Month: May 2017

“Close the Gap Idaho”, a coalition of state health care interests, is denouncing House passage of the American Health Care Act Thursday. The group said the bill would have a devastating impact on low-income children and families, seniors, Idahoans with disabilities, and more than 660,000 Idahoans with pre-existing health conditions. Close the Gap claims the

The Idaho Falls Babe Ruth organization is crying foul after thieves hit two home runs, stealing thousands of dollars in equipment. “It makes it kind of hard because we run on a shoestring budget,” league president JL Parker said. The first theft took place sometime between April 1 and April 8 at Sunnyside Park in

The proposed Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM) has been awarded pre-accreditation status by the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation. The pre-accreditation is a critical step towards full accreditation. It required submission of a feasibility study, an onsite inspection, a public comment period, and multiple in-person testimonials to the accreditation committee. ICOM

Not quite record breaking temps for Friday, but plenty of hot temps around the area to close out the workweek. A front moves into the region for this weekend, kicking up gusty winds, cooler air and thunderstorms. Friday, very WARM with highs hitting the 80 degree mark. Mostly sunny during the first half of the

Fourth graders went to Krupps Scout Hollow in Rigby to learn a little about Idaho history. They spent the day’s field trip learning about mountain men. “It’s been a great day. We’re learning all sorts about mountain men,” Cole Taylor, a fourth-grade student, said.The Fort Henry Buckskinners taught them how the mountain men lived, like

On Thursday, both of Idaho’s members of the House of Representatives supported the American Health Care Act which passed the House of Representatives by 217-213. The legislation is a repeal and replacement plan for Obamacare. Both lawmakers issued statements about their votes Thursday afternoon. The following is the full press release from Congressman Mike Simpson.

A small business owner in southwestern Idaho says he plans on selling oil extracted from marijuana despite operating in a state with strict drug laws. Mike Larsen, who co-owns Welcomed Science, tells KTVB-TV that he believes Idaho law allows businesses to sell the mature stalk of a marijuana plant. Larsen says that his oil is

Well above average temps will be the theme across the West. Dry conditions with plenty of sunshine can be expected through Friday before thunderstorms return by the weekend. Thursday, sunny and warm with temps climbing into the mid and upper 70’s. Winds light from the southwest at 5-15mph. Tonight, mostly clear with cool temps in

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL*Highland 2 Rigby 0 *Idaho Falls 14 Madison 4 GIRLS H.S. SOFTBALL*Skyline 7 Blackfoot 6 Game 1:*Pocatello 6 Idaho Falls 2 Game 2:*Idaho Falls 9 Pocatello F/8 Inn. *Madison 7Bonneville 4

The only operating sawmill in Power County will keep running. After a public hearing Tuesday night, it was determined the sawmill will stay. The sawmill is located on Syphon Road. It has been in operation since 2015. It was originally operated outside by a diesel engine. But the noise of the motor and the excessive

Idaho State running back Jakori Ford has received an invite to the Indianapolis Colts mini camp.

Magnida, a large fertilizer plant, was slated to come to American Falls. It has been in the works for at least ten years. But this week, the county learned it will no longer be coming. The site was planned to go near Lamb Weston. It would have brought around 100 permanent, steady jobs and several

When Rigby police officer Chris Scott pulled up to the police department, he had no idea the publicity he would receive days later from a simple decision he made. “He looked like he kind of had a bad day, so I pulled over and I sat down,” Scott said. It was that decision to sit

Jason Winward, the Jefferson Elementary School Principle, died on Monday. Now the community, family members and students are mourning his loss. Cali Baker, a school counselor at Highland High School in Pocatello said elementary school students process death in a variety of ways. “Little elementary school kids, they take death in all different manners, you

Arguably one of the scariest moments for a parent comes after realizing your child could be missing. In fact, it’s a common scenario. The Pocatello Police Department said it receives a high volume of missing children calls, and since the start of 2016 until today, officers logged 167 of those calls as “runaways” that happened

Idaho Falls Police released a DNA phenotype of Angie Dodge’s suspected killer Wednesday morning. The phenotype includes an approximated rendering of the man’s face generating details based off of DNA collected from the scene of Angie Dodge’s murder. “The Idaho Falls Police Department has spent more time and money investigating this case than any other

