Month: February 2012

Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign is not being warmly received by at least one group of Mormons. That’s the fast-growing group of…

BOYS DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS 3A DISTRICT 6 (CHAMPIONSHIP) Teton 38 Sugar-Salem 43 F**Sugar-Salem Wins District Title** 2A DISTRICT 6 (CHAMPIONSHIP)…

Former KIFI station manager, 83 year old Herm Haefele passed away Thursday in Idaho Falls. Haefele was station manager at KIFI-TV from 1962 to 1990.…

A bill to ban indoor tanning for people younger than 18 was approved by the House Health and Welfare Committee. Those who support the bill say…

The fight against State Superintendent Tom Luna’s education reform is far from over. Educators across the state gathered Monday to discuss the…

Two Horseshoe Bend residents suspected of impersonating police officers and pulling over vehicles along Highway 55 have been arrested after a police…

A fire caused $25,000 to an apartment Sunday, the Idaho Falls Fire Department said. The fire occurred on the two-story apartment building on 1881 E.…

Between oil and gas exploration and franchise fees, there are some bills in the legislature that propose shifting local control to the state. Rep.…

At a small farm in the southeast Idaho countryside, one man is training a pair of horses to compete on the national stage. On a crisp, early morning…

4A DISTRICT WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS 1ST BLACKFOOT 409.5 2ND BONNEVILLE 350.0 3RD RIGBY 184.5 4TH MADISON 125.5 5TH SHELLEY 132 6TH HILLCREST…

GIRLS BASKETBALL 5A STATE TOURNAMENTLEWISTON 43 HIGHLAND 35 F 4A STATE TOURNAMENT MOSCOW 42 RIGBY 50 F CENTURY 38MADISON 45 F 3A STATE TOURNAMENT…

Blackfoot Police say what started as a traffic stop on Saturday morning, ended in a crash on the bridge over Interstate 15. Lt. Paul Newbold said…

After 40 days in session, it’s time for Idaho state legislators to start setting the 2013 budget. And while a surplus in revenue means a better…

A shooting near Swan Lake has left a local man dead, and the sheriff’s department said the suspect is the victim’s 12-year-old son. The…

A Teton County man who hired a neighbor to burn down his parent?s home so he could collect insurance money was sentenced Friday to one and a half to…

Is there a connection between how involved high school students are in activities and how happy they are? If this week’s United Dairymen of…

One day after a devastating helicopter crash in Bridger-Teton National Forest, a community is still in shock as officials from several different…

Drivers could legally go over posted speed limits to pass slowpokes under a bill making its way through the Wyoming legislature. According to the…

A jury is convicting a man of beating his brother nearly to death with a stick in the middle of a Provo street. The jury’s verdict delivered…

Hundreds of Idaho National Lab employees came together in Idaho Falls to celebrate the greatest scientific and engineering achievements of 2011. The…

Idaho Falls is losing a decades-old shop and well-known fixture in the community. Demarcos, a men’s clothing store, will close its doors for…

The events that make up the core of the Simplot Games don’t see much change, but the organizers do try to bring in a little something new every…

It may be the “winter that never was” but the upper valley is still celebrating the season this weekend. With so little snow this winter…

The Idaho State Board of Education riled University of Idaho officials and supporters on Thursday by removing the word “flagship” from U…

Republican presidential candidates are making their way around the country, and this week, throughout the Gem State. Mitt Romney rallied in Boise on…

Republican state lawmakers are opening another front in the war against President Obama’s health care overhaul. They’re seizing on the…

Documents show that investigators in Washington recovered hundreds of images of disturbing, sexualized cartoon images from Josh Powell’s…

Students at Ucon Elementary School enjoyed a sweet reward for their good deed. Farr’s Candy teamed up with Western States to throw the entire…

The U.S. Department of Energy is warning Battelle Energy Alliance that it faces a $500,000 cut in the funding it receives to manage the Idaho…

Allstate will pay out $7.5 million in salaries to 230 employees at its newly built call center in Chubbuck in 2012 alone. The company is happy with…

A lawyer for the parents of missing Utah mom Susan Powell says they have been told her husband will not be buried in the same cemetery as the two…

Students taped Fairview Elementary School’s Principal Jason Lords to the wall Wednesday. Mrs. Durfee?s first-grade class won the chance to hang…

