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The Pocatello Fire Department held an open house Friday and Saturday to talk about fire safety and held several demonstrations with a variety of…
Continue ReadingThe Pocatello Fire Department held an open house Friday and Saturday to talk about fire safety and held several demonstrations with a variety of…
Continue ReadingThe runaway the Bonneville County Sheriff office was looking for has been found. Michaela Fowler, 15, was located in Corry, Pennsylvania, according…
Continue ReadingBabies born prematurely usually have to spend time in a neonatal intensive care unit. A new program is helping parents transition to home life after…
Continue ReadingSen. Mike Crapo met with the Eastern Idaho Mortgage Lenders Association to take questions about new housing legislation. As ranking member of the…
Continue ReadingArea counties and cities are beginning the process of creating a regional development plan. The idea is to bring businesses to the region, rather…
Continue ReadingPlans to demolish Rexburg’s Old Seminary Building in order to make room for a parking lot are facing strong opposition from several groups…
Continue ReadingPool season is here and it is time for kids to take the danger out of taking a dip. So locally, where should your kids learn how to swim? The YMCA in…
Continue ReadingStudents at Brigham Young University-Idaho will have a major food chain joining its student center food court. College representative Marc Stevens…
Continue ReadingAn advertisement for an organic plant sale in Hailey is attracting some attention online. The video by Peaceful Belly Farms is a parody of…
Continue ReadingA truck hauling a large tank smashed into cars at a Pocatello dealership on Thursday. An Energy Transportation Inc. truck from Casper, Wyo., tipped…
Continue ReadingIf you walked down the halls of Discovery Elementary right after lunch this past semester, you probably saw Devarae Saxton tutoring some of the…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper appointed Duane Nelson as interim fire chief for the Idaho Falls Fire Department. He is taking on the duties of…
Continue ReadingThis year students from several Idaho Falls schools took up a challenge to see how much kindness they could spread. It started in February and…
Continue ReadingBlackfoot police have released surveillance photos of two men who robbed Walgreens at gunpoint on Tuesday. Police earlier said there was one robber,…
Continue ReadingAfter numerous complaints of predatory booting in Rexburg, the city’s thinking of giving booting companies the boot. Last spring, Brigham Young…
Continue ReadingThe Bonneville County School District Board met Wednesday to discuss solutions to overcrowding, after failing to pass its $92 million bond. District…
Continue ReadingCaribou-Targhee National Forest Supervisor Brent Larson is retiring. Larson has overseen the three million acre forest since May of 2009. As part of…
Continue ReadingAs most kids are out enjoying their summer break, the teachers are the ones getting a lesson today at Idaho State University. More than 100 teachers…
Continue ReadingMelaleuca CEO Frank VanderSloot is working with Republicans and Democrats to try to get immigration-reform legislation passed. VanderSloot said the…
Continue ReadingTeton County, Wyoming, officials are warning people in low-lying areas to watch out for minor flooding. The flooding is due to recent warm…
Continue ReadingOne hospital in eastern Idaho said it is prepared to handle the deadly respiratory virus known as MERS, if it appears in our area. There are three…
Continue ReadingA new compensation plan for Melaleuca will bring hundreds of jobs to eastern Idaho, according to CEO Frank VanderSloot. VanderSloot said the new…
Continue ReadingIf you build it, they will come, then later stay the night. At least that’s the hope for one local man who is on a mission to reconstruct one…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho Falls man was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase. Police were called to a fight on the 400 block of…
Continue ReadingConstruction on a 3-mile stretch of U.S. 20 north of Ashton began Tuesday. The $6.46 million project will remove pavement and 18-24 inches of road…
Continue ReadingParents looking to enroll their kids into school for the 2014-2015 school year will have a new charter school option in Pocatello/Chubbuck School…
Continue ReadingAdministrative Judge Darren Simpson stepped from behind the bench Tuesday to plead his case with commissioners in Fremont, Jefferson and Madison…
Continue ReadingWhen local musician Colter Wilson learned how many of his friends and colleagues choose not to vote, he decided Memorial Day weekend would be the…
Continue ReadingBonneville County deputies said a motorcyclist led them on a high-speed chase. The sheriff’s office said around 6 p.m., a deputy tried to stop…
Continue ReadingUnattended candles were the cause of an Idaho Falls apartment fire Monday, fire officials said. The Idaho Falls Fire Department was called to 2001 W.…
Continue ReadingThe Bonneville County Veterans Ceremonial Team ended its Memorial Day with a unique program at the Home Depot in Idaho Falls. The Veterans Color…
Continue ReadingBlacker’s Complete Home Furnishings has been a fixture in Eastern Idaho for almost 37 years, and it’s now undergoing a big change.…
Continue ReadingA man who worked at the Idaho National Laboratory for more than 30 years has written a book describing alleged injustices from his former bosses.…
