Month: September 2011

An Island Park hunter is resting at home tonight after a bear attack this weekend, and it seems as though there have been quite a few bear stories in the news lately. But this year is not out of the ordinary for Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming where living with bears comes with the territory.

Allstate’s new building in Chubbuck is almost finished, and at a career fair in Pocatello on Thursday the company started its massive hiring push. More than 500 people will end up being hired to staff the new call center. Julie Stoltz has been looking for work for over a year and was one of those

A federal audit found the Idaho agency that doles out unemployment benefits improperly made about $82 million in payments over a three-year period. The report from the U.S. Department of Labor detailed improper payments across the country and was based on a sample of claims. The report found more than 9 percent of Idaho’s payments

Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs has been moved to an East Texas prison, where he will receive further treatment after becoming sick while fasting. Texas prison system spokesman Jason Clark said Wednesday that Jeffs has been moved to the infirmary of the Beto Unit prison in Tennessee Colony, 85 miles southeast of Dallas. Clark said

One of the ways that Daren Palmer’s victims will be paid restitution is through the sale of his unfinished Idaho Falls home. It started out on the market in 2009 at $4 million and since then, it has dropped to $2.4 million. Plus, the home is not finished. Realtors say it will cost at least

“Hi, I’m Cassy. I’m pretty good with the animals in our home. I help with feeding them and spend time with them. We have 4 dogs and some fish. I sometimes feed the cats outside. My favorite subject in school is Science. I like Art, too. My sister and I both like drawing and coloring

Daren Palmer, the eastern Idaho man who ran a Ponzi scheme, was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday. Palmer was sentenced to eight years in federal prison. He was also ordered to pay $29,842,731 to the victims of his scheme. He will also be under three years of probation after his release from prison. Palmer

The Idaho Falls man behind a $78 million Ponzi scheme, Daren Palmer, faced sentencing in federal court Tuesday. It turns out $29 million stolen in wire fraud and money laundering equals eight years in federal prison and three years of probation when Palmer gets out. Palmer will be fifty years old when he’s free again,

An Idaho Falls dog is being hailed a hero after saving her owner’s life. The playful pup isn’t just for show and tell. “Amazing, loveable and loyal,” said owner Codi Robertson, 15. Add life-saver to the list, too. Last week, a seven-months-pregnant Robertson woke up on her couch in the middle of the night. “And

Several groups in the Gate City are working together to start Gay Straight Alliances in local high schools. The effort is getting some help from a woman whose son committed suicide after being teased, bullied and even beaten up for being gay. Julie Zicha has a book full of letters about her son, Ryan. The

Local food stores have teamed up to help feed the needy in the community. Associated Food stores, along with Unilever, donated $10,000 to the Idaho Food Bank Tuesday. At some local stores, 10 cents from the sale of every Unilever owned brand, like Dove, Skippy, or Best Foods, was set aside to help out the

A pharmaceutical company is announcing a reward for information about a medicine robber southern Utah officials say is bold and potentially dangerous. Purdue Pharma is offering up $5,000 for tips in the crimes as part of its RxPatrol initiative to stop pharmacy theft. St. George police say they are looking for a man they believe

The Idaho Falls Fire Department and service departments across the region this evening joined together at City Hall to remember 9/11. For many in the Fire Department, Sept. 11, 2001, is a day impossible to forget. The loss of so many fallen comrades is still fresh in the minds of many. “They were fellow firemen,”

Officials in Washington are trying to determine if a man who was convicted of raping women in Idaho and Washington still meets the criteria of being a sexually violent predator. The Lewiston Tribune (http://bit.ly/eqraLC ) reports that if officials determine that Monte Hoisington no longer meets that criteria, he may be released from the Special

A new federal policy to control wild horse herds is putting more emphasis on fertility control and less on removal to manage the animals throughout the West. During a recent roundup of nearly 700 horses in southwest Wyoming, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management injected six dozen mares with a fertility control drug before returning

A judge is set to decide whether a Utah inmate accused of killing a prison guard can eat more while incarcerated ahead of his trial. Attorneys for Curtis Allgier say he’s lost weight, but wants to gain it back so he’ll look like he did when the alleged attack occurred. A hearing is set for

