Local elected officials across the region are worried that changes in federal policy are putting their communities at risk from wildfire. But public land agencies say some of the concerns are overstated.

“I would not have had this on my bingo card of life.”

From breaking news to deeply reported features, Boise State Public Radio’s newsroom spent 2025 covering the stories that mattered most to Idahoans. These were the pieces that sparked conversation, answered questions and kept readers coming back — our most-viewed news stories of the year.

Demand for memory chips currently exceeds supply and there's little chance of that changing anytime soon. More chips for AI means fewer available for other products such as computers and phones. That could drive up those prices too.

This is an encore program which originally aired in December of 2017.An interview with Samantha Silva about her novel, “Mr. Dickens and His Carol.” The book re-imagines the twists and turns that led Charles Dickens to write what has been described as “the second most famous Christmas story.”

“We have a 97% participation rate in composting.”

The report finds children raised by grandparents face higher rates of poverty and limited access to support services.

A portion of Warm Lake Road previously only accessible to snow mobiles will be plowed starting this winter to allow access to the Stibnite mining site. A gate for the road, likely installed near Warm Lake Lodge, is proposed as a public safety measure, but the idea has received pushback from the community.

Idaho’s DOGE Task Force is recommending state lawmakers completely repeal its voter-approved Medicaid expansion program.

NPR's Miles Parks talks with political scientists Charlie Hunt and Jaci Kettler about their podcast "Scandalized" which unpacks political scandals from American history.

“I used to go to a lot of trouble to make very fancy desserts around the holidays. If you’re somebody that wants to do that, more power to you.”

An interview with Kaye Courington, author of Scrim: A New Orleans Story of Resilience and Rescue. The illustrated book tells the true story of a scrappy terrier-mix rescue who defied the odds and became an instant hero.