Month: February 2018

Some changes are coming for the American Falls school district. School emergencies could be helped thanks to a new app. The app, called…

A plan is in the works to build a new development west of Rexburg in Hibbard. But it’s been getting mixed reaction from some people. Madison…

The state has a new capital, just for today. Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter and Lt. Governor Brad Little were in Firth today. They brought…

Four male snowmobilers from Shelley had an unexpected snowmobile experience in the Centennials Mountain Range’s backcountry northwest of Island…

Idaho’s House has advanced a bill allowing residents to use oil extracted from cannabis plants in staunchly anti-marijuana Idaho as long as the…

Our next storm is lined up to move in for Thursday and Friday. By Thursday afternoon, expect to see gusty winds and scattered rain/snow showers. The…

Blackfoot Police took a 14-year-old male juvenile into custody Wednesday after investigating a threat to Blackfoot High School. Police said the…

An Idaho House panel has advanced a measure that would create a new scholarship program for private schools. However, opponents of the bill argue HB…

Blackfoot Police are offering training to the community to help people be prepared for an active shooter event. The “Civilians Response to…

Low-income women in Idaho would have access to important health and family planning services under a proposal advancing inside the Statehouse.…

Pocatello fire crews responded to reports of a fire that broke-out at Amy’s Kitchen early Wednesday morning. Fire officials confirmed it…

For the first time in the award’s history, a student was nominated by two different teachers for the Pocatello/Chubbuck School District…

A legislative panel has approved a bill that would allow Utah motorists to proceed through an intersection after coming to a full stop at a stubborn…

Senate Republicans have killed an Idaho Democrat’s bill that would have allowed women to receive up to a 12-month supply of prescribed birth…

A non-profit using horses to help those with special needs is trying to find a home of their own. The Innovative Therapeutic Riding Program left its…

On Saturday, 10 dancers will take the stage with several names throughout the southeastern Idaho community during the third annual ‘Dancing…

Fairly quiet weather for today, as we wait for our next storm on Thursday and Friday. By Thursday afternoon, expect to see gusty winds and scattered…

Recently, Eyewitness News anchor Todd Kunz saw some teenage girls carrying lifelike dolls. The dolls would even cry and need to be fed. Kunz did some…

Administrators in the Bonneville School District met with the community tonight to discuss the new bond issue. The $35 million bond will include a…

UPDATE: 9:15 p.m. The fire started around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday by a woman smoking a cigarette while on oxygen inside her home. Police got to the home…

Plans for a revamp of south downtown Idaho Falls were discussed with the public today. The city is in partnership with Idaho Smart Growth and The…

UPDATE: 6:45 p.m. The Idaho Falls Fire Department says that the fire broke out inside the kitchen of a main floor apartment within a five-apartment…

If you are planning to purchase a license, tag or permit between 11 p.m. on Feb. 28 and noon on March 1, you’ll need to change your plans.…

A judge has found a Wyoming outfitter not guilty of animal cruelty in his treatment of a horse. Local News 8 learned Teton County Circuit Court Judge…

Idaho utility regulators are considering an Idaho Power Company (IPC) proposal to reclassify customers who generate their own electricity. If…

Pocatello firefighters were in close quarters Tuesday as part of a training exercise.The Fire Department’s Urban Search and Rescue team…

Fairly quiet weather for Wednesday, as we wait for our next storm on Thursday and Friday. By Thursday afternoon, expect to see gusty winds and…

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A proposal to collect a fee at Yellowstone National Park to fund wildlife conservation efforts in the states surrounding the park has passed the…

A handful of Idaho lawmakers say they have too many objections to a proposal designed to retain teachers in rural areas by paying off some of their…

When you hear sirens Wednesday morning, don’t be alarmed. It is only a test. Bonneville County Emergency Management will be conducting a test…

Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s legislative proposal to provide health care to some of the state’s poorest residents is dead.…

A Utah Senate committee has approved legislation barring abortions sought because a fetus has been diagnosed with Down syndrome. The Salt Lake…

A Blackfoot Police Department K9 has been awarded a Naloxone/Narcan overdose kit and trauma kit. K9 Ryder, a Belgian Malinois and German Shepherd…

