Month: September 2014

BOYS SOCCERBlackfoot 2Preston 2 F Bonneville 0*Hillcrest 1 F *Skyline 2 Idaho Falls 0 F South Fremont 1*Aberdeen 3 F *American Falls 1 Marsh Valley o F GIRLS SOCCERBonneville 0*Hillcrest 6 F *Skyline 3 Idaho Falls 0 F South Fremont 0*Aberdeen 1 F Teton 0*Shelley 2 F H.S. VOLLEYBALL {Sets Won}Skyline 0*Highland 3 F Century

Tuesday afternoon, the City of Ammon, Bonneville County and Idaho Falls reviewed a gunshot-detection system that was tested at Sand Creek Middle School in August. A Virginia-based company helped temporarily implement a system that was tested with live rounds. Bruce Patterson, the technology director for the city of Ammon, said three local entities helped make

There’s good news on the horizon for drivers in Pocatello who are dealing with the Yellowstone Avenue construction project, which is now weeks past the expected finish date. The Idaho Transportation Department said the Utah-based contracting company Jack B. Parson is expected to finish the project by mid-October. And as if the roads, which many

U.S. Sen. Jim Risch answered questions at an event hosted by the Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce today. The people who showed up were very much in tune with today’s main issues. Some questions were about U.S. debt, gun laws, and crime victim compensation, but there was an overall concern for what the U.S.

The parent companies of the Supervalu and Albertsons supermarkets say they have uncovered another breach of their computer networks, potentially compromising data from consumers. The companies say that in late August or early September, malicious software was installed on networks that process credit and debit card transactions at some of their stores. Albertsons says the

Students across eastern Idaho get a two week break for spud harvest. Farmers rely on this break for the extra help. “It’s a win-win situation for the kids and farmers in this area. Today’s kids are not exposed to a lot of mechanical type work,” said Merrill Hanny, potato producer. Student workers can make up

The FBI said Tuesday it feels a sense of urgency to find the man who has robbed financial institutions across the United States, including one in Rexburg, and seriously hurt a California police officer. The man known as the AK-47 Bandit because of the assault rifle with a drum magazine he carries in the robberies.

The Idaho Attorney General’s office confirms it has filed a motion with 7th District Judge Alan Stephens seeking to impanel a grand jury in Jefferson County. Attorney General’s office spokesman Todd Dvorak said it was a secret process and the office cannot disclose the reason, issues or persons involved in the grand jury request. Local

August’s record rainfall damaged an estimated $220 million of crops, according to a University of Idaho Extension report. The estimate is preliminary and incomplete because more hay will be harvested. However, the losses so far are staggering. Paul Patterson, an agricultural economist at the U. of I. Extension in Idaho Falls estimates hay losses of

The rain will delay eastern Idaho’s potato harvest, but it’s a good time for farmers to stop and think just a bit more about keeping harvest safe.In August, we already saw a tragic accident in Bingham County that killed a man. Shelley Potato farmer, Jared Wattenbarger of Wattenbarger Farms, said if farmers make a mistake

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention are now trying to connect the enterovirus with paralysis. This comes after children in Denver who tested positive for the virus started having trouble moving their arms and legs. The CDC has not yet linked the paralysis to Enterovirus D68. This is still just an advisory, and the

Deer season is already upon us, and on October 10, hunters will trade-in their bows for rifles and head back out into the hills. The Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game said on Monday afternoon this year’s outlook is some good news for hunters. Fish and Game spokesperson Jennifer Jackson said these past mild winters

On Monday morning the students from the Idaho State University department of occupational therapy held their sixth annual “CarFit” event to inspect cars and make sure they are safe enough for drivers before hitting the road. Students will use a 12-point checklist for any of the cars throughout the community who come through, inspecting everything

