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7+ hour, 51+ min ago (697+ words) The Boise National Forest covers more than 2.5 million acres and includes more than 500 trails. More than 60% of Idaho is federal public land." Idaho U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher said he is convening meetings statewide to explore transferring management and ownership of the Gem State's vast federal public lands to state and local governments. The Republican congressman on Monday sent a letter to Idaho statewide elected officials, legislators, and county commissioners, calling the eventual shift to local control of the land "imminent." "If this issue is left unaddressed, we will have a real problem on our hands that will likely put unsustainable pressure on local property taxes," Fulcher wrote. Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho) at the Idaho GOP election night watch party at the Grove in Boise, Idaho on November 8, 2022." Nearly two-thirds of Idaho's landmass is federally owned and managed. Fulcher wrote that the…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago (134+ words) Catch, southwest Idaho's leading homelessness nonprofit, is reshaping the region's approach to housing with housing-first strategies that are helping families rebuild and find hope. - On Air Now Playing BSPR Music (Classical, KBSU) How one nonprofit is working to change Idaho's response to homelessness For more than a decade, Catch, which is southwest Idaho's leading nonprofit addressing homelessness, has been our region's cornerstone organization in helping families and individuals exit homelessness for good. Through housing-first strategies, partnerships with local agencies and a commitment to restoring dignity and stability, Catch continues to shape the path toward long-term solutions. Ryan Van Den Heuvel, Director of Development, Betsy Bowling, Region Three Director of Housing Programs and Larita Shepherd, a mom who experienced homelessness after fleeing domestic violence, joined Idaho Matters to talk more....

10+ hour, 54+ min ago (250+ words) BOISE, Idaho (CBS2) " According to the Idaho Department of Labor, Idaho's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.7% between August and September. The state's labor force saw a slight increase of 687 people, reaching 1,010,111, while the labor force participation rate decreased by 0.1 percentage point to 63%. Employment rose by 441 to 972,828, and unemployment increased by 246 to 37,283. In September, Idaho's nonfarm jobs grew by 300, totaling 882,500. Notable job gains occurred in real estate and rental and leasing (0.8%), accommodation and food services (0.6%), nondurable goods manufacturing (0.6%), and construction (0.5%). However, job losses were reported in transportation, warehousing, and utilities (-1.2%), durable goods manufacturing (-1.1%), and several other sectors. Among Idaho's six Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), only Coeur d'Alene experienced a nonfarm job increase of 0.1% in September. Pocatello and Twin Falls saw declines of 2.2% and 0.6%, respectively, while Boise, Idaho Falls, and Lewiston remained unchanged. Year-over-year, Idaho's unemployment rate decreased from 3.8% in 2024 to…...

11+ hour, 44+ min ago (39+ words) University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore is making headlines after being fired for having an "inappropriate relationship with a staff member" amid his marriage to wife Kelli Moore. News ... Sophia Cruz's Idaho News 6 Forecast - 12/11/2025...

12+ hour, 42+ min ago (26+ words) Noem was questioned about her department's deportation practices during a tense hearing in Washington, D.C. Record breaking heat hits Idaho Record breaking heat hits Idaho...

19+ hour, 37+ min ago (56+ words) A hub of activity for decades, the Ford Idaho Center enters its next chapter as the City of Nampa hands the reins to the College of Western Idaho. A hub of activity for decades, the Ford Idaho Center enters its next chapter as the City of Nampa hands the reins to the College of Western Idaho....

1+ day, 2+ hour ago (273+ words) Idahoans getting divorced in the near future may have to follow new rules regarding attorney's fees. A new bill being drafted by Rep. John Gannon (D-Boise) hopes to level the playing field between couples with unequal wealth. "Where one party has a substantial amount of assets, then they're going to have to help pay the other party's attorneys' fees " but not in excess of what the party with assets is paying their attorney," Gannon said. The proposal came from the legislature's Child Custody and Domestic Relations Task Force, which Gannon sits on. Many who've testified before the group over the past few months have said they've paid tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees during their custody battles, only to ultimately be outspent by their soon-to-be ex-partner. "People get to the point where they're tapped out and there's just…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago (206+ words) BERKELEY, California" The Idaho women's basketball team competed well on the road against a power-conference opponent, and even held a lead at one point during the fourth quarter, but the Cal Golden Bears surged late to deny the Vandals' upset bid. Cal used an 8-0 run down the stretch to finally secure some breathing room and Idaho hit 2 of its last 11 field goals. The Vandals fell 68-61 in a well-matched game Wednesday at Haas Pavilion. Idaho (8-3) has impressed during its nonconference schedule, and the Vandals looked solid again in their toughest test of the year. They held a lead in every quarter, and were up 56-55 in the fourth before Cal (8-3) broke away. Guard Ana Pinheiro led Idaho with 14 points. Guards Kyra Gardner and Hope Hassmann contributed 11 apiece as the Vandals shot 35.7% from the field and 4 of 23 (17.4%) from 3-point range. The Vandals outrebounded…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago (641+ words) Idaho State University President Robert Wagner addressed a crowd at the ICCU Bengal Alumni Center Wednesday morning, detailing his vision for ISU's future." POCATELLO " Idaho State University President Robert Wagner addressed an audience of business and community leaders Wednesday morning at the ICCU Alumni Center, detailing incoming budget shortfalls, a new 10-point "Idaho contract" and the need for a publicly controlled medical school. Wagner first outlined ISU's enrollment growth and rising retention rates. He said the 6.64 percent fall enrollment increase is the largest of any public institution in Idaho, leapfrogging the University of Idaho. Additionally, Wagner discussed ISU's upcoming plans to construct a residence hall, the current progress of the expansion at the Roy F. Christensen complex and the anticipated Gale Life Sciences building, which will break ground next fall. Despite overseeing the university's first balanced budget in 10 years"achieved by…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago (512+ words) Perpetua Resources(Nasdaq: PPTA) (TSX: PPTA) announced that it has entered an agreement with the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) via Battelle Energy Alliance for the INL to host, commission, and operate a flexible, modular pilot processing plant expected to be capable of recovering critical and defense-related minerals, including antimony from the company's ores. The initiative, the company said, is intended to demonstrate the feasibility of producing high-quality, military specification antimony trisulfide using material from Perpetua's Stibnite project in Idaho. In October, the company began early works construction at its $1.3 billion Stibnite gold-antimony project in central Idaho, which was fast-tracked by the Trump administration as part US Army's objective of establishing a fully domestic "ground-to-round" antimony trisulfide supply chain. The pilot plant initiative is part of a broader partnership between Perpetua Resources and the US Army via the Defense Ordnance Technology…...