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There's a shortage of more than 150 drugs, some of them life-saving, that many people in Idaho have been unable to get from their pharmacies. Idaho Matters takes a look at why we are seeing these shortages, how hospitals are coping and what you can do if you can't find your medication.

Last March, the Idaho Legislature passed a bill that sets new bathroom policy for Idaho public schools. It requires that students must use the bathroom or locker room that corresponds with the gender they were assigned at birth. The law went into effect in July, but was paused by a district judge last month while a lawsuit works its way through the courts.

After retiring and moving to Idaho nuclear scientist Gary Eller began playing bluegrass and oldtime with Gem State musicians. He wanted to learn historic songs from his new home, but no one was playing them. So he began a search - scouring archives, libraries and museums for historic Idaho songs from a time before radio and records were available in the region.

According to the CDC, over 60% of adults in the U.S. are not getting enough exercise, which can negatively impact their long-term health. For many seniors though staying in shape is important. Which is why a new study from Boise State University focused on what was motivating people 60 years and older to get into the gym and keep going back.

When The Exorcist first came to the big screen nearly 50 years ago, it was received by many with shock, upending the world of entertainment. Today, the film is a classic and is still believed, by some, to be the scariest movie of all time. Which is exactly why Marlena Williams mother forbade her from seeing it. Well, Williams did go see The Exorcist, and what she found was that the movie was about so much more than just terror.

Since the World Center for Birds of Prey opened its doors in 1994 in South Boise over 500,000 students have come to the facility to learn about birds, the environment and hands-on science.

For more than forty years, artist James Castle drew inspiration from his home, creating impactful work that challenged certain aspects of the art world. Today that same house has provided similar inspiration for 22 other artists who have brought new life and understanding the historic site.

Boise Mayor Lauren McLean was invited, along with a select number of U.S. mayors, to participate in the UN Climate Change Conference. McLean says it’s about being “at the table,” not just with leaders of some of the planet’s greatest oil producers, but with leaders who are committed to limit the rise in average global temperatures.

A leaked plan from the Biden administration gave insight into a proposed agreement from the federal government that would spend billions of dollars to replace the energy that the four lower Snake River dams currently generate, plus spend more money to help save salmon in the Columbia Basin.

Librarians from across Idaho spent their Martin Luther King Jr. day distributing copies of a "little book" to every Idaho legislator. It’s a compilation of essays from people across Idaho, writing about the importance of their public libraries and why they’re against restricting what librarians put on the shelves.