Month: January 2018

Retired Farm Service Agency officer Brent Mendenhall has been appointed by Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter to fill a vacancy on the Madison…

A pattern of off and on snow showers has started as we head into the weekend. Look for scattered snow showers, gusty winds and dropping temperatures.…

A grease fire started in a kitchen in the 500 block of East Alameda Road while a man was cooking French fries around 1 a.m. Thursday. Pocatello…

Crews will begin construction of a race course for the Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race in Jackson Friday morning. The race itself will begin at the…

A recently introduced bill would allow residents to use oil extracted from cannabis plants in staunchly anti-marijuana Idaho as long as the product…

Idaho lawmakers will once again be asked to consider joining fellow Republican-dominated states calling for a constitutional amendment to limit…

An eastern Idaho lawmaker says government agencies should be allowed to post required legal notices on their websites rather than in a newspaper.…

An Idaho House panel has introduced legislation banning state agencies, universities and school districts from hiring lobbyists to influence state…

New options for a driver’s license has come to Idaho. You can now get a “Star Card,” which is Idaho’s version of a federal…

A cold front is moving in for today. Expect the snow to begin in the late morning, though it will likely start as a rain/snow mix near Pocatello,…

BOYS H.S. BASKETBALL MADISON – 53HIGHLAND – 50 POCATELLO – 45IDAHO FALLS – 69 BLACKFOOT – 38PRESTON – 66…

For the first time in the Cub Scouts’ 88 years, girls are now in the ranks. Boy Scouts of America announced the change to include girls in Cub…

UPDATE 1/24/18 12:30 p.m. Idaho Falls Police reports the man who was shot Tuesday has died. Chief Bryce Johnson identified the man as 54-year-old…

Hearing loss is one of the most common birth defects according to the March of Dimes. Approximately 3-4 in 1,000 babies are born with permanent…

An Idaho House panel introduced a bill that would allow trucks and buses to go the same speed limit as other vehicles on state highways. House…

Idaho State Police reports no one was injured after a truck making a left turn from Heyrend Way onto northbound Yellowstone Highway hit a…

Madison Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire at 434 ½ E. 9000 S. #11 in Archer around 9:53 p.m. Tuesday. Firefighters…

New options for a driver’s license has come to Idaho. You can now get a “Star Card,” which is Idaho’s version of a federal…

Longtime Pocatello Police officer Lieutenant Paul Manning is retiring. A 35-year veteran, Manning began his law enforcement career in Pocatello after…

Jere A. Alford, 31, of Idaho Falls is being held in the Bonneville County Jail on a variety of charges after two armed robberies were reported. Idaho…

Idaho is revealing a plan that will allow health insurance companies to sell cheap policies that ditch key provisions of the Affordable Care Act.…

The Idaho House has approved aligning the state’s tax code with federal rules despite a handful of members once again objecting to the…

Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper released a statement Wednesday in response to an officer-involved shooting that led to the death of a man Tuesday…

Chubbuck Police arrested a 37-year-old Rigby man on Monday, January 22 around 8:00 p.m. for enticing an underage female. Chubbuck investigators…

A cold front is moving in for Thursday. Expect the snow to begin in the late morning, though it will likely start as a rain/snow mix near Pocatello,…

Cable channel HGTV and Bassett have teamed up to feature a new furniture line. The line is now exclusively on display at Blacker’s Home…

UPDATE (1/23/18) 9:50 pm.: Idaho Falls Police have released the name of a missing teen they have been looking for since yesterday morning. Police say…

Singer and actress Cher has endorsed Democratic state Rep. Paulette Jordan in the race to become Idaho’s next governor. Cher tweeted Wednesday…

The Idaho Falls Police Department is investigating possible shots fired call in the area of Canyon Avenue and Iona Street. IFPD says it got a call…

The Idaho Falls Auditorium District (IFAD) has hired Brian “Chip” Scott as the new Executive Director of the organization. Scott will…

We’ll see some blustery south winds ahead of a cold front arriving tomorrow. With those south winds, temperatures will rise into the 40s for…

The Pocatello/Chubbuck school board held a hearing for public comment following their decision to have the high schools no longer become a school of…

Three Pocatello juveniles are in custody after a weekend vandalism spree. The Bannock County Sheriff tells Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News the…

