Month: May 2018

The Century Tennis team has been dominating the 4A level for a few years, and it goes to show. The Boys and Girls on the team are hanging two more championship banners. The girls are hanging their third consecutive championship banner, while the boys are hanging their second straight. Coach Sean Kane tells Sportsline, he

The Sugar Salem Diggers have a long storied history in athletics and coming out on top. In the 2018 school year alone the Diggers have won 9 championships, 8 of those recognized by the IHSSA. On Wednesday morning, the student body at Sugar Salem high school honored the boys track and field team. The team

With Memorial Day coming up you may be getting ready to hit the road but is your car ready? Before you get on the road this weekend there are a few things you should have checked out. “You want to make sure your tire pressure isn’t too high or too low. You want to make

It was a memorable day for some people in Southeast Idaho. 19 people became American citizens Wednesday at the Federal Courthouse in Pocatello. “No matter what country you came from, America now calls you her own,” said Judge David Nye, District Court of Idaho, Wednesday marked the beginning of 19 peoples lives as American citizens.

The city of Shelley is still mourning the loss of one of their police officers, Sgt. Kent Swanson, who died after suffering a heart attack while on duty Monday night. “We didn’t just lose an employee, we all lost a good friend,” said Shelley Police Chief Rod Mohler. Sgt. Swanson started with the Shelley Police

We are returning to the pattern of nice weather in the mornings with the threat for afternoon T-Storms. However, I expect Friday to be fairly warm with highs in the 80’s and just a small chance of T-Storms, but the threat for afternoon T-Storms increases over the weekend. Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms

Chubbuck police arrested a man Wednesday afternoon for theft after he stole from a store inside the mall and ran away. Police said the man stole more than $100 worth of clothing from Zumiez inside the Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck, then he ran off. The store manager and mall security ended up chasing the

Despite a fire that ruined their warehouse, a Pocatello ride share company is expanding its horizons and fast. The Izaic Transportation Company is built on the platform of yellow cab, but Izaic does more than just transport people. It also delivers food, medication, groceries and even store product for companies. The company’s app allows the

The Latest on a vote in Wyoming that would allow grizzly bears to be hunted for the first time since 1974: 3:15 p.m. For the first time in 40 years, Wyoming Game and Fish commissioners have given final, unanimous, approval to a grizzly bear hunting season. The decision follows months of public meetings and discussions.

The family of Kayla Davis, the missing 23-year-old woman from Pocatello who reportedly fell into the Snake River on May 9, has released the following statement: “The death of our daughter Kayla was a tragic accident. Every day that goes by without the recovery of her body is too painful to be expressed. We are

The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued A Flood Watch for the Henry`s Fork near Rexburg and a Flood Advisory for the Teton River near St. Anthony. The NWS says, “Recent heavy rain in the Upper Snake Highlands of southeastern Idaho will contribute to increased flows on the Henry`s Fork River near Rexburg. Early

Stormy weather drying up overnight with a sunny Thursday morning.We’ll still see some moisture in place for a chance for T-Storms for Tuesday afternoon, after which we’ll get a break and warm up for Friday. Overnight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low into the upper 40’s. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph,

UPDATE 12:15 p.m.: Marsh Valley School Superintendent Marvin Hansen says he was very pleased with the response from the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday. Marsh Valley High School was ordered into a lockdown for over an hour Wednesday morning. Hansen said it came after a student said they thought they saw another student with a

The Madison Fire Department Pipe Brigade will be honoring those that have gone before by playing at the Madison County Cemeteries this Memorial Day. Band members will be following the schedule: 9:00 a.m.: Plano and Sutton (Archer) Cemeteries 9:50 a.m.: Burton and Sugar Cemeteries 10:45 a.m.: The Rexburg Cemetery (where all the Pipers will meet

For the first time, Act It Out! Children’s Theatre is offering Cinderella summer camps in both Rexburg and Ammon. The day camps in June are for kids ages 5 to 16, and every child gets a speaking part, costume and a chance to shine on stage. No auditions required. Both camps run during the day,

Parents at a Utah elementary school say they raised concerns about a janitor’s behavior months before he was arrested on child sex abuse charges but were told there was no evidence of abuse. Parent Nancy Glover told KUTV-TV on Tuesday said the Nebo School District needs to own up to its mistake after they sent

If you can’t attend local high school graduations, don’t worry. You can still watch the ceremonies live online. The City of Pocatello’s Video Services Department, also known as Pocatello Community Media, will live stream the Friday, May 25 high school graduations for Century, Pocatello and Highland High Schools on their YouTube channel. Below is the

U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced Monday that a 39-year-old Blackfoot man and 41-year-old Pocatello man pleaded guilty to transportation of child pornography in two separate cases. The first man who pleaded guilty was Blackfoot man Buster Locklear. According to Locklear’s plea agreement, between February and August 2017, the National Center for Missing and Exploited

Five Idaho Falls students have been awarded college scholarships through the District 91 Education Foundation. The scholarships were funded by donations from the William J. and Shirley A. Maeck Family Foundation Scholarship and the Odd Felows Memorial Scholarship. “Bill and Shirley Maeck wanted to make an investment in our community. They wanted to give opportunities

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office’s Search and Rescue dove right into action today. The dive team practiced swift water rescue today on the Snake River. Divers moved down the moving water as other divers practiced using rope bags to help bring the other one to safety. They say with all of the water in our state

The Mormon church is pulling 169 missionaries from Nicaragua because of growing political instability in the Central American country. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ spokesman Daniel Woodruff said Tuesday that most of these missionaries will be reassigned to other countries while some will finish their missions a little early. Another 158 missionaries

