Amanda Niess
Newsroom AssistantAmanda Niess was a newsroom assistant through February of 2024.
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The McCall Winter Carnival is back with event rule changes and new dates. -
Warmer temperatures and muddy trail conditions in the Boise Foothills mean limited access for outdoor enthusiasts. Amanda Niess has more.
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Out of more than 13,000 school districts nationwide, nearly 900 operate on a shortened schedule. -
Jay Breidenbach with the National Weather Service in Boise says most of the snow could be gone by next week. -
Multiple warming centers are open around downtown Boise that unhoused people can use during the day. -
The Ada County commissioners voted unanimously to approve the bond and put it on voter’s ballots this election year. -
Teachers and students will have a chance to learn how to combat deep polarization and hate speech. -
In the 1950s Dr. Jonas Salk created the first successful vaccine against polio, a life-threatening disease which can infect the spinal cord. Polio was eliminated from the U.S. in 1979, but there have been a handful of cases in the country since then.
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Former CEO of St Luke's Health System and a member of the Idaho Coronavirus Task Force Dr. David Pate answered listener questions on Idaho Matters about influenza, coronavirus and RSV.
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Idaho residents in the southwestern region have a chance to witness the spectacle but there are very sparse viewing parties in the area.