An Idaho Senate panel has narrowly agreed to introduce legislation allowing parents to opt out of vaccinating their children with a simple letter…

BOYS H.S. BASKETBALL FIRTH – 44SOUTH FREMONT – 34 AMERICAN FALLS – 42ABERDEEN – 67 SODA SPRINGS – 55SNAKE RIVER –…

Depression and suicide are important topics to discuss. Idaho ranks high for the number of suicides and suicide attempts. The state was once ranked…

The Development Workshop continually strives to create a lifetime of greater independence for its clients. Vice President of Marketing, Greg Katainen…

The Latest on a Utah plan to specifically legalize free-range parenting: 3:27 p.m. A panel of Utah lawmakers has approved a proposal aimed at…

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter thanked the Idaho Legislature for unanimously approving legislation that lowers the amount employers pay in…

Two people were hurt when a tow truck rolled into the car it was working to remove. Idaho State Police investigated the incident around 12:56 p.m.…

Bingham County Commissioners launched a new website that pays tribute to Bingham County veterans. This new website provides a comprehensive list of…

Teton County, Idaho Commissioners are encouraging a Bridger Teton National Forest advisory committee to push for re-designation of the Palisades…

Another storm is moving in for the late-half of the workweek. As that storm approaches we’ll see winds out of the south increasing. Look for…

Federal officials are proposing approving Idaho’s request to loosen field burning rules that backers say offer more flexibility to disperse…

An exploratory committee studying a potential Salt Lake City bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics estimates the city could pull it off without losing…

The Centennial Rotary Club donated $3,000 to New Day Products and Resources to help the company’s laundry service program employ persons with…

Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad says he will interview 13 finalists to fill a vacancy on the Pocatello City Council. Steve Brown stepped down last month…

A local woman is being honored for a lifetime of service. The City of Pocatello Human Relations Advisory Committee presented the Human and Civil…

Idaho Falls will soon be home to brand new nuclear technology. NuScale Power, a nuclear power company, has created a new nuclear technology to…

UPDATE 1/22/18 7:10 P.M.: Idaho Falls Police tells Local News 8 and Eyewitness News one of the accidents on Yellowstone Highway near West Heyrend way…

Today we’ll see fog and low cloud cover left over from yesterday’s storm, with just a slight chance of a flurry. Roads are slick so be…

UPDATE: The Idaho Falls Aquatic Center will reopen Tuesday morning at 8:00 a.m. Aerobic classes for Tuesday, January 23 have been canceled. ORIGINAL:…

Seventh District Judge Dane Watkins sentenced 23-year-old Jesus Adan Castillo to a 45 year unified sentence, 15 years fixed and 30 years…

Two students from Mountain View Middle School in Blackfoot came down with Impetigo over the weekend. Impetigo is a staph infection on the skin.…

A long-time referee in Pocatello will live to see another game thanks to the help of many good Samaritans who jumped in to save his life. “I…

The Idaho Falls City Council has approved a 5-year, $40 million memorandum of understanding to provide up to 20 megawatts of electricity per hour to…

Students at Sunnyside Elementary are celebrating their third annual Diversity Week. Today they had an assembly. The theme? The Olympics. They say the…

Some government employees had the day off today, but not by choice. If you had to do business with the federal government today, it was a hit or…

A vehicle lost control and struck a white pick up truck at 400 N. and 3000 E. in Rigby Monday around 4:30 p.m. According to officials, the vehicle…

An Idaho House panel has introduced legislation that would allow trucks, buses and other large vehicles to go the same speed limit as other vehicles…

UPDATE: 1/22/18 10:35 a.m. The victim of a Saturday avalanche has been identified as John Moe, 46, of Missoula, Montana. Fremont County Sheriff Len…

Idaho voters would no longer be required to disclose their sex while registering to vote under a proposal recently introduced inside the Idaho…

An Idaho National Laboratory researcher has developed a fuel cell technology powered by solid carbon that could make coal and biomass cleaner and…

Wyoming’s high school graduation rate increased slightly to 80.2 percent last school year. The Wyoming Department of Education says the…

UPDATE: Idaho State Police said Abraham M. White, 30, of West Jordan, Utah was driving northbound in a 2018 Freightliner Cascadia. He was pulling a…

