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Across the region, goatheads - or puncturevine - are an invasive scourge to cyclists, walkers and our four-legged friends - popping tires and embedding themselves in shoes and sensitive paws with their bedeviling spines. There are many efforts to halt their spread, but in Boise, new research is helping volunteer removers better target their efforts.

Idaho Matters takes a trip to the Colorado River to see how the southwest is working to cut back on water use and take a peak at how agreements concerning the river are being hammered out by state-level policy makers.

Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including the open primary ballot initiative, a growing divide in the Idaho Republican Party and an update on the Perpetua-Nez Perce lawsuit settlement.

A new study found that growing cities in the west are having a harmful impact on sagebrush ecosystems. Not only is urban growth negatively impacting the size of nearby rangeland, but the quality as well. However, there may be a silverlining.

As wildfires become more common in the region people are needing to take more precautions to protect their homes. Idaho Matters talks with an expert on how to do that and where to start.

Idaho Matters takes a look at the results of the school bond and levy elections and what they mean for students and taxpayers.

This fall could be many peoples last chance to see an annular solar eclipse in the U.S. for more than a decade.

Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including why Bowe Bergdahl's conviction was vacated, property tax relief for Idahoans and an update on U of I's acquisition of the University of Phoenix.

New changes to Idaho's voter laws has some folks confused so Idaho Matters sat down with the Secretary of State to help explain them.

Back in May we told you about Idaho's Air Guitar Champion and now he's heading to Finland to compete in the Air Guitar World Championships.