Frankie Barnhill
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Boise State Public Radio
An Idaho federal judge has narrowed a previous ruling that had allowed abortions to protect a mother’s health or from self-harm to only apply to the Boise doctor who challenged the law.
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Climate CentralIn some parts of the West - like the grass and shrublands of the Idaho-Oregon-Nevada tristate area - closer to two-thirds of burned area is associated with heatwaves. -
Idaho Department Of Water ResourcesIt’s no secret that this past year has been extraordinarily dry in Idaho, with two-thirds of the state experiencing some form of drought.
Recent News
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“What if our heroes aren’t who you think they are?” -
The suspect accused of stabbing a Boise man to death on the Greenbelt this summer has been found to be “dangerously mentally ill” and unfit to stand trial – for now. -
A sheriff’s deputy opens the door of an Idaho farmhouse where a newborn baby has just died. It’s almost 10 p.m., but the house is filled with adults and children seated anywhere they can find a spot: in reclining chairs, on the wood-stove hearth, on a chest of drawers. Some of the women hold babies in their laps. -
Most evacuees have been allowed to return to their homes near burn zones in Spokane, despite concerns about lingering toxins. -
The fundraising race is heating up in the fight over Proposition 1, the ballot initiative to overturn Idaho’s strict abortion ban.
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