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Idaho Matters Reporter Roundtable: May 12, 2023

Idaho Matters takes a look at the news that made headlines this week, including the verdict of the Lori Vallow Daybell trial, how the Fentanyl crisis is affecting Idaho and why volenteer numbers are dropping everywhere except the Mountain West.

Broadcast on:: 12 May 2023

A woman with long blonde hair, wearing all black, standing between two men. All three of them have their hands crossed in front. — Lori Vallow Daybell stands and listens as the jury's verdict is read at the Ada County Courthouse in Boise, Idaho on Friday May 12, 2023. The Idaho jury convicted Daybell of murder in the deaths of her two youngest children and a romantic rival, a verdict that marks the end of a three-year investigation that included bizarre claims of zombie children, apocalyptic prophesies and illicit affairs.(Kyle Green / Associated Press)

A guilty verdict has been reached in the trial of Lori Vallow Daybell, the country is struggling with a fentanyl crisis, Idaho is threatening to sue if grizzly bears are not taken off the endangered species list, we get an update on the Kroger-Albertson's merger and volunteer numbers are declining, except in the Mountain West.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up-to-date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

Our journalist panel today:

Troy Oppie, host of All Things Considered with Boise State Public Radio
Nicole Blanchard, outdoors reporter for the Idaho Statesman
Will Walkey, Reporter for the Mountain West News Bureau and Wyoming Public Media
Scott McIntosh, Opinion Editor at the Idaho Statesman