Idaho lawmakers have ushered in a proposal that would dramatically change the state’s independent commission in charge of drawing congressional…

UPDATE 6:15 p.m.: The Idaho Transportation Department reports U.S. 20 from Ashton to Montana State Line (Island Park) is open. Highway 32 and 47 are…

A 30-year-old Wyoming man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the beating and stabbing death of a 75-year-old…

Idaho Falls is looking for public input into the revitalization of properties on the south side of the downtown area. The area involved is south of…

Calmer weather will prevail today as winds look to be sustained at 5-15 mph and precipitaiton moves to our south. Thus we’ll see partly to…

There were three groups of Boy Scouts in the 17 Mile Cave when it filled with smoke early Saturday morning but, it wasn’t their fire. The…

A thrift store for a good cause is up and running again. The Family Crisis Center Second Helpings thrift store had its grand re-opening today. The…

There are some changes happening at Brigham Young University’s Idaho campus. The school will be taking out the blue emergency phones. The…

Two people were arrested after the Idaho Falls Police Department seized 504 grams of marijuana and 1.4 grams of methamphetamine thanks to the help of…

The Carr Foundation has donated $905,000 to the Museum of Idaho (MOI) to help with the museum’s expansion and enhance the existing facility.…

A man is custody for brandishing a gun and growing marijuana at his home in Idaho Falls. A witness called 9-1-1 after seeing Michael Scott Allen with…

Star Valley High School in Afton, Wyoming was placed under a precautionary lockdown Monday morning. The Lincoln County School District #2 said the…

Legislation encouraging public schools to offer gun safety courses is headed to the Idaho House. KIVI-TV reports that the House Education Committee…

Aaron Swisher has announced he will enter the Democratic race to challenge incumbent Congressman Mike Simpson. Swisher filed with the Secretary of…

The National Elk Refuge has borrowed an electronic signboard from Teton County to warn motorists of approaching bighorn sheep. The sign is located…

Scattered snow showers in the forecast for overnight and Tuesday. The key word is scattered, some locations in the Snake River Plain could see a few…

District 29 State Representative Elaine Smith has pulled a proposed amendment to House Bill 496. Her amendment was aimed at protecting the terms of…

It’s almost show time for students at Rigby High School. The drama department is getting ready to perform “Fiddler on the Roof.”…

An Idaho House panel has spiked a proposal that would have allowed health insurance carriers to offer non-Obamacare approved plans, while also…

A measure expanding Idaho’s open meeting laws has once again won support from House lawmakers. According to the proposed legislation, boards…

Sublette County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested Robert Richey, 51, of Idaho Falls after a high speed chase Saturday night. Pinedale, Wyoming…

Over 40 years after becoming the first city to walk away from an Olympic bid, Denver is considering whether to try to again host the Winter Games.…

The College of Idaho has named two new presidents, marking the first time in the school’s history that the office will be occupied by…

UPDATE 2/26/18 10:00 a.m.: The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports 32-year-old Wayne R Halverson of Wishek, North Dakota, died from…

Snowy and windy conditions are forcing some school closures Monday morning: American Falls School District #381 Fremont County Joint School District…

Yellowstone National Park plans to increase security after fences were damaged at a bison capturing facility outside the park, in one case undoing…

A man who made serious threats against the lives of others on social media was arrested in Idaho Falls Friday. Idaho Falls Police took Zachery Rish,…

Snow is expected today, with 1-4 inches expected for the Snake River Plain and Jackson Hole through this evening. 6-12 inches are expected in the…

Wind speeds will still be breezy, like the weekend. Snow showers will take over the region for the majority of Monday. Monday: A 50% chance of snow…

Iconic Rexburg retailer Porter’s Craft and Frame has announced plans to permanently close its doors. Owners Chuck and Linda Porter made the…

Hundreds gathered to take part in a day dedicated to engineering. The Museum of Idaho and Colonial Theater held the “Dream Big” event,…

JessiKa Jenson will receive a Fire & Police escort Wednesday, February 28th at 5:45 P.M. They will be traveling north bound on US 20, taking the…

More scattered snow showers with gusty winds for the weekend. Most of the heavy snow will favor mountain locations above 6,500 Feet. Saturday: A 70%…