Authorities say a 35-month project to rebuild 24 miles of Interstate 15 through Utah County is 50 percent complete. The project manager for the I-15 CORE Project tells the Deseret News work crews are on pace to finish in December 2012 as scheduled though plenty of closures and delays remain. Dale Hawks says crews have

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After an exciting run at the fair, workers finally have a minute to breathe and look back, and it’s all positive. With hundreds of booths, 70 food vendors and sunny weather, 219,000 people came out, just 2,000 visitors short of breaking the attendance record set in 2009. One big increase they saw was at the

Bonneville County firefighters were called to an RV fire burning outside a residence near West 35th and North 81st streets Sunday afternoon. According to a sheriff’s deputy on the scene, the RV’s owner was cooking inside the motor home. He left to go inside the home also on the property and the fire started, engulfing

People in Pocatello are worked to give back to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan as they remembered 9/11 on Sunday. The second Spice up the Night event was held at Courtesy Ford in Pocatello Sunday evening. Complete with members of the local POW-MIA, the National Guard and the Pocatello Fire Department, the event was

Local people took time to remember the events of 9/1 through memorials and events on Sunday. The Pocatello Fire and Police departments worked together to have to separate memorials for the public to take part. Cindy Jensen and her three children did just that. Jensen works for the police department, and she was there when

A massive piece of machinery will be traveling southbound on I-15 starting midnight Saturday, clogging up both lanes of traffic and going as slow as 5 miles an hour. The 340 ton autoclave was built by Eaton Metal in Pocatello over the last 2 years. Now the gargantuan pressure vessel is finished and has to

Saturday was dedicated to preventing domestic violence and celebrating four lives that were cut short last May in an Ammon homicide. One click-clack at a time, came dozens of high heels through the heart of Idaho Falls. But there was a twist. “I think I have a blister on my pinkie toe,” said participant and

H.S. FOOTBALL BLACKFOOT 42 SKYLINE 21 F RIGBY 7BONNEVILLE 20 F WOODS CROSS (UT) 28HIGHLAND 30 F POCATELLO 48 CENTURY 3 4th POST FALLS 13MADISON 30 F SHELLEY 24 PRESTON 19 F SUGAR-SALEM 0SNAKE RIVER 39 F BEAR LAKE 13 SOUTH FREMONT 35 F GOODING 6SALMON 23 F SODA SPRINGS 20 FIRTH 13 F AMERICAN

There is a fire burning east of Pocatello over Chinese Peak in the Black Rock Canyon area. Several agencies are out fighting the fire. The Bannock County Sheriffs Office says no one is threatened and there is no estimate on acreage. Fire crews from Chubbuck, Pocatello, Inkom, Portneuf Valley, The Bureau of Land Management, Search

Idaho State Police arrested three men after a high-speed chase that lasted about four miles on two freeways. The pursuit on Interstate 86 near mile post 58 started after troopers tried to stop a truck which wouldn’t stay in its lane, according to ISP. Speeds reached 98 mph during the chase. ISP used spike strips

A federal judge in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho,has approved a $263.4 million settlement with Hecla Mining Co. that resolves one of the nation’s largest Superfund lawsuits. The money from Hecla will be used to clean up historic pollution in the Coeur d’Alene River Basin, including toxic levels of lead and other heavy metals. U.S. District Court

A former American Falls High School teacher has pleaded not guilty to a charge of felony sexual battery of a minor. Prosecutors say 23-year-old Zenna Galeria had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old male student during the last school year. She worked as a teacher and volleyball coach for the school until she was let

Authorities are investigating after an Amtrak train that runs between California and the Midwest fatally stuck a pedestrian in a residential area of Lehi. Officials say the engineer saw the pedestrian on the tracks but did not have time to stop the train before the crash about 11:45 p.m. Thursday. The train was stopped for

Authorities are investigating an attack on a gay man in American Fork. Police say a man was emptying trash outside a hair salon Thursday morning when he says he was attacked and beaten by several people yelling gay slurs. The 32-year-old man’s nose was broken and he suffered multiple minor injuries. Authorities have not yet

