Month: January 2017

We’re starting to work in colder, direr air for the rest of the week and weekend. We’ll still have some lingering snow into far Eastern…

The National Weather Service is reporting that melting snow and rain have created flooding conditions in Cassia and Franklin Counties. The worst of…

Gov. Matt Mead says fixing a looming school-funding shortfall will require difficult choices but the state needs a plan in place by early next year.…

A winter wonderland can be a winter nightmare for those who have to commute on wet, slush covered roads and highways. According to…

Ice jams have forced the Salmon Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management to close portions of the Shoup Bridge Recreation Site and Morgan Bar…

Thanks to gains in national homeland security and nuclear energy research divisions, Idaho National Laboratory reports it contributed $1.9 billion to…

Federal officials are delaying their decision on whether to lift protections for more than 700 grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park…

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has extended an air quality caution for the city of Salmon and surrounding area due to degraded air…

Couples will no longer need to get a marriage license in order to get hitched if lawmakers pass a bill sponsored by Republicans and Democrats alike.…

Salt Lake City International Airport has set a new record after welcoming more than 23 million passengers during a one-year period. The Salt Lake…

UPDATE 5:00 PM: Idaho Highway 33 between Newdale and Tetonia is closed. Idaho Highway 32 between Ashton and Tetonia is closed. Idaho Highway 34 is…

UPDATE: 1-10-17 4:30 p.m. The FBI has arrested Dakota Walker, 20, in connection with a string of bank robberies in several states, including Idaho.…

Another busy weather day with more scattered rain and snow showers for Wednesday, before drier weather begins to work in for Thursday and beyond.…

BOYS H.S. BASKETBALLSkyline 50*Blackfoot 55 *Idaho Falls 70Century 45 *Bonneville 58Highland 41 Rigby 37*Madison 72 Pocatello 51*Preston 63 Snake…

When you think of your car’s safety features: seatbelts, airbags, and anti-lock breaks come to mind. But a new test by the Insurance Institute…

Look for more scattered rain and snow showers into Wednesday, before drier weather begins to work in for Thursday and Friday. Tonight, snow showers…

Snow plow drivers around the state have been working a lot of overtime, as the snow just does not seem to stop. For the city of Blackfoot, there have…

Already this winter, schools have had to take multiple school days off due to weather. The Pocatello/Chubbuck school district was one that canceled…

A Snow Removal Proclamation has been issued by the mayor for people living in Blackfoot. The city said it is hoping to take advantage of clear skies…

Teton County, Idaho School District 401 will close at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday due to worsening weather conditions. Buses will take kids home or parents can…

Dillon Grant Gibson of Blackfoot has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of vehicular manslaughter. Gibson appeared…

Some members of Congress are making another run at taking gray wolves in the upper Midwest and Wyoming off the endangered list. The U.S. Fish and…

Idaho lawmakers want to clarify language inside a newly adopted constitutional amendment to ease legal concerns raised by Idaho’s top elected…

An unsuccessful Senate candidate forced the Idaho Senate to take part in a ceremony Tuesday that hasn’t been conducted in nearly four decades.…

Idaho’s first water supply outlook report for 2017 indicates the state’s water year is off to a good start. Since October, precipitation…

It’s a little early, but the City of Idaho Falls has put out short-term snow removal numbers. They don’t have a final budget number or…

Former Pocatello Mayor Greg Anderson passed away Monday afternoon. He suffered a massive stroke and was being treated at Eastern Idaho Regional…

Passenger departures and arrivals at the Pocatello Regional Airport in 2016 totaled 67,218, up 41 percent from the 47,817 recorded in 2015. Airport…

A Preston man was killed Monday night in a crash on US 91, near 350 East, in Preston. Idaho State Police said Manuel Davila-Matinez,59, was driving a…

An atmospheric river of sorts has itself parked over the West keeping us very active with rain, snow and ice to continue through Wednesday. Look for…

Avalanche danger is forcing some area highways to be closed. US Highway 93 between 12 Mile Creek Road (10 miles south of the Salmon area) and the…

Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s top priority is education and little else for 2017. The Republican governor has no plan to address…

Monday was a historical day for Bannock County. For the first time in its history, three new commissioners were sworn in and will begin their term…