The Idaho Falls Police Department is looking into two separate convenience store burglaries that occurred over the weekend. Police responded to the 700 block of Holmes Avenue around 12:45 a.m. Saturday for a burglary alarm at Speedi Mart. Police found that someone had broken into the store and stolen cigarettes. Around 1 a.m. Sunday morning,

The Blackfoot Pizza Hut was robbed at gunpoint late Sunday night. Blackfoot police said around 11:15 p.m., a male wearing a mask entered the building and followed an employee to the back of the restaurant. While holding the gun, the robber demanded money from the safe and the employee. He then left the restaurant on

Police said an Idaho Falls man fired a gun inside a home early Sunday morning. Idaho Falls police were called to the 1400 block of Benton around 2:45 a.m. Police said Daniel Clarkson, 23, fired a round into a bedroom wall during an argument with a 21-year-old woman. The woman left the house and called

Federal officials say the percentage of Idaho students attending public four-year universities who are defaulting on their student loans is increasing. But the U.S. Department of Education also says Idaho’s rate of 13.1 percent is below the national average of 13.7 percent. However, the national rate has been declining while the Idaho rate is on

State Police are investigating a fatal crash on Interstate 84, just east of the Cottrell Port of Entry. The crash happened at milepost 228.5 early Friday evening. ISP said Robert Gary Tuttle, 69, of Seattle, was driving westbound when his pickup left the roadway. The vehicle continued through a fence, rolled and came to a

Here are final scores from Friday’s high school football games. To see highlights, go to localnews8.com/sports or the Sports section of our app. Madison 3*Blackfoot 15 Game called in second quarter due to weather *Skyline 28Century 6 * Idaho Falls 10Hillcrest 26 Game called in third quarter due to weather Bonneville 14*Rigby 21 Game called

We’re often told we need more students to get college degrees to turn Idaho’s economy around. But Jeff Sayer, the director of the state Department of Commerce, said not everyone needs a four-year degree. On Friday, he told Local News 8 the reality is that Idaho needs more people in skilled labor. He said in

Prayer vigils were held all over the nation to mark two years to the day since Boise pastor Saeed Abedini was arrested in Iran and sentenced to eight years in prison there. The vigils were organized by his wife, Naghmeh, as a plea to release her husband, who is said to have been beaten and

Some Jefferson County residents say the county’s prosecutor is putting his personal interests ahead of the county’s and they want him out of office. Tuesday a Jefferson County woman filed a petition for an election to recall prosecuting attorney Robin Dunn. “People are tired and they are fed up and they are just exasperated with

Congressman Mike Simpson weighed in on the fight against ISIS, or ISIL, when he stopped by Local News 8 on Thursday. He said although he doesn’t agree with all of the president’s plans in Syria, he doesn’t want boots on the ground there either. But he also sees another potential problem: “That’s the other problem.

One local farming family is dealing with the deaths of almost 200 chickens, but it’s how it happened that has the family upset. Farmer Wendy Swore said her son Thomas woke up Wednesday morning to find 184 of the family’s chickens lining the floor of the chicken coop. The family suspects a dog was the

A grizzly bear that got too familiar with people in Wyoming has a new home at the Pocatello Zoo. The 2-year-old female grizzly lost its fear of people after multiple encounters nears the Pahaska Tepee Resort on the Shoshone National Forest. She was captured in the grizzly bear recovery area by and transported to Pocatello.

Pocatello police said the toddler missing in Pocatello has been found. Heather Kuuipomaikalani Bybee of 3518 Jason Ave. was reported missing Friday morning. She was last seen near her home at around 7 a.m. At 12:30 p.m., two Pocatello Police employees were assisting in a door-to-door search in the 3600 block of Jason. While checking

Angela Forhan is president of Century High School’s Interact Club. They work with Rotary Club on service projects like collecting and sorting used clothes for the needy. Usually Interact Clubs help for a few hours with a handful of projects. But under Forhan’s leadership, the club at Century has done 41 service projects – donating