A consortium of Idaho business people have resurrected a failed idea from the 2008 Legislature that for many still holds the allure of helping communities address local needs while boosting their economies: Letting residents vote to tax themselves to expand public transit or build roads. Former Albertsons Inc. Chief Executive Officer Gary Michael, property manager

Three Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s are being sent to Idaho to help the U.S. Forest Service fight wildfires in the region. Thirty airmen from the 187th Airlift Squadron based in Cheyenne left Friday for Boise, Idaho, where they will be stationed for an undetermined amount of time. Maj. Jeremy Schaad, a pilot who is

An event in Pocatello Friday honored volunteers who work to make sure there are no forgotten children. Two-hundred-fifty-three life size cutouts stood in the lawn of the Juvenile Court in Pocatello. Each one represented a child in the middle of a court case. The children in these images hold sings, expressing their thoughts about the

Like many nonprofits across the country, the Court Appointed Special Advocates program, or CASA, is in need of more funding. The local program, which covers a 10 county district in eastern Idaho, is trying to raise $20,000 through the first annual Parade of Playhouses. Five playhouses, worth $3,000 to $4,000 each, have been built and

Idaho is a step closer to joining the handful of states that require students to take online courses. The state Board of Education gave initial approval Friday to a rule requiring high school students to take at least two credits online to graduate, despite heavy opposition to the plan at public hearings across Idaho this

Mayors from three local cities received special flags Friday paying tribute to 9/11 and local first responders. With the 10th anniversary of the events of Sept. 11 almost upon us, Pocatello business owner Dennis Jablonski decided to help local cities honor the memory of 9/11 and those who gave their lives that day. In a

A string of small fires broke out along Highway 20 at the same time on Friday morning. Three small fires started between 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. along the South-bound side of Highway 20 at mile markers 313, 316.5, and 317. That’s between the Ucon and Hitt Road exits. Crews had the flames knocked down by

As we approach the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we wanted to know how this major event in our nation’s history is being taught in schools. Is it in our student’s textbooks? “Not necessarily is it part of the curriculum that we’re given to teach, but we feel like it’s important for them to

The Idaho State Police has determined that its top accident reconstruction expert did not lie on the witness stand in a 2006 second-degree murder trial in north Idaho. ISP officials on Friday released the results of their internal investigation into testimony provided by Cp. Fred Rice, a 25-year agency veteran. Rice was put on paid

Downtown Idaho Falls business owners breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday night. After weeks of construction on a major intersection and slow sales, “A” street was back open. Business at Great Harvest Bread was a little slower than usual in the afternoon. It’s a trend that’s nearing its fourth week. “The regulars still find

Wednesday was day 5 at the Eastern Idaho State Fair, but it was the first night of major concerts. Rock band Hinder kicked it all off in the grandstands. Earlier in the day, we caught up with fair managers to find out what fairgoers can expect for Thursday and Friday. The microphones were checked, the

A fire has destroyed the Wapiti Restaurant just west of the Buffalo Bill Reservoir in northern Wyoming. The fire occurred Tuesday night when the restaurant was closed. No one was hurt. About 35 firefighters and law enforcement personnel from Cody responded to the fire call at 7:36 p.m. Fire Warden Russ Wenke tells the Cody

Mormon church officials say they will hold an October groundbreaking ceremony at the site of a new temple in Payson. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Saints says the public ceremony will be held Oct. 8. Senior church elder Dallin H. Oaks of the faith’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will preside over the festivities.

