News
Driver hospitalized after Interstate 84 crash with semitrailer
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (137+ words) A collision in Nampa sent one person to the hospital on Sunday morning. A 23-year-old man driving a Mazda minivan west on Interstate 84 collided with a truck-tractor pulling a semi-trailer at about 5: 48 a. m. at the off-ramp near mile marker 33, Idaho State…...
So busy it rejects Boiseans, new 15th-story restaurant, bar serves view, snake meat
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (648+ words) Interest has been strong since The Boise Post began service atop the new 15-story AC/Element Hotel days ago. For some curious walk-ins, stepping out of the elevator has ended in polite rejection. Good luck with that. Redefining the phrase…...
Kuna is Ada County's housing hot spot " and one of America's fastest-growing cities
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (1292+ words) Kuna, Idaho, is growing too fast for its signs to keep up. The green placard along Meridian Road " Kuna, Pop: 24, 011 " is just six years old and already at least 7, 000 people short. And farther south, on a Monday in May, the…...
Softball all-conference teams released. Did your favorite player make the cut?
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (768+ words) Saturday's state championship round marked the end of the Idaho high school softball season. That means it's award season, starting with the all-conference teams in the Treasure Valley. See the all-conference teams in each league in Southwest Idaho below. Coaches…...
Vote for the Treasure Valley softball player of the week (May 11 to 17)
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (365+ words) Help us choose the best of the best in the latest Idaho Statesman softball player of the week contest. Polls close at noon Wednesday. Read about all the candidates and their accomplishments below. You can vote multiple times. This is…...
These Idaho hospitals got straight A's for patient safety. See which ones
6+ day, 13+ hour ago (684+ words) How safe are hospitals in Idaho? The Gem State ranked No. 36 in the nation in terms of patient safety, according to The Leapfrog Group's latest report. The nonprofit organization evaluates hospital safety across the country and releases updated Hospital Safety…...
A remarkable Idahoan: Leaders pay tribute to Dirk Kempthorne in song, esteem
1+ week, 2+ day ago (448+ words) The late Dirk Kempthorne was remembered Friday by friends and peers as one of Idaho's greatest public servants, an architect of its capital city and a person who made everyone he met feel seen. Kempthorne, 74, died on April 24 after announcing…...
Endorsement: Ada commissioner faces another challenge in GOP primary | Opinion
1+ week, 3+ day ago (546+ words) Ada County Commissioner Ryan Davidson is facing a challenger in the Republican primary for his District 1 seat from Holly Cook, a communications professional with a history of government work. The Idaho Statesman editorial board endorses Holly Cook in the Republican…...
Endorsement: Democrats seek primary win for Ada County Commission | Opinion
1+ week, 3+ day ago (541+ words) Aaron Swisher and Kelceymarie Warner are running in the Democratic primary for Ada County Commission in District 1, a seat now held by Ryan Davidson, who is also facing a challenger in the Republican primary. Whoever wins the Democratic primary is…...
Former Boise school bus driver agrees to plead guilty to child porn crimes
1+ week, 4+ day ago (451+ words) A former Boise School District bus driver facing charges of child sexual exploitation has entered a plea deal and will be sentenced later this summer. Brian Hendricks was charged with seven counts of possession of child sexually exploitive material, along…...