Idaho Sen. Risch to Trump BLM nominee: You have no authority to sell public landFebruary 26, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Rare six-planet parade to appear in night sky. Will it be visible in Idaho?February 27, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Ready for this ‘icon’ to return, Boise? His last concert was 10,089 fans hugeFebruary 27, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Boise State football’s ‘monster hire’ aiming to build the ‘most physical group’February 27, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Idaho HistoryHistory: Idaho afforded these three things to Black Americans when other states did notUpdated June 30, 2023 at 11:03 AM
Idaho HistoryIdaho history: Telegraph line made it to Boise in 1875. A daily newspaper followedUpdated May 30, 2023 at 5:18 PM
Idaho HistoryIs Idaho’s historic prison haunted? 150 years later, the search for answers continuesUpdated July 4, 2022 at 4:05 PM
Boise & Garden CityEducation and action: How Idaho Black History Museum reflects past, works for futureUpdated February 25, 2022 at 10:43 PM
Idaho HistoryIdaho fifth graders recite essays on the history of Polly BemisUpdated August 10, 2021 at 5:29 PM
Idaho HistoryNoted Idaho historian, longtime Statesman columnist Arthur Hart, 99, dies in Boise homeUpdated May 12, 2021 at 11:08 PM
Idaho HistoryBridging history and journalism: Arthur Hart’s legacy in IdahoUpdated May 12, 2021 at 11:07 PM
LocalHistory columnist Arthur Hart, Idaho Statesman staple since 1970, hangs up his keyboardNovember 1, 2020 at 7:00 AM
Idaho HistoryIdaho history: Remembering the days of steamboats when they navigated Northwest riversUpdated October 29, 2020 at 6:28 PM
Idaho History‘Bum at home all day.’ Here’s how one Idaho student faced quarantine boredom in 1918October 20, 2020 at 4:00 AM
Idaho HistoryOf early Boise’s wealthy residents, none had more riches and press than C.W. MooreOctober 16, 2020 at 6:25 PM
Idaho HistoryGood Templars movement strong in early Boise, swept through Idaho before it was a stateOctober 9, 2020 at 7:04 PM
Idaho HistoryIdaho history: Telephone service spread from Boise to long-distance destinations quicklyOctober 3, 2020 at 7:00 AM
Idaho HistoryAs telephones became commonplace in early Idaho, their arrival still always made newsSeptember 25, 2020 at 5:19 PM
Idaho HistoryLewiston had Idaho’s first telephones, right after their invention. Boise soon followedSeptember 19, 2020 at 8:00 AM
Idaho HistoryNews delays in 1860s, including on Lincoln, illustrated need for telegraph in IdahoSeptember 5, 2020 at 8:00 AM
Idaho HistoryBreeding livestock, especially cattle, quickly took hold in Idaho TerritoryAugust 29, 2020 at 9:00 AM
Idaho HistoryVisting Boise in 1870s-80s was way to share livestock news, especially how cattle faredUpdated August 27, 2020 at 12:48 PM
Idaho HistoryIn Idaho history, agriculture headlines before statehood often mentioned ‘Texas cattle’August 15, 2020 at 10:00 AM
Idaho HistoryThe 19th century Idaho frontier was full of murder, with Chinese victims commonplaceUpdated August 13, 2020 at 6:39 PM
Idaho HistoryIn Idaho Territory, Lincoln’s death caused great mourning — and scorn if you were pleasedAugust 9, 2020 at 9:00 AM