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Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including an update on the two vacant seats on the Boise City Council, a look at the proposed Albertsons-Kroger merger and the latest news on the house where four U of I students were killed last year.

In 1905, Idaho lawmakers asked an architectural firm to draw the plans for the state’s new capitol building. The company drew the floor plans, sketches, drawings and specifications for the central part of what became the Idaho statehouse. Now more than 100 of those original drawings and paintings, still held by Hummel Architects, are being donated to the Idaho State Archives.

Learning to read is a foundational skill critical to success in school and life. Idaho’s Lee Pesky Learning Center created a pilot program to address students with bilingual learning needs at risk of being left behind as the pandemic altered education this year.

Muyambi loved biking, so when his friends asked him to plan a cycling trip across his home country of Uganda he was thrilled. But challenges arose one late night when they had to get creative for dinner.

Idaho Matters spoke with Ashley Kirzinger from the Kaiser Family Foundation to understand how vaccine hesitancy could affect Idaho.

The city of Boise has set a goal of eliminating family homelessness in five years. How will it reach that goal?

This year has been challenging for public school teachers navigating the pandemic. As the Idaho Legislature picks up speed in it’s final few weeks this…

If you’re ready to visit public places in person again, the Idaho Historical Society has a new exhibit opening Saturday, celebrating the “Trailblazing…

Idaho announces everyone in the state will be eligible for the COVID vaccine by the end of April, a study from Israel shows promising news for Pfizer…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little announced Wednesday that all Idahoans ages 16 and older will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine April 5. That's about three weeks…