Amanda Eller stand in the frame of the first of six houses being designed and built by University of Idaho students. Listen Communities across the country are […]Read More
Washington’s “Bring them home” law takes effect in June. It allows tribal members to pray over a deceased indigenous person without compromising the scene before an autopsy is conducted, and supports survivors of trafficking.Read More
Election results are rolling in Tuesday night, but it's expected to take time to count all the ballots across the Northwest and many other states. Below are key races to watch, and links to resources and results from across Washington, Oregon and Idaho.Read More
State elections officials said Idahoans should not worry about the security of their ballot if they vote absentee. Idaho has used the same basic absentee voting procedures since 1972. So the process is not new to elections officials, even though they are expecting a significant increase in absentee ballots due to the pandemic.Read More
Idaho Gov. Brad Little wants the U.S. Supreme Court to stop Reclaim Idaho from gathering signatures online, as the group tries to get its education funding initiative on November’s ballot.Read More
Reclaim Idaho hopes to put its initiative on the November ballot. It would require the state to raise state income taxes for corporations and people who make more than $250,000 a year. The money would be routed to public schools.Read More
Idaho’s signature gathering window was interrupted in mid-March due to coronavirus restrictions. Now, Reclaim Idaho hopes to put a public school funding initiative on the November ballot by asking a federal judge for extra time to collect signatures.Read More
The matchups have been set for Idaho’s November election. Results were announced Tuesday night in the state’s first all-mail primary election.Read More
After a night of big wins for former Vice President Joe Biden in Michigan and Mississippi, the Democratic presidential primaries in Washington and Idaho did little to clarify the race between the race’s two remaining front-runners.Read More
Tuesday's contests offer 352 delegates among six states. Michigan is the biggest prize, and it could be another pivot point in this Democratic primary.Read More
Idaho’s schools have some 16,000 English language learners, and the majority speak Spanish as a primary language. Yet English language learners make up only 25 percent of Idaho’s Hispanic students, the vast majority of whom speak English.Read More
