Month: November 2015

A group of Brigham Young University Idaho students have teamed up with a couple or local businesses, and set up a booth to give thanks to veterans. The booth was set up so students can hand-write cards of appreciation to local veterans, or they can make it more personal and address it to a vet

The Idaho Fall Police Department is investigating the death of a woman in her sixties who was found dead near the Haven Community Center. Officers received a call around 8 a.m Monday morning about a woman found dead on the ground. Officials with the police department say the woman was staying at the Yellowstone Motel

One of Australia’s most wanted fugitives was found by “60 Minutes Australia” in Idaho Falls. Michael Hand vanished from Australia in the 1980s. Here is a link to “60 Minutes Australia’s” story http://www.9jumpin.com.au/show/60minutes/stories/2015/november/nugan-hand-bank/ FROM “60 MINUTES AUSTRALIA”: It’s one of Australia’s biggest mysteries, involving drug trafficking, money laundering, CIA spies and claims of murder. The

In an annual birth report card, a national advocacy group gives Idaho an A grade for its low level of premature birth rates. March of Dimes, a national organization dedicated to reducing the number of premature births, only gave out four A grades in 2015. In order to receive an A grade, states must have

A local soup kitchen in Idaho Falls is lending a helping hand, to make sure those who are hungry get a warm meal. It’s a full kitchen with plenty of volunteers; every person who comes through the door is welcomed, no questions asked. Dan Sanow,co-director of the Soup Kitchen said, “We serve everyday people that

Here are the final scores of Friday night football games in eastern Idaho.. For highlights, see www.localnews8.com/sports or the Sports section of our app. Highland – 29 Eagle – 27 Shelley – 14Emmett – 55 Declo – 34 West Jefferson – 28 Madison – 22Coeur d’Alene – 12 South Fremont – 33Gooding – 34 North

Friday night the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints released an interview with Elder Todd D. Christofferson a member of the church’s Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The interview explains the reasoning for recent changes to the church’s leadership handbook and reaffirms the church’s position on same-sex marriage. Watch the video here. Thursday the

The election for a central fire district’s commissioner seat is being thrown out. It was a hot race for the seat, incumbent Roger Anderson only won by three votes. But now, those results don’t count. One of the major voting precincts was not included in the election. The Central Fire District includes Jefferson, and parts

The Idaho National Laboratory will play a key role in President Obama’s clean energy solution for combating climate change. The Department of Energy will accelerate the development of advanced designs for nuclear reactors through the Office of Nuclear Energy’s Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN). GAIN will be established at INL, and will have

A shooting in Adams County has many folks thinking about open range laws. A driver there hit a bull on the road, but who’s fault is it: the ranchers or the drivers? Well, in Idaho it’s the driver because Idaho is an open range state. That means people have a duty to fence ‘out’ livestock

The Pocatello Fire Dept. and American Red Cross teamed up to bring free smoke detectors to houses that need it most in the valley. Community Relations Specialist of the Fire Dept., Kim Stouse says the Christmas season is almost here, which brings more fires about from holiday electrical lighting. But mostly house fires are caused

It’s been 35 years since Randall Leach was reported missing. He was last seen in Idaho Falls walking away from a dairy farm on November 7, 1980. Police say Leach was hitchhiking to his sister’s home in Bend, Oregon from Sheboygan County, Wisconsin. He left Wisconsin on November 1, 1980. Oregon State Police were notified

Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke says better clarification surrounding when and how legislation is vetoed is needed to avoid the high-profile lawsuit that shut down lucrative betting machines across the state. The Idaho Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s attempt to veto legislation banning historical horse race betting machines was

A 12-foot Columbian mammoth tusk has been unearthed in Idaho and scientists say more of the fossil skeleton might still be buried at the site. Researchers say the large herbivore lived 72,000 to 200,000 years ago and was about 16 to 19 when it died. Its left tusk was found earlier this year at American

Caribou-Targhee National Forest officials said possible management changes in the region’s sage grouse habitat areas could affect regional ranchers. The meeting was part of discussions with county commissioners at the Bannock County Courthouse. Westside District Ranger Lori Bell says these changes. including fencing, are being proposed to keep the birds safe in their natural habitat.

