Month: December 2017

GIRLS H.S. BASKETBALL*Ririe 41 South Fremont 30 F North Fremont 32*Teton 43 *Aberdeen 43 American Falls 40 *West Jefferson 48 Malad 42 Marsh Valley…

Forty years in law enforcement is coming to an end next week as the city of Chubbuck says goodbye to its police chief, Randy Severe. Severe is no…

A medical partnership continued Thursday as Portneuf Medical Center made its annual gift to Idaho State University. PMC donated $2.5 million to…

The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a FreezingFog Advisory, which is in effect until 8 AM MST Friday. Eastern Magic Valley-Upper…

Idaho Democratic Party staff unanimously voted to authorize the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers 291 (IBEW) as their collective…

Idaho Falls Extreme Blue Thunder Air Show has been recognized as the Blue Angel Air Show of the Year. The city won the award during the International…

The Idaho Falls Youth Symphony presents “Gifts of the Season” in concert Thursday, Dec. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Idaho Falls Civic…

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center is naming Jeff Sollis as the new CEO. Sollis is the hospital’s current chief operating officer and will…

Freezing Fog Advisory tonight and Friday morning, with our inversion still in place. Cold highs into the upper 20’s and lower 30’s are…

Over 500 animals were killed in collisions with vehicles on Teton County, Wyoming roads in the past year. Teton County, the Town of Jackson, and…

Authorities say the driver of a tractor-trailer died in southwestern Idaho when he failed to yield at a train crossing and was struck by a…

Rexburg will begin enforcing its winter parking ordinance December 15, 2017. It will remain in effect until March 1, 2018. The ordinance prohibits…

A nonprofit organization that serves children with cancer was denied the opportunity to develop a camp in Idaho. The Idaho Mountain Express reports…

UPDATE: 12-7 The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality has extended an air quality advisory for Franklin County. Although air quality improved…

The “Better Homes and Gardens” Christmas decorations edition features the Idaho Falls home of Heidi and Brett Parson. “We’ve…

Idaho officials are challenging a federal court order to destroy information collected from tracking collars placed on elk and wolves obtained…

Upper Valley fire departments are mustering firefighters and equipment to assist firefighting efforts in California. A total of four engines are…

Chubbuck Police Chief Randy Severe has announced plans to retire from the force next Tuesday, December 12. Severe began his career with the Rupert…

Some low clouds and fog redeveloped overnight, and but we’ll see plenty of sunshine by late morning and into the afternoon. With high pressure…

GIRLS H.S. BASKETBALLBlackfoot 32 *Century 65 *Rigby 50Idaho Falls 22 *Bonneville 58Skyline 30 *Madison 37 Hillcrest 31 Highland 53 *Pocatello 61…

Fifteen years ago, her kidnapping became one of the most followed child abduction cases. Her name became known around the world – Elizabeth…

No one was injured when a trailer in Roberts caught fire Wednesday afternoon. Roberts Fire District Deputy Fire Chief Ethan Harkness said Roberts…

Idaho Falls is considering speed limit changes on three roadways. The Traffic Safety Committee is considering the recommendations based on collected…

A new residency program is gearing up at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. A residency is a stage of graduate medical training, where physicians…

The Bannock County Republican Central Committee has nominated three candidates to replace Evan Frasure on the Bannock County Commission. Frasure was…

Idaho Falls Police reports a driver and his two passengers are ok after their vehicle landed upside down in a ditch full of water on the 3000 block…

The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that Blackfoot’s sewer fee structure is appropriate and lawful. In a November decision, the court affirmed a…

The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is opening all county driver’s license offices Wednesday (except Grangeville) following computer…

UPDATE: 1:00 p.m. The Idaho Transportation Department (ITD) is opening all county driver’s license offices Wednesday (except Grangeville)…

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter says once again he’s committed to growing and improving education in Idaho as he prepares for the 2018…

