Category Archives: Breaking News

Ridges to Rivers: Please Stay Off Muddy Foothills Trails

Ridges to Rivers: Please Stay Off Muddy Foothills Trails

Boise (670 KBOI) – The forecast is calling for sunny skies and fairly warm temperatures this weekend, and that may have you thinking of heading out for some hiking or biking in the Foothills. But David Gordon with Ridges to Rivers says by all means…don’t! Gordon says with the trails as saturated as they are, people…MORE

Otter Delivers Last State of the State Address, Touches on Taxes, Education and Healthcare

Otter Delivers Last State of the State Address, Touches on Taxes, Education and Healthcare

Boise (670 KBOI) – Governor Otter delivered his last State of the State and Budget address Monday, calling for changes to healthcare, continued funding of the education career ladder, and increased funding for other education programs.  Otter will not run for re-election this year; it’s the end of his third term in office. He also mentioned…MORE

UPDATED: Ada County Coroner Identifies Man Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting

UPDATED: Ada County Coroner Identifies Man Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting

Boise (670 KBOI) – The Ada County Coroner is identifying the man killed in an officer-involved shooting in downtown Boise overnight. 27-year old Robert Hansen was killed by a single gunshot to the head. It happened in the area of 27th Street and Fairview Avenue around 8:00 Thursday night. KBOI-2 TV says police pulled over a…MORE

Cemetery Theft Suspect Arrested

Cemetery Theft Suspect Arrested

Boise (670 KBOI) – Boise Police are crediting the Treasure Valley media and you, the listeners, for helping them find a cemetery theft suspect. Canyon County Deputies found and arrested Aspen Curtis in Nampa Wednesday, and booked him into the Canyon County Jail. He’s charged with Burglary, Grand Theft and Desecrating a Grave…he’s suspected of stealing…MORE

Erpelding: Affordable Housing Law Passed 25 years Ago, Nothing’s Been Done

Erpelding: Affordable Housing Law Passed 25 years Ago, Nothing’s Been Done

Boise (670 KBOI News) – Housing prices are going through the roof, and so are rents…and Idaho House Minority Leader says what’s needed right now is affordable housing for hard-working Idahoans. He says in 1992, the Legislature passed the Idaho Housing Trust Fund law, which is supposed to provide incentives to builders and developers to build…MORE

Nampa Offers New Place to Get a Passport

Nampa Offers New Place to Get a Passport

Nampa (670 KBOI) – There’s a new place in the Treasure Valley to file your passport application. Joe Decker with Canyon County says business has picked up so much in the last three years that the County Recorder’s office was getting over run…so they opened up ano0ther passport office at the Nampa City Clerk’s office. And…MORE

Body Found Near River on Greenbelt Identified

Boise (670 KBOI) – The Ada County Coroner’s Office has identified the body found along the Greenbelt over the weekend. Kayakers found the body of 39-year old Jamas Deek Kluza, of Pocatello, around 3:00 Saturday afternoon, near the diversion dam. No cause of death was given, but the Coroner’s statement did say it did not appear…MORE

Treasure Valley Law enforcement Needs Your Help Finding Cemetery Theft Suspect

Treasure Valley Law enforcement Needs Your Help Finding Cemetery Theft Suspect

Boise (670 KBOI) – Law enforcement in Ada and Canyon Counties are asking for your help finding a suspect in a series of cemetery robberies. Sergeant John Terry with the Boise Police says thanks to information from an area recycler, they think Aspen Curtis has been stealing parts of memorials and headstones in three cemeteries in…MORE

Meningitis Threatens Teens, Young Adults, Time to Think Vaccinations

Meningitis Threatens Teens, Young Adults, Time to Think Vaccinations

Boise (670 KBOI) – If you have teens, or young students off to college, you might want to brush up on what you know about meningitis. Chris Smith with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says students living in dorms, Fraternity and sorority houses, and apartments with roommates are particularly at risk. “Meningitis is a…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!