Month: August 2017

Wyoming Highway Patrol’s K-9 Basil retired August 1 after nine years of service with Patrol. Basil was assigned to Trooper Barry Tippy in the Rock Springs, Wyoming area. Trooper Tippy and Basil started their partnership in the fall of 2008. During the course of Basil’s career, he was deployed 473 times and sniffed out: 720.4

HK Contractors, Inc. will be chip sealing, brooming, fog coating and striping Idaho Falls city streets starting Sunday, August 27. Crews will be working on 17th Street from Balboa Drive to the canal east of the 17th and Hitt intersection and on Hitt Road from CEI south entrance to the Target entrance. Crews anticipate the

The Idaho Falls City Council has accepted a $750,000 donation from William J. Maeck to help renovate the interior of the Idaho Falls Civic Auditorium over the next 2 years. The donation will be matched with $750,000 by the city. Idaho Falls will put up $400,000 in Fiscal Year 2017-18 and review another $350,000 commitment

The Driver’s License Office located at 254 E. St. in Idaho Falls will be closed Wednesday, August 30 for mandatory employee training and updates. The Sex Offender Registration and Concealed Weapon Permit Office will also be closed. The DMV office will, however, be open that day for vehicle registration and usual business needs. The Bonneville

The candidate-filing period for municipal elections opens at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, August 28. City of Idaho Falls residents interested in running for Idaho Falls Mayor or City Council (seats 2, 4 and 6) should file their documentation with the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 308 Constitution Way by Friday, September 8 at 5:00 p.m.

Starting next week, crews from the City of Pocatello Street Operations Department will begin chip sealing roads around Pocatello. Chip sealing is where crews put down a thick asphalt emulsion and then apply rocks, called chips, to the emulsion. It is followed with a coat of emulsion to hold the chips in place. Later, crews

Idaho Falls will use a Department of Energy grant to pursue a franchise agreement with a private vendor to provide voluntary curbside recycling within city limits. It will also assist in public education efforts to enhance water conservation and storm water awareness and training. The $90,000 DOE grant came as part of a Supplemental Environmental

Today is the last day that we should see a chance of T-Storms, though the threat is very small within the Snake Plain. After today, a large ridge builds in bringing about sunny skies and warm temperatures to the region, with many in the plain reaching the 90s for the weekend and the beginning of

Former Idaho Gov. Cecil D. Andrus died Thursday afternoon Idaho Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb said in a Facebook post. “It is with a heavy heart and great admiration I honor the life of Idaho icon, Cecil D. Andrus who passed away this afternoon,” Buckner-Webb said. Andrus was a member of the Democratic Party who served as

H.S. FOOTBALL*Pocatello 49 Wood River 7 *Century 42 Burley 12 BOYS H.S. SOCCERSnake River 0 *Sugar-Salem 8 H.S. VOLLEYBALL {Sets Won}*Shelley 3 Kimberly 2

The annual “I love ISU” campaign is back again. On Thursday, the campaign got a jumpstart on its fundraising with a large donation. ISU Credit Union presented the campaign with a check for $8,000. “I Love ISU” raises money from the community and businesses to help ISU students with scholarships. This year, the campaign will

Due to area wildfire smoke, there is an air quality advisory for Lemhi and Custer county. On Friday, around 11 a.m. an air quality update will be released. On Thursday, thunderstorm activity across the Central Mountains is expected. Some thunderstorm activity is possible along the Utah border on Thursday. Only a slight chance of rain

All three of the 2018 Republican gubernatorial candidates running for governor faced off at a panel discussion today. The panel discussion, hosted by the City Club of Idaho Falls, brought the three Republican governor candidates together. They discussed topics ranging from healthcare… “First, let’s medically reform, which includes personal accountability,” Tommy Ahlquist, governor candidate, said.

