Month: March 2013

Since 2001, Lowe’s Home Improvement stores across the nation have been raising money for muscular dystrophy. The store in Idaho Falls is…

A recently passed $53 million bond for District 91 will allow four elementary schools to be rebuilt. The four schools– Ethel Boyes, Dora…

Freshman at Idaho Falls High School showed off their science skills Friday at their first ever science fair competition. Colorful poster boards and…

Airport managers across the country are not happy with the federal budget cuts to their air traffic controllers, and they’re doing something…

A bridge is shut down tonight in Jefferson County. Another in Saint Anthony will be replaced. About two weeks ago, inspectors from Idaho’s…

Another bomb threat led to more evacuations at Fort Hall on Friday. A threat to the Fort Hall Casino Building was called in at the main casino switch…

Motorcyclists are starting to bring out their bikes again as warmer weather is coming back to eastern Idaho. That also means we need to be careful…

The Idaho Falls Fire Department may not be getting their new fire station after all. City council members say they want more information about the…

Hundreds of people have been streaming into Idaho State University’s Holt Arena on Thursday for this year’s Pocatello Spring Fair. This…

A 16-year-old Jefferson County boy sustained head injuries and multiple broken bones when his motorcycle was struck by a car Thursday night. The…

Idaho Falls city leaders say they need more input on a potential anti-discrimination ordinance. At a city council work session today, council members…

Jefferson County Road and Bridge has closed the county-owned Burgess Canal Bridge on Third West south of Rigby. The action came after Idaho…

I especially enjoyed getting to know this week’s United Dairymen of Idaho Distinguished Student Award winner. That’s because he’s…

An Idaho Falls man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to possession of an unregistered firearm after authorities said he had a sawed-off shotgun.…

A Pocatello man was hospitalized Thursday after his Audi A6 flipped over, went airborne for 100 feet, landed on its top and caught fire. Pocatello…

Pocatello police arrested a man on a burglary charge early Thursday morning. Officers were called to the 1500 block of Yellowstone, where several…

Eastern Idahoans had a chance to ask experts direct questions about important economic issues. The issues included everything from the INL, growing a…

At the eleventh hour on Wednesday night in Rigby, the Jefferson County School District voted to approve a $1,000,000 supplemental levy. After a well…

The Jefferson County School District voted to approve a $1 million supplemental levy Wednesday night. After a well-attended community straw poll…

Authorities were searching for a bomb in Fort Hall on Wednesday. A threat of a bomb in the Tribal Business Center prompted the evacuation of people…

A student who allegedly plotted to harm classmates at Rigby Junior High has now been charged with battery. The suspect has been placed into a…

Outside the Walmart on South Utah Avenue in Idaho Falls today, there were protesters who said they wanted to raise awareness about buying pork from…

Pocatello police are looking for a man who stole a firearm from a Pocatello pawn shop. The crime occurred Saturday. He is between 5’7″…

An Idaho Falls man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Wednesday to one count of possession of sexually explicit images of minors. According to…

Police said a Rigby Junior High School student was plotting to harm fellow students. Rigby Police Department officers investigated after Jefferson…

A massive turnout in Rigby Tuesday night as the Jefferson School District fights a very public budget battle. Nearly 1,000 parents attended a meeting…

Building for a new salmon hatchery is well-underway and ahead of schedule for Idaho Fish and Game and its efforts to restore an entire species of…

Whether it’s a comfy pair of pajamas or a good book, it seems like parents are always looking for ways to make bedtime fun for younger kids. An…

Today is Diabetes Alert Day. It’s set aside as a wake-up call to determine your risk of having or developing the disease. One out of 12 people…

Communities in western Wyoming are coming together to fight the effect of sequestration. When people learned that federal budget cuts would delay the…

The Department of Interior has notified the state of Wyoming it will lose $53 million in federal mineral revenue payments beginning in March and…

At age 54, he’ll be one of the older recruits, but Teton County, Wyoming Sheriff Jim Whalen has been selected to attend the FBI National…

St. Anthony police have arrested two adults and two minors after undercover officers made controlled buys of marijuana. Police arrested 34-year-old…

