Road fatalities in Idaho were up slightly this summer, but are trending down overall this year, the juvenile accused of killing a woman in a drive-by shooting at a house party will be tried as an adult, the widow of late Ada County Sheriff's deputy Tobin Bolter gets a surprise from a first responder nonprofit, and we visit the World Village Festival in Boise.

Major layoffs hit the Idaho Statesman and other McClatchy Media-owned newspapers across the country, Boise County residents are trying to crowd-fund a new rescue dive team for the area, herbicide treatment will be applied to areas of Payette Lake to reduce invasive eurasian milfoil, and BSU celebrates 40 years of 'The Blue' this season, as the home season kicks off Saturday.

The Boise Library Commission rejects a request to pull a children's book from the shelves, University of Idaho President C. Scott Green announces his retirement, AC Boise will jump up to the USL Championship League next year and expand their stadium, and a preview of local September 11th anniversary events happening Friday.

Overdose deaths appear to be trending down in Idaho, Gov. Little appoints two new members of the State Board of Education, how one Idaho fourth grader will be selected to help light the Capitol Christmas tree in Washington, D.C. this December, and Idaho's longest hiking trail - already 900 miles - will get a little longer.

The State Supreme Court has signed off on language voters will see on the ballot explaining Idaho's Proposition 1 this November, Boise Police investigate a fatal stabbing at a house party in NW Boise, Lyft is sued by a woman whose Boise-area rideshare driver kidnapped and raped her in 2024, and there's 'no moral victories' for Boise State football.

Two teens have been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Boise Sunday which killed a 22-year old woman, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court puts a ruling that slight expanded access to abortion in Idaho on hold, labor leaders prep for the Labor Day Holiday, as a record number of holiday travelers is facing record high fuel prices, and a robust discussion on the Boise City Council dais over well water or city water for a new build in west Boise.

The State Supreme Court has little time to decide how Proposition 1 should be described to voters on ballots this November, Ada County's political leaders and health officials want to understand how bad the rat problem is - but say there isn't much money to do anything about it, Idaho's Department of Corrections officially signs an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and a critical incident report found a Twin Falls Police officer fired multiple shots in the response to the mass shooting at an In-N-Out Burger August 1st.

Andy Hawes will return to the Boise School District Board of Trustees, a new spider species was found in Idaho, Chobani plans more expansion - but not in Idaho, and as the 35th Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic gets underway, a look at the history of hot air balloons. 

Idaho's AG declares churches can contribute financially to political issues like Proposition 1 without declaring individual donors, Canyon County's Prosecutor drops a trespassing citation against a man who was evangelizing and refused to leave the 2C Pride event in June, and it's election day in the Boise School District.

Idaho's Department of Insurance moves to take control of the Teacher's Benefit Trust health insurance program, Boise police are investigating an apparent drive-by shooting early Sunday which left one woman dead, McCall reevaluates its Independence Day celebration, and Blaine County Commissioners split over a big budget increase for the incoming coroner.