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Our Purpose: Be at the civic, cultural and intellectual forefront of our community to create an informed, engaged public.
Our Mission: Produce, acquire and distributes distinctive programs and services that stimulate, educate, inform, and entertain those we serve using all appropriate media. Reach out to the community through strategic partnerships. Enables listeners to learn about issues and ideas that affect our communities, our nation and our world.
Our Vision: We will build a stronger community-centered broadcasting organization by focusing the station's new and existing resources where our listener and membership base is the strongest. Our goal is to build a more effective service emphasizing national and local programming that deepens the relationship between us and our listeners.
Our Values: Integrity, tolerance, professionalism, transparency, respect of our co-workers and respect for our audience
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Disinformation online can be confusing, especially for our kids. One local librarian is fighting against it.
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Plastic is everywhere, and it’s leaking into our favorite foods. According to Consumer Reports, the newest issue of the magazine says we’re eating too much plastic, and it’s coming from places we never thought of.
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Washington County in Utah, home to the city of St. George, has recently been one of the fastest-growing areas in the nation. And all that growth is on a collision course with the country's limited supply of water, but now area leaders have a plan to get more water.
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International relations can seem really far away from anybody in the United States, including here in Idaho and that’s something Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kristin Kane with the U.S. Department of State wants to change.
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Every year, the heads of Idaho's public colleges and universities stand up in front of budget lawmakers at the Idaho Legislature and present their annual request for general fund dollars. This year will be a little different after some changes were made inside the powerful Joint Finance Appropriations Committee, and Boise State University President Dr. Marlene Tromp has been preparing for her turn in front of the committee.
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The City of Boise is back in the market for a new police chief after current Chief Ron Winegar announced his retirement. It’s the fourth time in four years that the city has been in the market for a new head for the department.
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The Boise School District covers 450 square miles, which is a lot of roadway to look at when officials are trying to decide whether or not to call a "snow day." Idaho Matters takes a look at what goes into making this decision.
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Many farmers across our region grow alfalfa - which is dried into hay and fed to beef and dairy cattle. But it requires a lot more water than most crops. Now, researchers are working on new technologies to reduce the amount farmers use. Still, some say allowing them to grow such a thirsty crop in the arid west is the problem.
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GOP lawmakers introduced a new library bill into the Idaho Legislature this week that the Idaho Capital Sun says is a "combination" of previous bills that could restrict children’s access to some materials.