BOYS H.S. SOCCER Idaho Falls 1Century 3 F Bonneville 3 Blackfoot 2 F GIRLS H.S. SOCCER Century 3 Idaho Falls 0 F Blackfoot 2 Bonneville 9 F

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has named a temporary head of the Idaho Department of Commerce. Otter announced Wednesday that David Fulkerson will lead the agency until a permanent director is hired. Fulkerson had been serving as a financial officer at the Idaho Division of Financial Management. The vacancy was created when Don Dietrich stepped down

Boise police officers have shot and killed a mountain lion that was prowling near a hospital in the center of town. The animal was shot early Thursday morning after several people called 911 to report they’d seen the animal walking on the grounds of St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center. Police believe the mountain lion was

Many more Wyoming public school students will enjoy faster Internet connections thanks to a new contract the state has worked out with the CenturyLink phone company. Gov. Matt Mead announced Thursday that 13 Wyoming towns and cities will have Ethernet capability installed for use in schools. The towns and cities are Laramie, Rawlins, Rock Springs,

A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the Kepp’s Crossing pot farm operation. Bonneville County Sheriff Office said Trevor Lane Smith, 32, of Idaho Falls was arrested Wednesday afternoon on charges of manufacturing a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. The Bonneville County-Idaho Falls Special Investigation Unit arrested Smith after serving a

Thousands of people come to the Eastern Idaho State Fair for some fun and a bite of fair food, but anywhere with a lot of people there’s the risk of someone getting hurt. Lyle Barney has led the medical team at the fair for close to 20 years, and he has seen a lot. “I’ve

Idaho Falls Police arrested a 32-year-old man for having sex with a 13-year-old girl over a two-month period. Michael Hummel McCaslin of Idaho Falls was arrested Wednesday for lewd conduct with a minor child under 16. According to a report, officers received information from the girl?s mother that information had been disclosed about her relationship

It’s that time of year again when we begin to honor local seniors with the United Dairymen of Idaho Distinguished Student Award. This year?s first recipient is Snake River?s Hannah Hansen. Hannah is a smart, talented young lady. When it comes to performing Hannah likes doing it all. “I am a dancer,: Hannah says. ?I

U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, said President Barack Obama’s American Jobs Act provides mostly temporary solutions. Crapo, who is a member of the Senate Budget and Finance committees, said the plan needs to fundamentally reform economic and fiscal policy. “What I hear from business and industry leaders is that we need to refrain from the

The Idaho Falls community is coming together to give a local family a fresh start after their only children and grand children were killed in their Ammon home last May. Almost four months after the Kern family tragedy, we sat down with the family to see what they are doing to give back to the

A Senate subcommittee this week proposes a new budget that cuts nearly 20 percent from the Department of Energy. The cut would take away $142 million from the department’s current federally allocated operating budget. Because the Idaho National Laboratory receives almost $320 million from the Department of Energy, the cuts could adversely affect the INL.

If you fill up your gas tank at Albertson’s, you might notice some changes over the next couple of months. Stinker stores, a Boise-based company, is taking over 14 Albertson’s Express Fuel Centers around the state. The stores will be rebranded as Stinker Stores and will sell Sinclair-brand gasoline and diesel fuel. Stinker Stores president

Sen. Mike Enzi says he’s glad President Barack Obama is focusing on the economy and job growth. But the Wyoming Republican said Thursday that he’s disappointed the president is emphasizing more spending for programs that haven’t worked. He says Obama needs to support legislation that trains and prepares the nation’s workers for highly skilled jobs

Officials have received a credible but unconfirmed terror threat having to do with New York or Washington. A counterterrorism official tells The Associated Press that law enforcement officials have been investigating the intelligence since it was received late Wednesday night. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security information. The counterterrorism official

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter is reacting to news of U.S. Attorney Wendy Olson dropping charges against a northern Idaho man for killing a grizzly bear on his property. Otter released this statement Thursday about Jeremy Hill: “I’m gratified that Mr. Hill and his family weren’t hurt, that he’s been cleared of criminal charges, and that

On Wednesday, State Superintendent Tom Luna submitted a request for a 5 percent increase in the education budget for the 2012 school year. That equates to almost $62 million, but some administrators are saying it is too little, too late, and they feel out of the loop. There was supposed to be a conference call

A 19-year-old Desmet woman has been sentenced to 30 days in jail, six months of house arrest and six months in a halfway house for the death of a friend she struck with her car while speeding and driving drunk. Andrea M. George pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the April 2010 death of 22-year-old

The Provo City Council is considering lifting a decades-long ban on Sunday beer sales. The council has voted to further discuss the issue at a Sept. 20 study session. Councilman Sterling Beck says the city is losing revenue because residents are driving south to Springville to buy beer on Sunday. Orem to the north and