Lingering snow showers for tonight with patchy fog Tuesday. Slight chance at light snow from the fog and low cloud cover. Tuesday and Wednesday look…

Law enforcement officials named in a wrongful death lawsuit are denying allegations they violated federal civil rights during and after the shooting…

The federal government says lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to drastically shrink two Utah national monuments should be…

UPDATE 10:00 a.m.: Idaho Falls Police reports Andrew Martin has been found. A community member who received the Code Red alert located Andrew at…

Idaho Falls Police are investigating the vandalism of an Idaho State Police patrol car. The incident was reported Sunday near the intersection of…

Snow is coming back into the region today, though accumulations will be light. Anywhere from a dusting to an inch or two is expected for the Snake…

Students in Bonneville District 93 are having fun splashing around but also learning a lot. The Bonneville High School “Lifetime Sports”…

Make-A-Wish Idaho is celebrating a huge milestone, they’re granting their 1,500th wish. Emerson Jaques is your average teenager. She’s a…

Idaho State Police is investigating a two vehicle crash in Bonneville County at the intersection of Yellowstone Highway and Iona road. A Dodge…

Snow is coming back into the region starting Monday, in a quick full day of snow showers. Tuesday and Wednesday look clear from rain and snowfall…

The town of Jackson and the state of Wyoming are implementing contingency plans to deal with the federal government shutdown. State and local…

50 women in the entire state of Idaho are nominees for the Idaho Woman of the Year. The Idaho Business Review has announced its nominees for 2018. A…

An Idaho judge ruled this week a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Idaho over public defender funding can move forward as…

In response to the lapse in federal appropriations, Grand Teton National Park is implementing its plan for a government shutdown. Government-operated…

Snowmobilers and cross-country skiers are advised to stay out of the back country and stick to groomed trails this weekend. Fremont County Search and…

BOYS H.S. BASKETBALL MADISON – 56HILLCREST – 63 TWIN FALLS – 47HIGHLAND – 59 BONNEVILLE – 52RIGBY- 62 SKYLINE –…

A reminder from sheriff’s offices around the region, and from first responders – homeowners make sure your house numbers are easy to see…

After the holidays, many animal shelters tend to see an increase in the number of adopted pets being returned to the shelter. The Pocatello Animal…

A car crash in Idaho Falls Friday night sends one woman to the hospital. It happened at the intersection of Sunnyside Road and Woodruff Avenue just…

Three juveniles were arrested Friday morning after they admitted to breaking a window, stealing a wallet and vehicle theft. The three juveniles are…

Idaho GOP gubernatorial candidate, Tommy Ahlquist, stopped by East Idaho this week as part of his campaign tour. Yesterday he was at the AG expo in…

Part of the $60 million bond the Bonneville School District was ready to put on the March ballot has been dropped. The part dropped was the issue for…

Two Pocatello residents were sentenced in federal court on Wednesday for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Chief U.S. District…

The Idaho Museum of Natural History at Idaho State University will open the Incredible Horse exhibit on January 20. The exhibit follows the horse…

UPDATE 1:15 p.m.: Yellowstone National Park officials reports as of 1:15 p.m., Mammoth to Tower is now open to all travel. Officials ask you use…

State Rep. Paulette Jordan says she’s taking next week off from the Legislature to campaign for governor in southern Idaho. The Democrat from…

The State Board of Education is supporting the formation of a chief education officer position to help consolidate back office operations in…

This week’s education headlines: Teacher salaries: a breakdown. In 2017-18, Idaho’s average teacher salary reached $48,113, according to…

Crews have been working for hours to clear a portion of Interstate 15 in Midvale after a double tanker vehicle hauling gasoline exploded Thursday…

The Idaho STEM Action Center is one of 15 STEM Coalition Challenge finalists. This competition is for communities across the country to develop…

Idaho lawmakers on an economic outlook committee are predicting that the state will see roughly $3.8 billion in tax revenue in the 2019 fiscal year…

It’s that time of year when local schools are holding their geography bees in preparation for the state bee coming up this spring. Organizers…

A cold front is passing through to close out the work week. Scattered rain showers are expected through today with southerly winds from 10-20 mph.…

One local father is fighting to get his daughter back. He says she was taken from his care after he reported the child’s mother for alleged…

The Pocatello/Chubbuck school board made a final decision Wednesday night about school choice. According to the district information officer, the…