Month: August 2012

Behind the rows of kennels at the Idaho Falls animal shelter are dogs and cats looking for homes. “They realize that the love and affection a…

Three people were electrocuted after trying to save a dog in Blackfoot on Thursday night. Sheriff David Johnson said 31-year-old Jacquelyn R. Poulson…

A Montpelier man died in a one-vehicle crash Thursday. Idaho State Police say that Richard Phelps, 49, was driving south on Bench Road, south of…

An Idaho Falls business is one of the latest to be victimized by a long-running “pay forward” check scheme. According to a news release…

One of Wyoming’s most unique highway features is now open to the public. A roundabout at Hoback Junction opened to traffic on US 191/89 Friday.…

Our nation’s infrastructure is an ever-evolving entity, but so is cyber security. The chance is always there that a computer problem could lead…

UPDATE: The Ucon Planning and Zoning Commission has tabled action on a proposed Cives steel fabrication plant. Cives is seeking annexation, a zone…

A reporter was kicked off Fort Hall Indian reservation when he attempted to cover a story about tribes getting money from the federal government.…

The Ucon Planning and Zoning Commission has tabled action on a proposed Cives steel fabrication plant. Cives is seeking annexation, a zone change,…

The North Canyon fire is still burning Wednesday after destroying two homes near Montpelier. The fire has consumed 420 acres, but after fire fighting…

Fire has destroyed two residences and one outbuilding about 20 miles west/northwest of Montpelier and north of Highway 36. The Eastern Idaho…

Residents in an area near Highway 93 in Lemhi County are being asked to leave their homes. The Mustang Complex Fire was burning 196,451 acres…

Veterinary hospitals across southwestern Idaho are volunteering to care for a black bear cub rescued from a wildfire in eastern Idaho. The bear…

After claiming two residences and threatening more, the North Canyon fire near Montpellier was officially contained at 6 pm Thursday. The fire…

Fire danger in Lemhi County is growing every day. More people were asked to evacuate as the Mustang Complex Fire consumed another 15,000 acres in…

A large steel fabrication company has plans to build a nearly 100,000-square-foot plan in Ucon. Thursday, representatives from Cives Steel Company…

Every member of the Sho-Ban tribe is getting close to $10,000 Thursday because of a settlement with the federal government. You would think that…

Charges will not be filed against officers involved in two police-related deaths in April. The Ada County Prosecutor’s Office evaluated the…

A 43-year-old Pocatello man is being held on charges of lewd conduct with a minor child. Pocatello police said a 15-year-old girl told a counselor…

Idaho Falls police arrested a man on five outstanding warrants as well as for charges of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver…

An Amber Alert issued for the state of Idaho has been canceled. Officials say Lee Roy Center was found safe in a home in Boise early Thursday…

A Grace man was killed in a two car crash at the intersection of State Highway 34 and Fish Hatchery Road in Caribou County at 10:15 pm Wednesday.…

BOYS H.S. SOCCER Bonneville 1Hillcrest 7 F GIRLS H.S. SOCCER Bonneville 0Hillcrest 10 F H.S. VOLLEYBALL (SETS) Bonneville 3Highland 0…

A retired Driggs couple is turning Idaho’s famous potatoes into vodka. Grand Teton Vodka began operation last week in a distillery that was…

School bullying can happen to anyone and nowadays, anywhere. Whether it’s peer-to-peer bullying, older students picking on younger ones, or…

There is some trouble brewing in Idaho’s rivers. Idaho Fish and Game is reporting thousands of young mountain white fish are turning up dead.…

A former Rigby banker pleaded guilty Wednesday to a single-count indictment charging him with fraud from a financial institution. During an…

The main defendant in the Christmas Day deadly stabbing case changed his plea Wednesday at the Bonneville County Courthouse. As part of a plea…

Madison County authorities say a missing 16-year-old boy has been found. The sheriff’s office said Wednesday that Brandon Mangum was found in…

Thieves may have placed students’ lives at risk at two Bonneville District 93 schools this week. School officials reported four “Yield to…

A short high speed pursuit has landed a Rexburg man in jail. Rexburg police said Anthony James Weaver, 19, was riding a motorcycle on Second East…

August 28 School Election Results: Pete Lipovac Recall:101 For180 AgainstThe recall effort fails. North Gem School District Bond – $5…

The people of Rexburg are concerned about the city’s planning and zoning board approving more apartment complexes on vacant lots because the…