The University of Idaho is reporting a six percent increase in the number of Idahoans enrolling as freshman. Administrators attribute the increase in Idaho freshmen to programs designed to increase scholarships for residents. Nearly 75 percent of the new freshmen are from the state, and of those, nearly 34 percent are from families in which

Canyon County authorities have released the names of a California couple killed when their home-built airplane crashed in a field off the end of the Caldwell runway over the weekend. Coroner Vicki DeGeus-Morris says the victims were 69-year-old James Veatch of Clayton, Calif., and his wife, Sheila, who is 68. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian

A Yellowstone National Park spokesman says two more grizzly bears have been captured as part of an investigation into last month’s mauling death of a Michigan man. Park spokesman Al Nash said Wednesday that the adult male bears were captured Sunday in the Hayden Valley area, where 59-year-old John Wallace of Chassell, Mich., was killed

Secretary of State Ben Ysursa has asked the Idaho Supreme Court to intervene after the state’s six-member redistricting panel failed to agree on new election maps by Tuesday’s deadline. Republican redistricting commission members on Wednesday also filed a request for review. The petitions are likely to result in the commissioners being called back to Boise

Imprisoned polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs has filed a handwritten motion seeking a new Texas trial after being convicted and sentenced to life in prison on child sex assault charges. Jeffs claims his religious freedoms were violated by the courts. A jury in August convicted the 55-year-old leader of the Utah-based Fundamentalist Church of Jesus

BOYS H.S. SOCCER Bonneville 3 Idaho Falls 1 F Century 1 Skyline 4 F Hillcrest 0Blackfoot 4 F GIRLS H.S. SOCCER Skyline 1Century 3 F

Two people were injured in a crash Wednesday morning that involved a school bus. Idaho State Police said Roberta Martin, 66, of Blackfoot, was driving a Snake River School District bus on state highway 39. She looked in the mirror and was trying to get a student who was standing up to sit down, ISP

The Eastern Idaho State Fair saw near-record numbers of people coming through on Labor Day weekend to enjoy everything from fried root beer to walking on water. Fair managers said they came close, but they didn’t quite beat it. Fair General Manager Brandon Bird said he and his crew saw about 65,000 people come out

Idaho State Police have reopened a portion of Interstate 15 near the Clark St. exit in Pocatello. The area had been closed and traffic diverted when a man threatened to jump from the overpass. KIFI and KIDK rarely cover suicide attempts, but in this case it affects anyone traveling the interstate. Police also closed off

With fire season in full swing, firefighters have been pushed to their limits, and this weekend, a group of almost 50 fighting the Black Canyon Fire became sick on the job. After the holiday weekend, the Southeastern Health District is just now starting to investigate what caused the sickness. But now, all 49 of the

Idaho Falls firefighters were personally affected by the events of Sept. 11, 2001. On Sunday, they’ll show their solidarity with a special commemoration. The department’s Pipes and Drums band will be on-hand to play during the ceremony. It starts at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Dan Muhlstein plays the bagpipes in the band. He says it

There could be a new king of the mountain this winter when snow starts to fly. Jackson Hole’s oldest ski mountain nearly closed this winter and the whole resort is looking for a new owner. “Snow King Mountain is iconic in the Jackson Hole community,” said Jackson Mayor Mark Barron. It’s been around for more

Year after year, the food at the fair never disappoints, and that is partly because of the families who came back every year to serve the same great food. Teasha Buxton has been working at the fair since she was 3 years old, starting with holding the stick for cotton candy, moving up to candied

The sky isn’t falling, but the plaster lining the columns and walls of the Bonneville County Courthouse is coming down in chunks. She’s seen a lot in her old age. The courthouse is a registered historic landmark and has a personality of her own. Now, she’s finally cracking up. Plaster is cracking and falling off

A new law requires students to get immunized to be let into school, but many parents are asking for their kids to be exempted. The law passed by the legislature in April requires kids in seventh grade and up to get immunizations for tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis, and meningococcal. “Some of these diseases can cause severe

