Month: June 2012

A federal appeals court has ruled that The Associated Press and 16 other news organizations should be allowed full viewing access to an upcoming…

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – The Idaho Falls Chukars (KC) are set to begin their 2012 campaign in just over a week. While we still wait for a roster to…

A 34-year-old Idaho Falls woman was pronounced dead Tuesday after Montana deputies said she jumped out of moving vehicle on June 1. The Bonneville…

Idaho State University researchers have made a discovery into a possible cause for autism. The ISU research group studied fish exposed to water with…

A local county is saying “no” to businesses that are sexual in nature. One of the most religious and conservative counties in Eastern…

A Las Vegas, Nevada woman is safe after she was rescued from a rocky field below Albright Peak in Grand Teton National Park late Wednesday. Park…

Discovery of a primary election night error in preliminary results has changed the outcome in one legislative district. Initially shown as the loser…

Three conditional-use permits will clear the path for new housing construction in Rexburg. The first, at 149 S. First West, will allow developers to…

An 18-year-old woman died Thursday in an accidental fall near Inspiration Point in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, the park said Friday. The…

The Idaho State Police have identified the man killed in a motorcycle crash north of Inkom. The victim is Christopher G. Matthews, 29, who lost…

A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of an assault that took place in Grand Teton National Park. Early Thursday…

A 29-year-old man from Chubbuck died in a motorcycle accident on Thursday night, Bannock County Coroner Kim Quick said. A woman was taken to the…

Richard Leavitt, the man convicted of murdering and mutilating a Blackfoot woman in 1984, is set to be executed for a crime he and his mother say he…

The Pocatello City Council officially confirmed Scott Marchand as the city’s new police chief Thursday night, despite word that there may have…

MOSCOW, Idaho – Olympic gold medalist, former world record holder and former University of Idaho track and field athlete Dan O’Brien will be…

DES MOINES, Iowa – Boise State’s Kurt Felix was the crowned NCAA National Champion in the decathlon on Thursday (June 7) scoring a school…

Emails an Idaho soldier sent to his parents before he was captured by the Taliban three years ago suggest he was disillusioned and considering…

Maybe you woke up this morning to blackened leaves on some plants after freezing temperatures overnight, but when those blackened leaves are on a…

POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State Athletic Department is in the middle of a fundraising drive to raise money for an outdoor practice field just South…

Idaho weather may be taking a turn for the worse this week, but if an emergency weather situation pops up, FEMA and the National Weather Service now…

As Blackfoot Police continue their criminal investigation into Bingham Memorial Hospital, a pair of former employees are making allegations of…

Tom Luna made a big announcement Tuesday involving several local school districts.The state superintendent has picked30 districts and two charter…

Pocatello firefighters are asking for help finding a few kids they suspect of sparking a blaze on Monday. Fire investigators heard reports of people…

After a nationwide search, Pocatello’s mayor has named a new chief of police. Mayor Brian Blad announced that Lt. Scott Marchand will lead…

After a two-month trial period in two neighborhoods, the Rexburg City Council has approved moving forward with a city-wide curbside recycling…

After nearly 150 years, unmarked graves of deceased State Hospital South patients are finally getting headstones.There are more than 1,000 graves in…

One Eastern Idaho university was recently recognized by Forbes Magazine. BYU-Idaho made the magazine’s top ten list of most affordable…

Shelley police have identified Devon Rowberry as a person of interest in Tuesday’s robbery of the East Idaho Credit Union in Shelley. Bingham…

Bingham County sheriff’s deputies are seeking a second vehicle in connection to a bank robbery at East Idaho Credit Union in Shelley Tuesday.…

Teaching students about creating a positive influence in class, and becoming a future leader in society: These are just some of the skills taught at…

With school out for the summer local school districts are trying to make sure kids are eating healthy over the break. In Pocatello, School District…

