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Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including why agricultural workers in the West are facing mental health issues and an update on Biden's new save program.

Four years ago the New York Times magazine started an initiative called the "1619 Project" to look at the 400th anniversary of black slavery in America. The project has sparked hundreds of conversations on the legacy of black slavery and the contributions of black Americans creating backlash as several states have incited laws to block it from public schools.

We've seen a ton of new apartment buildings being proposed in Boise and Ada County as builders work to fill a growing need for housing in the Treasure Valley. But some of those building projects have ground to a halt, even if they have the go-ahead from city officials.

The nose knows. There’s a controversy brewing over noses, specifically prosthetic noses that actors use when playing roles like the current movie Golda.

When the new musical Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812, opened in New York it took Broadway by storm and garnered no less than 12 Tony nominations. But because of the pandemic, not many people outside of New York have seen the musical. Now however, the musical is coming to Idaho an will be premiering at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival this weekend.

It's no secret that our world is getting brighter, especially at night, as more artifical light is added to our environment. And that expanding brightness is having an effect, often a negative ecological impact on wildlife.

Here in Idaho everyone has been feeling the heat, including the animals! And because they can’t pop inside for a little air conditioning animals have adapted to the heat in different ways, including splooting.

Idaho Matters gets a preview of what Boise State football fans can expect to see this season.

Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including why state lawmakers want a special session and how some Idaho Republicans are calling out party censures.

Phasing out fossil fuels requires a lot of clean energy infrastructure, like solar farms. Now workers in one sun-soaked part of our region are grabbing a share of that green gold rush. They're retraining workers to handle the growth in solar.