Idaho State police report that on Thursday just before 5:30 p.m. troopers were called to a crash about 14 miles north of Ashton. Gregory Griffith of Jackson, Wyoming was driving westbound on Highway 20 in a Toyota Tacoma. Griffith lost control of his pickup on slick snow covered roads and slid into oncoming traffic. His

UPDATE: During a court hearing in Idaho Falls Thursday, Tony Sawyer waived extradition to Montana. He will be returned to Butte to face murder charges there. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man who is accused of killing one man and shooting two others Tuesday night in Montana. Tony Dwade Sawyer of Lubbock,

Common Core is changing the way teachers teach and students learn. Its more rigorous standards require students to think more critically. Sixth grade teacher Morgan Hammon at Ethel Boyes Elementary said she tells her students all the time, “I’m not teaching you what to learn, I’m teaching you how to learn.” Mark Hunsaker also teaches

The city of Ammon now has a city seal. People submitted seal designs and citizens voted on them during Ammon Days.The seal adopted Thursday night represents business and farming. It also features the foothills, a home to represent growth, and the city’s old LDS church building. The man who designed the seal said it’s an

It was packed at the Ammon city council meeting Thursday night. Some people came out to voice their support for the council and mayor. The group did this because of controversy surrounding a letter sent out by the council. The letter was in support of District 93’s bond to build a new high school. One

The annual March of Dimes Premature birth report card released its grades. It gives an overview of national birthrates and takes into account premature births statewide and nationwide. Overall Idaho scored an “A,” but counties didn’t do quite so well, scoring a letter grade of “C.” The counties were Canyon, Bonneville, Bannock and Twin Falls.

Some of the pilots for United Airlines are taking a day from flying the skies to stop at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center and spread smiles to sick children. This is all part of United’s Adventure Bear Program, an annual initiative where United employees and customers make charitable contributions that go to help children and

Wyoming Game and Fish officers issued four citations and five warnings after posing a mule deer decoy near the Wyoming-Idaho border in October. The citations carried fines totaling $3,160. Game and Fish officials said they have received numerous complaints about illegal deer hunting taking place on the west side of the Teton Range. The decoy

U.S. Sen. Jim Risch today met with Dan Ashe, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, to discuss the dramatic increase of the grizzly bear population in and around Yellowstone National Park in recent years. This increase has caused the number of human and grizzly bear conflicts to rise dramatically. “The increase in the

It was known as an inner city drug, but now heroin is making its way across the country– southeast Idaho isn’t an exception. When asked about Pocatello’s heroin problem, substance abuse counselor Gregory Kane said, “For the last two years it has increased by an incredible amount.” Kane, the clinical director at Road to Recovery,

The investigation into an attempted burglary in Soda Springs has led police to a multi-state crime operation. A man in Soda Springs was shot after Jeremy Ashley, 32, was caught in the man’s home. Ashley fled in a stolen car. Police lost Ashley, but found the car he stole crashed near Blackfoot River and North

Four of our legislators took a tour of a non-traditional high school. They saw how the technical school works and how funding would help grow the program. Tyrell Barnard, a welding student gave legislators a tour of D-93’s program and would also like to see the school expand and add more staffing. “We can get

Now that elections are over Bonneville school district is working to implement both bonds passed last night. The district will build a new high school, football stadium and auditorium. However, it won’t be ready for use until 2019. “A lot of work being done, probably the most critical work,” said Superintendent Chuck Shackett. The next

New numbers out of the Idaho National Laboratory show the government center spent nearly $130 million with businesses in Idaho. Most of that was spent in Eastern Idaho, totaling around $96 million. “When we look for suppliers for the goods and materials that we need, we try to buy here (Idaho),” said Stacey Francis, INL’l

A local father who attends BYU-Idaho plans to fulfill a lifelong dream of opening a preschool in Rexburg. Jonathan Doramus said, he wants it up and running by Jan. 3. He said, his love of teaching started while in high school.He also said, he always reached out to his fellow students and helped them with

A program featuring the Lava Hot Springs Inn will air on the Travel Channel Saturday. Cable-One has the program listed to air at 10 p.m. MT. Dish Network and Directv have the program listed to air at 7 p.m. MT. Check your local cable provider for listings. The program is part of a network series

Voters have approved bonds to build a new high school, auditorium and football stadium in the Bonneville School District. Excitement and tears of joy erupted from the district offices when the final election results were announced of the passage. The bonds were split in two different issues on the ballot. The $55.3 million bond to

Here is a list of links to the results for city elections in eastern Idaho sorted by county. Bannock County Bear Lake County Bingham County Bonneville County Caribou County Franklin County Fremont County Lemhi County Jefferson County Madison County Power County Teton County