In April, President Trump signed an executive order questioning the future of 27 monuments. 9-year-old Robbie Bond is making it his goal to save them. “So we are going to all 27 of the national parks and monuments,” Bond said. “And we’re going to be recording what we do and posting it on like social

A Fort Hall man faces up to ten years in prison and a $250,000 fine after pleading guilty Thursday to charges of assault with a dangerous weapon. Murray James Plentywounds, 30, was indicted in February by a federal grand jury in Pocatello. According to a plea agreement, the FBI was advised on November 29, 2016

UPDATE: Deputies have located the owner of the bike, and there are no further welfare concerns at this time. ORIGINAL: Thursday afternoon the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office located a small green toddler bike near a canal at 45th E. and Lincoln Road in Idaho Falls. Deputies searched the canal and nearby area and weren’t able

Grand Teton National Park law enforcement rangers are seeking information regarding an illegal operation of a drone apparently photographing grizzly bears in the park at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 23. Park officials report numerous visitors were near Oxbow Bend in the northern area of the park viewing the bears when a large drone

Idaho’s U.S. Sen. Jim Risch says Congress needs to find a bipartisan solution to improving health care in the United States. The Republican lawmaker spoke out on health care after a small group of activists surprised Risch at a small business forum on Thursday in Boise. Organizers argue they had no choice but to address

Idaho State University has been awarded a $386,250 grant to establish an area health education center or AHEC to improve access to primary care in underserved and rural communities of southeast Idaho. The AHEC will be housed in the university’s Institute of Rural Health and provide interdisciplinary training for ISU nursing, pharmacy and physician assistant

UPDATE: The Madison County Prosecutor’s Office formally charged Holly Harrison Thursday with three felonies and one misdemeanor. Harrison was arraigned on felony charges of possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, methamphetamine or Oxycodone, possession with intent to deliver Alprazolam, grand theft by possession of stolen property, a Jennings .22 caliber pistol, and misdemeanor

Idaho law enforcement officials are looking for an inmate who went missing after he was granted permission to attend a funeral. KTVB-TV reports 30-year-old Ryan Paul Henry was granted furlough to a funeral in Vale, Oregon Aug. 12. Capt. Toby Hauntz says Henry was scheduled to return to Payette County Jail later that same day,

Feel good, do good and look good this September by donating blood or platelets with the American Red Cross and get a free haircut coupon from Sport Clips Haircuts. Red Cross officials said blood and platelet donors of all blood types, especially type O negative and O positive, are urgently needed to replenish the blood

LOLO PASS The Ravalli County Sheriff has issued an evacuation order for all residents on Sweeney Creek Loop north of and including Outback Road. All other previous evacuations and warnings are still in effect in Ravalli and Missoula counties. Firefighters in the Mill Creek area were moved off the fire line Wednesday while the Missoula

UPDATE 8/24: A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Matt Henderson, one of the firefighters burned badly in Downey Monday. To donate and find out more about Henderson’s condition, click HERE. UPDATE 8/22: The Downey Fire District has released the names of the two firefighters who are currently being treated at the University

The numbers have been drawn for the second largest lottery prize in U.S. history. The winning numbers are 6, 7, 16, 23 and 26, and the Powerball number is 4. Before Wednesday night’s drawing the jackpot was estimated at $700 million. Powerball is played in 44 states, as well as Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and

Monsoonal moisture will continue to stream into our area from the south, though the threat has shifted to the north for today, with the Central Mountains and S. Montana being the center of the action. Expect to see near average temperatures in the next couple of afternoons with scattered thunderstorms. Temps in the valley locations

BOYS H.S. SOCCERHighland 0*Century 4 *Blackfoot 6 Rigby 3 *Hillcrest 3 Idaho Falls 1 Twin Falls 2 Jerome 2 GIRLS H.S. SOCCER*Hillcrest 4 Idaho Falls 0 Rigby 5*Blackfoot 6 Skyline 1 *Bonneville 0 Idaho Falls 0 *Hillcrest 4 H.S. VOLLEYBALL {SETS WON}*Bonneville 2 Century 0 *Bonneville 2 Pocatello 0