An atmospheric river of sorts has itself parked over the West keeping us very active with rain, snow and ice to continue through Wednesday. Look for…

A lot of snow, warming temperatures and a lot of rain – all are ingredients for potential flooding. In response, the city of Pocatello is…

Can you remember the last time we had such thick ice on our roads as we do today? Question is, how are city crews ensuring road safety? With the…

A number of businesses called Idaho Falls’ utility office Monday to complain about phone calls demanding money for unpaid fees. Idaho Falls…

The city of Idaho Falls has so far spent around $400,000 to contract help for snow removal over the past three weeks. City spokesperson Kerry Hammon…

Update: 1-9-17 Idaho Falls Police arrested five persons Saturday after they attempted to cash a fraudulent check at Smith’s grocery store at…

Madison County Commissioners are moving forward on plans of constructing a new frontage road, and the first phase of the project is set to begin this…

UPDATE 1-9-17 3:05 P.M. Idaho Falls Police confirmed two guns were found at the scene of the shooting Sunday. One, a .40 caliber handgun belonged to…

Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s top priority for Idaho lawmakers is to focus on education in 2017. Otter announced his short wish…

UPDATE Jan. 9 11 a.m.: The Blue Angles have delayed their flyover Idaho on Monday, Jan. 9 to a later date because of weather conditions. ORIGINAL…

Update 01/08/17: Idaho Falls Police arrested 31‐year‐old Alberto L. Nunez and 23‐year‐old Alejandro Loya on Saturday in connection to the…

Madison County Sheriff Rick Henry was sworn in Monday, along with the county prosecutor and two commissioners. He was sworn in by Judge Greg Moeller.…

UPDATE; 1-9-17 Pocatello Police Chief Scott Marchand issued a statement Monday responding to criticism of a citation issued to a man for pushing snow…

UPDATE 7:15 p.m. – The two children at the center of an AMBER Alert have been found safe and are now in the custody of the Idaho Department of…

There is renewed concern about the safety of ski lifts. This, after a number of close calls at resorts across the country. On three different…

Waking up Monday proved to be quite dangerous for most, as many county roads were literally encased in solid sheets of ice. Numerous reports of…

ICY and DANGEROUS driving conditions on this Monday as a mess of winter weather continues to push through Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming. An…

Crossfit Octave in Pocatello held their grand re-opening Saturday morning to show off their recent expansion. Studies have shown people that join…

We’re seeing rain and snow showers across the region with a few reports of minor flooding. Tonight, rain/snow showers will continue.…

Highland defeated Pocatello 63-57 Saturday…

The Idaho State men’s basketball game against Weber State has been suspended due to snow getting into vents and melting onto the court. The…

Eastern Idaho is no stranger to mother nature’s fury. We regularly go from extreme to the extreme, with extra cold temperatures and large snow…

Seeing the first of several waves of moisture move through eastern Idaho/western Wyoming this evening. Count on a lot more as a series of storms roll…

The Idaho Falls Public Works Department repaired a broken water main Saturday afternoon. City spokeswoman Kerry Hammon says cold temperatures caused…

Dozens of people packed Kelly Canyon Ski Resort Saturday to celebrate its 60th season. The locally owned ski resort was founded in 1957. To mark the…

BOYS H.S. BASKETBALL*Preston 56Idaho Falls 43 *Hillcrest 59 Highland 51 *Skyline 70Pocatello 54 Bonneville 53*Madison 73 *Blackfoot 58Century 54…

The Bonneville Joint School District 93 is reminding students and parents that there is no school Saturday, despite a tweet to the contrary being…

A strong storm system swings out of the southwest for the weekend. This storm can bring snow showers, turning over to rain by Monday, thanks to…

A deadly shooting at the Fort Lauderdale, Florida-Hollywood International Airpor in Florida has airports nationwide evaluating safety. At the Idaho…

The Idaho Falls Police Department is investigating an armed robbery Friday. In a news release, department spokeswoman Joelyn Hansen said a man…

Doing a good deed for a good deed. This is what Bingham Memorial Hospital did for Big Momma’s House, Friday. The hospital donated $5,000 toward…

With the new year comes a lot of engagements and planning the perfect wedding. Weddings have evolved from what they used to be; they’ve gone…

After months of hard work, Lindsay Christensen has claimed the national “Extreme Huntress” title for 2017. The winner was announced…

