It was 1979 when potato king J.R. Simplot built a 7,370-square-foot, Mediterranean-style mansion atop a prominent hill in the Boise Highlands. Although the mansion has since been demolished, Simplot’s ...

This story was updated Tuesday, April 1, to add two paragraphs of comment from the city of Boise. Change may be coming soon to Simplot Hill, the site just off Bogus Basin Road where the mansion ...

BOISE -- A child was seriously injured while sledding Saturday afternoon, when he collided with a car on Cartwright Road, police said. The accident happened just north of Bogus Basin Road around 3:15 ...

BOISE -- In the aftermath of a serious sledding accident near Simplot Hill, Boise city leaders are taking steps to prevent more children from sliding into the street. Just last Saturday, a boy skidded ...

If you look up Thursday night over the Boise Foothills and your mind wanders to a galaxy far away, don’t worry. There is nothing to fear from Emperor Palpatine. There is, however, a Star Wars ...

Does somebody have a beef with the Simplots? Or maybe they're upset at Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter? Either way, their anger, expressed in unique graffiti on the giant grassy hill of the governor's mansion ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Police in Boise say a boy sledding on the popular Simplot Hill suffered serious but not life-threatening injuries when he slid past the bottom of the long hill and into the road ...

Something’s been missing from Boise’s skyline for the past couple of weeks – something big, bright and patriotic. It’s the giant American flag that long has flown over the hilltop home of the late J.R ...