Idaho’s secretary of state said the gem state’s legislative boundaries are unconstitutional. Now Ben Yasursa has asked the redistricting commission to reconvene after it is given additional direction from the state Supreme Court. This comes after commissioners were unable to come to a consensus on new legislative boundaries by Tuesday’s deadline. If it’s anything like

District 25 is asking for Highland High School to not be forced to become a 4A school. The Idaho High School Activities Association said the most recent enrollment numbers put Highland High School one student short of the 1,280 required to be a 5A school. Being switched to 4A would put Highland in the same

A local solider returned home from Iraq Wednesday to a very special surprise. To give their dad a big welcome home the Harmon family painted a giant American flag in their front yard. It took three hours and 17 spray cans. They made a welcome home poster, decorated more than a dozen rocks, and even

Harvest season in eastern Idaho means slow-moving farm vehicles are traveling down the road. And that can mean danger. In fact, one man died after crashing into the back of a combine. The speed limit is 75 mph on Interstate 15, but farm vehicles are generally going well under the speed limit. The Idaho Transportation

Idaho Falls police captured an Idaho Department of Corrections inmate early Wednesday morning after a witness saw him escape from the work penitentiary on Bombardier Avenue. William Robert Stirm, 35, was arrested on charges of felony escape. His girlfriend, Sarah C. Johnson, was also arrested and charged with rescuing a prisoner. According to the police

Police arrested an Idaho Falls man Sunday on burglar, grand theft and destruction of evidence charges after, police said, he was caught breaking into cars over the weekend. Cody Lee Smith was arrested near the 700 block of Garfield after police were sent to the area for a report of a stolen purse. When arrested,

A routine traffic stop Monday night ended in a drug bust. Idaho State Police said they stopped a 2003 Kia Spectra around 9 p.m. at milepost 117 near Idaho Falls. A 21-year-old Minnesota man named Zachary Spieker was driving. Police smelled marijuana, searched the car and found one and a half pounds of pot. They

A Blackfoot man is dead after crashing into the back of a combine on Monday night. Clayton Young, 32, of Blackfoot, was driving north on Interstate 15 when around 8:54 p.m. his 1993 Buick collided with a combine. Young was killed in the crash, Idaho State Police said. It happened near milepost 98 which is

More students in Bonneville County Joint School District No. 93 mean less space in the classroom. With enrollment growing every year, administrators are starting to make plans for some new buildings. Several elementary schools are at capacity, and three others are over. Both Bonneville and Hillcrest high schools have about 150 students more than the

Authorities say they have arrested a man who was being sought in the death of a former landlady in Idaho and held a couple at gunpoint in Oregon. Brian Wolfe, sheriff of Oregon’s Malheur County, tells the Idaho Statesman (http://bit.ly/p7jkJ9 ) that a couple reported Sunday that they were held at gunpoint at their cabin

The sheriff of Lemhi County and the Salmon-Challis National Forest ordered a mandatory evacuation Tuesday for an area threatened by the Salt Fire. The area involved is bounded by Panther Creek on the northeast and Camas Creek on the southwest, officials said. Sheriff Lynn Bowerman said areas in the order include: Meyer’s Cove, Ramshor, Yellowjacket,

TUESDAY AFTERNOON UPDATE The names of the crash victims have been released by Bannock County Coroner Kim Quick. Desmond Craig Weiser, 47, of Fort Hall, died at the scene. Tamera Medicinehorse, 32, also of Fort Hall, was riding in the car and had been transported to the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Medicinehorse was pronounced

Two Bonneville County men are behind bars and are being charged with growing marijuana. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office said they received information from a fisher man on Aug. 13, who had wandered into the marijuana grow in the Kepp’s Crossing area on BLM land. Officers located the grow the next day and began surveillance

Police responded to an accident between a car and a bicycle Tuesday on North Yellowstone Highway in Idaho Falls. Todd Matthews was pulling out of Fred and Wayne’s Auto Shop around 1 p.m. on Tuesday when he hit a bicyclist’s rear tire, knocking him down. According to police, the man on the bike then appeared