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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.

Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including why a former Boise City Council member is suing the city, an update on drought conditions in the Mountain West and a look at Idaho's role in the 2024 presidential campaign.

For more than just one group here in the Treasure Valley, restoring 50 acres of habitat along the Boise River has become a labor of love.

Settle in because this new romantic comedy might be just your type.

The impact of a wildfire doesn't go away once the flames are out. By scarring the earth, a fire can leave an area vulnerable to floods. That’s a real risk this year when the snowpack is high in Colorado, Utah and Idaho - which is already facing threats of flooding across several parts of the Gem State.