We'll have reactions to the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this week upholding a ban on gender affirming care for minors across the country -- including in Idaho. 

A Congressional Republican spending package could sell off up to three million acres of public land. We'll take a look at exactly what could be up for auction.

And Wyoming transportation officials are pushing back a major closure of Teton Pass until next weekend.

Tensions mounted Tuesday in the latest contract bargaining session between the City of Boise and Boise Police; the official launch of float season on the Boise River has been announced; and this has been a celebratory week for a regional chef who is bringing home a top award from the James Beard Foundation.

The Idaho Supreme Court has handed down a ruling on a proposed ballot measure that could give Idahoans a voice on abortion rights; a new study confirms what a lot of people already know... that Idaho's population is increasing rapidly; and with the 4th of July quickly approaching the debate over fireworks returns to the front burner.

On Today’s Connector: a dispatch from the “No King” protest at the state Capitol on Saturday, where thousands of Idahoans gathered peacefully to protest the Trump administration’s policies.
A summer school program to combat childhood hunger and a report on new research challenging beliefs on the rising number of trees in the West. An update on the human made fire on the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon, a man killed by a sheriff’s deputy in Owyhee county and a man dies while in the custody of the Caldwell police  department.

An emergency water conservation order in Horseshoe Bend, The Trump Administration pulls out of an agreement that could have led to the removal of four dams on the lower Snake River, Congressional Republicans are trying again to codify the right to sell off public lands in the west, and a tribal blessing at the site of a proposed resort-casino for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribe.

SNAP recipients in Idaho will no longer be able to use benefits for candy or soda under a waiver approved by the Trump Administration Wednesday. Plus, Lori Vallow awaits another verdict in the state of Arizona, potential wildfire fuels worry Boise firefighters and a new community center opens in advance of the Juneteenth holiday.

A tweet may have kicked off the 2026 Governor's race in Idaho, plus a lawsuit has led to proposed changes in Boise's noise ordinance, US Forest Service retirees being asked to return, big changes coming to the Latah County Jail and Boise State and local connections to watch at the NCAA Track & Field National Championship Finals this week.

From near-record heat to thunderstorms, there's plenty in the weather outlook; we'll tell you about a "moon tree" being planted in Idaho; and we've got details on how the City of Boise is partnering with the "airbnb of cars," though the company came under scrutiny earlier this year.

As temperatures rise across the state, the National Weather Service issues an extreme weather warning for Idaho. High temps also mean this fire season could be historic. A touring exhibit highlighting artists' efforts to counter hate is making a stop in Boise. And Idaho Fish and Game is looking for volunteers to adopt milkweed patches for the summer to count migrating butterflies. 

Idaho will transport and turn over hundreds of state and local inmates in the country illegally to ICE, the latest on the end of University of Idaho's bid to buy the University of Phoenix, rural Treasure Valley residents get more time to weigh in on the healthcare needs of the community, and a four-time Olympic women's hockey medalist, reigning USA women's hockey player of the year and Idaho native is coming back to the northwest.