The city of Pocatello and Idaho Fish and Game are finding a solution to get mule deer out of neighborhoods, and they’re asking for your help. On Wednesday, May 10 both the city and IDFG will hold a public discussion to figure out a way neighbors who live in the Johnny Creek, Gibson Jack, and

Idaho Congressmen Raul Labrador and Mike Simpson split their votes on the $1.1 trillion spending bill approved by the U.S. House Wednesday.Idaho Congressmen Raul Labrador and Mike Simpson split their votes on the $1.1 trillion spending bill approved by the U.S. House Wednesday. Labrador said it increases government spending and borrowing. “While this bill does

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter is asking the Idaho Supreme Court for permission to get involved in a lawsuit challenging how long a governor has to veto legislation. In a petition filed Wednesday, Otter’s attorneys argue that the Republican governor should be allowed to intervene because it was Otter’s veto that sparked the lawsuit. Currently, the

McCain Foods USA has announced it will expand its frozen French fry operations in Burley. According to Idaho Lieutenant Governor Brad Little, the company plans a $200 million investment that will generate more than 180 new jobs in the Burley area. McCain chose Burley because of its proximity to the best potatoes in the nation,

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter says the federal government has once again rejected his request for disaster aid for five counties in Idaho, denying millions of dollars to help pay for the harshest damage of this year’s severe winter floods and storms. A letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency dated Tuesday says that the agency

Warm weather thanks to high pressure over the west. Expect rapidly rising temps and plenty of sunshine and dry conditions. Warmest temps of the year ahead as we head into the end of the week. Thunderstorms return by the weekend. Tonight, cool and clear with lows dropping back into the 30’s. Calm winds expected. Thursday,

A partnership involving Idaho State University and Boise State University has been awarded an Idaho Global Entrepreneurial Mission (IGEM) grant. The funds are awarded to Idaho research universities to partner with industry leaders on projects that could lead to commercialization. The $413,681 grant will focus on the development of an integrated miniaturized air scrubber and

Researchers will begin trapping grizzly and black bears Sunday in Yellowstone National Park. The trapping is an effort to gather data on the protected grizzly bears as part of long-term research required under the Endangered Species Act. The bears will be baited, trapped and anesthetized so biologists can attach radio collars and collect scientific samples.

On Tuesday morning, Michael Snyder trudged up the brand new set of stairs in the back of the old Carlyle building, carrying a box, holding the last load of champagne. Snyder bought the building nearly a decade ago, and since then, turned the first floor into what he calls “probably the largest antique store in

A man who says he accidentally shot his son-in-law has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. The Times-News reports 62-year-old Jimmie O’Neal Sr. had been sentenced Tuesday. His attorney had requested probation and prosecutors wanted three to 10 years, but District Judge Eric Wildman rejected both arguments. O’Neal Sr. pleaded guilty earlier this year

An Idaho man has drowned after falling into a river in northwestern Montana while visiting and photographing a scenic spot. Lincoln County Sheriff Roby Bowe tells The Western News that the 22-year-old man and his mother were near Yaak Falls at about 2 p.m. on Sunday when he slipped and fell into the Yaak River,

A total of 5,983 voters (45 percent of registered voters) turned out to decide 10 separate Special Purpose Excise Tax issues in Teton County, Wyoming Tuesday. Voters approved funding for propositions 2, 3, 4, 5, 9 and 10. Voters approved re-allocation of previously collected funds to build a South Highway 89 pathway and South Park

A FROST ADVISORY has been issued for the Snake River Plain. After a chilly start to your Wednesday, expect rapidly rising temps and plenty of sunshine and dry conditions. Warmest temps of the year ahead as we head into the end of the week. Thunderstorms return by the weekend. Wednesday, mostly sunny skies with much

After more than a year of work, Pocatello is one step closer to having a new flag. Saturday, the flag committee expert panel started with about 20 designs. These are designs the panel had previously wanted to see reworked or changed a little to better fit the city and its symbolism. The panel was able

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL*Pocatello 10 Idaho Falls 0 F/5 Inn. *Skyline 13 Hillcrest 8 Game 1: Shelley 5*Sugar-Salem 15 F/5 Inn. Game 2: *Shelley 8 Sugar-Salem 7 F/9 Inn. GIRLS H.S. SOFTBALL*Rigby 7 Bonneville 5

School is almost out for the summer. Once kids in Chubbuck are out for the summer, there will be a new and improved park for them to play at. The city of Chubbuck is remodeling Stuart Park. Chubbuck Mayor Kevin England said Stuart Park is part of a larger revitalization effort by the city. England

