Idaho Public Radio

10/05/2025

Idaho news briefs:

• Groundbreaking was held Oct. 3 for a new and expanded veterans home in Boise. The new facility will provide Idaho veterans with modernized nursing care and resources.

• Idaho U.S. Rep. Russ Fulcher says his offices in Coeur d’Alene, Lewiston, Meridian, and Washington, D.C., will remain open during the government shutdown.

• The Idaho Supreme Court will hear cases in Blackfoot and Pocatello this week. Idaho’s highest court is a traveling court, per state law and the state Constitution.

10/05/2025

10/05/2025

“Africa Night," a cultural event celebrating the diversity of African cultures through music, dance, food and performances, was held Saturday at the University of Idaho in Moscow.

The event was hosted by the University of Idaho's African Students Association.

10/05/2025

PHOTOS: Moscowberfest, a Bavarian-style downtown block party, Saturday, in Moscow.

10/04/2025

A Potlatch teacher is among the art educators to be honored this year by the Idaho Art Education Association.

2025 honorees:

• Karen Rohn, the K-12 STEAM Teacher for Potlatch School District in Potlatch. K-12 Art Educator of the Year

• Melissa Thompson, an art teacher at Boise High School in Boise. High School Art Educator of the Year.

• Danielle Forsberg, an art teacher and yearbook advisor at Homedale High School in Homedale. Idaho 2025 Art Educator of the Year.

The association honors those whose work and service has significantly impacted visual art education in Idaho.

The honorees were to be recognized at IAEA's annual Fall Conference on October 3, 2025 in Nampa.

10/04/2025

“I want everyone to run with her spirit.”

The speaker was Jill McCluskey, Lauren’s mother, at Saturday’s Lauren McCluskey Race for Campus Safety in Pullman.

“She always gave it her all,” McCluskey said. “Please remember that. And please remember all victims of dating violence and stalking.”

The annual race benefits the work of the Lauren McCluskey Foundation.

“The Lauren McCluskey Foundation is dedicated to transforming the culture that responds poorly to dating violence on campuses,” the organization’s web site says.

Lauren McCluskey was a 21-year-old honors student athlete at the University of Utah who was killed by a man she briefly dated.

“This event not only brings our community together, but also reminds us of the critical work we must continue to do to protect and empower those affected by intimate partner violence and stalking,” WSU Police Chief Dawn Daniels said.

The University of Idaho and Washington State University work together on campus safety initiatives and events.

Pullman and Moscow both have recovery centers and programs such as Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse.

Lauren’s Promise: “I will listen and believe you if someone is threatening you.”

10/04/2025

University of Idaho Jazz Band and Jazz Choirs:

Live from the University of Idaho's Administrative Auditorium, featuring LHSOM University of Idaho Jazz Bands and Jazz Choirs.

10/03/2025

The 22nd annual Palouse Basin Water Summit is Oct. 28, 2025.

10/03/2025

Idaho launches ‘My School Choice’ website for Parental Choice Tax Credit program: myschoolchoice.idaho.gov

10/02/2025

Don Monson, who had a lasting impact on Vandal basketball as a player and a coach, has died.

He was 92.

His son, Eastern Washington University men’s basketball coach Dan Monson, announced the news on social media.

“I’ve lost a great father, my idol, role model, mentor, and, as he would say, Partner,” Dan Monson said on X on Thursday.

The 1981-82 Kodak Division I National Coach of the Year, Don Monson guided the Idaho program to its first NCAA tournament in 1980-81, and then reached the NCAA Sweet Sixteen in 1981-82.

Monson lettered four times for the Vandal men’s basketball from 1952-55.

He was inducted into the Vandal Athletics Hall of Fame in 2007.

“A legacy etched forever into history by one of the greatest to lead the program,” Idaho men’s basketball saidon X. “Our hearts go out to the Monson family.”

(Idaho Athletics photo)

10/02/2025

The Idaho Transportation Department says travelers on US-95 and SH-3 should plan for flagging operations next week as the agency conducts geotechnical investigations.

The work will include boring into the roadway to help ITD plan for resurfacing projects scheduled for next year.

Work on SH-3 will begin on Monday and run from milepost 13 to 18 at the bottom of Bear Ridge Grade, and is anticipated to be completed on Wednesday.

One lane will be closed on US-95 beginning next Wednesday from milepost 241 to 251 near Grangeville in the Johnston Road area. This work is expected to be completed by Friday.

(ITD photo)