Parts of the Mountain West have been tangled up in long-term drought and it doesn’t look like it’s lifting anytime soon.

The U.S. Olympic Committee could decide this week which Mountain West city could host the 2030 Winter Games. But both cities have a complicated history when it comes to the Olympics.

Idaho is one of just five states that doesn’t have an official residence for the governor. In lieu of a house, the state pays the executive a housing stipend. This week, lawmakers voted to pay Brad Little, the incoming Republican governor, more for accommodations.

An internationally-recognized environmental health expert says the Boise School District is taking the right first steps to purge lead from school water sources – but that more needs to be done to protect the health of students and staff.

Anglers and outfitters are celebrating an eleventh hour deal to preserve Idaho’s steelhead season. A coalition of environmental groups and the state’s Department of Fish and Game came to an agreement late on Friday, December 7 – just a day before the possible closure – keeping many of Idaho’s waterways open for fishing.

A local group that gives away refurbished bikes to kids is in desperate need of some help for Christmas.

Melissa Hamilton lives in McCall, Idaho with her young family. She works at the University of Idaho extension office in Cascade, and she identifies as being a member of the West Central Mountains. When she heard Wanna Know Idaho was featuring the region on the podcast, her first thought was not a question. It was a statement she's heard repeated many times:

The number of uninsured children across the country has increased for the first time in more than a decade.