Idaho Senate advances stand-your-ground legislation
Idaho’s Senate has approved legislation that would codify existing case law surrounding protections for a person who uses deadly force under a…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s Senate has approved legislation that would codify existing case law surrounding protections for a person who uses deadly force under a…
Continue ReadingAn Idaho House panel has advanced a proposal designed to prevent people with misdemeanor domestic violence convictions from owning or purchasing a…
Continue ReadingA group of Idaho lawmakers has signed off on a proposal declaring pornography a public health risk. The House State Affairs Committee advanced the…
Continue ReadingBoth the Idaho Falls and Rexburg Porter’s Craft & Frame stores are closing their doors for good following a total liquidation sale…
Continue ReadingIdaho Falls Police are investigating a suspicious postcard sent by mail to the parent of a District 91 school student.Details of the card were not…
Continue ReadingDanielle Garcia has been named director of Pocatello Animal Services. City council members approved Mayor Brian Blad’s nomination Thursday…
Continue ReadingThis week’s education headlines: Private scholarship bill. A bill to create a private school scholarship program drew a big crowd to the…
Continue ReadingTeton School District 401 is addressing a tip about someone bringing a weapon to school. According to the schools Facebook page, an unsubstantiated…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 5:30 p.m.: The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office reports 7-year-old Anthony has been found safe. According to officials, he was at a…
Continue ReadingThe START bus service board of directors will begin to review its Fiscal Year 2019 budget, including passenger fares, beginning Thursday. The board…
Continue ReadingA winter storm is moving in and will last into the weekend. Expect to see gusty winds and scattered snow showers. The main cold front will pass…
Continue ReadingMany of the increasing threats around the nation come from social media. In the world of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, it’s easy to…
Continue ReadingThe city of Chubbuck could be getting an indoor aquatic center. Right now, the city is working with a Utah architecture company on a feasibility…
Continue ReadingWhat do you do in an emergency like an active shooter situation? If you can’t answer that, you’re not alone. Blackfoot police said many…
Continue ReadingAfter the shooting in Parkland Florida- school threats have become a reoccurring problem across the country. Here in Eastern Idaho, it’s no…
Continue ReadingReading is fundamental, and the kids at Hillview Elementary got a head start on celebrating. Tomorrow is “Read Across America” day,…
Continue ReadingWe often hear the phrase “Everyday heroes,” and we found one. A Bonneville County school bus driver who helped an unresponsive rider.…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: 3/1/18 Justin C. Sarbaum was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison, two years fixed, on charges of voluntary manslaughter. Sarbaum agreed…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: 3/1/18 4:00 p.m.: Blackfoot Police have completed their investigation of a school threat incident Wednesday. Officers determined the juvenile…
Continue ReadingYellowstone National Park officials report Sylvan Pass, the road from East Entrance to Lake Butte Overlook, will close to oversnow travel beginning…
Continue ReadingGovernor Matt Mead has named Torrington lawyer and former legislator Edward Buchanan as Wyoming’s new Secretary of State. Buchanan was one of…
Continue ReadingA cold front is moving into to Eastern Idaho and Wyoming Thursday night and Friday morning. Our local mountains are expected to see heavy snow…
Continue ReadingOne of the largest tax reduction bills ever proposed in Idaho’s history is headed to the governor’s desk. Senate members on Thursday…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s House has advanced legislation that would require cities, counties and other taxing districts to wait almost one year before a failed…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 3/1/18 1:55 p.m.: The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office identified the driver of the vehicle as Michael Mitchell. Mitchell was arrested…
Continue ReadingA winter storm is moving in and will last into the weekend. Expect to see gusty winds and scattered snow showers. The main cold front will pass…
Continue ReadingTEDx is coming to Idaho Falls. 12 Speakers will be presenting at the event Many of us are familiar with TED talks from the internet — videos of…
Continue ReadingWyoming health officials have included vaccinations against pneumococcal diseases and rotavirus among the new state childhood immunization…
Continue ReadingThe Wyoming House and Senate have approved separate so-called “stand your ground” proposals. Each chamber will now consider the…
Continue ReadingNine Idaho students have filed a lawsuit claiming they were unfairly removed from their high school cheerleading team after staging a…
Continue ReadingLocal Olympic snowboarder JessiKa Jenson was welcomed home to Rigby Wednesday night. The Rigby High School cafeteria was filled with family, friends…
Continue ReadingA former director of the North Idaho Housing Coalition has been charged with embezzling from the nonprofit group. The Spokesman-Review reports that…
Continue ReadingPolice say an unlicensed daycare worker in Utah broke a baby’s legs when she slammed the child on a bathroom floor. Salt Lake City police say…
Continue ReadingA winter storm is moving in for today and will last into the weekend. By this afternoon, expect to see gusty winds and scattered rain/snow showers.…
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