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unreported votes lead to a full recount in Latah County, West Ada School District will close an under-enrolled elementary school after this school year, what the state's legislative budget writers will work on in a pre-session workshop this week, a Twin Falls man faces ten felonies after an apparent accidental gunshot injured another man Sunday, and how BSU football coach Spencer Danielson says he'll leverage the ESPN College Gameday appearance on campus this weekend.

Boise threatens to pull Darigold's sewer use permit over on-going wastewater pollution concerns, a 15-year old boy shot in west Boise after a 'ding-dong-ditch' prank, Boise City Council will consider a moratorium on new data center construction, ESPN College Gameday returning to Boise State for the first time in 16 years, and it's title time for AC Boise!

Albertsons ordered to pay $900 million for fueling the opioid crisis in Washington State, Ada County Sheriff Matt Clifford slams a public records request for body cam footage from a deputy killed in the line of duty, Pocatello will pay $4.5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit after police shot a 17-year old disabled boy, and Blaine County is scrambling to find a way to conduct an annual count of unsheltered people in the community.

Organizers say the defeat of Prop 1 is a 'gut punch' to women in Idaho, there is more gold than previously confirmed at Stibnite, a surviving victim of the 2022 U of I quadruple murder is asking a court to protect her privacy as some investigation materials could be made public, and historic elections in the mountain west region.

Election coverage and analysis from Idaho's major races; with political reporter James Dawson and Boise State University Professor of Political Science Jaclyn Kettler.

Election day reminders for anyone planning to visit the polls today, a far-right Republican Senator says he'll challenge for leadership this session, the State Supreme Court rules that some body cam video from an Ada County Sheriff's Deputy killed in the line of duty must be publicly released, more young students are reading at grade level in Idaho this fall, and when BSU football might get quarterback Maddux Madsen back on the field.

Two court rulings Friday related to abortion in Idaho - one on campaign TV ads and the other in an existing lawsuit challenging Idaho's ban, more than 260,000 Idahoans have already voted in the November 3 midterms, Caldwell is getting a new EMS station for the first time since 2003, and AC Boise gets its first playoff win in franchise history and will host a semifinal game this coming weekend.

Does the way Prop 1 supporters funded TV ads violate any campaign laws? A Canyon County Judge is expected to weigh in today, plus, the potential legal consequences if voters approve Prop 1 on Tuesday, an OBGYN explains the complicated pregnancies at the center of of prop 1 opponents say are illegal late-term abortions, U of I's Moscow campus added to the National Register of Historic Places, and bidding for the sale ACHD's Garden City property is underway.

A split decision from the state Supreme Court settles a long-running case over the effectiveness of Idaho's former public defender system, federal election monitors will be on the ground in Idaho November 3rd, Boise Police search for more victims of a contractor who allegedly took money and never did the work, and we go through the new process for voters who arrive at the polls without their ID.

The groups on either side of Prop 1 will be in court this week, arguing over whether TV ads were fairly purchased, Micron announced about $22 million for transit and housing efforts in the Treasure Valley, and $45 million in contributions to local children's 'Trump Accounts,' enrollment at Boise State University is up, along with graduation rates, and fire and sanitation officials demonstrate the danger of lithium-ion batteries that end up in trash trucks.

A familiar face will take the reins at the Boise Airport as its new Director, Boise Schools faces another lawsuit over former para-professional Gavin Snow, The US Army is helping Perpetua Resources pay for tungsten exploration at the Stibnite mining site, and work on a new water pipeline connecting two north central Idaho fish hatcheries is underway.

Proposition 1 advocates and the state Democratic party did not violate campaign laws with a recent TV ad buy, AC Boise takes 3rd in the regular season and will host a playoff game this weekend, Idaho suffers its first influenza death of the season, and the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree, 'the People's Tree,' is cut down and on its way from Idaho to Washington, D.C.

Prop 1 opponents accuse supporters of campaign spending shenanigans, Darl Bruner lays out a list of 'conundrums' affecting the city, The Caldwell Night Rodeo wins a prestigious national award, Ada County officials will celebrate the grand opening of the Park at Expo Idaho today, and why Idahoans should not throw away or flush unwanted prescription drugs - and bring them to local dropoff sites this weekend.

The leader of Idaho's largest public agency is stepping down, The Minidoka National Historic Site is getting a more than $5 million facelift, enrollment falls again at Blaine County schools, we meet the Idaho 4th-grader who will help flip the switch on the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree this December, and fossil fuel production in our region surging again in a second Trump Administration.

Idaho hopes it has finalized wildfire spending this year, but is putting millions on the state credit card, record turnout on the first day of early voting in Ada County, Boise is requiring property owners take steps to prevent rats and wild turkeys on their property, Jerome Schools reopen after a cyberattack, and how fast do people really go on the Boise River Greenbelt and what should be done to keep users safe?