The Idaho Office of Emergency Management says it is on high alert due to the possibility of flooding when temperatures climb above freezing this…

Demetrius Gomez, 29, of Fort Hall faces up to life in prison, up to a $250,000 fine and up to three to five years of supervised release. Gomez was…

Update 3:36 pm: The Madison Fire Department is still working to put out a fire at a home at 1513 Red Cedar Road in Hibbard. According to the fire…

A powerful winter storm played havoc with school schedules across Idaho this week. But in and around the Statehouse, the countdown to the 2017…

Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter is once again asking the state Board of Education to shepherd a statewide discussion on education, but this…

Representatives with the Idaho Lottery say the winning ticket in the Idaho $1,000,000 Raffle from Thursday night’s drawing was sold in Oneida…

Former McCammon Mayor Ken Bullock has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Bannock County Commission. Governor Butch Otter announced Friday that…

Update 12 p.m.: Power seems to have been restored to all customers at this time. Update 9:30 a.m.: Rocky Mountain Power says the outage affects 704…

A judge has rejected Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s lawsuit contending the Obama administration acted illegally by imposing…

The Wyoming Legislature will once again consider a bill that would allow counties to ban people from feeding big and trophy game animals to keep them…

Authorities say a Utah hunter has been hospitalized after a blizzard trapped him overnight in a remote mountain area and he dug himself into the snow…

The manager of an Idaho dairy named in a human trafficking lawsuit declined to comment on the allegations Thursday, saying they hadn’t yet been…

Idaho Falls Police followed tracks in the snow to find 37-year-old Scotty A. Larson hiding outside a residence in the 300 block of Hartert Thursday.…

Update 1/6/17 10:19 am: The Department of Environmental Quality has extended its air quality advisory for Salmon and the surrounding area until…

Eugene Clement Cuthbert, 43, faces new drug charges after Pocatello Police questioned him Thursday. According to reports, officers contacted Cuthbert…

Update: More schools are joining the list of closures because of the cold. Here is a full list so far: American Falls School District Blackfoot…

Pocatello Police are asking for the public’s help to missing juvenile Takoda Pepper. Police say his parents are concerned about where he is and…

As skies stay clear, bitter cold Arctic air will continue to hang around for Friday. This makes going outside dangerous for extended periods of time…

BOYS H.S. BASKETBALLBear Lake 54*Rich, UT 56 *Rockland 72Sho-Ban 60 GIRLS H.S. BASKETBALLHillcrest 36*Madison 48 Rigby 31*Bonneville 48 Sho-Ban…

Tow truck companies have been out in full force this winter. With several big storms, and more snow than the area has seen in a few years, tow trucks…

The new year is not starting off as the family of Joshua Holt hoped it would. The family hoped his hearing near the start of the year would bring him…

Snowplow drivers in Blackfoot were treated to a free lunch Thursday. The Downtown Bread Co. supplied the meal as the business’ way of saying…

For the second day in a row, schools have canceled games and matches around eastern Idaho. Check below for the current list of cancellations. GIRLS…

Eastern Idaho Public Health reports that the first flu-related death of the season in their service region has happened after a woman over the age of…

Cold temperatures on a college campus means bundling up, adding layers, and making it to class as quickly as possible before freezing. Brigham Young…

As skies continue to clear, bitter cold Arctic air will continue to sit for Friday. This makes going outside dangerous for extended periods of time…

Wyoming ranks seventh in the nation for educational quality according to a new report. According to Education Week’s Quality Counts report,…

A new winter attraction has made it’s way to Rexburg. An ice skating rink will have it’s opening day this Saturday and will be open to…

Idaho has given big tax breaks to more than 30 companies since kicking off a new program designed to lure businesses to expand throughout the state.…

The Challis Bridge Recreation Site is being temporarily closed because of flooding conditions at the site because of ice jams along the Salmon River.…

Wyoming lawmakers are considering a bill that would automatically restore voting rights to nonviolent felons who have completed their entire…

Snow and ice can make for dangerous driving conditions, and even more dangerous is not properly clearing snow off your cars windshield, which can end…

The Boise zoo’s 14-year-old male lion has been euthanized after a battle with lymphoma. KTVB-TV reports that Zoo Boise announced that Jabari…