Continue ReadingA woman who was missing in Idaho Falls was found in a house near an assisted living center Monday. A phone alert saying June N. Oksendahl, 81, had…
Continue ReadingFire crews battled eight separate brush fires in Bingham County early Sunday evening. Fort Hall dispatch said the fires were from Simplot Road to the…
Continue ReadingSunday morning members of the Idaho Falls Exchange Club Foundation gathered in Freeman Park to read the names of local soldiers who fought in…
Continue ReadingMemorial Day weekend is a busy one in eastern Idaho. Here’s what’s happening. If you are aware of an event that is not listed here,…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Department of Correction says a 47-year-old inmate has escaped from the Adams County Jail in Council. The department identified the inmate…
Continue ReadingIt’s the first time in eight years the Pocatello Police Department has held the Citizen Police Academy. Saturday was the tactical driving…
Continue ReadingHundreds of spectators packed Jackson’s Town Square Saturday morning to see the 33rd annual Old West Parade. “I’ve been coming to…
Continue ReadingJuice cleanses are a popular way to detox and get in shape, but for some people, a liquid diet sounds intimidating. Experts suggest consulting your…
Continue ReadingWe hear it all the time: There are no jobs, people are leaving the area and our income per capita is lower than the state average. But Dan Cravens…
Continue ReadingFor the first time in several years, the Ross Park Aquatic Complex in Pocatello will be opening on Memorial Day weekend with no signs of closing…
Continue ReadingThe Bingham County Sheriff’s Office installed its new security system Friday. Bingham County Courthouse patrons are now required to step…
Continue ReadingSeveral locals have come up with an interesting way to raise money and honor heroes at the same time. Members of the Idaho Falls Exchange Club…
Continue ReadingOn the eve of one of this year’s biggest travel seasons, the roads around eastern Idaho are packed. “I live on the Ririe Highway so it…
Continue ReadingThe Better Business Bureau is warning women in eastern Idaho to be cautious when joining support groups. “Wisdom circles” are popping up…
Continue ReadingAfter almost a month of deliberation, the Seventh Judicial District Court made a decision in what many know as the Blackfoot hazing case. Three…
Continue ReadingA Rexburg man who lived with the decomposed bodies of his wife and daughter has asked a judge to clear his name. In 2004, police found the bodies of…
Continue ReadingIf you were planning on heading to Jefferson County Lake, also known as Rigby Lake, for Memorial Day weekend, you may be disappointed. There…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho Falls man was arrested on several sex charges. Paul Castro IV was arrested on a warrant for lewd conduct with a child under 16 and two…
Continue ReadingRexburg Police are investigating an apparent burglary at Bearing’s Industrial Sales on South Fifth West. An employee called police around 7:20…
Continue ReadingA driver-operator for the Idaho Falls Fire Department has been named interim fire chief. Duane Nelson will replace Chief Dean Ellis, who retired May…
Continue ReadingRocky Mountain Power officials have given more information on a couple of power outages that affected nearly 3,000 customers Thursday night. One of…
Continue ReadingA new non-profit organization is hoping to help aspiring young artists find a creative outlet. The organization is called Foxxy Art, and creator…
Continue ReadingSince 2004 the Field of Heroes in Pocatello has been set up and taken down each Memorial Day weekend to honor all soldiers killed in the wars in Iraq…
Continue ReadingA 14-year-old boy was killed Thursday night on Blackrock Canyon road just south of Pocatello. Idaho State Police say the crash happened just after 7…
Continue ReadingThe May primary election is over, but one political ad caught the attention of the secretary of state’s office. The group called…
Continue ReadingMersadies Fisher loved the wonderful friends she made and being in front of the crowds. “I like to perform, so I like that I could go out and…
Continue ReadingThe Portneuf Medical Center’s trauma unit is seeing an increase in the number of pedestrians struck by cars this month, and doctors are trying…
Continue ReadingThe Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is asking boaters to take precautions this memorial weekend. Deputies say often boaters hit the water…
Continue ReadingPretty soon, you may see officials with the Ammon Parks and Recreation Department out and about measuring the trees in your yard. They’re doing…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 5:00pm 5/22/2014: The National Weather Service in Pocatello has released this report on the tornado… “A tornado was spotted…
Continue ReadingA change in missionary age limits is impacting enrollment at BYU Idaho in Rexburg. The university reports spring semester enrollment totals 12,931 on…
Continue ReadingA woman has come up with a way to control the wild mustang herd in Idaho. Andrea Maki, an artist from the state of Washington, has gotten the Bureau…
Continue ReadingFresh petunias, pansies, marigolds and more were planted Wednesday at the Hospice Memorial Grove, located at the Southeastern Idaho Public Health…
