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Death cap mushroom (Amanita phalloides) in grass. (Courtesy of Paul Kroeger/Beaty Biodiversity Museum)

Poisonous death cap mushrooms found in Boise neighborhood, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare warns

Farmworkers in the Treasure Valley hold Heat and Relief Fund items from last year’s efforts. (Ricardo Godina/Idaho Immigrant Resource Alliance)

Idaho organization collects supplies for farmworkers to beat summer heat, smoke

For its second year, Idaho Immigrant Resource Alliance will provide statewide heat and smoke relief supplies to farmworkers

This year’s research cohort consisted of students ranging from different disciplines including the political economy, environmental studies, history and marketing departments. From left to right, some of the students from the research project include Dler Awsman, Emmanuela Ibiejugba, Senelile Dlamini and Joseph Howell. (Mia Maldonado/Idaho Capital Sun)

Acknowledging Boise’s past: Student research helped create law to allow removal of race covenants

College of Idaho’s Redline Project leads to new law allowing homeowners to void illegal, racist restrictions in property deeds

Nevada’s Nye County will be the first and only county in the country to provide Shoshone language assistance with ballots. (Courtesy of the Nevada Indian Commission)

Nevada’s Nye County first in nation to offer voting in Shoshone language

Language assistance in the county will be required through at least 2024 and 2026 elections

Idaho State Civic Symphony: Meet Me in New York September 23rd!

The Idaho State Civic Symphony will kick off its 2022-23 classical concert series season, themed Notes from New York, with the performance titled Meet Me in New York on September 23rd at 730 pm at the Performing Arts Center. Nell Flanders and Shandra Helman joined us at KISU for a conversation and concert preview.

The Moose Fire crests the ridge west of Salmon on Sept. 7. The human-caused fire has burned more than 125,000 acres since starting July 17. (Courtesy of National Wildfire Coordinating Group Incident Information System)

As wildfires become common, Idaho’s smoke season becomes a public health hazard

Idaho’s air quality is getting worse, as forests burn in the West

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: A pro-choice activist holds up a sign during a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in response to the leaked Supreme Court draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade May 3, 2022 in Washington, DC. In a leaked initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico and authenticated by Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey should be overturned, which would end federal protection of abortion rights across the country. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Protecting the sanctity of life or violating religious freedom? Idaho faith leaders talk abortion.

Some religious leaders say state’s abortion ban goes against their religion while others believe it protects life

Boise Pride signs are displayed in front of Cecil D. Andrus Park in preparation for the Boise Pride Festival that runs Sept. 9 through Sept. 11 (Clark Corbin, Idaho Capital Sun)

Multiple Boise Pride Festival sponsors withdraw participation after criticism from Idaho GOP

Idaho Power, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Zions Bank pull support for downtown event

Ammon Bundy and Diego Rodriguez seemed to be testing the limits of the judicial system Tuesday, as they continued to ignore a judge’s order and didn’t show up in court for the second time in a lawsuit brought by St. Luke’s Health System. (Captured from court documents)

Bundy, Rodriguez fail to show up for court hearing — again — in St. Luke’s lawsuit

Judge found the men in contempt of court but explained she wanted to ‘try lesser sanctions’ before considering more punitive measures

Attorney Jon Cox, left, speaks with former Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger as court is recessed after sentencing at the Ada County Courthouse on Aug. 25. (Sarah Miller/Idaho Statesman)

Two Idaho Republicans sent a judge letters of support for convicted rapist

Reps. Vito Barbieri and Mike Kingsley called former legislator ‘upstanding’

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