Month: March 2015

A group of BYU-Idaho Students is pushing for more public transportation in Rexburg, holding a rally just off campus Tuesday afternoon. The group…

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Once the site of the world’s largest phosphorus plant, the former FMC site just west of Pocatello has been closed for more than a decade. But…

It’s been just over three months since the East Idaho Behavioral Crisis Center opened up in Idaho Falls and so far city leaders are pleased…

Payday loans seem like a quick fix when you’re short on cash, but they can cause you some major long-term problems. Now the federal government…

A detached trailer led to a crash on Interstate 15 north of Blackfoot on Tuesday afternoon. Idaho State Police said Warren Jones, 53 of Pennsylvania,…

The driver police say hit two LDS sister missionaries in a Chubbuck crosswalk has been cited. Matthew Belton, 26, was issued a misdemeanor citation…

A Wyoming State Penitentiary inmate accused of trying to hire someone to kill his parents so he could collect their life insurance money and inherit…

The Idaho State Liquor Store on East First Street was burglarized early Tuesday morning, Idaho Falls police said. Officers responded to the store…

Two students are leading a campaign at Blackfoot High School that has the community split. Senior Eric Wood and sophomore Madison Thompson decided to…

So far in 2015, Idaho has seen three train and vehicle accidents. Local law enforcement agencies and Union Pacific have teamed up to keep that number…

Bonneville School District 93 will ask voters to decide on the same $56.1 million bond they rejected earlier this month. In a meeting Monday, the…

Two female LDS missionaries were struck by a car in Chubbuck while walking in a crosswalk at Yellowstone Avenue and Breneman Street on Monday after 2…

Researchers from NASA will be in eastern Idaho this summer to start work on a four-year project they say could help them learn more about life on…

It’s tax season and that April 15 deadline is fast approaching. Doing your taxes isn’t the most fun way to spend your time, but there are…

Dr. Douglas Howell has been named interim superintendent of the Pocatello-Chubbuck School District. The school board said Howell was hired for a two…

A repair shop was destroyed in a fire in Menan on Monday. The fire at 3609 E. 700 North began after the landowner was welding in the shop, the…

Every year the town of Jackson Hole engages in a unique celebration of Spring. Combining the best of Winter, and Summer together in the annual Pole…

“When I was in high school in 1949, I had a little tobacco sack full of coins that my father had given me and somebody wanted to by them. I had…

During the 2015 legislative session there has been a lot of discussion about concealed carry of a firearm. Idaho ranks sixth in the nation for gun…

Legislators in Pocatello say they aren’t done until a transportation bill is passed this session. The three democratic legislators, Roy Lacey,…

An Idaho Falls man died Friday after he lost control of a field fire. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office and the Idaho Falls/Bonneville…

It’s been 22 years since fire ravaged Pocatello’s historic Chief Theatre, and while little remains of the theatre today, Randy Dixon…

Idaho lawmakers have come up with a schools budget and there might be a fuel tax increase. Roughly $101 million could be added to the state’s…

Sen. Mike Crapo was in Eastern Idaho Friday. We asked the senator about that letter to Iran about nuclear negotiations with the U.S. It’s…

The Idaho Falls Soup Kitchen operates seven days a week and it wouldn’t be possible without the volunteers and donations. Hundreds of people…

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl told the military he left his unit in eastern Afghanistan in July 2009 intending to walk to the nearest U.S. military outpost to…

One man was killed and another hurt when a potato cellar collapsed before noon on Thursday in Monteview. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office…

Experts are warning of a particularly bad allergy season this year. While you may have heard this warning before, Pocatello allergist Dr. David Parry…

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Parker Stenersen is passionate about chemistry. “You can actually go in depth into how something is built and how you can create something…

The bill to ban instant horse racing in the Gem State is on its way to Gov. Butch Otter’s desk after House members voted 49-21 to repeal the…