Continue ReadingA handful Idaho’s GOP primary candidates began the long road to November Tuesday night, while many saw their campaigns come to an abrupt end.…
Continue ReadingOver the past few months, the Pocatello community has been divided over the city’s non-discrimination ordinance until it came down to the wire…
Continue ReadingThere was a lot of talk about voter participation during Tuesday’s primary elections. Bannock County was the only county in eastern Idaho that…
Continue ReadingFriday is the annual Fisherman’s Breakfast in St. Anthony and some locals are worried it could be the last year of the 59-year tradition. Every…
Continue ReadingA crosswalk sign hit a school crossing guard in Pocatello. The Pocatello Police Department said just before 8 a.m. Tuesday, a car was driving through…
Continue ReadingTwo families had to leave their homes after an apartment burned in St. Anthony on Tuesday afternoon South Fremont Fire Department officials said a…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho Falls man is accused of recording a video of a teenager in a bathroom. Idaho Falls police said Wednesday that Justin M. Neibaur, 41, was…
Continue ReadingA Fort Hall woman has died of injuries from a one-car crash at Siler and Edmo roads in the Fort Hall town site at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. Fort Hall…
Continue ReadingHere are the results for the May 20, 2014, election. Primary Election 2014…
Continue ReadingTwo contenders in Tuesday night’s election for Judge Jon J. Shindurling’s District 7 seat will have to face off once again in November.…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho Falls man was arrested on a rape charge Tuesday. Idaho Falls police began investigating Ian E. Ramsey, 35, after they received information…
Continue ReadingPocatello voters chose to keep a nondiscrimination ordinance Tuesday night. The election was a close one, with 4,885 voting no (that is, to keep it)…
Continue ReadingBryan Smith conceded to incumbent Mike Simpson in the Republican primary race for U.S. representative for Idaho. When his campaign manager announced…
Continue ReadingThe unstable hillside in Jackson is continuing to slide slowly. The bottom of the bulge is in the Walgreen parking lot. According to data taken by…
Continue ReadingThe U.S. congressional race between Republicans Mike Simpson and challenger Bryan Smith has been a heated one, and their campaign ads have been…
Continue ReadingA 16-year-old runaway girl has been found. Sequoia Johnson Sacksteder of Bow, Washington, was passing through the area with her father. Police said…
Continue ReadingThe Bonneville Youth Development Council hosted a parental drug education program Monday night at the Compass Academy in Idaho Falls. The program…
Continue ReadingA housing survey being conducted in parts of eastern Idaho and Wyoming hopes to improve housing. The survey will look at consumer demand and…
Continue ReadingOne local election race is causing a stir among voters. It is the race for the Bingham County commissioner District 2 seat. The controversy stems…
Continue ReadingSummer travel is right around the corner, but before you head to Salt Lake City to catch a flight, you may want to consider flying from Idaho Falls…
Continue ReadingTwo people were in the hospital Monday after an SUV T-boned their pickup, flipping it on its side. The truck crossed over two lanes of traffic and…
Continue ReadingA truck crashing into a power pole led to the closure of U.S. Highway 30 in Montpelier and the evacuation of a school Monday morning. The Idaho State…
Continue ReadingFor the second time, the Republican primary ballot in Idaho is off limits to voters who are not registered with the GOP. Voters will have their…
Continue ReadingAlaska State troopers say a 52-year-old man has been arrested in Idaho after two women in Alaska told police he sexually abused them. Trooper said…
Continue ReadingStarting this summer, Idaho Falls Regional Airport will begin expanding southward in order to build more hangars. Airport officials say there’s…
Continue ReadingIt’s stuttering awareness week across the nation, and one professor at Idaho State University said it’s important for those who…
Continue ReadingIdaho State Police are investigating a one-vehicle injury crash that sent two people to the hospital Saturday afternoon. The crash happened on…
Continue ReadingSTATE H.S. BASEBALL 5A CONSOLATIONCoeur d’Alene 3*Highland 4 F Madison 3*Lewiston 7 F 4A CONSOLATION*Columbia 5 Bonneville 4 F Jerome…
Continue ReadingThe language immersion program in the Jefferson county school district is wrapping up its first year with huge success. Story time at Jefferson…
Continue ReadingThe United States Postal Service said summer is prime time for dog attacks on mail carriers. The service reported that there were more than 5,500…
Continue ReadingPeople are flying high at the 2014 Aviation Expo in Idaho Falls. Workshops, exhibits and live demonstrations are on display. A famous pilot…
Continue ReadingSeveral same-sex couples who’d planned on tying the knot instead attended a last-minute rally in support of same-sex marriage on the steps of…
Continue ReadingThe Bengal Breeze Kit Club, a student organization at ISU’s Idaho Falls’ campus, is hosting its 2nd Annual Bengal BreezeKiteFestival on…
Continue ReadingThe Rigby City Council has cleared a plan that will allow people to keep chickens within city limits. The new ordinance, passed Thursday, is based on…
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