Idaho Statesman

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, August 14th. I’m Drew Robinson, and you’re listening to your local news briefing from the Idaho Statesman. Expect temperatures in the low 90s today, with light winds and sunny skies. Temperatures overnight will hit a low around 60 degrees. Our top story today is the latest development regarding Native American mascots in Idaho high schools.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 13th. I’m Mary Hildebrandt, and you’re listening to your local news briefing from the Idaho Statesman. We’re in for a fairly cool week. Today will be sunny, with temperatures in the mid-80s, and light winds. Overnight, low temperatures will dip into the 50s. Our top story today is on wastewater, and the city’s plans to funnel treated water into local canals.

Good morning. It’s Monday, August 12th. I’m Mary Hildebrandt, and you’re listening to your local news briefing from the Idaho Statesman. We’re in for a fairly cool week. Today will be sunny with temperatures in the mid-80s, and light winds. Overnight, low temperatures will dip into the 50s. Our top story today is an investigation into rising property rates in Ada County that are forcing some seniors to sell their longtime homes.

Good morning. It’s Friday, August 9th, and you’re listening to the flash news briefing from the Idaho Statesman. Look for another beautiful, sunny day today, with a high near 88. Tonight, however, there’s a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms. It'll be mostly cloudy, with an overnight low around 60. Our top story today is a followup to a story we told you about yesterday.

Good morning, it’s Thursday, August 8th. I’m Drew Robinson and you’re listening to the flash news briefing from the Idaho Statesman. We’ll see some isolated showers and thunderstorms today. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. Otherwise, it's going to be mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Tonight could also see some isolated showers and thunderstorms. It will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 62.

Good morning, I’m Mary Hildebrandt. It’s Wednesday, August 7th, and you’re listening to the flash news briefing from the Idaho Statesman. The scorching heat is expected to stick around at least one more day. Today is going to be mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95. It'll cool down quite a bit tonight — it’ll be partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 6th, and you’re listening to your local news briefing from the Idaho Statesman. Temperatures are expected to get above 100 degrees today before falling later in the week. Boise will see moderate winds up to 8 mph, as well as cloudy skies. Overnight, temperatures will drop to the high 60s. Our top story today is the latest on a controversial proposal to station several F-35A aircraft at Gowen (GOW-in) Field in Boise.

Good morning. It’s Monday, August 5th, and you’re listening to your local news briefing from the Idaho Statesman. The Boise area could hit 101 degrees today. We’ll have light winds and cloudy skies during the day, and temperatures should fall to 72 degrees overnight.

Good morning. It’s Friday, August 2nd. I’m [Narrator] and you’re listening to the flash news briefing from the Idaho Statesman. Today will be sunny and hot, with a high near 95. Winds will be 5 to 9 miles per hour in the afternoon. Tonight will be mostly clear, with a low around 62. In our top story today: The Boise National Forest’s fire chief says 3 fires that started near Lucky Peak Reservoir are highly suspicious.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, August 1st. I’m [Narrator] and you’re listening to the flash news briefing from the Idaho Statesman. The weather today will be sunny and hot, with high temperatures in the mid-90s. We’ll get a light wind in the afternoon that picks up to about 7 miles per hour overnight. Our top story today is on roadwork into Downtown Boise, which has caused some confusion for Treasure Valley drivers recently.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, July 31st. I’m [Narrator] and you’re listening to the flash news briefing from the Idaho Statesman. We’re in for another hot day with light winds. The National Weather Service is forecasting a high near 97 degrees, with overnight lows reaching 65. Our top story today involves the proposed main Boise library.