The Teton Raptor Center released a male bald eagle into the wild from the Hardeman Barns in Wilson on Monday. The eagle was found hurt near his nest…

Our station has confirmed some of the horses at the center of a suspected animal abuse case in Bonneville County are moving out of 25th E. farm, and…

Beginning Wednesday, D Street will be closed between Yellowstone Highway and Eastern Avenue. Idaho Falls city engineer Kent Fugal says it’s a…

About 1,300 power customers were without power after a power pole went down on Yellowstone in Chubbuck on Monday morning. The outage affected those…

The grease from your fast food could soon start powering your cars, and one Pocatello man is making his own bio-diesel out of kitchen grease. Robert…

The Jefferson School Board expects to make major cuts next year, including staffing, supplies and after-school programs. Before it makes the cuts,…

Police said a man driving under the influence struck a Jackson Police Department car, hurting two officers. The patrol car was stopped on West…

The Fremont County School Board will ask its patrons to approve a two-year, 1.5 million dollar supplemental levy at the polls May 21. According to…

A man who has been living in the Idaho Falls area for eight years is accused of failing to update his sex offender registration information. Daniel…

On the Idaho State University campus there is a group of student who, although short on time and money themselves, are reaching out to help children…

Idaho Falls police arrested three men late Friday night after investigating the possible use of marijuana at the Hotel on the Falls at 475 River…

Detectives have named two more people they said were involved in burglaries in Idaho and Wyoming. The Teton County, Wyo., Sheriff’s Office said…

Idaho Falls said they had to use pepper spray to get a suspect to come out from under a trailer. A female reported being beaten by Christopher…

A man turned himself in after police said he left the scene of a deadly accident. Nicky Bateman, 49, was arrested on an Idaho Falls warrant charging…

Postal workers from across the state were rallying Sunday to protest the cutback in delivery days. If you were driving down Fifth Avenue in…

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says the state’s marriage rate in 2011 fell to its lowest point in 60 years. The Coeur d’Alene…

Some people like them because they’re shiny, powerful and comfortable. But whatever draws you to them, the cars and motorcycles at this…

It may be spring, but temperatures are still cold. Regardless, the Special Olympics of Idaho held its annual “Penguin Plunge” Saturday…

From the playground to the bright lights of the competition stage, 126 jump ropers from across eastern Idaho competed at Regionals in Idaho Falls…

Sports enthusiasts are four days into March Madness and plenty of fans are looking for places around town to watch the games. With the high foot…

There are more than 130 merit badges Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts can earn and local scouts are getting closer to being able to sew another badge on…

Local school kids are getting hands-on with technology in their classroom, all thanks to some ambitious educators. Teachers at Lewis and Clark…

According to the United States Department of Agriculture, honey production is down 2 percent in Idaho and 1 percent across the country. But, the…

Some local school districts and colleges are kicking off their first day of spring break, but in eastern Idaho our weather really hasn’t been…

Idaho Falls and Pocatello control towers will be among 149 federal contract towers that will close as part of the agency’s sequestration…

Two citations have been issued in a case of suspected animal abuse and neglect in Bonneville County, the sheriff’s office said Friday…

The Portneuf Medical Center is finding itself in the midst of a lawsuit after one local physician is pursuing legal action against the…

Two Idaho Falls men were arrested on meth-related charges Thursday night. Idaho State Police said Jason C. Campbell, 43, and Sammy J. Aguirre, 26,…

A case of suspected animal abuse and neglect in Bonneville County has eastern Idahoans buzzing on social media. A Facebook fire-storm ignited after…

Weather related traffic accidents were keeping emergency crews busy in eastern Idaho early Friday. On Interstate 15 southbound near Blackfoot, a…

Every year, the Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity at Idaho State University presents an award to an Idaho business leader. But what does it take to receive…

A man was robbed in his Idaho Falls apartment early Friday morning. The victim told police that three men kicked in the door of his apartment on the…

Bonneville Power Administration is proposing to build a 115-kilovolt transmission line and supporting infrastructure in Caribou County. The line…