UPDATE: Rexburg Police tell Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News the missing 10 year old has been found safe. ———– Rexburg police confirm they are searching for a missing 10 year old girl. According to family, Elise Larson was last seen Tuesday evening around 6:20 p.m. at 863 capitol. She has light red hair,

The Indian Creek Airstrip will be closed from May 8th through May 12th while the Salmon-Challis Forest trail crew performs routine maintenance on the remote runway. The airstrip is located in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness along the Middle Fork of the Salmon River, southwest of Salmon, Idaho. The Indian Creek airstrip is

We are getting closer to May 16 is getting closer — the day Bonneville County decides whether to vote for Eastern Idaho Technical College to turn into a community college. As of now, if anyone from Bonneville County wants to go to a junior college in Idaho, the county pays for the student’s tuition through

With the official start of the growing season this week and cold air expected Tuesday evening, the National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued the first Frost Advisory of the season. The advisory is in effect from 3 a.m. to 9 a.m., Wednesday morning. The Advisory is for Jefferson and Madison counties southwest to Power

A few isolated storms tonight but cold and frosty conditions through Wednesday morning. A Frost Advisory has been issued for the Snake River Plain. Wednesday afternoon, expect dry and sunny conditions with the warmest temps of the year thus far!! Tonight, clearing skies and cool temps with lows into the 20’s and 30’s. Areas of

Officials say the person who took an Idaho Fish and Game trailer from the agency’s headquarters dumped GPS wildlife tracking collars during the getaway across two states and left a trail leading to a remote Utah canyon. Fish and Game spokesman Evin Oneale says biologists in the field started getting errant signals and found a

Now that the weather is starting to warm back up, city crews have been out repairing what the winter weather has done to the streets – and for some, your cars. The city of Pocatello street department is working to re-pave 38 city street miles that sustained pothole damage over the winter. This might mean

One of four men charged in connection with the beating death of a gay man in Idaho has been sentenced to six months in jail. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports 21-year-old Kevin Tracy was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to felony aiding and abetting robbery. The judge also gave Tracy an underlying prison sentence of 25

Attorneys for a southern Idaho school district are asking a judge to dismiss a $10 million civil lawsuit involving a black football player who says he was sexually assaulted by three teammates in 2015. The Times-News reports that the Dietrich School District made the request last week in federal court. The school, coaches and other

A Twin Falls Man has admitted his role in what police say was a staged robbery at a pizza shop. The Times-News reports that 35-year-old Nicholas Anthony Slane pleaded guilty last week in Fifth District Court to felony counts of burglary and grand theft. Authorities say Slane on Feb. 6 entered a Domino’s Pizza shop

People wanting to access Bonneville County records can now do so online. Through a new system, Integra, all records within the county will be on the site. Here’s how it works: Visit the county clerk’s/recorders webpage here. Under the menu “Online Features” users will be able to access 800,000 records from the county. The clerk/recorder’s

Much drier air will begin filtering in later today. A few scattered rain/snow showers possible into the high country especially early. But beginning Wednesday, expect dry and sunny conditions with the warmest temps of the year thus far!! Tuesday, morning clouds with a shower possible. Clearing skies later in the day and a little bit

GIRLS H.S. SOFTBALL*Rigby 11 Hillcrest 0 Game 1: *Blackfoot 23 Preston 7 Game 2:*Blackfoot 17 Preston 1

Teton County, Wyoming voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of 10 separate Special Purpose Excise Tax (SPET) sales tax issues. The county’s 6-cent sales tax dropped to 5-cents on April 1. The last of previously voter-approved projects for the 6th cent has been collected. If new projects are approved Tuesday, the

While we don’t have any significant source of moisture for the long term, a weak ripple of disturbance will keep us rather cool for and somewhat cloudy for Tuesday. A few scattered rain/snow showers possible into the high country. But beginning Wednesday, expect dry and sunny conditions with the warmest temps of the year thus

Five men who say they were sexually abused as kids while in the Boy Scouts of America are suing the organization and the Mormon Church because they say both groups fraudulently presented the Boy Scouts as a safe, wholesome activity for boys. The men filed the lawsuit in Boise’s U.S. District Court on Monday. They

The price of natural gas will go up an average 1.58 percent for Intermountain Gas customers effective May 1. The company originally sought a 4 percent increase when it filed a rate case with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) last August. The company revised that to an average 3.7 percent increase after a 3-day