Southeast Idaho’s premier home and garden show kicked off at noon Thursday. The annual Spring Fair has always been a great stop for those…

One SUV ended up between a rock and a tow truck after being caught on a boulder on Thursday. The driver said she takes the entrance to the Walgreens…

A man who stored methamphetamine in Idaho Falls pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Thursday. Miguel Gutierrez-Munoz, 40, of San Jose,…

An Idaho Falls woman pleaded guilty Thursday to theft of government funds after stealing $29,600 of her deceased mother’s monthly Social…

Idaho Fish and Game is asking for the public’s help after nine snow geese were illegally shot and killed in Fremont County. In a news release…

Madison School District students will not take the ISAT by Smarter Balance next month. This means the state could potentially lose $10 million in…

The Idaho Revenue and Taxation Committee heard the first reading of legislation that would make major changes to the state’s tax system. The…

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A civil lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court Wednesday claims the Fort Hall Agency Bureau of Indian Affairs is defrauding members of the…

Since Friday, two people have been robbed in Pocatello. Tuesday night, a man knocked down a woman and stole her money. A man who lives a block away…

Local police agencies are getting several complaints about unlicensed and pushy door-to-door sales people. For the average person it can be…

The City of Idaho Falls said it is working with a homeowner to get a demolished house containing asbestos cleaned up. Gary Trent Donaldson, the owner…

The Army sergeant who abandoned his post in Afghanistan and was held captive by the Taliban could face up to life in prison if convicted of both the…

A Pocatello man was arrested on a charge of robbery after he was identified as the man who robbed a woman around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Police said,…

An Idaho Falls man was Tasered on Tuesday night, police said. Idaho Falls police were called to the 700 block of Cleveland for a domestic…

It’s that time of year when most Americans are usually enjoying tax refunds. But this year, many will be surprised to learn they owe the…

The Idaho State Legislature passed a bill that includes some funding for Sheep Research Station north of Dubois. For the local economy the…

Leaders in Bingham County are wanting to set up a scholarship fund for local high school students. The mayors of Aberdeen, Blackfoot, Firth, Shelley…

The committee assigned to determine if the Idaho State University president needs a new home has some updates about the work it’s been doing.…

Someone broke into Little Caesars Pizza on East 17th, Idaho Falls police said. Officers responded to an alarm around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday. and found the…

Bingham Memorial Hospital says it has received word that Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has closed its investigation of the hospital.…

A Rigby man celebrated his birthday early with an $80,000 Scratch Game win from the Idaho Lottery. Kahn McAllister, and his wife Karleen, of Rigby,…

Several vehicles were broken into in Idaho Falls on Monday night. At 8:50 p.m., police officers responded to vehicle burglaries on the 700 block of…

About 300 people turned out to the 40th annual Northwest Indian Youth Conference at the Shoshone-Bannock Hotel on Monday. The four-day conference…

Idaho State University is one of four Idaho colleges and universities that will no longer offer students health insurance plans through the Student…

Wyoming and Idaho are ranked as the best and 4th best states in the country to retire. That’s according to a recent bankrate.com survey that…

A man accused of killing his girlfriend on New Year’s Day pleaded not guilty Monday morning to all charges against him. Kevin Mcquilliams faces…

A man who robbed U.S. Bank in Pocatello in June was sentenced to at least eight years in prison Monday. Ronald Allen Shumaker, who was facing a…

One of four charges against Jefferson County Sheriff Blair Olsen has been dropped. The sheriff went before a judge Monday after a motion to dismiss…

Bingham Memorial Hospital officials say they have submitted a plan of correction to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS). As a…

A 67-year-old Rigby man died on Sunday after he was rescued from Blacktail Reservoir. Passerby found Rocky H. Smith yelling and splashing in the…

The Wyoming Department of Health reports cases of the stomach bug norovirus in several communities around the state. Norovirus is sometimes described…

