This interview was originally broadcast in September, 2019.

On the home front, Russia is a nation in turmoil. A flagging economy, shrinking population, with some rural areas that still don’t have running water. Yet Russia has emerged from the ashes of post-Soviet Communism as an international broker of mediation and disruption, lead by President Vladimir Putin.

U.S. Capitol Police say they’re not currently investigating Congressman Russ Fulcher over a claim he shoved his way past an officer in January.

Initial claims for unemployment in Idaho fell 45.5% the week ending Feb. 20, according to the Idaho Department of Labor. The dramatic decrease was the largest by percentage of any U.S. state last week, but comes one week after a similar-sized spike in unemployment claims.

Lake Coeur d’Alene has well-documented water quality issues after decades of mining in the region. Millions of tons of metal sediments lie at the bottom of the lake. Scientists say there are declining oxygen levels and that could force the metals to rise and contaminate the rest of the water.

A recent snowstorm that blew through the Mountain West was a welcome sight for states facing extreme drought. But across the southern half of the region, it may not have been as beneficial as it looks. 

Two Idaho Democratic lawmakers have voluntarily dropped a lawsuit against the Republican speaker of the house over the legislature’s lack of coronavirus safety protocols.

It's a challenge to wrap your brain around the very idea of learning about viruses in a high school biology class, while a current pandemic rages across the planet. But indeed, that's the task put before educators in the 2020-2021 school year.

Idaho House lawmakers voted Tuesday to bar companies contracting with the state from requiring their employees to get vaccinated.