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is sending technical experts to Jefferson and Madison Counties to help local officials assess potential flood risks. A hydraulic engineer and a civil engineer from the Walla Walla District Headquarters were deployed Monday to help emergency managers respond to high flow conditions in the Snake River. The assessments will

The Bureau of Land Management Challis Field Office has found a new temporary home. BLM said the office will move to an old Middle School Building at 721 E. Main Avenue, Suite 8, in Challis. Phone lines, e-mail, and normal office hours will be temporarily disrupted the week of May 8 as the office is

Officials say a train carrying corn has derailed in northern Idaho. BNSF Railway spokesman Gus Melonas said Monday the grain train’s rail cars derailed around 6 a.m. PST just outside of Cocolalla and five rail cars have tipped over – causing some spillage of corn. No injuries or hazardous conditions have been reported. The cause

Idaho Falls Police will release a DNA Phenotype snapshot developed in the Angie Dodge homicide investigation on Wednesday. The police department’s Criminal Investigation Team plans to update the public on the status of the investigation. Dr. Steven Armentrout of Parabon Nanolabs will explain the DNA phenotype snapshot. According to the Parabon website, phenotyping “is the

The 7th Judicial District Magistrate Commission has identified four finalists to replace retiring Clark County Magistrate Judge Penny J. Stanford. The commission will interview each candidate separately beginning at 9:30 a.m. Friday, May 12. The interview sessions will be open to the public. The sessions will begin with Steve Wetzel at 9:50 a.m., Susan Clark

An opening on the Idaho Supreme Court won’t be filled through an election but through an application process. Supreme Court Justice Daniel Eismann announced earlier this year he will retire in August – 16 months before the end of his current six-year term. The Spokesman-Review reports that because Eismann is stepping down early, the Idaho

Idaho Fall Police have arrested an 84-year-old Idaho Falls resident for lewd conduct with a child. Officers arrested 84-year-old Charles Cecil Carroll on a warrant for felony lewd conduct with a child Friday. Carroll was booked into the Bonneville County Jail. Idaho Falls Police began investigating Carroll on April 6 after receiving information of inappropriate

Proponents of a lawsuit challenging Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s veto of a grocery tax bill will have a chance to present their arguments in front of the Idaho Supreme Court. The state’s highest court scheduled oral arguments for the case for June 15. The court also ordered Secretary of State Lawerence Denney, who is named

Wyoming wildlife officials say hunters have not killed any wolves since the legal wolf hunt began. The Jackson Hole and News Guide reports Wyoming Game and Fish Department officials say they have not received a report of a hunter-killed wolf as of Friday. The first legal wolf hunt in the state in more than two

Utah’s Planned Parenthood may be safe from defunding thanks to a recent court agreement. Court documents filed on Friday state that Utah has agreed not to attempt to defund the organization or deny it funding “on impermissible constitutional grounds.” The agreement does not require that the Utah governor and Department of Health continue contracts, renew

Idaho Falls Police arrested two people this weekend for felony possession of a controlled substance in two separate incidents. 29-year-old Brian M. Singarajah of Idaho Falls was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance following a traffic stop early Sunday morning. Singarajah was stopped near Clubhouse Circle and St. Clair Road for a traffic

A Bonneville county man is in jail after stealing a car Saturday night and several other charges. According to a press release from Idaho Falls police, officers arrested Anthony Santiago for possession of a stolen car, fraudulent possession of financial transaction cards, theft by receiving stolen property, marijuana and drug paraphernalia possession. Police got a

Idaho Falls Animal Service is investigating a series of dog attacks in a neighborhood south of Pinecrest Golf Course. Animal Service says that during summer months, the number of attacks increases. “Now that the weather is warming up, we are going to have a little bit more of an increase in dog bites. It just

The Idaho Falls Fire Department will hold an open house on Monday, May 1st at 1:00 for the new downtown fire station. The ceremony will last 30 minutes before tours begin at 1:30 and go until 4 p.m. The downtown Idaho Falls fire station is at 343 E. Street. Performers at Monday’s ceremony include: The

While we don’t have any significant source of moisture for the long term, a weak ripple of disturbance will keep us rather cool for the beginning of the week. A few scattered rain/snow showers possible into the high country. But beginning Wednesday, expect dry and sunny conditions with the warmest temps of the year thus