In this week’s Exploring Idaho, Abby Wilt takes us to the World Center for Birds of Prey, where nature’s most powerful raptors live.

Treasure Valley residents can enjoy a free screening of Wicked Friday evening, starting at 7 p.m. in Julia Davis Park.

In a press release sent Thursday, the police union says that the City of Boise will return to negotiations on a new Collective Labor Agreement. This comes after the city approved a CLA in June.

The Boise police and fire departments responded after someone reported seeing a body in a canal at 6:30 a.m. near West Wainwright Drive and North Eagle Road, Boise Police Department spokesperson Haley Kramer told the Idaho Statesman in an email.

Nearly 100 employers — ranging from Boise’s Whiskey Bar to east Idaho’s Teton High School — gathered at Gowen Field Thursday morning for the Idaho National Guard’s annual Boss Lift event. For many, it was a first-time glimpse of what some of their employees are responsible for when out of the office.

"I’m honored to have the record, it is by length of 42 inches and the poundage for Idaho is pretty big," said Aaron Goettsche. "It is like pulling a farm animal out of the water."

A former Boise State University administrator says she was fired for reporting age discrimination against two colleagues and an inappropriate workplace relationship. Lisa Gardner is suing the school, its former President Marlene Tromp, two administrators and the Boise State University Foundation.

Boise State football was once again selected as the preseason favorite for the Mountain West title this week, but head coach Spencer Danielson won’t let his team expect an easy path. “All of them have done a great job recruiting,

ICE numbers gathered by the Deportation Data Project at the University of California in Berkeley shows the immigration enforcement agency made more than 300 arrests in Idaho since January, up from 77 in 2024. The New York Times reports those numbers represent the largest increase of any state in the country.

Demolition is underway as crews tear up the basketball and tennis courts, remove the bark, and take out the playground equipment. According to Boise Parks and Recreation, Fairview Park’s current features were installed in the 1990s and are beginning to show their age.