Month: October 2017

UPDATE: 10-9-17 The owner of 3 dogs involved in an attack on a Blackfoot woman September 25 will face a number of charges. Blackfoot Police said…

A man and woman were arrested by Pocatello Police Sunday for illegal use of a financial transaction card. Gloria Francesca Vanrossum, 54, was charged…

A movement to abolish Columbus Day and replace it with Indigenous Peoples Day is gaining momentum. Los Angeles recently became the biggest city yet…

Good weather has allowed the Idaho Falls Zoo to extend its regular season one week. It will be open daily through Sunday, October 15 from 9 a.m. to 5…

Idaho police have identified a man who was killed when his car collided with a John Deere Tractor pulling a beet harvester. Idaho State Police say…

President Donald Trump has declared that a major disaster exists in Idaho due to the flooding from March 29 to June 15 earlier this year. Trump…

A Bingham County jury has found Melonie Smith guilty of murder in the first degree for the killing of David Lee Davis and Felony Destruction,…

It’s common for pets to run away, but now that it’s getting colder not being able to find them right away is concerning for a lot of pet…

President Donald Trump has declared that a major disaster exists in Idaho due to flooding from March 29 to June 15. Trump ordered federal assistance…

Blackwater Worldwide founder Erik Prince is considering a Republican primary challenge to Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, a senior member of the Senate…

High pressure is building back over the region for today and Tuesday. Expect dry weather, mostly clear skies and cool temperatures for both days.…

On Sunday night, many places will drop down into the 20’s. High pressure will build back up over the region on Monday. Expect dry weather,…

Community members came together to build 30 bunk beds for kids in need in southeastern Idaho. More infomation can be found at…

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It could be windy on Saturday night and on Sunday. There is a chance of rain on Sunday but by the afternoon, the chance of rain diminishes. On Sunday…

High School Football Scores October 5 and October 6 THURSDAY POCATELLO – 27CENTURY – 14 PRESTON – 14IDAHO FALLS – 48 FRIDAY…

Idaho Falls Fire Department firefighters have contained a structure fire in a house about 6 miles north of the Idaho Falls Soccer Complex at 10666…

The murder trial continues for Melonie Smith. The 49-year-old is charged with the first degree murder of 30-year-old David Lee Davis in Feb., and for…

The unique and hard to find, those are the types of things a new consignment store called “Midnight Dreams” in Pocatello wants to sell.…

Despite the fact many Black Friday sales now begin on Thanksgiving Day, numerous stores remain reluctant to open their doors. Thanksgiving Day is on…

The FBI office in Pocatello is expanding. On Thursday, the FBI broke ground on a $100 million data center. Richard Haley, assistant director of…

A sunny but windy Saturday, thanks to an approaching cold front which will bring in rain and snow showers for Sunday. Highs behind the cold front for…

Jon McLaughlin will be performing at the Colonial Theater in Idaho Falls on November 2, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. The Idaho Falls Arts Council reports Jon…

UPDATE: Officials with the University of Idaho say the worker who was pinned after a one-ton concrete block fell on his leg has undergone surgery and…

Jackson Hole Fire/EMS will lead a funeral procession October 14 for Fire Captain Mike Tepe, who lost a battle with cancer. Due to the type of cancer,…

Bannock County attorney Jared Johnson has been confirmed as Pocatello City Attorney. Johnson’s appointment went to the Pocatello City Council…

UPDATE 8:33 P.M.: Bannock County Coroner Kim A. Quick has confirmed with that Edward J. Girrard was found dead in ravine off West Tyhee Road,…

The Pioneer News Group Co. today announced that it is selling its media division assets to family-owned Adams Publishing Group. The sale will include…

Aside from some patchy fog this morning, mostly sunny skies and comfortable temps in the low 60’s are expected for today. Temps warm up on Sat…

GIRLS H.S. SOCCERTeton 0 *Sugar-Salem 3 H.S. VOLLEYBALL {SETS WON}Ririe 0 *West Jefferson 3 Teton 0*South Fremont 3 *Firth 3 Salmon…

Bingham Memorial Hospital and Cardio Renal Centers of America broke ground today for the new Integrated Surgery and Vascular Center. The new center…

The technology newer cars have may seem very convenient, but they are also very distracting. KIFI/KIDK looked into findings from a new AAA study that…

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has canceled its Sagebrush Focal Area withdrawal application and the Department of Interior’s proposed…