The same bomb threat hoax that caused an evacuation of Rigby High School last spring occurred Tuesday morning. Jefferson County Sheriff’s…

Update 10:00pm: The bond failed to reach a super-majority with 216 “YES” votes and 111 “NO” votes. —– Voters in…

Viewers and local people have been calling into our station for weeks with questions about the investigation into Bingham Memorial Hospital.…

Bonneville County could be one of the very best places in the nation to find a job. According to a new study by CNN Money, Bonneville County ranks…

If you’ve ever been curious about what kinds of criminal activity happen in and around your neighborhood, there is one easy way to check…

Two fires are burning on Interstate 15 between Fort Hall and Blackfoot. The fires are burning between mileposts 83 and 85. According to a news…

Idaho Falls police arrested a Wyoming man early Monday on a charge of possession of methamphetamine. Police pulled over Layne Albert Fluckiger, 40,…

A man dressed in a military-style “ghillie” suit and apparently trying to provoke reports of a Bigfoot sighting in northwest Montana was…

A black bear was rescued as the Mustang Complex Fire burned in the Salmon-Challis National Forest. The cub was discovered in a burn area near a…

The National Weather Service office at the Pocatello airport was evacuated Tuesday morning after a freon gas leak was discovered in its building.…

Blackfoot School Board member Pete Lipovac is up for recall election. He came under fire earlier this year when a local group accused him of misusing…

A Monteview woman who had been missing since Sunday afternoon was found on Monday night. Monica Roundy was sunburnt, dehydrated and delirious when…

A two-state, one hour, 100-mile, high-speed pursuit ended with the arrest of a 17-year-old boy in Soda Springs on Saturday night. The Wyoming Highway…

An 11-year-old and a 56-year-old man, both from Pocatello, collided while riding ATVs in Bear Lake County on Monday. Leonard Chandler and the minor…

The case is closed on several allegations made against Jefferson County Sheriff Blair Olsen. That’s according to commissioners who met Monday…

More details emerged in a sex abuse case Monday when a former junior high principal was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Christopher Cox, 39, had…

A paraglider pilot who had been missing for two days was found Monday. Blaine County Sheriff Gene Ramsey said Guy Anderson was last seen around 1:20…

Alarm systems are causing problems for the Rexburg police. Only 15 calls out of 3,315 made within the past nine years have been valid alarm…

With so many ideas and proposals swirling around health care, it can be hard to keep up. The latest effort in the Gem State is the concept of a…

Volkswagen and Audi may have ended its contract with Wackerli dealership, but the owners of Wackerli are not done selling cars to eastern Idaho.…

A truck hauling hay blocked a part of Interstate 86 for a few hours Monday afternoon. Idaho State Police said Gerardo Rincon, of Ririe, was heading…

Halstead Fire The Halstead Fire has grown another few thousand acres, bringing its size to more than 104,000 acres Monday.High winds helped the…

In November, the city of Pocatello will ask voters for up to $2.8 million to build a new home for the city’s stray animals. Monday morning the…

Idaho communities are close-knit places to call home, where an emphasis on local goods and services is always front-and-center. But according to the…

Local leaders are offering praise to an inmate rehabilitation program that has made a big impression on the Gem State. State Rep. JoAn Wood, R-Rigby,…

Jackson Hole recreationists are being advised to lock up their vehicles. The Teton County, Wyoming Sheriff’s Department reports it has…

Idaho Falls police say they have no leads in connection with the theft of musical instruments from the Covenant Alliance Church at 525 S. Boulevard.…

In Pocatello on Friday, 10 Idahoans received the title of Hometown Hero and a medal to go along with it. The idea behind this award for Idaho locals…

Howe Elementary School in the Butte County School District is closedMondaydue to a power outage. Monday would have been the first day of…

This weekend hunters, conservationists and Idaho Fish and Game officials are holding a summit to help determine what the future of wildlife in Idaho…

ID 33closedin both directions Monday morning between US 20 and Lincoln Boulevard because of downed power lines. That’smilepost 0 to milepost…

A wildfire burned in the foothills east of Ammon on Saturday. The fire started around 3:25 p.m. It was burning in the 7100 block of Sunnyside Road. A…

The man who allegedly shot another man in the leg was arrested Friday night. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office and Ashton Police Department…

