Category Archives: Breaking News

Hot Housing Market Means Tough Shopping for First-Time Buyers

Hot Housing Market Means Tough Shopping for First-Time Buyers

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Just how hot is the Greater Boise real estate market? So hot that inventory is way down, and home prices are way up. According to Boise Regional Realtors President Gary Salisbury, the inventory of available homes, especially under $250,000, is down nearly 19% this year over last March, and the media…MORE

Mountain Home Air Force Base to Re-Schedule Meeting over Urban Ground Support Mission

Mountain Home Air Force Base to Re-Schedule Meeting over Urban Ground Support Mission

Mountain Home Air Force Base (670 KBOI News) – The commander of Mountain Home Air Force Base’s 366th Fighter Wing says they need to step back and re-evaluate plans to conduct training over Boise, Eagle and Meridian. Colonel Joseph Kunkle says the training would be for F-15-E Strike Eagle fighter crews. “High-altitude training, to train our…MORE

Car Stolen in Moscow Crashes in Garden City, Suspects Lands in Ada Co. Jail

Car Stolen in Moscow Crashes in Garden City, Suspects Lands in Ada Co. Jail

Boise (670 KBOI News) – A Boise man is in the Ada County Jail, after he apparently crashed a car, which was stolen in Moscow, on Chinden Boulevard in Garden City. Ryan Larrondo with the Boise PD says about 2:30 Wednesday morning, officers spotted a car they believed was stolen on Fairview, and called it in.…MORE

State Coffers are Full to Bursting

State Coffers are Full to Bursting

Boise (670 KBOI News) – The money is rolling in to the Idaho State Treasury. According to the Division of Financial management, February revenues were $166 million, when $121 million was forecast…that’s 36.3% percent better than was expected. It’s the fourth straight month revenue has surpassed expectations. While all tax categories did better than forecast, individual…MORE

Boise State to Host “E-Sports” Tournament

Boise State to Host “E-Sports” Tournament

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Boise State is set to host its first-ever “e-sports” tournament for high school students, coming up April 21st. What are “e-sports”, you ask? Playing video games competitively, in a nutshell. The College of Education, the College of Innovation and Design and the College of Educational Technology is hosting the tournament.  It’ll…MORE

If Republicans Hang On to the Senate, Risch Could be Foreign Relations Committee Chairman

If Republicans Hang On to the Senate, Risch Could be Foreign Relations Committee Chairman

Washington DC (670 KBOI News) – Idaho Senator Jim Risch could be the next Chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and that’s attracting attention for someone who, until now, is little known outside Idaho.  If the Republicans keep control of the Senate after the November elections, of course. Risch sat down with Politico reporter…MORE

Forbes: Boise is the Fastest-Growing City in America

Forbes: Boise is the Fastest-Growing City in America

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Idaho is the fastest-growing state in the nation…that’s something we know for a fact. But Forbes magazine is confirming something may people have suspected for a while now; Boise is the fastest-growing city in America. Boise’s population grew by 3.1% in 2017, which was higher than any other metropolitan area, and…MORE

Boise State 2018 Football Schedule Released

Boise State 2018 Football Schedule Released

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Boise State’s 2018 football schedule is out. The season kicks off September 1st at Troy, and the season home opener is September 8th, when the Broncos will host UConn at Albertson Stadium. The next week, the Broncos will go o the road to take on Oklahoma State at Stillwater. Conference play…MORE

Cellphone Ban Bill Dies in Idaho Senate

Cellphone Ban Bill Dies in Idaho Senate

Boise (670 KBOI News) – A bill which would have made using a hand-held cellphone or iPad illegal while driving is dead for the 2018 session. The Idaho Senate voted 22-13 to kill Senate Bill 1283, which would have made it illegal to talk on a cellphone while holding it to your ear, or to use…MORE