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Lookout Point Ribbon Cutting June 2nd in Historic Downtown Pocatello

The Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of Lookout Point will be held on Friday, June 2, beginning at 4:00 pm. We spoke with BJ Fillingame, VP of Marketing for Lookout Credit Union, and Stephanie Palagi, President and CEO of Historic Downtown Pocatello about Friday’s events and the five years of hard work that precede them. Click for event details.

The Supreme Court has limited the Environmental Protection Agency's authority to regulate wetlands, such as this wetland at the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah.

Supreme Court sides with Idaho couple, undercuts EPA’s power to regulate wetlands

The U.S. Supreme Court recently sided with a couple battling federal officials over plans to build a house on a wetland in northern Idaho. Some call the ruling a victory for property rights, but its consequences extend to wetlands and waterways nationwide.

So-called fire weather days, when temperatures and winds are high and humidity is low, have risen across the United States since 1973, especially in the American West.

As fire weather looms, a new report quantifies the rising number of 'fire weather days'

A new report from Climate Central - based on 50 years of weather data across the country - finds that the number of hot, dry and windy fire weather days have increased, particularly in the American West.

Katherine Hale, the lead author of the study, bends down to grab something out of her backpack while collecting measurements near the Continental Divide in the Front Range, Colo., in May 2022. She is not surprised by the findings that snowpack water storage has been decreasing over time.

Leaner snowpack and earlier melt has Western water out of whack, study shows

A new study out of the University of Colorado Boulder shows that less snow is falling and snow is melting earlier in the Mountain West, a trend that has big implications for agricultural, wildfire risk and water supplies.

CW HOG Pig Out fundraiser and Pocatello Pump

"Life x Three" ISU Theatre Department Production

Directed by Vanessa Ballam, KISU FM's McKenzie Young speaks to her about "Life x Three" and other performances that will be coming up this season for the Theatre Department Tickets and more at isu.edu/sopa

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack addresses reporters.

The looming government shutdown will delay the Farm Bill, as well

Congress is scrambling this week to avoid a shutdown of the federal government. If lawmakers can’t reach a deal, agriculture and food aid programs could see impacts, and passage of the Farm Bill would face likely delays.

Women's Soccer 9/28/2023 12:15:00 PM Ryan Cheney, ISU Sports Information

ISU Women's Soccer

Idaho State Soccer Prepares for 3 Match Road Trip

Federal commission calls for ‘comprehensive policy change’ to deal with wildfire crisis

A federal commission has released a report with nearly 150 consensus recommendations on battling wildfire – everything from increasing the use of prescribed fire to adequately paying wildfire personnel.

A member of the Black Mesa Hotshots helps with a mid-June burnout on the Hull Fire in Northern Arizona.

New review of wildfire’s Hotshot program recommends numerous changes to ‘unsustainable system’

In the world of wildfire, hotshot crews are seen as among the most elite and capable personnel on the fireline. But those crews - and wildland firefighters of all stripes - face myriad challenges: low pay, tough conditions, mental and familial strain and all the stress that comes with being on the front lines of climate change-fueled conflagrations. In a first of its kind review, dozens of crew superintendents and other federal officials took a hard look at the program, and recently released a report that makes quite a number of recommendations.

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