A great student with tremendous character is how Skyline High School counselor and golf coach, Ty Shippen, describes Brooklyn Anderson who won the…

The 2012 state legislature is expected to wrap up late next week, ending three months worth of work. But how much does it cost for the Idaho…

Two people were badly burned in a fire on 2280 Tasman Ave. in Idaho Falls on Wednesday. Idaho Falls police said it appears the woman set herself on…

Two schools in the South Lemhi School District 292 will have a two hour delay today. Leadore School and Tendoy Elementary are experiencing a power…

Only 4.8 percent of Idaho workers belonged to a trade union last year, down three tenths of a percent from 2011. According to the U.S. Bureau of…

Firehouse Subs, a nationwide restaurant chain, has announced plans to open 12 restaurants throughout southern Idaho. The chain is based in…

The Idaho Falls Public Works Department is about to begin construction on the D Street underpass project. D Street will be closed between Yellowstone…

Pocatello’s proposed nondiscrimination ordinance has been a hot topic since it was first discussed. On Wednesday evening, the public was able…

Dozens of high school kids got an experience in life, learning skills in income and money management at Eastern Idaho Technical College. An EITC…

In the debate surrounding Idaho’s nuclear future, there’s been one big question about what role we should take in storing nuclear waste.…

Where the Sartori Cheese plant in Blackfoot formerly stood, now houses the Twin Falls based company Glanbia Foods. On Friday the globally-traded…

A 10-year-old boy is recovering after being hit by a car on the way to a Pocatello school. It happened just before 8 a.m Tuesday. Police said he was…

It’s Idaho State University Week, and there’s no better way to celebrate than with a community-wide party. Gov. C.L. “Butch”…

The man accused in the shooting death of Kristy Aschliman pleaded not guilty in court Wednesday morning. Adan Arroyo, 22, of Blackfoot, is facing a…

The Portneuf Medical Center presented School District 25 with 17 new automatic external defibrillators Tuesday night . These life-saving devices have…

Pocatello Police say surveillance video backed up a Maverik Store manager’s complaint that an employee was taking money from the business.…

Pocatello Police say a child was struck by a car near Greenacre School at apprxoimately 8 a.m. Wednesday. Police said the 10 year old boy was in the…

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Alternative schooling is an option for students who are considered at risk for not graduating at a normal pace. While most students who go the…

Military tuition is now the target of budget cuts. Service members depending on financial aid from the military to further their education may be out…

New statistics from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare show a staggering number of Idahoans are on food stamps. The number represents…

A major road reconstruction is underway in Jackson, WY. The West Broadway project is one of the biggest byway facelifts the mountain town has ever…

The Salmon School District is one step closer to making some repairs to its old school buildings. Eight times, the school district has put up a bond…

With a new elementary school scheduled to come on line next fall, the Bonneville School Board has set two public hearings to consider new school…

The Teton School Board in Driggs has rejected a proposal to adopt a four day school week. Instead, Superintendent Monte Woolstenhume said the…

Idaho Falls police have arrested three people on drug possession charges in two separate incidents. Police said they spotted the occupants of a green…

Some local groups are speaking-out against a city ordinance aimed at protecting people from discrimination. The activist group called Stand Up…

A local woman turned 102-years-old Monday and celebrated with family and friends. Phyllis Wood, of Idaho Falls, lives at the Gables Assisted Living…

Bill’s Bike Shop has been serving eastern Idaho for about 66 years, and now it’s moving to a bigger location to meet more demand. The…

An Idaho Falls ballroom company is dancing its way to the stars tonight. Extreme Ballroom Company took home several awards from the DanceSport…

Pocatello police are investigating a fire on the Idaho State University campus.The fire happened at the Pond Student Union Building in a men’s…

A visit to the hospital can sometimes be a little scary for kids. But on Saturday, hundreds of children visited a local hospital to have fun. It was…

Eastern Idahoans often think of opera as entertainment you find in bigger cities. But thanks to hundreds of great neighbors who volunteer their time…

The Idaho Falls District Bureau of Land Management is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to those responsible for vandalism at the…