Custer County authorities have retrieved the body of 34 year old Jonathan Victor Boling of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Search and Rescue Commander…

“At first, I think everybody thought, you know where do we even begin?” said Drue Palmer, the general foreman of Shelley. On June 5,…

A Utah police officer fired for dropping his pants and flaunting a green Speedo during a “Princess and the Frog” birthday skit at a…

Firefighters are trying to determine what caused a home to start on fire in Idaho Falls. The fire started just before 11 p.m. Tuesday at 1056 Blaine…

Texting is being blamed for yet another accident. Idaho state police say a 2002 Jeep Liberty slammed into the back of parked police vehicle on U.S.…

An accident backed up traffic on U.S. Highway 20 in Jefferson County on Tuesday when emergency crews responded to a fire near the road. The wreck…

The Custer County Sheriff’s Office says the man who drowned after he fell into a remote area of the Middle Fork of the Salmon River on Sunday…

The Montana-based power company planning a large power-line project through eastern Idaho is responding to concerns from Bingham County residents on…

People in Jackson are cleaning up after a thunderstorm knocked over some large trees and downed hundreds of branches. At least four large cottonwood…

Police continue to investigate after a man robbed the East Idaho Credit Union Tuesday afternoon. Bingham County Sheriff Dave Johnson said a man in…

A nationwide shortage on a certain type of gas that is often overlooked, is causing some concern. Helium is typically associated with parties,…

Some new numbers on Tuesday from the U.S. Census Bureau put Idaho youth in a tough spot.According to the stats, it’s harder here to find a…

The Primary Children’s Miracle Network Telethon is this Sunday on KIDK. Each night this week, we’ve highlighted the impact this hospital…

He was born in Blackfoot and raised in Eastern Idaho. He started his own international chemical company and eventually went on to become one of the…

Three fires in the Chubbuck-Pocatello area kept fire crews very busy Monday night. A brush fire prompted the evacuation of people on the Fort Hall…

The taxable value of area homes will jump again next year, as the homeowner’s tax exemption is decreased. In 2011, a maximum $92,040 was…

Three fires burning in the Chubbuck-Pocatello area is keeping fire crews very busy Monday night. A brush fire prompted the evacuation of people on…

An Idaho Falls man faces felony arson charges after he allegedly set his house on fire late Sunday night. Investigators say the source of the blaze…

The Lincoln County commissioners are backing a proposal to drill two exploratory gas wells in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. They think that the…

An Idaho pilot who was killed when his air tanker crashed in Utah loved the challenge of flying over wildfires and believed his efforts to combat…

An Ada County jury has found a 57-year-old Boise woman guilty of killing a 2-year-old boy at her day care center in December 2009. Katherine…

A federal judge has denied the latest request to delay the execution of Idaho death row inmate Richard Leavitt. The ruling issued Monday was part of…

Intermountain Gas Company has restored service to almost all of the thirteen hundred American Falls residents affected by a service outage last week.…

The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes have decided what to do with a $60 million settlement from the federal government. It’s getting split up among…

State officials say Idaho will receive $200,000 as part of a regulatory settlement with the insurer Aflac Inc. On Monday, the Idaho Department of…

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center will sponsor the March of Dimes fundraiser on Saturday. Dixie Weber, the hospital’s director of…

A community group in Bingham County is fiercely protesting a new power-line. Concerned neighbors are worried the massive merchant line from a…

Hundreds of local people kept history alive this weekend by celebrating the annual opening of the Fort Hall Replica in Pocatello. For those…

After teaching students for nearly three years, the Monticello Montessori Charter School in Ammon has a building of their own, with help from the…

A Boise attorney working with the Idaho Innocence Project without charge to get a new trial for a woman who was convicted of killing both her parents…

Hundreds of local people kept history alive this weekend by celebrating the annual opening of the Fort Hall Replica in Pocatello. For those…

Did you notice more firefighters around town Saturday? That’s because firefighters from across Eastern Idaho held training sessions all over…