A man police say led them on a high-speed chase is in custody. Bradley Wilson, 29, of Pocatello, was driving a green 2000 Mercury Maquis. Idaho State…

Four missing juveniles were found after Bonneville County sent out a phone alert to residents. The four were missing since 4 p.m. Friday in Ammon.…

Many homeowners in Idaho Falls are breathing a sigh of relief, after a unanimous city council decision not to raise property taxes. Still, the city…

United States Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, opened the floor to a new kind of public forum. The senior senator visited University Place in Idaho Falls,…

An Idaho Falls man has been arrested on a charge of rape. Idaho Falls Police said they arrested 41-year-old Angel Blancas Lara early Thursday morning…

An Idaho Falls man has been arrested on a charge of rape. Idaho Falls Police said they arrested 41-year-old Angel Blancas Lara early Thursday morning…

The Idaho Community Foundation’s Eastern Regional Grants Panel has selected 54 eastern and southeastern Idaho nonprofit organizations to…

Gusty winds fanned two of the small fires burning in the Yellowstone National Park back country. Fire managers expected increased fire activity…

Investigators are attempting to pinpoint the cause of a fire that destroyed a Rigby home Thursday. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department…

As landowners whose property was damaged in the Charlotte fire near Pocatello begin to rebuild, the Bureau of Land Management reports it has…

People living in two Lemhi County communities are under a mandatory evacuation. Spring Creek and Indian Creek drainage are being evacuated because…

Wyoming has diagnosed a second person to have West Nile Virus this week. The Wyoming Department of Health said Friday a Teton County, Wyoming…

High School Volleyball Idaho Falls 1 Rigby 3 F Canyon Ridge 0 Highland 3 F Twin Falls 3 Highland 1 F High School Soccer Hillcrest 0 Blackfoot 1 F…

After more than two years of discussion, the Teton County comprehensive plan could be adopted in just hours. On Thursday night, people living there…

As the sports season begins, parents of student-athletes have to cough up the cash for one mandatory item — mouthguards. To beat the financial…

A pickup and bus crashed in Franklin County on Thursday, ejecting the driver of the pickup. Tarrel E. Shepherd, 72, of Dayton, was driving a 2000…

A cattle rancher said his brother found a calf mutilated in a remote section of the family’s Bone area ranch Wednesday. Rancher Mitt Thompson…

A long-standing business in Idaho Falls turns 75 today. Doug Andrus Distributing, also known as DAD’s, has come a long way since starting. Doug…

Many local families are only days away from a brand new school year, and school lunches are about to get a lot more healthy. Schools are introducing…

The federal government has declared drought disaster designation for five Idaho counties. The counties are Bannock, Bear Lake, Cassia, Fremont and…

A first European edition of the Book of Mormon will be on display at the Museum of Idaho next month. Beginning Sept. 26, the museum will display the…

Over 60 law enforcement officers joined a multi-jurisdictional task force Thursday morning to begin taking down a major marijuana growing operation…

Idaho State University will soon be smoke free. Anyone who wants to light up will have to walk off campus. The smoking ban comes after the results of…

Many people think it can be dangerous to go to the grocery store hungry, because we buy things we don’t need. And that can lead to wasted food.…

A man who robbed the Ireland Bank in Pocatello has hit another in Illinois, making the Prairie State the serial robber’s seventh, FBI officials…

Students who took the ACT college-entrance exam in Idaho are still performing better than their peers nationwide. But results released Wednesday also…

Wyoming students scored lower than the national average on the most recent ACT college entrance exam. The state’s average ACT composite score…

On Wednesday evening, an Idaho town heard from its community hospital after news of a federal Medicaid investigation of the Lost Rivers Medical…

Hopeful about their future place in an adoptive family, Austin and Angel envision a traditional home with a mother and father, a big brother for…

Hundreds of people helped to raise thousands of dollars Wednesday night for the Bowie family. At the city-wide variety show, it was clear by the…

Kaylee is a lively teenage girl with tons of potential. A bright young lady with an observant, perceptive mind, she has excellent language skills and…

The hunt for a shooting suspect continues in Island Park, just two days after he disappeared into the woods. Fremont County Sheriff’s deputies…

It’s back-to-school season for students everywhere, and for some, it’s back to school at home. For the Branagan kids, school is just a…

Four Idaho State University researchers said similar attacks have been used on Missouri Rep. Todd Akin as were used on radio host Rush Limbaugh in…