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U of I tops Idaho’s Colleges and Universities for Most “Bang for the Buck”

U of I tops Idaho’s Colleges and Universities for Most “Bang for the Buck”

Moscow (670 KBOI News) – Many parents save for years to send their kids to college…others struggle and hope they can afford it. So personal finance website Wallet Hub is offering some help.  They ranked the top 1,000 colleges and universities in the nation in terms of best bang for the buck. Analyst Jill Gonzalez says…MORE

POTUS Visits Elko, 670 KBOI Was There

POTUS Visits Elko, 670 KBOI Was There

Elko, NV (670 KBOI News) – President Trump’s Western campaign tour makes a stop in Elko, and 670 KBOI was there. Nate Shelman made the four-hour drive there, and said he met a lot of Idahoans also made the early-morning drive to see the Commander-in-Chief. Shelman says Trump was a team player, bringing Senator Dean Heller…MORE

Fall Burning?  Check Before You Throw That Match

Fall Burning? Check Before You Throw That Match

Boise (670 KBOI News) – All right…fire season is over, so it’s a great time to go out and just burn all those leaves you raked up, right? Not necessarily so, says Michael Toole of the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality. He says true, the wildfire smoke is gone, but smoke from crop residue burn-offs and…MORE

Nampa Approves Anti-Panhandling Signs

Nampa Approves Anti-Panhandling Signs

Nampa (670 KBOI News) – Panhandling is protected by the First Amendment, so says the United States Supreme Court, but that doesn’t mean Nampa leaders want to encourage it. This week, the City Council approved $1,800 to build and install 10 signs encouraging people to not give money to panhandlers, but to non-profit groups that help…MORE

UPDATE: Nampa Standoff Ends Peacefully

UPDATE: Nampa Standoff Ends Peacefully

Nampa (670 KBOI News) – A police standoff in South Nampa is over, after a woman wanted on a felony failure to appear warrant surrendered Tuesday afternoon. According to Sergeant Tim Riha with the Nampa PD, the standoff began shortly before 10:00 Tuesday morning, when they got a call from a homeowner that a wanted woman…MORE

Idaho Parents Will be Able to Enroll Their Kids in Utah-Based Pre-K Program

Idaho Parents Will be Able to Enroll Their Kids in Utah-Based Pre-K Program

Salt Lake City (670 KBOI News) – Not this school year, but next, there will be another opportunity for some parents to enroll their kids in a pre-kindergarten program in Idaho. Claudia Miner, with the Waterford Institute in Salt Lake City, says they’ve recently gotten a federal Department of Education grant to expand their software-based pre-K…MORE

Standoff in South Nampa

Standoff in South Nampa

Nampa (670 KBOI News) – Nampa police are on the scene of a standoff situation in South Nampa, where a woman with a gun is holed up in a home, refusing to come out. According to Sergeant Tim Riha, it started just before 1:00 this afternoon, when officers tried to serve the woman with a felony…MORE

Idaho Power Releases 70K+ Rainbow Trout in Snake River

Idaho Power Releases 70K+ Rainbow Trout in Snake River

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Don’t tell anglers it’s getting cold…fall is a great time for fishing, because when the temperature drops, less hardy fishermen get off the water, which means more fish for the rest. Idaho Power is helping hardcore fishermen out…they stocked more than 70,000 rainbow trout along the Snake River last week.…MORE

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Chris Janson VIP Pre-Party!

Join us Monday, August 22nd at the Western Idaho Fair for Chris Janson! Make sure you get there early because we’ll have a special Pre-Party for the first 75 people at the gate at 5pm catered by Costa Vida, plus your chance to upgrade your seats and win prizes from your favorite Kissin Country Artists!