The Idaho Department of Correction is seeking a inmate who did not check back in after working his job in Idaho Falls. Raymond Mark Ross, was last…

A Blackfoot man died in a crash on I-15 in Pocatello on Saturday afternoon. On Saturday, March 21 , at 1 p.m. a 2014 Freightliner pulling a single…

Not just anyone is born to wear the whistle. College basketball coaches endure long hours, little to no time off, and intense pressure to succeed.…

Rodrick Rumble used to be a household name around the Big Sky. Two years after suffering a severe hamstring injury, the former Bengal hopes to prove…

Jake Monahan has been picked to be Shelley’s next head football coach. Monahan served as an assistant coach under former boss Travis Hobson,…

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is investigating Bingham Memorial Hospital. A letter sent by the hospital’s CEO to the board…

The family of a Colorado woman whose unborn baby died after an attacker cut the fetus out of her belly says she is in critical but stable condition…

A local financial corporation is planning to celebrate more than 100 years in the Blackfoot community. Title Financial Corporation was established in…

A fire burned early Friday morning at the Waxie Sanitary Supply Company building at3839 American Way in Idaho Falls. Bonneville County Dispatch says…

Almost a month after a man entered her Turner Hall dorm while she was sleeping, an ISU student is speaking out about her experience. Sultan…

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It was one week ago tonight that Cyclone Pam began to hit the island nation of Vanuatu. The United Nations has revised the official number of people…

Aubrey Williams was one of the narrators in Snake River High School’s production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.”…

Idaho State University’s annual health fair is back and doing more to make sure attendees know how to live healthier lives, by offering a…

The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office and Blackfoot city detectives arrested Russell C. Leonardson on Friday on two counts of grand theft and…

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is proposing a $3.05 million loan to the Comore Loma Water Corporation in Bonneville County. It is part…

A man facing 70 counts of forgery waived his preliminary hearing, the Bingham County prosecuting attorney said Thursday. Russell C. Leonardson was…

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of those involved in Sunday’s deadly shooting in Ammon. Philip Clay was…

Cracked slides, rusty stairs, exposed cement under 14 foot high monkey bars, these are just some of the reasons Terreton Elementary School’s…

A family in Shelley is working to bring awareness to a statewide railroad issue after the recent death of a high school graduate. There are seven…

High school graduations rates are on the decline in the Gem State, according to a report released Wednesday by the State Department of Education. The…

And Idaho Falls woman was sentenced in Bonneville County District Court on Thursday for accessory to murder. Seventh District Judge Jon Shindurling…

“My stomach dropped to the floor, I started nearly crying, I panicked, I rushed to him. Nobody even knew the direction in which they were…

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The Pebble Creek Ski Area has become the latest to close for the ski season. Pebble Creek is usually open each year until the end of March, but a…

August has been a very wet month for Pocatello the past couple of years. Thanks to summer storms, flash floods have hit the city and surrounding…

The City of Idaho Falls is considering building a fence around a demolished house at 167 Whittier due to asbestos. The property is owned by Gary…

The 40th Annual World Championship Snowmobile Hill Climb at Snow King Resort has been canceled for the end of March. The annual hill climb has been a…

A group of people in Bannock County is looking for ideas to develop new businesses in the county. With connections to investors and business mentors,…

For the second year in a row, RoofTop Solutions in Rigby is giving away a free roof to someone in need. Brittany Briggs of RoofTop Solutions said the…

Idaho Fish and game employees and volunteers collected nearly 2000 snow geese carcasses this past weekend. They’re all part of one flock that…

No one ever said growing up is easy. High school students from across Eastern Idaho had the chance to experience adult life firsthand through a…

Kraft Foods is recalling 242,000 cases of original flavor Kraft Macaroni & Cheese because some of the boxes contain small pieces of metal. The…

Rigby police are investigating a break-in at Rigby Bowl at 263 South State Street overnight Sunday. The incident was reported early Monday. Rigby…