What do “The Great Gatsby,” “To Kill a Mockingbird” and “1984” all have in common? They were all banned from school reading lists at one point. This week is National Banned Books Week, and the American Library Association says banning books or trying to get books banned from school readings lists is a form of

BOYS SOCCERMadison 3Highland 3 F GIRLS SOCCER*Skyline 4Hillcrest 2 F Highland 0*Madison 3 F VOLLEYBALL (Sets Won)Carey 0*Dietrich 3 F North Fremont 0*Firth 3 F

Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve will participate in National Public Lands Day Saturday. The monument will host a 5K and 10K fun run, trail sign dedication and a mini film festival. Officials said visitor participation has been better than ever and they look forward to more this weekend. “These lands are your

The state of Idaho continues to focus on economic development, more specifically rural communities. In conjunction with Idaho Community Review, the Idaho Rural Partnership met with the town of Arco Thursday. Idaho Rural Partnership Executive Director Mike Field said the organization serves as an overall resource for smaller communities. “It’s hard for rural communities to

Designed to help bring struggling students back from the brink, the Madison Cares program has been running at both Madison and Sugar-Salem School Districts for the past five years. With a new, two-year $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the districts plan to take the program further by training 450

Police said a man who allegedly held a load of frozen chickens for ransom also stole the truck that was hauling it. Nampa police said Thursday that Christopher L. Hall, 42, of Nampa, picked up the load Aug. 20 in Springdale, Ark., and was scheduled for delivery Aug. 21 in Kent, Wash. It was listed

Week four of the high school football season brought some changes in Sports Line’s weekly power rankings. Perhaps the biggest surprise is Shelley’s loss to Bonneville, which dropped the Russets outside of the top five. Two of the best performances over the past two weeks have come from Blackfoot (up five spots) and Skyline (up

A 94-year-old Michigan man awaits extradition to Wyoming amid accusations he molested two boys decades ago at a Jackson Hole youth camp. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports the man’s name is redacted from available court files in Wyoming. However, MI News 26 in Michigan, which is also following this story, tells Local News

Police said an Idaho Falls man stole $3,500 in jewelry. Luke C. Docken, 27, was arrested on suspicion of grand theft, Idaho Falls police said Thursday. Officers said Docken was selling stolen wedding rings that were taken from a home on the 200 block of South Placer Avenue.

Update: The suspect’s accusers say they were molested at a camp. Click here for the story. A 94-year-old man was arrested in Michigan at the request of the Teton County, Wyoming, Sheriff’s Office on felony sexual abuse charges. The Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office in Michigan arrested the suspect Tuesday on one count of immoral

Possibly Picasso opened its doors last week. It’s a place where you and your kids can be creative by painting ceramic plates, cups, and figurines. The owners decided on opening a ceramic paint shop because when they lived in Arizona that was something they enjoyed doing as a family. They know that keeping kids busy

Robin Nettinga, executive director of the Idaho Educators Association, said she is hearing a lot of the same concerns from teachers all over the state when it comes to tiered licensure. Tiered licensure, also called tiered certification, is the new rule being proposed by Gov. Butch Otter’s task force for measuring a teacher’s ability to

Idaho State University hosted a public forum where four inventors were able to show their product and share their innovative ideas with the community. While not all the entrepreneurs were featured in the above video, we have information about what they were presenting and how to find out more from them. To find out more

Airstrikes in Syria continued throughout this week as the U.S. and allied forces continue to fight against the growing threat of ISIS. But that threat is being felt locally as well as, since some political scientists who are experts on this issue are saying we should not be sending U.S. forces into fight as ground

The Sweeto Burrito trailer will leave Idaho Falls to assist in training new employees. “We have a number of major franchisees that are coming into our system from different parts of the country and one of those major franchise groups wants to anxiously get started in the East Coast,” said John Pierre Francia, CEO and

Witnesses say several moose were surrounded by photographers Wednesday morning at the Gros Ventre campground in Grand Teton National Park and one moose eventually had to be shot after injuring its leg. Bob McKee, who visits the campground each year from Utah, said he came upon the scene around 8:30 a.m. “We walked up to

