The Connector: Idaho Daily News

Boise Police have arrested two teens accused of the fatal stabbing at a west Boise house party September 7th, It's a busy weekend in Boise, with the annual PRIDE and Hyde Park Street Fair events. Plus, the city of Boise expects record development fee revenue for a second straight year, and a national survey shows low comfort among students on Idaho's largest public university campuses bringing up contentious topics like politics.

A missing biker found in the Boise foothills, money pours in on both sides of Proposition 1, ACHD Commission elections in November will be at-large across the county - a change ACHD says it didn't expect for two years, AC Boise announces a new international friendly match this month, and how to squeeze every mile you can out of that expensive gallon of gas.

Blaine County teachers will get a raise, but negotiations on a formal contract remain stalled, Idaho has poured $40 million dollars into firefighting on state land this year, Idaho City merges its police with Boise County, and the city of Moscow is sued for religious discrimination.

Boise School District has settled a lawsuit brought by a female student over an encounter with a transgender girl in a girl's bathroom, Lewiston School District faces a tort claim over an assistant football coach currently behind bars for sexual abuse, tax revenue in Idaho is beating expectations so far this fiscal year, water delivery for the irrigation season is in its final weeks, and how to see the Idaho Liberty Bell as it tours all 44 Idaho counties.

Road fatalities in Idaho were up slightly this summer, but are trending down overall this year, the juvenile accused of killing a woman in a drive-by shooting at a house party will be tried as an adult, the widow of late Ada County Sheriff's deputy Tobin Bolter gets a surprise from a first responder nonprofit, and we visit the World Village Festival in Boise.

Major layoffs hit the Idaho Statesman and other McClatchy Media-owned newspapers across the country, Boise County residents are trying to crowd-fund a new rescue dive team for the area, herbicide treatment will be applied to areas of Payette Lake to reduce invasive eurasian milfoil, and BSU celebrates 40 years of 'The Blue' this season, as the home season kicks off Saturday.

The Boise Library Commission rejects a request to pull a children's book from the shelves, University of Idaho President C. Scott Green announces his retirement, AC Boise will jump up to the USL Championship League next year and expand their stadium, and a preview of local September 11th anniversary events happening Friday.

Overdose deaths appear to be trending down in Idaho, Gov. Little appoints two new members of the State Board of Education, how one Idaho fourth grader will be selected to help light the Capitol Christmas tree in Washington, D.C. this December, and Idaho's longest hiking trail - already 900 miles - will get a little longer.

The State Supreme Court has signed off on language voters will see on the ballot explaining Idaho's Proposition 1 this November, Boise Police investigate a fatal stabbing at a house party in NW Boise, Lyft is sued by a woman whose Boise-area rideshare driver kidnapped and raped her in 2024, and there's 'no moral victories' for Boise State football.

Two teens have been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Boise Sunday which killed a 22-year old woman, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court puts a ruling that slight expanded access to abortion in Idaho on hold, labor leaders prep for the Labor Day Holiday, as a record number of holiday travelers is facing record high fuel prices, and a robust discussion on the Boise City Council dais over well water or city water for a new build in west Boise.

The State Supreme Court has little time to decide how Proposition 1 should be described to voters on ballots this November, Ada County's political leaders and health officials want to understand how bad the rat problem is - but say there isn't much money to do anything about it, Idaho's Department of Corrections officially signs an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and a critical incident report found a Twin Falls Police officer fired multiple shots in the response to the mass shooting at an In-N-Out Burger August 1st.

Andy Hawes will return to the Boise School District Board of Trustees, a new spider species was found in Idaho, Chobani plans more expansion - but not in Idaho, and as the 35th Spirit of Boise Balloon Classic gets underway, a look at the history of hot air balloons.

Idaho's AG declares churches can contribute financially to political issues like Proposition 1 without declaring individual donors, Canyon County's Prosecutor drops a trespassing citation against a man who was evangelizing and refused to leave the 2C Pride event in June, and it's election day in the Boise School District.

Idaho's Department of Insurance moves to take control of the Teacher's Benefit Trust health insurance program, Boise police are investigating an apparent drive-by shooting early Sunday which left one woman dead, McCall reevaluates its Independence Day celebration, and Blaine County Commissioners split over a big budget increase for the incoming coroner.

The group behind abortion-rights measure Proposition 1 is suing the state again over proposed ballot language, drought conditions hitting Idaho's farmers hard, Idaho appears to be on a winning path in the fight against quagga mussels, and one rural Idaho county's unique approach to wildfire mitigation planning.

A recent court ruling allowing doctors to preform abortions to protect a mother's health was narrowed to protect only the doctor who sued over Idaho's abortion ban, Treasure Valley health officials are working to establish a rat abatement district as rat sightings grow, how much will Idaho get from the $17.1 billion settlement with social media giant Meta? We check in on the health of Idaho's most critical drinking water resource, and, when to look up for a partial lunar eclipse - if clouds don't get in the way.

The man charged with stabbing another man to death on the Boise Greenbelt this summer could have charges paused indefinitely, Boise School District cuts the ribbon on new electric school buses, firefighters battle new blazes in Idaho as dangerous weather conditions persist, and press freedom groups are suing the Trump Administration over non-reporting of deaths and injuries in U.S. National Parks.

Campaign coffers fill up on both sides of the fight for abortion rights in Idaho, the 'orange bag' plastic recycling program will end next year, vaccination exemptions continue to rise among incoming kindergarten students, and more on how Idaho's economy could suffer in a U.S.-Canada trade war.

Idaho starts its new fiscal year by beating income expectations, the newly-revived trade war between the US and Canada could affect Idaho businesses, a Twin Falls man has died after an incident with police in Ontario, Oregon, and Ketchum has its first new police chief in 17 years.

Micron plans a $10 billion research facility investment in Boise, a 'rising star' in nematology will be the first presidential Endowed Chair at the University of Idaho, Amazon expanding drone delivery to new cities - including Boise, and BSU soccer has the longest unbeaten streak in women's college soccer.