From breaking news to deeply reported features, Boise State Public Radio’s newsroom spent 2025 covering the stories that mattered most to Idahoans. These were the pieces that sparked conversation, answered questions and kept readers coming back — our most-viewed news stories of the year.

This holiday season, reflect on the key moments of 2025 and enjoy the sounds of the season with holiday music from a wide range of styles and stories with humor, warmth and festivity. Here are some program highlights from your friends at Boise State Public Radio.

The stories you hear on this station exist because listeners choose to support independent journalism. When you give, you’re investing in thoughtful reporting on the issues that shape Idaho — housing, health care, the environment, the arts and more.

Boise State Public Radio and Sun Valley Film Festival invite you to celebrate the festival kick-off with George Prentice at the Argyros Theater in Ketchum on Wednesday, Dec. 3. Enjoy a pre-screening reception with George and Paul Moakley, Executive Producer of Video at The New Yorker followed by a screening with The New Yorker Shorts. Reception begins at 3 p.m.

Boise State Public Radio is returning for Another Round at Bistro 45 in McCall on Thursday, November 6 from 6-8 p.m. Meet local journalist Murphy Woodhouse and the public radio team to connect over drinks and share what's on your mind.

Every day, people like you keep Boise State Public Radio alive. This station is more than just a voice on the dial — it’s a gathering place for Idaho. It’s where stories of our neighbors are told, where our leaders are heard, and where our culture is celebrated. And now, with federal funding gone, it’s you who ensures these voices and stories remain accessible to all.

Boise State Public Radio won a National Murrow Award for the podcast Extremely American: Onward Christian Soldiers.

The Mountain West News Bureau's Yvette Fernandez from Nevada Public Radio won a National Murrow Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for her feature reporting on the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) for Indigenous people in the Southwest after Congress let the main way of paying for treatment expire.

Partnership advances goal of expanding access to critical news and information in U.S. news deserts

Public media is under threat after the U.S. Senate passed an amended version of the rescission bill that would eliminate $1.1 billion in previously approved funds for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting. It now goes back to the House. Boise State Public Radio received about 20% of its budget from CPB in FY 2024.