Chuck Staben, the University of Idaho president, spoke at an Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce business luncheon Tuesday. He talked about how the school is contributing to the state of Idaho. Staben said the university is giving away more scholarships, increasing online education and changing the way it does business. “My biggest priority is to

County commissioners around Idaho think it’s time for the state to be in charge of the public defender system. Earlier this month, about 200 representatives voted on a resolution at the annual Idaho County Association conference. Under the proposal, the state would control and fund the system. It would also create statewide standards on training

If you’re planning a hunting trip this fall, here is some news you’ll want to listen to: Idaho Fish and Game is cracking down on the illegal hunting practice known as spotlighting. Spotlighting is when hunters use a high-powered spotlight at night to find big game like deer or elk. The department says it will

The Idaho School Boards Association held its annual fall meeting Tuesday night in Rigby Local school board members and superintendents discussed resolutions with area legislators and answered questions. The resolutions discussed will be voted on by the state’s entire membership in November. Jessica Harrison, the policy and government affairs director, said it’s an important meeting

This year’s harsh weather conditions and various government regulations have some local farmers jumping hurdles to sustain their farms, while wondering who will take over this difficult career when they retire. Now, some of these farmers are relying heavily on the annual Idaho Farm Bureau Ag. Days program to help get the younger generation interested

Radio stations around southeast Idaho are raising money for Primary Children’s Hospital. The annual radiothon started Tuesday and continued Wednesday, with five stations working together to raise tens of thousands of dollars to provide hospital care for sick children. One family served by the hospital said it’s humbled by the generosity of southeast Idaho. “And

A Shelley woman was arrested on a grand theft charge after Idaho Falls police said she stole money from her employer. Christian A. Ceja, 31, was arrested Monday. Ceja’s manager at Check to Cash at 1175 E. 17th said she provided false information on two loan contracts for $1,600.

Idaho Falls City Council authorized an application for a victim witness program grant Monday. The grant will provide the city with a Victim Witness Coordinator as part of the Violence Against Women Act. Six percent of all misdemeanor cases handled by city officials are related to domestic violence. City lawyers said more than 60 percent

BOYS H.S. SOCCER*Highland 1Bonneville 0 F GIRLS H.S. SOCCER*Highland 4 Bonneville 1 F *Skyline 3 Madison 0 F

Idaho State University’s Public Safety has become accredited by the Idaho Chiefs of Police Association. That means the university is the only one in the state with an accredited police force. Steve Chatterton, director or Public Safety, said his office has always been very professional and held to the standards set forth by ICOPA. He

Jackson Hole High School has pushed back its start time after participating in a study. “The students were asked in the survey how many of them were receiving eight hours of sleep at night. Before the time change went into effect, 44 percent were getting eight hours of sleep. After these changes went into effect,

Have you toyed with the idea of writing a book? Don’t miss the Annual Idaho Writer’s Conference this weekend. Three published authors from Bingham County met Tuesday to put the finishing touches on the event. Thirteen speakers will teach everything from creating a killer first page to building a character. Among the speakers is nationally

The Museum of Idaho will have a bright new exhibit this week. “Glow: Living Lights” is all about bioluminescence, which is what allows creatures to produce light. Organizers said the exhibit is great for families because it’s interactive and meant to get kids thinking. “Most of us have encountered fireflies, but yet never really thought

A Madison County girl was struck by a pickup while riding her bike to elementary school on 2000 North at 3391 West in the Hibbard area Tuesday. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said a man was driving into the sun. He told officers he didn’t see the bikes until he heard a thump.One girl was

Rexburg police were looking into the death of a 36-year-old woman Tuesday. Capt. Randy Lewis said the woman’s roommates found her dead in her apartment around 6:30 a.m. Police do not believe foul play was involved. They also said the woman had no apparent medical problems. The Madison County Coroner’s Office is investigating.