Some students at Idaho State University are working with NASA scientists. The university has partnered with NASA on a recent project to do underwater submarine explorations, called the “SUBSEA project.” NASA provided a little more than $360,000 in funding to ISU to be able to work on this project. The project will focus on studying

We want to announce our “Food for Friends” winner for Week 6. Joel Watson is our winner this week from our website. He wins a $200 gift card from Albertsons. For every gift card it gives away on our website, Albertsons will match that same amount for a local family in need. KIDK Eyewitness News

The College of Eastern Idaho is in session. Classes officially started Tuesday — and Wednesday was the ribbon-cutting ceremony. “There’s a buzz in Idaho. And that buzz is in eastern Idaho — and it wasn’t just the about the total eclipse here yesterday. The real buzz is about this new wonderful College of Eastern Idaho,”

The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for… Central Bannock County in southeastern Idaho… East central Power County in southeastern Idaho… * Until 530 PM MDT * At 230 PM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain approaching the Powerline Fire burn scar area. Doppler Radar indicates the potential for

A 22-year-old man from American Falls was killed in a two vehicle traffic accident on Wapi Road in rural Power County Tuesday. Power County Sheriffs’ Office officials said Neil Dean Anderson was pronounced dead at the scene, and the person driving the other vehicle was not injured. The accident is under investigation by Power County

Saturday, August 26 is Community Appreciation Day at the Idaho Falls Zoo. Admission for the day is only $1 and one can of food per person or $3.50 per person without a canned food item for ages 4 and over. Children ages 3 and under are free. “Community Appreciation Day is the zoo’s way of

The National Park Service will celebrate the 101st anniversary of its founding on Friday, August 25 by waiving entrance fees. All park visitor centers and information stations will host a birthday celebration and cake cutting at noon, and a special program with former park ranger Doug Leen will take place at 12:30 p.m. at the

A 65-year-old Colorado man is the only fatality in Wyoming attributed to the unprecedented traffic associated with Monday’s eclipse. The Wyoming Highway Patrol says Palmer Kauffman, of Cherry Hills Village, died when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle about 12:30 p.m. Monday on Wyoming 487 north of Medicine Bow. According to the patrol, Palmer was

As an ode to the first day of school happening across the region today, your favorite anchors and reporters are sharing their back to school photos with you! Can you tell which photo belongs to whom? The answers are at the bottom! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. ANSWERS: 1. Misty

The top federal prosecutor in Nevada is vowing a third try to convict two accused gunmen of armed assault on a federal officer in a 2014 standoff that stopped a cattle roundup near states’ rights figure Cliven Bundy’s ranch. Acting U.S. Attorney Steven Myhre told Chief U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro on Wednesday there’s no

Jackson Hole Fire/EMS is lifting its partial fire restrictions effective Thursday. Because eclipse crowds are leaving the area, interagency fire managers are reviewing fire risks due to human causes. Even though the restrictions are being lifted, fire danger is still rated as “high”. “There still is plenty of potential for wildland fire,” said Fire Marshal

Over 25,000 eclipse visitors checked into the three Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce Visitor Centers prior to the Total Solar Eclipse Monday. “We had an incredible mix of guests from all over the world,” said Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce Vice President Rick Howe. “Most had planned their trips years out and were here to

Update: Given projected weather events, including high temperatures, gusty winds, and the potential for lightning over the next couple of days, the Ravalli County Sheriff has ordered no changes to the county’s evacuation orders. There will be no escorts past roadblocks. The sheriff’s office will reevaluate the danger Thursday morning with an eye toward providing

Thursday, the monsoonal moisture will continue to stream into our area from the south. Expect to see cooler temperatures in the next couple of afternoons with scattered thunderstorms. These showers could persist into Friday and even linger into Saturday for western Wyoming. Temps in the valley locations for this weekend heat back up into the

The eclipse came and so did the people. Just how many? An estimated 300,000, possibly more, traveled into the path of totality in eastern Idaho, according to Idaho Falls officials. Even though traffic was backed up all along the highway and interstate, the transportation department is happy with how things turned out. “We had no