A local teenager is being recognized for bringing the chance for a good education to young children in Africa. Ariane Drake started her own…

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Snake River Junior High School Principal Christopher Cox was arraigned in Blackfoot on Thursday morning on three separate felony counts of sexual…

Presidential candidate Ron Paul brought his campaign to Twin Falls on Thursday. Twin Falls isn’t a usual campaign spot for presidential…

Teton Valley leaders are putting a lot of effort into improving their local economy. After the construction boom collapsed in 2008, business in the…

Skin doctors told House lawmakers to ban tanning for people under 18, while personal liberties activists argued such laws turn Idaho into a…

More information has been released on Wednesday?s deadly helicopter crash in Teton County, Wyo. A Teton County Search and Rescue helicopter responded…

Bannock Development Corporation announced its new executive director Thursday. John Regetz comes from Michigan City, Indiana, where he worked as…

Elvis not only lives — there is now more than one of him. A troupe of Elvis Presley impersonators will perform Thursday at the Colonial Theater…

The number of Idaho teachers leaving the profession is increasing. Numbers released by the State Department of Education show they more than doubled…

BOYS DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS 5A DISTRICT 5-6 Idaho Falls 59 Skyline 63 F 4A DISTRICT 5 Century 51Pocatello 66 F 4A DISTRICT 6 Bonneville 39 Shelley 63 F…

A bomb squad has detonated a bag of guns left behind by a man acting suspiciously at a Salt Lake City coffee shop’s open mic night. Police say…

The battle of the post office continues: The Chubbuck Post Office has been notified that it will close by the end of March. The closure comes as…

The Blackfoot Police Department is hoping to make the city’s streets safer with a new online system to notify people of crimes, fires and even…

Valentine’s Day has men bending over backwards for their sweethearts. Searching for the right card, picking up fresh flowers, and of course,…

It seems the theory that Idaho would be more important if the state moved up its presidential primary is coming true. Rick Santorum made stops in…

A truck driver is in jail after police found 242 pounds of marijuana on the truck during a traffic stop near Evanston on Interstate 80. Hazem Izzat,…

An Amber Alert has been canceled for a 12-year-old Montana girl. According to amberalert.com, Jasmine Walker has been found. No further information…

The Teton County Planning and Zoning commissioners approved a conditional use permit for a proposed LDS meetinghouse, but they are still reviewing…

BOYS DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS 3A DISTRICT 6 Salmon 60 South Fremont 54 F Teton 44 Sugar-Salem 46…

There is no tracking mechanism to tell us the cause, but some wonder if cutbacks in mental health services may be contributing to more mental…

A number of local communities are working together to plan their future growth and development. It’s all part of a $1.5 million study paid for…

The principal of Snake River Junior High School was arrested Wednesday on two counts of felony sexual abuse of a minor child. Bingham County Sheriff…

Lab reports have come back positive for parvo in a wolf killed in the Hailey area, Idaho Fish and Game said Wednesday. The wolf, a juvenile female,…

A threatening 911 call has prompted a temporary lockdown at Herriman and Riverton high schools in the Jordan School District. Herriman city officials…

“Hi, I’m Auston. My favorite things that I really like are building stuff, playing video games, riding my new scooter, playing with my…

Republican presidential contender Rick Santorum is exploring Secret Service protection following a rowdy rally in Washington state earlier in the…

Idaho is a hot spot in the GOP presidential race this week. Rick Santorum visited Coeur d’Alene and Boise on Tuesday. (Click here for story.)…

A major employer in Pocatello is planning millions of dollars in growth. While the economy has brought tough times for many businesses, ON…

BOYS DISTRICT TOURNAMENTS 3A DISTRICT 6 Salmon 40 Sugar-Salem 45 F Teton 43 South Fremont 27 F 2A DISTRICT 6 Ririe 39 West Jefferson 38 F Firth 34…

They may be down but don’t count them out. Even though a state Senate committee rejected the campaign to prohibit employment and housing…

An Idaho State University faculty group filed a lawsuit in federal court today against the university’s administration. The Idaho State…

A party-line Senate committee vote rejected changes to the state’s Human Rights Act to protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people…

In local communities and across the state, activists are paying a special Valentine’s visit to payday lenders. Members of the Idaho Community…