Idaho gubernatorial candidate Tommy Ahlquist has voluntarily released his economic assets, fulfilling a campaign promise under the political…

C-A-L Ranch Stores is teaming with Wrangler’s “Tough Enough to Wear Pink” to support breast cancer awareness. From October 6 to…

The City of Pocatello Sanitation Department’s collection trucks will be operating as normal on Columbus Day, October 9. Residents who are…

UPDATE: 10-5-17 Angela Rose McCraw-Hester was arraigned Thursday afternoon in 6th District Court in Pocatello on murder charges. Oregon Detectives…

A few lingering showers in the higher elevations overnight into Friday morning, patchy freezing fog for the rest of the region. Skies will clear into…

Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers found 197 pounds of marijuana during a routine traffic stop September 30. Larry Gibson, 66, of Redding, California…

A recently released Yellowstone National Park bison status report says officials are looking to cap this winter’s cull of bison at 1,250. The…

A worker at a highway project in northern Wyoming has died from injuries he received when a falling rock hit him in the head. Wyoming Transportation…

The Idaho Falls Auditorium District board took steps to clear up the controversial firing of their executive director. The board fired executive…

Franklin County Medical Center in Preston has named a new CEO. The hospital’s board of trustees has appointed Darin Dransfield as the new CEO.…

Today we’ll see quite a bit of improvement in our weather across the Snake Plain for today. Expect mostly sunny skies with warmer temps, in the…

BOYS H.S. SOCCER*Blackfoot 4Century 2 *Idaho Falls 4 Skyline 0 GIRLS H.S. SOCCER*Century 4Blackfoot 0 Preston 5*Pocatello 1 *Idaho Falls 4Skyline 0…

If you ask who Ben Gregersen’s buddy is, he’ll start introducing his friends, without realizing he’s still holding-up the pants of…

The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee has approved the “Gray Wolf State Management Act.” The bill, co-sponsored by Wyoming…

A Utah mayor says a Halloween decoration depicting a person hanging from a tree is disturbing and he’s exploring whether it can be removed…

A disaster drill took place at Bonneville High School today and all for a senior project. In the wind, rain and hail, Bailey Annis’ senior…

Keeping your personal information safe online is not just something the average person should be aware of. Organizations, non-profits and businesses…

Fort Hall Police reports two vehicles crashed on Sands Road north of Simplot Road on the Fort Hall Reservation around 2:56 p.m. Tuesday. Officials…

The Aberdeen School District announced Harvest Break will be extended an extra day. Farmers asked for an extension due to rainy weather that…

The Salt Lake City Council is declaring that Columbus Day will also be Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Chairman Stan Penfold said Tuesday that…

Idaho Falls-based Reed’s Dairy has opened a new retail store in Meridian. Reed’s, which was once named the “best ice cream in…

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of 2000 W. 5000 S. in Madison County around 7:44 a.m.…

Stormy weather tonight, as an area of low pressure moves out of Eastern Idaho and slides northeast into Montana. Scattered rain and snow late…

American Airlines has announced it will provide year-round service to Jackson Hole. Beginning in the spring of 2018, the Jackson Hole Travel and…

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has trapped and relocated another grizzly bear in the northwest part of the state. Wildlife manager say the…

On Tuesday October 3, 2017, deputies from the Power County Sheriff’s Office responded to 1718 Falcon Circle North in the Big Sky area of Power…

Police are investigating after finding a body in a canal in Caldwell on Tuesday evening. Authorities say the man fell into a canal near Griffiths…

On Tuesday, the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office announced, after years of fighting the growing drug trafficking problem in the region, help is…

Scattered showers for Wednesday as a weakened area of low pressure moves over the Gem State. Traveling over the passes in the Central Mts. could be…

BOYS H.S. SOCCER*Sugar-Salem 9 Firth 0 South Fremont 2*Shelley 5 GIRLS H.S. SOCCER North Fremont 0*Teton 8 H.S. VOLLEYBALL (SETS WON) Idaho Falls 0…

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has appointed Deputy Attorney General Jessica Marie Lorello to the Idaho Court of Appeals. Otter announced…

No one ever expects to be in a shooting like what happened in Vegas. But are you prepared to stay safe if you are? The Bonneville County…

The Pocatello man accused of starting the blaze that claimed one home by setting-off illegal fireworks, appeared remorseful in court on Tuesday…