The largest chinook salmon run in decades recently wrapped up in the Lemhi River Valley. Several ranchers, landowners and agencies have all been working together to make the valley a better habitat for spawning fish. Three years ago, rancher Merrill Beyeler decided to pump water from the Lemhi River rather than Big Timber Creek. “Over

BOYS SOCCERIdaho Falls 1Hillcrest 1 F Pocatello 0*Blackfoot 5 F Rigby 0*Sugar-Salem 1 F GIRLS H.S. SOCCER*Blackfoot 5Pocatello 2 F *Hillcrest 4Idaho Falls 0 F

The Idaho Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee met with Bonneville County officials at Harriman State Park Monday to discuss behavioral crisis center advancements. The administrator of behavioral health for the state Department of Health and Welfare, Ross Edmunds, said Bonneville County residents were among the most interested in a fully operational crisis center. This interest was the

The Idaho Department of Labor said the job market is stronger and the unemployment rate is dropping in the state. The unemployment rate in Idaho dropped to 4.7 percent in August. The Department of Labor said the rate shows the state is continuing its nearly four-year downward trend in unemployment rates. In August alone, Idaho

Renovations to the elections office in Bonneville County have prohibited early voting for few weeks. However you can still request an absentee ballot by mail. There are many reasons to be an absentee voter. “Some people prefer to have their ballots sent to them at home, that’s where the mail absentee comes in. People who

A 38-year-old Pocatello man was arrested early Monday on charges of aggravated battery. Pocatello police said William Joseph Gaudette III stabbed another man while in a jealous rage over a broken romantic relationship. The condition of the victim was not available. Police arrested Gaudette at the 1000 block of East Poplar at 1:45 a.m. Monday.

A Nampa man has been charged in connection with a July 22 shooting in Bonneville County. Douglas Heaton, 33, was being held in Bonneville County on other charges. He was served a warrant Friday for aggravated battery, residential burglary and use of a deadly weapon in the commission of a crime. Heaton was being held

Update: On Monday the Caribou County Sheriff’s Office confirmed search and rescue teams found the body of 52-year-old Richard Lee Scherbel of Blackfoot, concluding a six-day search after his family noticed he was missing. The sheriff’s office said the body was found around 6 p.m. Saturday after a couple of boaters spotted something unusual in

More details have been released on the new Hobby Lobby store coming to Ammon. As we reported earlier this month, Hobby Lobby had registered with Bonneville County to build a store in the Sandcreek Commons shopping mall at the corner of Hitt and Sunnyside. On Monday, a news release from developers Ball Ventures and Woodbury

The Tesoro gas station on John Adams in Idaho Falls was burglarized early Sunday morning. Police responded to a burglary alarm around 2:10 a.m. The burglar or burglars had broken into the convenience store and stole cash and two cases of beer, police said. If you know anything about this burglary, call police at (208)

Construction of a new food pantry to feed the hungry in Blackfoot is under way. Bill Sponenburg, who owned Kirkham’s Auto Parts, donated one of his warehouses. Contractors like Tad Stoker of Final Touch Exteriors are volunteering their time Stoker said the pantry will be ready for its grand opening in about two weeks. Dave

Four people were sent to the hospital late Sunday night from an accident on I-15 north of Chubbuck. It happened two miles north of the Interstate 15/86 interchange at milepost 74 just before 10 p.m. Sunday. Idaho State Police said Emily Thomas, 32, of Pocatello was driving southbound and struck the utility trailer being pulled

An Idaho Falls man was arrested on various charges on Friday after an incident at the Shilo Inn. Around 10 p.m., Shilo security detained Nikolai M. Novack, 21, for being combative, kicking tables and creating a disturbance in the bar, Idaho Falls police said. Police arrested him on a charge of disturbing the peace. As

State and federal agencies conducted a controlled burn near Swan Valley this week in hopes of saving aspen trees. Both the Idaho Fish and Game Department and the U.S. Forest Service burned 1,000 acres about 13 miles southwest of Swan Valley. They burned conifers, which have been steadily encroaching on aspen territory.

