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Our region is known for its stunning hiking trails, like those in the Boise foothills. Another famous and well loved hiking system is the Colorado Trail, stretching hundreds of miles from Denver to Durango. Now, a new archival collection is shining a light on the woman who spearheaded its completion.

For 40 years, a tribe in our region has been working to access the water they feel they’re owed by the federal government. And those efforts are more urgent than ever as climate change and development continue to affect their water supplies.

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month and the Idaho Children's Trust Fund is helping to raise awareness about why this month is important and what warning signs to watch for to help keep our kids safe.

A recent survey asks how Idaho's abortion laws are affecting the state’s maternal healthcare doctors and the results are concerning.

When COVID-19 hit Idaho three years ago officials were looking for ways to determine how hard the virus was hitting cities like Boise. It was May of 2020 when the City of Boise started analyzing its wastewater for the virus, because people can shed the virus in wastewater before they get sick. This became a useful tool for many trying to track and treat the illness.

For the last three years the United States has been under a national emergency to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday President Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close just weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public health emergency. So what does this mean moving forward? Idaho Matters sits down with Dr. Pate to help answer this question.

Earlier this year we told you how our local habitat for humanity was working to get people into homes and found out how they were working with congress to try and find more solutions to Idaho's growing housing crisis. Now the program is planning to build a new home in Star and they’re taking applications from families hoping to own their own home.

Next week the Boise Contemporary Theater will begin previews for their latest production, The Christians. A play about a pastor, a congregation and one sermon that will challenge the faith of its church.

Next month, the Idaho Shakespeare Festival will start a new season on the grassy hillside in South Boise. This year includes the return of a carnivorous plant, an electropop comet and Dracula. Oh, and there will be some Shakespeare too!

Since April 1, over 23,000 people have lost their Medicaid health insurance in Idaho. Idaho Matters takes a look at what this means for people without coverage and how local clinics are responding.