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has appointed Republican Rep. Janet Trujillo of Idaho Falls to the Idaho State Tax Commission. Otter made the…

UPDATE: 12/5/17 8:43 P.M.: Nocolle L. Lockyer and Eduardo Anguano-Gonzalez have been arrested by Idaho Falls Police. Lockyer and Anguano-Gonzalez…

Rebecca Casper has been re-elected as mayor of Idaho Falls. Casper won the runoff election with over 60 percent of the vote. The runoff came because…

The state’s top elected officials have put off a possible increase in grazing fees on state lands due to potential litigation. The Idaho Land…

Tribal leaders in Idaho say they want tribal flags to be displayed inside the Statehouse as a reminder that five sovereign nations reside in the Gem…

Some low clouds and fog redeveloped overnight, and but these clouds will likely burn off much faster today than yesterday. With high pressure…

Pocatellans Protest the GOP Tax Bill Outside of Senator James Risch’s office in Pocatello, protesters gathered in opposition of the GOP tax…

GIRLS H.S. BASKETBALL*Sugar-Salem 45Snake River 38 *West Jefferson 57Challis 32 *Butte County 51 Carey 29 BOYS H.S. BASKETBALL*Idaho Falls 37…

Idahoans can now register to vote online for the first time. Secretary of State Lawerence Denney announced Tuesday that the move will offer…

Authorities say a 27-year-old man found dead at a southwest Idaho state-run treatment center for people with severe disabilities had not been checked…

Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center has named Jeff Sollis as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective January 1, 2018. Sollis is currently…

A woman police say escaped from a Boise work center 19 years ago has been captured in South Dakota. The Idaho Department of Correction in a statement…

Our Winter-time inversion is making a return for this week. Some low clouds developed overnight, and this stratus deck is expected to dissipate by…

Water filling the pond at Jensen Grove Park has been shut off for the winter. As a result, fish in the pond will not survive when water levels become…

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has released his final report on his recommendations for national monument designations under the Antiquities Act.…

Idaho State Police is investigating two crashes east of Idaho Falls. The first involves a vehicle on fire on the old Yellowstone Highway near Ucon.…

Police say a 17-year-old girl was stabbed in the parking lot of a Nampa high school, and a 17-year-old boy has been arrested on an attempted murder…

Authorities in south-central Idaho are investigating following a motorhome fire and death of a 2-year-old girl. Authorities have released few details…

Jameion K. Hernandez, 20, pleaded not guilty in 7th District Court in Idaho Falls Tuesday to charges of first-degree murder. Hernandez was arrested…

Some low clouds developed overnight, and this stratus deck is expected to dissipate by this afternoon. With high pressure building over the western…

2,884 Rocky Mountain Power customers are without power in the Ammon, Iona and Idaho Falls area. Rocky Mountain Power sent out crews to investigate…

The American Red Cross needs donors this holiday season. Donations are known to decline in December, but the need of blood remains steady. The…

The City of Idaho Falls has initiated parking restrictions around the city because of the recent snowfall. Cars need to be moved off city streets to…

Idaho State Police reports a white truck was moving west on Highway 26 near mile marker 348 near Ririe when it came up on a bus that had stopped to…

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Christmas Box angel statue in Idaho Falls. The statue is a way to honor and remember children who have…

A chance of freezing fog for the overnight and early morning hours. From the fog, we might see a few flurries. High pressure is building over the…

Sunday marked the beginning of the holiday shopping season for downtown Idaho Falls. “This is a great way to start the holiday season,”…

No one expects to have their plans drastically altered during the holidays–but for Kei and Brendan Clark, a recently married couple from BYU,…

A Utah man was arrested after his robbery of a hotel yielded only one dollar. The Daily Herald reports a Provo police officer responded to a report…

This holiday season the Postal Service looks to deliver more than 15 billion mail pieces, and the Postal Inspection Service, the federal law…

A Rexburg man faces seven felony charges after allegedly forging checks to purchase merchandise he found listed on Craig’s List. Evan Patrick…

