After right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox called for civility. NPR's Steve Inskeep spoke with him at a meeting of the Western Governors' Association.

New election results are expected today in Elmore County, where four school-related elections — including one decided by a single vote — could shift.

Note: This is the second half of a two-part interview. This is also an encore edition of Reader’s Corner - the episode originally aired in March 2023.An interview with Bradley Onishi, author of Preparing for War. The book is an engrossing account of the years-long campaign of White Christian nationalism that led to the insurrection of January 6.

The Healthy Lungs for Heroes Act was introduced by Democratic California Senator Adam Schiff and Republican Utah Senator John Curtis. If passed, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other federal officials would have one year to develop a plan to make “commercially available appropriate respiratory personal protective equipment for wildland firefighters and supporting staff in settings in which smoke exposure surpasses covered permissible exposure limits.”

Idaho’s Crisis and Suicide Hotline services have seen a sharp increase in calls in the last few years.

Pods for the road trip or after the food coma

Idaho’s DOGE Task Force is recommending the legislature consolidate or eliminate six government entities next year.

About 300 ballots in Elmore County were not counted in the results of the Nov. 4 election, prompting an investigation into what caused the discrepancy.

Data analyzed by the advocacy group Grassroots Wildland Firefighters shows that prescribed fires and other hazardous fuel reduction efforts have fallen by nearly 40% across the West this year.

"You'll be together with family and friends around a hearth. You'll be watching movies and then you'll be talking about movies... all in this cozy space which will be turning into a winter wonderland.”

The measure would compel the Justice Department to release files regarding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It will soon head to the desk of President Trump, who has said he would sign it.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting agreed Monday to fulfill a $36 million, multi-year contract with NPR that it had yanked after pressure from the Trump White House.