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has issued an air quality forecast and caution for Custer and Lemhi Counties. According to the warning, air quality is currently “unhealthy” for sensitive groups and is forecast to range from moderate to unhealthy. Under that category, people in sensitive groups might experience health effects, but the general public

Five of Utah’s 10 largest colleges are under federal investigation into the handling of various sexual misconduct claims. The Salt Lake Tribune reported Tuesday that Utah Valley University joined the four other schools being investigated earlier this month. The other schools are Brigham Young University, University of Utah, Westminster College and Dixie State University. Dixie

– Montana environmental regulators have set a reclamation bond at just over $154,000 for gold exploration on private property north of Yellowstone National Park. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports Lucky Minerals Inc. argues the bond is too high while mine opponents feel it is too small. The bond is set at what the state Department

Robbery charges have been filed in Nebraska against a man suspected of being the “AK-47 bandit,” who investigators believe robbed banks in five states. Court records show 39-year-old Richard Gathercole was indicted Tuesday for an August 2014 bank robbery in Nebraska City, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Omaha. His attorney didn’t immediately return

For the next couple of days, monsoonal moisture will begin to stream into our area from the south. Expect to see cooler temperatures in the next couple of afternoons with scattered thunderstorms. These showers could persist into Friday and even linger into Saturday for western Wyoming. Temps in the valley locations for this weekend heat

The Idaho Food Bank has put out a call for volunteers. The food bank said it can always use more volunteers, but it’s especially important and needed now because of harvest season. During harvest season, the food bank gets a lot of fresh produce and it needs help to sort, bag and prep the produce

The total solar eclipse on Monday was an exciting an event for many. But for one Pocatello couple, it was an extra special day as they gave birth to their first child during the eclipse. “Everyone I knew was rooting for an eclipse baby and I said, ‘No, no, no eclipse baby,’” said Lauren Johnson,

BOYS H.S. SOCCER*Idaho Falls 5 Bonneville 0 *Marsh Valley 4 South Fremont 2 *Shelley 6 Aberdeen 2 *Sugar-Salem 6Snake River 0 GIRLS H.S. SOCCER*Bonneville 2 Idaho Falls 0 *Madison 11Blackfoot 3 *Sugar-Salem 11Snake River 0

Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, arrived in Idaho Falls Tuesday, greeted by protesters outside the Idaho Falls Regional Airport. Ryan was en route to a private fundraiser after spending the day in Boise. “I am not an activist but this past year has scared me,” attendee Melanie Radford, of Idaho Falls, said. “I’m scared.”

The Preston Police Department is asking for help to identify a suspect who attempted to steal an ATM machine. The suspect recently attempted to steal the ATM from Kelly’s Conoco on South State Street. Police say the suspect was driving a silver car, and was wearing Khaki’s, a plaid shirt and a baseball cap. If

UPDATE: 8-22 The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office has identified the three people involved in a boating accident at Blacktail Park Monday. The boat was being operated by Mike Kingston, 63, of Idaho Falls. The two other occupants of the boat were identified as Neal Jenkins,68, and his wife, Elaine Jenkins, 65, of Centerville, Utah. While

The Idaho courts have recently received multiple reports of a phone scam targeting Idahoans. Scammers are using the names of actual Idaho judges, sheriffs and prosecutors in an effort to appear realistic and are threatening citizens with prosecution for failing to report for jury service. Officials report the scammers may say you are subject to

Serve Idaho, the Governor’s Commission on Service and Volunteerism, has received $977,983 from the Corporation for National and Community Service to fund AmeriCorps programs in 2017-2018. These funds will support the service of 134 AmeriCorps members statewide. AmeriCorps members give a year of intensive service on a full-time or part-time basis, helping others and meeting

Yellowstone National Park Officials said to expect delays of up to 30 minutes starting August 22 while contracting crews seal, sweep and stripe the road between South Entrance and West Thumb. Officials said road work is planned for Tuesday, August 22 through Friday, September 1 including Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting. It will not occur

