Month: May 2011

One local company has made a big donation to help educate future engineers. ON Semiconductor has given Idaho State University’s new research facility $5 million in equipment for nuclear testing. Crews pulled out each piece of machinery donated by ON from a full-size moving truck on Friday, and rolled them into the Ballard Building. It

A study of 1,200 U.S. Children and teenagers found nearly 10 percent showed signs of pathological video-game use, much like a gambling habit. Video game addiction is not listed in the Diagnostic Manual for Mental Health Disorders, but an Idaho Falls expert said it’s being considered for the 2012 edition. Even so, experts said, it

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A Pocatello man accused of beating his wife to death was in court Thursday, but he won’t be back for another three months. Michael Lane Sparks arrived at the courthouse in a wheelchair, wearing a back brace, and casts on both legs. He’s still injured from the car accident that happened the night of Judith

The autopsy results from the 7-month-old Richard Barbone, who died Monday in Pocatello. Public court records show his father, Lee Ross Barbone, admitted to hitting the child. According to those public records, doctors said the baby had multiple skull fractures, the back of his head was caved in and he had severe bruises on his

Boise will be much closer to eastern Idaho thanks to a new air service being reinstated between the Idaho Falls Airport and the state capital. SeaPort Airlines, a small Pacific Northwest based airline, hopes to begin service between the two cities by mid-July. The airline is just waiting to see if local businesses will pre-order

UPDATE: Sgt. Jeff Edwards said the man who shot the women and children was Gaylin Leirmoe, 26. He set the basement of the house on fire before he turned the gun on himself and committed suicide, police said. Michelle Kern and Leirmoe were the parents of the two children, Edwards said. They had been separated

With warmer weather, it means plants are blooming and weeds are sprouting, and if you suffer from allergies, you are already seeing signs of pollen in the air. Allergy sufferers can’t seem to escape the pollen in the air, thanks to the high winds Eastern Idaho has been experiencing, and this is bringing more weeds

Extreme piercings and tattoos can be a form of rebellion for some, for others they are just a form of expression. But what happens if a fire-breathing dragon or a gauged ear is not something you want anymore? Doctors and tattoo artists alike say a lot of it depends on the person, the type of

Health care providers are feeling the pinch as the country finds itself in the largest drug shortage in modern memory. Every year there are drug shortages across the country, but this year, more than 200 drugs are in short supply. The drugs you buy at your local pharmacy are not the ones in short supply,

It’s been one week since President Barack Obama announced U.S. military forces had killed the world’s most wanted terrorist, but the elite group of Navy SEALs is still in the spotlight. Former SEAL Brian Schad, of Idaho Falls, offered his insight on a mission 10 years in the making. “It’s not necessarily the Osama bin

Pocatello police have charged the man who they said killed his wife on Monday night. In a news conference, the Bannock County Prosecutor’s Office said Michael Lane Sparks was charged with first-degree murder, and that the murder was premeditated. Chief Deputy Prosecutor Vic Pearson said Sparks beat Judith Johnson in the head and body with

With a heightened terror alert around the nation following Osama bin Laden’s death, the safety of nuclear waste in eastern Idaho has come under question. Despite recent safety checks within the Department of Energy, the Energy Communities Alliance wants another review for spent fuel storage safety at the site, and wants it made public. The

A woman is dead and a man is in the hospital after an argument escalated in Pocatello, police said. Pocatello police spokesman Kim Ellis said officers responded to a domestic dispute on West Center Street around 11:30 p.m. on Monday. At some point, the argument between Michael Lane Sparks and Judith Johnson escalated, the Bannock

What police say likely started as a domestic dispute, and ended in the death of Judith Rachel Johnson in Pocatello this week, has some saying this is a stark example of a growing problem in southeast Idaho. Police are routinely called out to domestic abuse situations, and a local organization for battered women said violence

The month of May is here, and with it, the launch of a new organic vodka, made right here in eastern Idaho. American Harvest Organic Spirit is distilled and bottled in Rigby, with water from the Snake River, and grains from the Bone area. Creators said they’re appealing to consumers with a 100 percent American