Regional News

Futurebirds will bring the Far Out Country tour to Boise on July 25, 2026, with a show at Shrine Social Club in downtown Boise. The Boise date features Deloyd Elze and Don Hurt Band on the bill, and the venue listing shows doors at 7 p.m. with the performance following that.

In an effort to protect and maintain wild horse herds in Southeastern Idaho, the Bureau of Land Management Owyhee and Four Rivers field offices' staff gathered 74 total wild horses last week.

Wildlife agencies are purchasing 3,345 acres of ranchland in the Mountain West that serves as a critical habitat for several species, including a threatened Western fish.

The federal government spends, on average, more than $3 billion a year on fighting wildfires. A new report estimates how much those costs could increase in the future due to human-caused climate change.

Thanks to the largest donation from the federal government to the State of Idaho, the historic NASA DC-8 aircraft, known for its decades of scientific missions, officially landed at Pocatello Regional Airport Wednesday.

Utah’s congressional delegation also spoke out against the Department of Defense’s legislative proposal to shift members of the Air National Guard to the U.S. Space Force.

A new study looks into how many fish are in reservoirs across the U.S., and what role these ecosystems could play in conservation and food security.

The study from Yale showed that those who are “alarmed” and “concerned” about climate change almost doubled over the past decade to nearly 30%. About 16% are “doubtful” or “dismissive.”

A new study from University of Colorado Boulder researchers finds a strong chance that precipitation will make the next two decades on the Colorado River wetter than the last.

The Interior Department is spending another $70 million to reopen habitat for native fish in many parts of the U.S., including the Mountain West.