Prosecutors say a Utah woman used eye drops to secretly poison her husband, making him ill for months. Court documents say 33-year-old Chandra V. Read was charged with a misdemeanor after her husband found a black bag full of empty eye-drop bottles with the tops removed. Authorities say he discovered them while home from work

It’s that time of year again when kids are sadly saying ‘farewell’ to the summer season and getting their backpacks ready for the first day of school. Starting on Wednesday, students in the Pocatello-Chubbuck school district will be heading back to school, but that also means drivers need to be extra cautious while heading to

For the next couple of days, monsoonal moisture will begin to stream into our area from the south. Expect to see cooler temperatures in the next couple of afternoons with scattered thunderstorms. These showers could persist into Friday and even linger into Saturday. Temps in the valley locations for this weekend heat back up close

A Texas man was killed in an ATV accident at around 1:05 p.m. Sunday. The Teton County, Wyoming Sheriff’s Office said 30-year-old John Benson Mione was in the region to observe the eclipse. According to reports, Mione and a friend were riding in a side-by-side ATV on the Rapid Creek ATV trail in the Caribou-Targhee

House Speaker Paul Ryan has made his first official visit to Idaho as sitting speaker to host a GOP joint fundraiser. Ryan’s brief appearance in downtown Boise on Tuesday included a $10,000-per-person VIP roundtable discussion, a $5,000-per-person photo opportunity and a $2,500-per-person or $1,000-per-person luncheon. Idaho’s top Republican officials were in attendance, including Gov. C.L.

The least populated state has seen total eclipses before but possibly never so many people. Wyoming Department of Transportation spokesman Doug McGee says 536,000 more vehicles than usual crowded Wyoming’s roads and highways before, during and after Monday’s eclipse. A partial eclipse occurred throughout the lower 48 states but the big draw was the total

Huge eclipse crowds had a heavy impact on eastern Idaho transportation and it wasn’t all on the ground. The Civil Air Patrol notes that a large number of visiting airplanes kept both small and large airports busy Monday. According to CAP statistics, there were 44 airplanes counted at Idaho Falls Regional Airport on Sunday. The

As predicted, traffic was the major issue on Monday afternoon and evening for people trying to get back home from the path of totality. For many people, they told us the traffic delays were worth the headache of being stuck on the highway. People reported to us that it took them 4 hours to get

One person was killed and another injured in a Fremont County Sand Dunes crash at around 12:32 p.m. Monday. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office said Allen Connelly was driving a Polaris RZR 800. He and his passenger, identified as Kimberley Bailey,58, both of Vancouver, Washington were ejected from the ATV when it rolled several times.

UPDATE: 8:45 p.m. – Interstate 15 traffic is starting to thin out as of 8:30 p.m. But traffic is slow between Blackfoot and McCammon. For some drivers, it has been approximately 4 hours to drive between Idaho Falls and Pocatello. It looks as though that line of traffic is moving down the interstate towards Utah.

Southwesterly flow, and associated warmer temperatures and monsoonal moisture will begin to stream into our area starting today. Temperatures will warm today as a result, though monsoonal moisture will take a bit longer to get here, with only a chance of T-Storms near the Utah border today. However, tomorrow presents a much higher chance of

People from all over the world were in Eastern Idaho Monday to view the eclipse, and many of them chose the Brigham Young University campus to view the event. Over a year ago the Danish Astronomical Society reached out to BYU-Idaho asking to watch from the campus. After that, group after group made the same

An eastern Idaho lawmaker says donors are offering him contributions for every scolding comment he receives for posting a link to a conspiracy theory suggesting the recent tragedy in Charlottesville, Virginia might have been organized to undermine President Donald Trump. Republican Rep. Bryan Zollinger of Idaho Falls said Monday five donors have promised to contribute

More than 70,000 Utah residents paid a combined $2 million last year for special license plates displaying their support for the University of Utah, veterans programs and even the NBA’s Jazz. The Salt Lake Tribune reports special license plates featuring designs that pay tribute to various groups cost at least $16 for the special plate,

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has trapped and relocated an adult, male grizzly bear in northwest Wyoming. The bear was captured Aug. 11 for getting into livestock feed west of Meeteetse in Park County. It was moved to grizzly habitat inside the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, northwest of Moran Junction in Teton County.

