The Southern Poverty Law Center tracks hate groups nationwide. Data from the organization reveals the number of groups in Idaho is down, but they remain a concentrated force in parts of the Gem State.

Idaho House lawmakers have introduced a bill that would add several restrictions and requirements to the state’s voter-approved Medicaid expansion program.

A new bill introduced Monday would make it exponentially harder to put an initiative on the ballot in Idaho.

More water will start flowing through the Boise River this week as officials work to keep the risk of flooding as low as possible.

For most nights this week, the Idaho Transportation Department plans to close sections of I-84 in Boise. They plan to continue work on the new Cloverdale overpass bridge project that began in January. The bridge needs to be rebuilt after it was destroyed by a fire after a fatal crash involving a semi truck and several vehicles last summer.

A proposed ban that would have prohibited cities from instituting restrictions on driving while operating a handheld cellphone died in a legislative committee this week.

The Idaho Legislature’s budget committee has been working hard this week, passing several bills. One of those will fund Medicaid and Medicaid expansion, which was approved by voters last November.

On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens erupted.

The volcano 50 miles north of Portland sent out a lateral blast first, killing David Johnston, one of the scientists who had been monitoring the mountain months leading up to the blast. There was a 5.1 earthquake and a landslide, and every tree, animal and person within miles died.

Idaho House lawmakers brushed off an attempt to allow only someone older than 16 years old to get married.