13 Boy Scouts and 5 leaders were evacuated from inside the 17 Mile Cave at 16000 W. Arco Highway early Saturday morning. Four additional people were…

Students in Aberdeen district schools moved through their classes Friday under a “soft lockdown.” School officials started the day under…

Coming soon to Aberdeen – new welcome signs. The new signs aren’t your typical welcome signs – they have a little something extra…

BOYS DISTRICT H.S. BASKETBALL 3A DIST. 6 PLAY-IN GAME: SUGAR-SALEM VS. FILER, 1:00 PM SAT @ AMERICAN FALLS HS 1AD1 DIST. 4 TOURNEY:VALLEY –…

The battle to fight for victims of sexual assault is ongoing in Idaho. From medical attention to sexual assault evidence kits, and putting laws in…

The Idaho Falls Auditorium District has been in the works for years, and so far it seems like there has been very little progress. With the firing of…

Are you prepared for a power outage? They happen unexpectedly and while temperatures are dropping, it can be dangerous. Spencer Hall, the spokesman…

Utah Senate candidate and former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney told southern Utah Republicans this week that he agrees with President Donald…

Homeless veterans could get a new home in Idaho, with access to health care and other services, under a proposal from housing agencies and local…

More scattered snow showers with gusty winds for the weekend. Accumulations are still looking to be on the lighter side for the Snake River Plain.…

The Wyoming Office of Homeland Security has deployed personnel to a landslide about 17 miles south of Alpine on the Bridger-Teton National Forest.…

A financial news website reports Idaho ranks #19 in the nation in firearm deaths per 100,000 people. 24/7 Wall St. examined 2016 firearm-related…

This week’s education headlines: Unabridged — and official. After three years of rancor and rewrites, the Senate Education Committee has…

Law enforcement is investigating a two-vehicle crash on County Line Road at 4000 East at around 2:15 p.m. Friday. An Audi passenger car and a pickup…

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says there was a rumor started about a student threatening harm to others at Rigby High School. According to…

A school board in northern Wyoming has decided to remove a book from the Cody High School library that one board member referred to as…

Two teens in Utah have been arrested for making separate threats that police say alluded to potential school shootings. The Salt Lake Tribune reports…

Thyroid cancer is very common in our area, and has been for years. One local oncologist says, southeast Idaho sees an average of 100 new diagnoses…

A prosecutor has ruled that Boise Police officers were justified when they wounded a Meridian man during a parking lot confrontation last fall. KTVB…

A 29-year-old Minnesota man died in a snowmobile accident north of Yellowstone National Park in Montana. Park County officials say it appears the man…

Challis High School received two threats in the past seven days. The first, on February 15th, came from a student who was taken into custody. The…

With school safety being a hot-button topic, one parent is concerned with the structure of a local high school. Amanda Klingler had some safety…

We’ll just see some flurries in the Snake River Plain today, but travel is fairly dicey this morning in the Eastern Highlands were a few inches…

BOYS DISTRICT H.S. BASKETBALL 5A DIST. 5-6 TOURNEY:HILLCREST – 68HIGHLAND – 58 4A DIST. 5-6 TOURNEY:IDAHO FALLS -51CENTURY – 54 3A…

Rexburg police are urging residents to be more vigilant about locking up their doors. Some BYU-Idaho students don’t realize the damage that…

After several failed attempts to pass a jail expansion bond, Bannock County is now working with U.S. Marshals in Idaho to come to an agreement to…

About 90,000 visitors a year enjoy Harriman State Park. The park was gifted to the state of Idaho in 1977 from the Harriman family. A newly-proposed…

After three years of facing resistance inside the GOP-dominant Statehouse, Idaho schools will finally be able to implement a new slate of robust…

Officials say a landfill in southern Idaho could start producing enough energy to power 2,500 homes as early as May. The Times-News newspaper reports…

Idaho State University is welcoming its five finalist in the presidential search. Each finalist will visit campuses in Pocatello, Idaho Falls, and…

A proposal to provide legal protections for breastfeeding mothers is advancing through the Idaho Statehouse. The Idaho House on Thursday unanimously…

A 63-year-old Idaho Falls man made an initial appearance in Bonneville County Magistrate Court on Tuesday for two counts of involuntary manslaughter…