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In April, Boise State Public Radio learned an independent investigation tasked with probing the racist agenda of a retired Boise Police Captain had tapped out of allotted funding – approximately $500,000. But now, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean tells us the public will soon learn the results of that investigation.

Kids are flocking to their local playgrounds as it starts to warm up. But for some kids, finding a park they can access can be challenging.

In June 1996, Miep Gies came to Boise to plant a tree in memory of her friend Anne Frank. She was 80-years-old at the time. Later, the only Anne Frank Memorial in the United States was built on that spot.

There’s a nasty strain of a highly contagious drug-resistant ringworm that is impacting a part of the United States. What does that mean for the rest of us? Idaho Matters finds out.

Idaho’s climate is changing, which will have a range of impacts on the Gem State, including an increase in temperatures, more extreme weather and wildfires, just to name a few. And those impacts translate into health and economic effects for the people who live and work in Idaho.

This week 33 out of 44 Idaho counties held elections to raise taxes for schools, sewers and libraries. Not all of them were successful, including the failure of the $500 million West Ada school levy. This week’s vote comes after the Idaho legislature made changes to when schools can hold bond and levy elections.

Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including the results of the BPD investigation, an update on the state budget and a breakdown of the Boise State of the City address.

If you're a fan of the Boise Foothills you'll want to check out the most recent addition to the areas trails, located in the Hawkins Range Reserve. The added space gives the public official access to 393 acres of new recreational land.

Now that its springtime, many people will start to see baby birds hatching in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area. And one nonprofit is working to help the birds and educate people about the land that the raptors are living on.

Less than a month after the World Health Organization said Monkeypox is no longer a global public health emergency, the CDC is reporting an increase in cases. And Oregon officials are urging folks in that state to get vaccinated before a possible summer surge in cases. And the CDC says at least one study could show mutations of Monkeypox that are drug-resistant.