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Eastern Idaho is adding another lunar-related landmark to its landscape.
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The Snake River Stampede is back at the Ford Idaho Center this month, making this the 110th year for the “wildest fastest show on Earth.” The rodeo kicks off a month earlier this year, starting Tuesday, June 17 and wrapping up with the finals on Saturday, June 21.
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It would be called the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, according to budget documents from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Interior. The agency would consolidate the wildland fire programs of the USDA and Interior within the latter.
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Travis Decker is accused of suffocating his daughters during a recent camping trip in Washington. Authorities say the Army veteran is "well versed in wilderness survival" and considered dangerous.
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This Idaho playwright is reflecting on wolves, Hemingway, and the real drama of being hit by a truck“I’m wondering in that moment, ‘Am I awakening the ghost or is the ghost awakening me?’”
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An art exhibit first shown 17 years ago in Montana has made its way to Boise’s Wassmuth Center for Human Rights.
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Idaho Fish and Game is looking for volunteers to survey milkweed patches and count monarch butterflies across the state this summer. Populations have dwindled over the past decade and scientists aren’t sure why.
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Protesters opposed to federal immigration raids faced off with law enforcement in Los Angeles over the weekend. President Trump called in the National Guard against the wishes of the governor.
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An interview with Craig Foster, author of Amphibious Soul. The book is a lyrical memoir drawing from the author’s decades of daily ocean dives, wisdom from Indigenous teachers, and cutting-edge science.
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June's writer-curator for Something I Heard, Anthony Doerr, reads a poem by Charles Simic, simply titled, "Stone."
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As bird flu continues to spread to chickens and dairy cows, scientists are in the process of developing the first mRNA bird flu vaccine for cattle.
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The Trump administration this week rescinded an order explaining to hospitals that receive federal funding they must provide abortions to women if needed to stabilize their condition.
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Reagan Brown sliced a board from a cut log using a brand new bright orange sawmill as a crowd of students, teachers and lumber industry workers looked on. He was part of a day-long event Orofino Junior Senior High School put on May 22 to show off its new trade programs, including the sawmill.
Join Boise State Public Radio and the Idaho Capital Sun on Tuesday, June 17 for a discussion around the history, reintroduction, and politics of wolves at the Special Event Center at Boise State University from 6-8 p.m.
We've rounded up some resources to make sure you're prepared.