Month: February 2014

What the Department of Defense is calling a routine experiment is news to several environmentalist groups. Friends of the Teton River Executive Director Amy Verbeten said her organization recently became aware of the assessment. It is now working with conservation partners to make sure the assessment is accurate. “The types of things that are typical

A Rexburg man will spend 12 years behind bars on meth and weapons charges. Noe Munguia-Diaz, also known as Juan Ernesto Medina-Munguia, was sentenced to prison in U.S. District Court in Pocatello on Tuesday. His prison sentence will be followed by four years of supervised release. In addition, Terry J. Hatter, Jr., senior U.S. District

President and CEO of TanaBell Health Services Troy Bell wants to open a new traditional rehabilitation facilities throughout southeast Idaho, but those plans have been put on hold. A shortage of nurse surveyors across the state is leaving new facilities stranded in the start-up process for months, which is discouraging a lot of these new

The Idaho Department of Health and welfare selected Optum to take over managing outpatient mental health services for adults and children on Medicaid. Within the last month, families have been notified some services will be cut under the new management. PSR stands for psychosocial rehabilitation service. Children with behavioral health problems rely on PSR aids

Idaho State Police are investigating a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 15 near Idaho Falls that killed one. ISP says it happened just north of Dad’s Truck Stop. Adrianne Elliot of Ammon was driving northbound when her car hit a patch of ice. She lost control and hit another car driven by Amanda Sterling of Idaho

The Idaho Department of Transportation has closed Interstate 15 between Exit 150: Hamer Road and The Montana State Line, due to reduced Visibility Highway 20 between Ashton and Montana is closed due to blowing snow. Idaho Highway 87 is closed north of Island Park to the Montana State Line. The road is closed because of

Blackfoot hasn’t been known as a destination for weekend entertainment or nightlife, but a few of the city’s establishments have gone under new ownership in the past few months. Ed Gorder is the new owner of Stingers Bar & Grill, previously known as Stan’s. “It’s something that I’ve always wanted to do,” said Gorder. “bring

February is Heart Health Month and doctors are doing what they can to fight heart disease with awareness. Health experts say the first step of prevention starts with a family tree, as many people have no idea there is a history of heart disease in their family. According to the Center of Disease Control, heart

Idaho may be on the line for $15 million to fund a statewide school broadband network. The Idaho Education Network provides broadband access and remote video classes for schools throughout the state, but a dispute over the initial contract means legislators have to come up with millions to keep the program in place. In Bonneville

In March of 2013, a 13-year-old Rigby Junior High student was caught with a hit-list, two guns, ammunition and knives in a bag at his home. The teen admitted he had planned to harm students because he was being bullied. Now, 10 months after the incident, he speaks out about what drove him to his

A Virginia man is listed in critical condition at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls after his snowmobile crashed into a tree at around 3 a.m. Monday morning. The Fremont County Sheriff’s office said Michael Carmody,49, of Appomattox, Virginia was riding his snowmobile on a groomed trail near the Island Park Scout Camp

Students from William Thomas Middle School have been taking over the town once again, as its unique Skills Exploration program came to a close this weekend for the year after marking its 25th anniversary. The program helps the students go out and learn new activities and skills that are normally not taught in the average

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office said a New York man died on Highway 20 in Island Park Saturday night after a car struck his snowmobile. The incident happened a little after 5:15 p.m. about a half-mile north of Island Park Lodge. Deputies said Norman Zullin, of Long Island, New York, was driving his snowmobile along

A skier is recovering after being swept off a cliff by a small slab avalanche south of the boundary of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center says three skiers were climbing uphill from the edge of a cliff when they triggered the slide at about 3:45 p.m. Saturday. One of two skiers

The Pocatello Branch of the NAACP is hosting a film series the month of February to educate the public on black history spanning decades in the United States. “The blacks have been written out of the history of the United States,” said Pocatello NAACP President Bobbie Dr. Branch. “There were blacks here before they even

The two BYU-Idaho students who died in a plane crash in December were remembered Saturday in Rexburg. Amber Smith was flying with her fiance, Jonathan Norton, from Oregon to Montana on a plane piloted by her father when it crashed near Yellow Pine, Idaho on Dec. 1. Search teams spent more than a month searching

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