A two-day, statewide climate summit wrapped up this afternoon after more than 500 people participated at four locations around the state, including Boise State University, Idaho State University and the University of Idaho. After hearing numerous presentations, participants broke into groups to delve into specific…
A relatively new $13.5 million hatchery intended to save Snake River sockeye salmon from extinction is instead seeing thousands of hatchery-bred fish die before they ever get to the ocean, and fisheries biologists in Idaho think they know why. The Department of Fish and Game in information released this week says water chemistry at the...
Idaho unemployment rose to 2.9 percent in October, the first increase in eight years after a long run of consistent drops; September’s jobless rate was the lowest since 1976. The Idaho Department of Labor attributed October’s increase to a surge in the number of Idahoans…
The late Idaho Congressman Orval Hansen, who died Nov. 2 at the age of 91, will lie in state in the rotunda of the state Capitol on Monday from 9 a.m. to noon; his family will be on hand to greet those who come to…
Farmers in southern Idaho are increasingly turning to the guest worker program to fill the gap left by the shrinking labor force in the state. The Capital Press reports that Idaho Department of Labor figures show applications from agricultural businesses seeking workers under the H-2A program increased by 32 percent from 2015...
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