Idaho’s State Board of Education is considering a proposal designed to boost the number of medical residencies throughout the state. Board…

Three top gubernatorial candidates with widely different backgrounds share similar views on managing Idaho’s wildlife conservation and access…

DECEMBER 4, 2017 Monticello Montessori in…

After the all the snow, we’ll see clearing for the region throughout the morning hours, with a few light snow showers possible for far eastern…

Scattered snow showers overnight into early Monday morning. Clearing for Central Idaho and the Snake River Plain by the late morning hours, with a…

A 45 year old Pocatello man died after a train crashed into his pickup, which was parked on the tracks Friday night. Idaho State Police say the man…

A storm system is moving in tonight, bringing rain/snow and wind to the region. Rain is most likely during the day on Sunday, for the Snake River…

A messed up power line into a house has caused a poweroutage in a Rigby neighborhood off 4060 E. Rocky Mountain Power is currently on scene fixing…

Boys Basketball HILLCREST – 67BRIGHTON, UT – 51 BONNEVILLE – 30SKYRIDGE, UT – 33 MADISON – 57BOISE – 66 HIGHLAND…

UPDATE 12/01/17 6 A.M..: The Bannock County Sheriff’s Office believes two of the suspects in the car are Stacy Carter, 21 from Chubbuck, and…

Joshua Holt and his wife, Thamy, have now been held in a Venezuelan jail for nearly a year and a half. This week, the U.S. Department of State once…

Fiscal Year 2017 was a good one for the Idaho National Laboratory. In a memo to employees, INL Laboratory Director Dr. Mark Peters reported the…

Help Santa find his puppy Tracker tomorrow, Saturday, Dec. 2 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Idaho Falls. Tracker is Santa’s special puppy…

You can view the animals of Zoo Idaho in a different light this December. The zoo will host the fourth annual Wild Winter Weekends on Saturday,…

Jackson District Ranger Dale Deiter has accepted a position as supervisor for the Prescott National Forest in Arizona. Deiter will report to Arizona…

More than 1.2 million people are living with HIV today, and according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, more than 700,000 people with AIDS have died…

Patchy fog tonight behind our weak snow storm. Though a break is expected for Saturday with warmer temperatures, a much larger system is expected to…

This week’s education news: Kerby reprimanded. A state panel has reprimanded state Rep. Ryan Kerby over inaccurate teacher evaluations data…

The Wyoming Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a man who was sentenced to 30 years in prison for attempting to kill his wife with a hatchet…

The second annual Rexburg Tree Festival kicks off Friday night at 6 p.m. This two-day event will feature decorated Christmas trees and wreaths…

UPDATE 11:40 a.m.: Officials report Century Link has resolved the issue, and all hospital communications should be back to normal function. ORIGINAL…

Jackson Hole’s START Bus service is on track to provide one million rides for the first time in a single calendar year. The service has seen…

Grizzly bear researchers say the number of bruins in and around Yellowstone National Park is holding steady as state wildlife officials begin…

Realtors are expecting overall home sales in Idaho to expand by 3 to 5 percent in 2018. The housing market is growing, and Ross Farr, a mortgage…

Sixth District Magistrate Judge Rick Carnaroli has been appointed as the newest Pocatello-based District Judge. Governor C.L. “Butch”…

How would you complete this sentence: All I want for Christmas is _________. For one family in Franklin, that answer is Christmas cards. So…

Partly cloudy skies and light winds are expected for today after the weak storm system that brought some snow this morning moves out of the region.…

GIRLS H.S. BASKETBALLIdaho Falls 42*Blackfoot 60 Madison 29*Highland 37 *Century 59 Pocatello 44 *Preston 54Skyline 44 Mackay 28 *Butte County 82…

Christmas cheer was alive and well in Blackfoot during the Blackfoot Christmas Tree Fantasy. More than $21,000 was raised during the auction, which…