Thousands of people complimented Saturday’s warm weather with an ice cold beer. Eastern Idaho’s 18th annual Beer Festival took place…

Statistics show that an estimated 26 million Americans suffer from chronic kidney disease and most people don’t even know they have it.One…

She’s only 16 months old, but Alivia Ward has been through more than many adults will ever go through.Diagnosed with a rare liver disorder,…

July 16, 1984: Danette Elg reported a prowling incident to the Blackfoot Police and identified Richard Leavitt as the prowler. Elg was acquainted…

On Halloween, before a night of trick or treating, Mimi Nelson?s family found something wrong. “My oldest daughter was helping her put makeup…

She’s only 16 months old, but Alivia Ward has been through more than many adults will ever go through. Diagnosed with a rare liver disorder,…

Statistics show that an estimated 26 million Americans suffer from chronic kidney disease and most people don’t even know they have it. One…

Did you notice more firefighters around town Saturday? That’s because firefighters from across Eastern Idaho held training sessions all over…

Thousands of people complimented Saturday’s warm weather with an ice cold beer. Eastern Idaho’s 18th annual Beer Festival took place…

Ogden’s Own Distillery is expressing its gratitude to Idaho residents by sponsoring the Boise Music Festival, though its Five Wives vodka will…

He’s bright, talented and well-rounded. Those are just some of the reasons Madison High School Senior Kash Merrill gets the United Dairymen of…

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a light wind becoming…

CASA, or “Court Appointed Special Advocates,” volunteers began work Thursday on the Second Annual Parade of Playhouses. Working with the…

The area’s annual beer festival is this weekend, which means one of the nation’s largest beer judging events is currently under way. The…

State wildlife officials are still uncertain what to do with a young wolf pup that was recovered a week ago near Ketchum by a pair of tourists. In…

Approximately 1300 residential and business customers will be without natural gas service for most of Thursday. Intermountain Gas Company said…

Intermountain Gas Company has restored service to almost all of the 1,300 American Falls residents affected by a service outage this week. Company…

Most eastern Idahoans know at least one family who has benefited from treatment at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City. The…

The area’s annual beer festival is this weekend, which means one of the nation’s largest beer judging events is currently under way. The…

State wildlife officials are still uncertain what to do with a young wolf pup that was recovered a week ago near Ketchum by a pair of tourists. In…

For over two decades, KIDK-TV has partnered with Primary Children’s Medical Center to help raise funds for children in need of medical care. In…

Police in Boise say officers responding to the report of a suicidal man shot and killed the man after he moved aggressively toward officers with a…

Many in Idaho Falls are getting ready to walk for babies to raise money to help the more than half a million infants born prematurely each year.…

Police responded to both Walmarts in Bonneville County just before 12:30 A.M. Friday morning over a Bomb Threat. Both the Walmarts in Ammon and Idaho…

The Primary Children’s Miracle Network Telethon is this Sunday on KIDK. Each night this week, we’ve highlighted the impact this hospital…

After teaching students for nearly three years, the Monticello Montessori Charter School in Ammon has a building of their own, with help from the…

Ogden?s Own Distillery is expressing its gratitude to Idaho residents by sponsoring the Boise Music Festival, though its Five Wives vodka will not be…

It’s the dawning of a new era for the city of Idaho Falls; the city finally has its own official Facebook page. “It’s a piece of…

Police in Boise say officers responding to the report of a suicidal man shot and killed the man after he moved aggressively toward officers with a…

At a school in rural Idaho, students wear red, white and blue uniforms while learning in classrooms named after the Founding Fathers. They can also…

The current of the Snake River wasn?t swift enough for a Rigby man to avoid capture after a deputy pulled him over Thursday in St. Anthony. Jake…

A suspected north Idaho car burglar appears to have fallen asleep on the job. Police say 33-year-old Jason D. Hill was arrested during the wee hours…