The Wyoming Department of Education has released the state’s elementary and secondary education plan that is required under a new federal law. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow this past week signed the plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act and will submit it to the U.S. Department of Education. The state department also

A man died after failing to make a turn on an ATV and driving over a 15-foot drop-off. The Deseret News reports the Cache County Sheriff’s Office says the man was riding the four-wheeler Saturday in the Franklin Basin area of Logan Canyon. Investigators say the man failed to make a bend on the road

Yellowstone National Park officials are about to deliberately poison off nonnative fish species in one of the park’s major river drainages. The operation along the upper Gibbon River begins Monday and will include lakes in the river drainage. Park officials are targeting lake-dwelling grayling as well as rainbow trout and brook trout. They plan to

There was another special event that happened during the eclipse Monday morning on top of the South Menan Butte. The crowds cheered the eclipse when the sky went dark, but KIDK Eyewitness News 3 anchor Todd Kunz found a couple that was cheering for a different reason. “We just got engaged,” said Ken Lazara, of

Two months after the bodies of two women and a teenage girl were discovered inside a shed on the property of an Idaho home, a family member of two of the victims stepped foot inside the house. KTVB-TV reports for the first time in his life, Mark Medley visited Caldwell and walked through the doors

The University of Utah has more residence hall spots available this year, which is driving up the number of students living on campus. The Deseret News reported Friday that more than 2,000 freshmen are living on campus, which is the largest group in the university’s history. Barb Remsburg, the university’s director of housing and residential

For one group of people, today was about more than just the eclipse. It was a reunion 25 years in the making. All because of one man. “It’s because the guy is so charismatic and sincere about what he does,” Sam McConkie, former student, said. “Not only does he just love science, he’s got a

UPDATE 1:30 p.m. Idaho State Police reports there is heavy traffic on southbound Interstate 15 south of Idaho Falls. Traffic on I-15 at mile marker 119 is moved over to one lane with US 20 traffic coming onto I-15 in the other lane. Southbound exit 118 is shut down. ISP reports traffic is flowing southbound

Following the eclipse on Monday morning, many were surprised by the lack of activity in Pocatello. For places like the Portneuf Hospital, the lack of activity was a good thing. “Everything that is happening on this Monday is kind of the same stuff we see most Mondays,” commented Todd Blackinton, a public relations spokesperson for

A wave of low pressure will move through the northern Great Basin on Tuesday, causing scattered thunderstorms near the Utah border. On Wednesday the storm activity will move north, possibly into the S. Snake Plain. Tonight: Mostly clear with lows in the mid to upper 40’s. Tuesday: Sunny with highs in the mid to upper

ABC 17 News has been covering the Eclipse for months, telling you stories about public safety, which eclipse glasses to trust, the science behind the eclipse and much more. Between 1951 and 2050, the southern 48 states will only see a total of eight total solar eclipses. The next one occurs in 2024 and covers

Rexburg Police are investigating an incident at the Rexburg Airport Monday afternoon. Police said no one was injured when the plane went off the end of the runway. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Teton Valley Health Care has announced it will partner with Utah-based Intermountain Healthcare to provide select oncology care at the Driggs hospital. Teton Valley Hospital will provide expanded services including chemo-infusion therapies, wound care, and personalized treatment programs. Teton Valley Health Care CEO Keith Gnagey said Intermountain Healthcare would provide a variety of cancer screening

The city of Dubois used the solar eclipse to officially re-launch a historic airline beacon. The beacon was part of an installation which includes a giant concrete arrow, a 50-foot tower, and an electrical shed. In the early days of flight, the beacon was originally designed to help keep early pilots flying in the proper