Over the weekend, the American Association of University Women in Pocatello held its annual A.A.U.W book sale to raise money for its Start Smart workshops, teaching women throughout the community how to negotiate their salaries in an attempt to eliminate the wage gap. The A.A.U.W STEM chair and Idaho State University math professor Cathy Kriloff

A Fort Hall man is now in police custody after he barricaded himself in a home most the day Saturday. Ray Broncho was arrested around 9 p.m. after police and the FBI had been negotiating with him since the early morning hours. They said he was taken into custody without an incident. Broncho barricaded himself

An American Falls man died in a one-car crash five miles west of Chubbuck early Saturday. Idaho State Police said Skyler Whitnah, 22 was driving west on Interstate 86 in a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt around 1 a.m.. Whitnah went off the left shoulder, came back on the roadway, overcorrected and went off the right side

The 86th annual Spud Day took place Saturday in Shelley. Marking the beginning of the potato harvest, Spud Day draws upwards of 15,000 people to Shelley each year. This year there was a parade, spud-picking contest as well as a potato chip-eating contest.

Here are the final scores of Friday night football games in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. For highlights, see localnews8.com/sports or the Sports section of our app. Madison 20*Highland 37 Shelley 7*Bonneville 32 Rigby 20*Skyline 34 *Idaho Falls 40Pocatello 30 Century 7*Blackfoot 42 Snake River 12*Preston 14 Burley 7*Minico 53 *Soda Springs 7American Falls 6

A Rexburg woman told police she thought she saw a mountain lion walking down the street near the LDS temple on Seventh South. The woman said she saw the cat, which was about the height of her mid-thigh, at around midnight Wednesday, but she didn’t report it to police until 11 hours later Thursday. A

Consumers are pleased with the new features of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Many stores said the lines were longer than ever. “It’s the latest greatest,” says Doug Tolbert, who stayed up late to buy his phone online. Tolbert bought the phone because “it should be a little faster. I basically completely run my

Sixth-graders got the chance to be exposed to different careers and jobs. Bonneville School District 93 counselors hosted Career on Wheels day. Each year the counselors invite different businesses and agencies to expose students to many different careers. However, there is an emphasis on education. “This day is an important day for our sixth-graders, where

There is no definite time investigators will be finished looking into what caused the Monarch building fire early in the early morning of Sept. 12. Pocatello Fire Chief David Gates said one of the problems is a lack of stable floor in one area. He said part of the floor is level, but another is

Rexburg police said at least one person has fallen victim to a scam in which the scammers pretend to be FBI agents and ask for money. Police said the fake FBI agent called an elderly Madison County woman and told her she’d won a large sum of money from Publisher’s Clearing House. The scammer then

When a traffic accident occurs, who has the power to shut down roads? Idaho State Police said current laws don’t make it clear that it has the authority to do this. Lt. Col. Kedrick Wills said several years ago the agency was sued for blocking traffic during an accident and a judge ruled against ISP.

Election officials in Teton County, Wyoming, are warning of a scam involving a person or multiple people going door-to-door collecting personal information under the guise of conducting a voter registration drive. The Teton County Elections Office said Wyoming law doesn’t permit these drives. In order to become a registered voter in Teton County, you must

An Idaho Falls man is one of three soldiers named the best in U.S. Army Europe for 2014. Pfc. Nicholas Hanson of the 173rd’s 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, earned the title of Best Warrior Soldier of the Year as the USAREUR’s top junior enlisted soldier after a weeklong competition in Grafenwoehr, Germany

NPG of Idaho and VistaWest Media, which operate KIFI Local News 8 (ABC) and KIDK Ch. 3 Eyewitness News (CBS), are in need of a reporter, who can not only relay the facts, but can tell a good story. We are looking for a general assignment reporter who can report on hard and soft news