Victims of Hurricane Harvey are still trying to get their lives back together. An Idaho Falls trucking company is going to give them a hand.…

Scattered showers for Wednesday as a weakened area of low pressure moves over the Gem State. Chances for rain and snow throughout the day with cold…

A fireworks and open fire ban was lifted in Bannock County Tuesday, October 3. Officials originally implemented the ban back on June 30, 2017 for…

A northern Idaho man over the age of 50 has died from an influenza-related illness. “The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare is warning…

A public funeral for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Apostle Robert D. Hales, who died Sunday at the age of 85, is set for Friday in…

The Egin Lakes Campground at the St. Anthony Sand Dunes will close Monday. The Bureau of Land Management Upper Snake Field Office said gates to the…

A half-dozen Custer County Search and Rescue volunteers were called out early Monday after an Idaho Falls man was reported injured on a hunting trip…

UPDATE 10/3/17: The search for a missing hunter in northwest Wyoming has ended with two hunters being found safe. Fremont County Sheriff Jack…

The three-month long wolf hunting season is underway in Wyoming. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports a dozen wolves were legally harvested in the…

New data shows Idaho Falls home prices rose by 8.6 percent between August of 2016 and August of 2017. According to CoreLogic home prices grew by 8.7…

Volunteers are needed for the 2017 Haunted Science Lab at the Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck (across from the southern entrance, just north of CAL…

Boise State University officials say a water main break caused massive flooding to stream through a main artery on the campus and trapped a fire…

CBS has fired a corporate lawyer who said on social media about the Las Vegas mass shooting that she wasn’t sympathetic because “country…

Today we’ll get a bit of a break from the rain/snow showers. Expect mostly sunny skies across the region today. However, tomorrow a weakened…

BOYS H.S. SOCCER Bonneville 1*Century 3 Highland 1 *Hillcrest 9 *Rigby 2Madison 1 GIRLS H.S. SOCCER*Century 4 Bonneville 0 *Highland 5 Hillcrest…

UPDATE 10/2/17 5:30 p.m.: The City of Rexburg has received the third set of sample results from an independent lab for water testing. All samples…

A teenage female driver is alive after she rolled a suburban on Highway 43 Monday evening. Officials report the teen went off the side of the road,…

The brand new SpringHill Suites by Marriott officially opened Monday. The new hotel features 124 rooms and creates 40 full-time jobs. But…

An Ammon couple went to Vegas expecting to have a fun weekend filled with music, what actually happened is the last thing they ever expected.…

The Rigby Police Department will hold a public law enforcement memorial for Reserve Officer William “Bill” Gray this Friday, October 6,…

Idaho Falls Police report two vehicles were involved in an accident at the roundabout on Lincoln Road and Hitt Road in Idaho Falls around 4 p.m.…

A southern Idaho school district has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit involving a black football player who says he was sexually assaulted by three…

An attorney representing Brigham Young University-Hawaii tells a federal judge the school will pay $5,000 to settle a former student’s lawsuit…

A truck driver and reserve police officer from Rigby, Idaho, who was hit head-on by a man fleeing police back on July 26 remains in critical…

The body of Officer William Gray returned home to Rigby on Friday. Gray was a reserve police officer with the Rigby Police Department. In July, Gray…

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Daniel Valenzuela Sagasta, 36, of Idaho Falls after a shooting incident at 4154 E. 700 N. in Rigby…

Wyoming game managers have trapped and relocated an adult male grizzly bear because it was damaging property on private land. The Wyoming Game and…

Our area of low pressure is sticking around for most of the week. We’re keeping cold air in place, with some snowfall possible in the Snake…

83-year-old Ed Girrard was supposed to show up at a picnic Saturday in Pocatello, but family reports he never arrived. Family describes Girrard as a…

Now that Brigham Young University will offer caffeinated soft drinks on campus, some people are wondering if the school’s ban on beards will…

Yellowstone National Park biologists say bison numbers are down from last year after its largest cull in nearly a decade. Parks spokesman Jonathan…

Boise police say they are investigating a fatal crash involving a pedestrian and a vehicle. According to law enforcement officials, witnesses say the…

The Idaho State Board of Education has announced it will launch a national search for selecting the next president of Idaho State University. Board…

While some go to Comic Con to experience their favorite fantasy worlds, others come for another reason. Costumes, or cosplay, are a major draw for…