Several thousand people lined the banks of the Snake River Saturday for the annual Rotary Club Duck Race. After the rubber ducks raced to the finish line, winners were announced. Here they are: Ford F150 truck from Broadway Ford – Glenn Courtright of West Jordan Utah Teryx from Idaho Central Credit Union – Cindy Isaacson

Idaho Falls eclipse viewing sites are filling up. Bonneville County Incident Command said the River Walk is at capacity and Broadway is very congested. City parks still had room for viewing at 10 a.m., but were filling up quickly. Locals and guests are advised to walk or bike to the park. Freeman Park is at

Bingham County Commissioners have signed a resolution enacting a ban on open fire. The ban will be in effect from August 18 through October 25, 2017 or until the board determines that conditions and circumstances have changed. The ban includes open fires of any kind on private property. Those within established cities should contact their

The Bureau of Land Management used 5 engines and 2 dozers to quickly contain a wild fire north of Menan Butte Sunday. The 50-acre fire burned grass and brush on Bureau of Land Management ground near Rexburg. The fire was 100 percent contained at 10 p.m. Sunday. There were no evacuations. The cause of the

With an estimated 500,000 people expected in the area for the eclipse, where are they all going to stay? Hotels and Airbnbs are full, so that leaves camping. “Are there spots open?” Tran King, owner of Mountain River Ranch, said. “Good question. I’d say not really.” Like many campsites in the area, Mountain River Ranch

Donald Hall, 28, of Blackfoot was arrested at around 8:03 p.m. Sunday near the intersection of Holmes Avenue and Northgate Mile. Idaho Falls Police said Hall was behind a traffic light when officers initiated a traffic stop. He attempting to drive around the truck, but accelerated excessively, popped a wheelie and laid the motorcycle down.

Mid and high level clouds from a weak weather disturbance is showing up on infrared satellite imagery over the Central Mts. this morning. However, this band is breaking up and I expect it to dissipate before the eclipse occurs in the late morning. One other issue is smoke from nearby wild fires causing a bit

Many in the area have been preparing for the large crowds coming into the region. Some have prepared by stocking up on gas, food, and resources. Some local food vendors have set up shop along the greenbelt waiting for the large crowds. One family, set up a stand, but they aren’t doing it for the

Mid and high level clouds from a weak weather disturbance is showing up on infrared satellite imagery. Models are showing a variety of trends as the disturbance makes its way over Central and Eastern Idaho on Sunday night and Monday morning. The current forecast show some lingering cirrus clouds around the time of the eclipse

Idaho State Police are investigating a deadly crash involving an Idaho Falls woman laying in the northbound lanes of I-15 near mile post 117. It happened Thursday August 17, 2017 at 12:51 a.m. Alexis Fehringer was laying in one of the lanes and was hit by multiple vehicles. She died of her injuries at the

UPDATE 12:00 a.m.: The Madison Fire Department said a firefighter was hurt battling a large barn fire outside of Sugar City Saturday. “We are saddened by the injury of one of our firefighters, who has a minor injury to his knee, and we expect a full recovery in a short period of time,” Madison Fire

Expect gusty winds on Saturday and Sunday. A weak trough will move through the region on Sunday night and Monday morning. This will bring high elevation cloud cover. Currently, models are unclear what time this band of clouds will exit the region on Monday. It is possible the clouds will span from Wyoming to near

A line of people wrapped around Mountain View Events Center in Pocatello on Saturday as thousands showed up for the annual Back 2 School Giveaway. At the giveaway, kids could pick up any needed items for school – backpacks, pencils, notebooks, even clothing. All supply donations came from the community. At the event, there were

Pocatello’s annual Riverfest returned on Saturday for another year. The Riverfest is put on by the Portneuf Greenway Foundation. The event had live music, dozens of vendors, food and a few special dance numbers.The goal of Riverfest is to raise both money and awareness for the Greenway Foundation. The foundation builds and revitalizes trails in