Menan Menan Mayor Menan City Council 2-Yr (Top 2) Menan City Council 4-yr (Top 2) Mudlake Mudlake Mayor Rigby Rigby City Council (Top 4) Rigby Sunday Liquor Sales Roberts Roberts City Council (Top 2) Central Fire District (Includes Bonneville and Jefferson County votes) Central Fire District Seat 3

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Pocatello Pocatello City Council Seat 1 Pocatello City Council Seat 2 Pocatello City Council Seat 3 Chubbuck Chubbuck City Council Seat 1 Chubbuck City Council Seat 2 Lava Hot Spings Lava Hot Springs Mayor Lava Hot Springs City Tax Lava Hot Springs Land Acquisition and Construction Downey Downey Mayor Downey City Council (Top 2)

Aberdeen Aberdeen Mayor Aberdeen City Council (Vote 3) Basalt Basalt Mayor Basalt City Council (Top 2) Blackfoot Blackfoot Franchise Fee increase Firth Firth City Council (Top 2) Shelley Shelley City Council Seat 3

Rexburg Rexburg Mayor Rexburg City Council (Top 3) Sugar City Sugar City Council (Top 3)

Bingham County Prosecutor Cleve Colson announced today that Matthew Burgett has been indicted on federal charges of unlawful possession of bombs or destructive devices and on one count of an act of terrorism. As a result of the federal indictment Bingham County will drop their charges in the case against Burgett. All agencies involved in

Going under at a hospital typically involves the use of anesthetics before surgery, but at Mountain View’s Hyperbaric Center, it’s the process of going inside a pressurized oxygenated tube. “Hyperbarics is a medical treatment in which the patient’s entire body is placed under increased atmosphere pressure in a pressurized chamber and breathes 100% oxygen,” said

Community Engagement Representative of the National Marrow Donor Program, John Philpott, along with nurses, kept the Bannock Creek Room open today for donors. Donors were able to come in and perform a swab test, answer some questions, and see if they were compatible donors. They find out if they’re a match within a month. If

Brian J. Mitchell of Shelley pleaded not guilty in the death of Deraek Patrick Larson. Mitchell was arraigned before 7th District Judge Dane Watkins, Jr. Tuesday. Mitchell is charged with 2nd degree murder. A jury trial was set for April 4, 2016. He was being held on $500,000 bond. Larson was found dead at around

Bingham Memorial Hospital held a ceremony for winners of the Back-to-School coloring contest. Three winners showcased their art pieces, which included a drawing of a soccer team, another of an elephant herd and superhero doctors and nurses. The kids took home bikes, and a check was donated to their schools. Drew Olson, 10, said elephant

The Bingham County Sheriff’s office is equipping deputies with 28 new body camera’s. Sheriff Craig Rowland said, “What the officer does is he hits the record button when he gets out of his patrol car. It records everything when he gets back in his car or when he’s done with his traffic stop or done

With the big weather changes it’s time to start preparing for those sometimes nasty winter storms. Justin Rees Cabela’s product training specialist, said, “Here in Idaho the weather changes so drastically it’s important for you to have a way to keep warm and a way to keep dry.”“For emergency preparedness this time of year it’s

Farmer’s Insurance has announced plans to relocate most of the people working at its Pocatello regional office to Austin, Texas, Grand Rapids, Michigan and possibly Phoenix, Arizona. The company said the change would allow it to bring teams closer and increase collaboration, as well as better use office space and reduce real estate vacancy in

A six day enforcement action by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) targeting potentially deportable criminals, such as convicted sex offenders and drug traffickers, resulted in 235 arrests across four states, including 34 in Idaho. All of the foreign nationals taken into custody by ICE Enforcement and Removal

The Idaho Falls Community Food Bank has announced that it will be changing its name to Community Food Basket Idaho Falls effective immediately. The organization says the name change is part of a rebranding initiative to better align the organization’s name with its outreach programs. Bud Langerak, Executive Director for Community Food Basket Idaho Falls,

Update: Eastern Idaho Public Health and Department of Environmental Quality have now lifted the water advisory for food handlers in Rexburg. Original story: The Eastern Idaho Public Health has issued a precautionary water advisory to food handlers in the city of Rexburg. The advisory requires that a food establishment provide safe, potable water for drinking,

Full-time firefighters in Jackson have organized a new labor union. Local 5067, or Jackson Hole Professional Firefighters, became an official charter of the International Association of Firefighters in August. Union President John Tobey said firefighters were committed to the community and look forward to a continued, positive working relationship with Teton County. “As a group