The suspect in the Christmas stabbing of 20-year-old Buck Garner was in court Tuesday to enter his plea on second-degree murder charges. Joseph…

Idaho Falls police said a woman flushed 10 packages of heroin into a toilet during a police investigation Feb. 2. Police said they arrested Denice…

Calling Idaho’s law one of the nation’s weakest regulators of water pollution, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition filed a lawsuit in U.S.…

There are school districts in Idaho that routinely pass bond elections and agree to raise taxes to help school budgets. Then there’s the Salmon…

Law enforcement agencies in the Blackfoot area have teamed up with a website to help you get current information to protect your family and…

Ali and Christina Christensen gained national attention by wowing the judges on America’s Got Talent and placing in the top 10 best contestants…

It might be a sign of the recovering economy, but Pocatello is seeing a rush of new businesses in town. Developments are happening in Old Town, on…

Alexandra Kidd, 20, of Jefferson County died Saturday afternoon after a car accident on 55th East, the Bonneville County Sheriff?s Office reported.…

More burglaries are being reported on the west side of Idaho Falls — the same part of town where police arrested a man last week in connection…

Some new legislation set to hit the floor of the Idaho House of Representatives would put more power in the hands of school crossing guards. It would…

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has confirmed wolf tracks have been discovered near the Idaho Falls Country Club neighborhood south of town.…

Police aren’t filing charges against a father who briefly played a pornographic video instead of “The Smurfs” at his child’s…

Prompted by recent field work, Fremont County Emergency Management and the National Weather Service have lowered the official flood stage at three of…

The appointment of a new deputy superintendent has created an administrative domino-effect in the Bonneville School District. Superintendent Dr.…

The Bureau of Land Management has posted a one thousand dollar reward for information leading to the apprehension and conviction of those responsible…

Two trucks that were reported stolen from Koompin Brothers Farms have been recovered, the Power County Sheriff?s Office said Monday. On Friday, the…

For one Blackfoot man, a brush with death has turned into unlikely YouTube stardom. “I feel lucky to be alive,” said snowmobile…

National Park Service officials say, if approved, a 1-cent concessionaires sales tax to raise money for infrastructure projects at Yellowstone would…

Officials in the northern Idaho city of Sandpoint are considering removing a section of an ordinance concerning sidewalk snow removal because some…

A Utah woman who pleaded guilty to reduced sexual exploitation charges for trying to sell her 13-year-old daughter’s virginity is set for a…

The wolf hunt in Idaho could soon be taken to a whole new elevation — hundreds of feet in the air, to be exact. Sen. Jeff Siddoway (R-Terreton)…

In just a few weeks, Idaho Republicans will get their turn to select a GOP presidential candidate. But big changes mean an entirely new process for…

BOYS BASKETBALL SKYLINE 66 HILLCREST 58 F IDAHO FALLS 62 CENTURY 32 F TWIN FALLS 30 HIGHLAND 55 F BONNEVILLE 62 BLACKFOOT 55 F POCATELLO 61 BURLEY 50…

Volunteers concerned with the environment are trying to figure out the health of the watershed, by seeing if they can count local colonies of beaver.…

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is reporting a single-vehicle accident just east of Ucon. It happened on 55th East just north of 97th…

Bonneville County Joint School District 93 is becoming more proactive when it comes to putting an end to bullying. They plan to put adult volunteers…

Curbside recycling may be coming to Rexburg bringing much-needed student jobs thanks to a new partnership between the city and BYU Idaho. Looking…

BYU Idaho students will be paying a little more for their education next year. The University has approved a 2.88% tuition increase for the 2012-2013…

The Power County Sheriff?s Office is on the lookout for two stolen trucks. Kenneth Koompin of Koompin Brothers Farms told the sheriff?s office his…

A fiber optic upgrade coming to Idaho State University could have researchers working much closer with other institutions across the state. ISU has…

The third and latest version of Idaho’s redistricting map splits far fewer counties than the first two maps, but it’s causing headaches…

The main contractor at the Idaho National Laboratory announced Thursday it would be laying off up to 185 workers. Today’s focus is on the…

Local students are indeed doing something with dosomething.org?s Teens for Jeans program. Woodland Hills Elementary in Ammon is collecting used jeans…

The governors of Wyoming and Colorado are teaming up with the head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to chair a task force dedicated to…