Four men suspected of burglaries in the state of Montana were arrested in Pocatello Thursday afternoon. Jordan John James Patterson, 19, was arrested on West Lander shortly before 4 p.m. on charges of grand theft. Three male juveniles were also taken into custody. Police said the arrest came after a Pocatello patrol officer asked dispatchers

Jake Wilson’s outstanding school spirit is one of the reasons administrators say they say they nominated him for the Idaho Dairy Farm Family’s Distinguished Student Award. Wilson’s involvement in school activities is one indication of school spirit. He’s on the football, basketball and track teams. He’s proud to be from Ririe and thinks school spirit

Members of the Pocatello Educators Association met Thursday night to discuss contracts and major concerns regarding pay and overall support from the school district. The members of the PEA in School District 25 say haven’t had a pay increase since their pay was cut in 2008, and the 1 percent they agreed to isn’t going

Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 board members met Wednesday with the food services department to absorb $4,000 in unpaid lunch charges. In March parents within the district accumulated more than $8,000in charges, leaving half of that for the district to deal with at the end of the school year. Food Services Director Heather Plain

A man may be facing a charge of enticing a child under the age of 16 in the Menan/Lewisville area from his actions earlier this week. Kevin Gary Strange, 45, of Jefferson County, was arrested on a probation violation in Madison County, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday. Strange was reported to Jefferson County

Since last month gas prices in Idaho have gone down 6 cents. According to GasBuddy.com, last month we were paying $3.75 and this month we are paying $3.69. There are many factors affecting the price. Wholesale prices have been going down, and “oil prices are also lower at a price that is substantially lower that

Three eastern Idaho men are facing various felony wildlife violations, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game announced Thursday. The Bonneville County prosecutor filed the charges Aug. 28. Robert D. Huntsman, 54, of Shelley, was charged with the unlawful possession of two trophy bull elk, a third bull elk and one pronghorn antelope. He was

Two-hundred-thirteen people died on Idaho’s highways last year, but in five counties there were no deadly accidents. Three of those counties are in eastern Idaho. Law enforcement from Madison, Teton and Butte counties were honored for having zero fatal crashes in 2013 at an Idaho Transportation Department board meeting in Island Park Thursday. “We have

Local News 8 has learned the proposed Interstate 11 could cross portions of Idaho. The interstate would connect Phoenix to Las Vegas before traveling north through the western U.S. into Canada. Idaho Transportation Department officials met with Montana transportation officials Wednesday to discuss the possibility of the interstate entering Idaho, which they say would indirectly

Although the Senate gave its OK to President Obama’s request to arm and train Syrian rebels to fight ISIS on Thursday, Idaho’s two Republican senators voted against the plan. The Senate took up the issue a day after the House approved the plan and then tucked it into a bill that would continue funding the

Teton County, Wyoming, election officials are warning the public about scammers going door to door asking for personal information under the guise of a voter registration drive. The county said Thursday it follows Wyoming law and doesn’t conduct voter registration drives of any kind. “My staff doesn’t go door to door to register people to

An SUV full of teens crashed in Idaho after police say one of the passengers lit the driver’s armpit hair on fire. The crash happened at about 5:30 a.m. Sunday, the Ada County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies said 18-year-old Tristan Myers lost control of the vehicle after a 16-year-old passenger used a lighter to set

The Tornado Warning for southeastern Power and northwestern Oneida counties will expire at 330 PM MDT… At 327 PM MDT…Weather Service radar indicated that thethunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened…therefore the warning has been allowed to expire. Small hail…heavy rain and gusty winds are still possible with storms in the area.

Week three of the high school football season has come and gone, leaving teams to settle into their place in Sports Line’s weekly power rankings. Some teams making the biggest jumps were Skyline, American Falls and Blackfoot. The Grizz and Beavers each picked up their first wins of the season, and the Broncos continue to