Can you answer this math question? Will played eight games of basketball with his friends. If Will scored three points each game, how many points did he score total? The math is simple to many parents who learned math using old teaching methods, but do you know how your child is supposed to answer that

Bureau of Land Management law enforcement rangers are working to find the owner of two domestic horses found abandoned south of Challis on October 16. A concerned person spotted the two horses about six miles west of Highway 93 on Spar Canyon Road. Idaho Falls District Rangers found the horses suffering from extreme malnutrition, dehydration

Rexburg Police are attempting to identify a person for questioning in connection with the theft of a wallet at BYU Idaho. Police Captain Randy Lewis said the wallet was taken from a locker in the Hart Gym on October 2 between the hours of 2:20 p.m. And 3 p.m. He said the man also fraudulently

Officials say two men were injured at an Idaho gun show after a vendor from Washington state accidentally fired a rifle. Ada County Sheriff’s officials say a 74-year-old man was securing a rifle with a plastic zip tie Saturday morning when the weapon fired. The bullet reportedly went through a cardboard box, two table covers

Frank Lewis White, 55, of Great Falls, Montana, was sentencedtodayto seven years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawful gun possession, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced Monday. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered White to forfeit his interest in the firearm. White was convicted by a federal

The Gate City’s street department is getting ready for the wintry weather. The street department will be meeting with the National Weather Service to get weather hazard briefings. These briefings will help the city’s street workers know how to best deal with upcoming weather. The street department has also been going over what roads are

One man is dead after leading police on a chase in Bingham County. A press release from the Blackfoot Police Department says officers tried to pull over a vehicle Saturday, Oct. 31 just after 10 p.m. as part of a police investigation. The driver, 30-year-old Jesus Guadalupe Contreras, drove off leading officers from the Blackfoot

November is National Diabetes Awareness month, and a new study shows that more and more people are living with the disease. Merri Ann Bowler, a Diabetes Educator for Madison Memorial Hospital said,” Diabetes is growing across the country and has serious consequences as you said and sometimes it’s hard to recognize because you may not

Blackfoot is a step closer to building a satellite fire station. The city bought land for the future fire station that will be on the corner of Pendleberry and Cromwell. The city bought the land from State Hospital South. Railroads divide the city into two sides: East and West. The current fire station is on

What entrance do you normally accesses the sand dunes? Should the Bureau of Land Management allow large scale events to take place at the sand dunes? Should there be a limit for how many people can access the sand dunes on any given day? These are just some of the questions the BLM is asking

Jesse Bruce, 25, pleaded guilty to a charge of involuntary manslaughter in 6th District Court in Pocatello Monday. Bruce was initially charged with second degree murder in the June 5th stabbing death of Lric Elkins at 139 North Grant. Bannock County Deputy Prosecutor Zachary Parris said involuntary manslaughter carries a maximum 10 year prison sentence

On Sunday, November 1, 2015, at approximately 6:45 p.m. Adams County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a passenger car and a cow bull on US95 at milepost 142, north of Council. Emergency medical personnel and Adams County deputies arrived to the scene and began to extricate the driver and

Idaho Falls Police arrested 42-year-old Bradley R. Singer for felony malicious injury to property after he caused more than a $1,000 damage to a vehicle late Halloween night. Singer of Idaho Falls was booked into the Bonneville County Jail. According to police reports, officers were contacted by a passerby at Shoup and A Street regarding

On Sunday November 1st, Bingham County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a woman who had jumped our of a vehicle on Blackfoot River Road. When officers arrived, they located a female laying on the roadway and two people working on her injuries. A Bingham County Deputy started to do chest compressions waiting for the

This Friday, The City Club of Idaho Falls will host Caroline Heldman for a discussion on “Are We Ready for Madam President?”. Heldman is known for her Ted Talk called “The Sexy Lie” which now boasts over a million views on YouTube alone. Additionally, Heldman has been featured on talk shows on Fox News, the

Due to the need to adjust for precinct sizes Bonneville County has issued a new precinct map. To determine your precinct and polling place click here. For the full map click here.

Christmas is 54 days away, we have some tips that could save consumers time and money when holiday shopping. During the holiday season there are so many blizzards of low prices some that can’t be passed up. Crystal Lees took advantage of Halloween items that were on sale. “I think it’s wise that everyone, like,

An eastern Idaho farmer says he’s experimenting with mineral oil on his potato crops as a cheaper alternative to limit the transmission of diseases spread by aphids. The Capital Press reports that Clen Atchley sprayed mineral oil over 130 acres over his potato fields in Hawaii earlier this year. He says that he’ll begin using

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