670 KBOI GUEST BLOG: Speaker of the House Scott Bedke Happy Birthday, Idaho – Let’s Celebrate and Maintain the Idaho Way BY: Speaker of the House Scott Bedke, Oakley There is no better place to live, work, and raise a family than Idaho. As a proud Idaho native who believes, promotes and lives our…… MORE
Boise Hawks host 3-game series over Fourth of July weekend with fireworks
CBS2 reports the Boise Hawks will host a three-game series over the Fourth of July weekend with fireworks after two of the games. The Hawks will host the Ogden Raptors on July 3, 4 and 5. You can buy tickets at the game or on the Boise Hawks website. Here is a breakdown of the…… MORE
Brad Little and Other Republican Governors Oppose Efforts to Pack the U.S. Supreme Court
Today, 20 Republican governors, including Idaho’s Brad Little, issued a joint letter to President Joe Biden opposing any efforts to pack the U.S. Supreme Court. The governors highlight how any attempt to increase the number of Justices on the court for partisan gain will manipulate the Court’s decisions. The letter explains, they are urging…… MORE
Boise Fire determines cause of Fairmont Pool hazmat situation
Following up on a story we told you about on Friday — The hazmat situation at a Boise pool Friday was started when two chemicals were accidentally mixed. Boise Fire Department investigators determined the incident at the Fairmont Pool was the result of two pool chemicals being accidentally mixed during a service delivery. The…… MORE
Jury selection in Bundy trespass case continues in Boise
CBS2 reports jury selection continues in the trespass case of Ammon Bundy of Emmett. But it is more than a simple trespass case as it involves a well known anti-government activist who wants to be governor as well as the heightened tensions over Covid-19 restrictions late last summer. In August 2020, Ammon Bundy was arrested…… MORE
BPD responds to fight Saturday night; witnesses asked to contact police
On Saturday, June 27th, 2021 around 3:00 a.m. Boise Police responded to a fight on the 4300 block of West State Street. When officers arrived they located one male adult who was bleeding from his neck. The man was rushed to a local hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Officers began an investigation and preliminary…… MORE
Central District Health issues excessive heat advisory
CBS2 reports Central District Health issued an excessive heat advisory Monday while encouraging residents to take caution, look out for one another. Triple-digit temperatures are expected across central Idaho for the next ten days. CDH’s public health advisory will be in place while temperatures exceed 100 degrees for consecutive days. People should be particularly wary…… MORE
Excessive Heat Warning in Boise Thru Saturday Night
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MDT /11 AM PDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM MDT /8 PM PDT/ SATURDAY… * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures of 100 to 112 in the lower valleys. * WHERE…Much of southeast Oregon and southwest Idaho below 5000 feet. * WHEN…From noon MDT /11 AM PDT/ Monday…… MORE
Suspect Hospitalized Following Officer Involved Shooting
A suspect is in the hospital after an officer-involved shooting in Boise. Boise Police began investigating a reported child abduction on Sunday evening. Police say the suspect, who is known to the family, left with a 14 year-old boy. Officers believed the boy was in immediate danger. Officers located the suspect while driving and…… MORE
The Idaho State Board of Education to hold special meeting Monday
The Idaho State Board of Education will hold a virtual special Board meeting on Monday, June 28, 2021, starting at 4 p.m. (MDT). The Board will hear a first reading of a draft public higher education Board policy defining Diversity, Educational Equity and Inclusion that includes standards for safeguarding academic freedom, freedom of expression, fostering…… MORE