Scores of law enforcement officers from agencies across eastern Idaho turned out Tuesday afternoon as the body of Shelley Sergeant Kent Swanson was transported from Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls to a funeral home in Rigby. Sgt. Swanson suffered a massive heart attack while responding to a disturbance call Monday night.The “thin

We’ll see cloudy skies with off and on showers and thunderstorms throughout the day today as a low pressure center moves over E. Idaho. Some of these thunderstorms this afternoon have the potential to be severe, which could mean frequent lightning, dime to quarter sized hail, and wind gusts near 50 mph. After this storm

The Shelley Russets have had a long history in their athletic department. Coming into the spring sports state tournaments, they sat at 47 championship banners hanging in their gym. On Tuesday, the Russets girls track and field team brought home the gold from Boise and another state championship in their final season at the 3A

This weeks Sermon Service and Electric Athlete of the Week comes after a strong performance in the circle and at the plate. Carter Thornton pitched every inning, which was close to 25 innings, of the state tournament, which is three games in one day including an extra inning affair that carried over from Friday to

Beginning this summer, a neighborhood pharmacist will be able to do more than just fill a prescription. They will be able to actually write one. KIDK Eyewitness News 3 anchor Todd Kunz talked to people on the medical side and the pharmacy side to find out why this is happening and how it will affect

One local nonprofit is celebrating a big milestone…50 years of service to the community. The Eastern Idaho Community Action Partnership first started serving meals out of a church basement in 1968. Today, they serve the community with a variety of programs such as The Haven Shelter and Head Start. Tonight, they are celebrating turning 50

It’s getting warm, seems like a good time for ice cream. Pop’s Ice Cream opened for business in downtown Idaho Falls yesterday. They have ice cream and dairy alternatives like allergen free Italian ice. They also have gluten-free cones. They say they’re happy to be downtown. “The downtown development corporation has been super helpful and

HK Construction has begun work on a new toddler playground at the Park Street Park in Rexburg. City officials said that while it has been well maintained, the park has not been well-used because it lacks playground equipment. The new design will include a tricycle track with a pretend gas station, an obstacle course, a

Some stories have happy endings. A couple of weeks ago we introduced you to Valerie Goodwin, a woman who was in a horrific car accident that left her badly injured and in a coma. She was able to finally meet with some of the first responders from Central Fire District that saved her life. “They

In 1951, the United States completed and commissioned the first nuclear reactor to produce a usable amount of electricity. Experimental Breeder Reactor 1, operated until late 1963 and was decommissioned in 1964. President Lyndon Johnson and Atomic Energy Commission chairman Glenn Seaborg designated the facility as a Registered National Historic Landmark on August 25, 1966.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) has open positions for troopers, dispatchers and port of entry positions to fill throughout the state. WHP has 168 full-time sworn troopers when fully staffed. Currently, there are 30 trooper openings or about an 18 percent vacancy rate, which is not an unusual number of vacancies for law enforcement and

After a 35-year career, Pocatello’s National Weather Service Meteorologist-in-Charge Dean Hazen is retiring at the end of the month. Hazen began his career as a U.S. Air Force meteorologist. His service took him to Korea and he finished as a key member of the Space Shuttle forecasting team in Melbourne, Florida. He left the Air

We’re still stuck in the same pattern of afternoon T-Storms with mild temperatures. A low pressure center over Nevada will impact us for the next several days, providing the moisture necessary to kick of T-Storms for the next several days, with a reinforcement of moisture moving in later this week. A break in the weather

A couple of cyclists got quite a scare Monday when a protective mother moose tried to drive them off a bike trail in Anchorage. The footage was caught on camera by local news station KTVA. One cyclist can be seen on the ground after the moose lunged toward him. She had her twin calves close

Update: 5-22-18 The Democratic Party will meet to select a replacement candidate for the County Clerk race Monday, June 4, at 7 p.m. at the Pocatello Elks Lodge, 410 S. Main St. Any Bannock County Democrat who wishes to be chose to replace Rodriguez must inform the local Democratic Party of their interest by no

As Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner, the St. Anthony Sand Dunes are bracing for the most people the community has ever seen, according to the Sand Hills Resort’s Ernie Belair. This means the number of ATV’s and four-wheelers will be revving-up en masse. But the BLM’s Ben Cisna said this could be

Second District Court Judge John Stegner has been named to fill an Idaho Supreme Court vacancy. Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter announced the appointment Tuesday. Stegner will succeed Justice Warren Jones, who is retiring. Stegner was one of four finalists, including Seventh District Judge Greg Moeller of Rexburg, by the Idaho Judicial Council. Stegner is a

A team of ISU graduate students has constructed a 20-foot-long concrete beam as part of a Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Big Beam contest. The test of it will come Friday when the team learns what it takes to destroy it. ISU said this type of construction has been used in many bridges around Idaho. “The PCI

Eastern Idaho Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA) recharge is expected to hit 524,000 acre-feet of water by the end of the winter recharge season this month. That is double the annual recharge goal of 250,000 acre-feet. Recharge program manager Wesley Hipke said the Idaho Water Resource Board had recharged approximately 520,000 acre-feet of water last week.

Update to original story:Officer Swanson was a Sergeant in the Shelley Police Department and a K-9 Officer. The department actually has 8 officers. Local law enforcement agencies are mourning the death of a Shelley Police Officer. In a Facebook post, the Idaho State Fraternal Order of Police said, “It’s with great sadness this morning to

Fewer people have visited Yellowstone National Park so far this year compared to the same time frame last year. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports that for the year, the park has counted 123,949 visits. That’s slightly behind 2017, which had recorded a little more than 130,000 visits by this point. Park officials say the difference

A class-action lawsuit is seeking the repayment of fees that many Idaho public schools charge students for classes, supplies and activities. The Idaho Statesman reports the lawsuit filed earlier this month in federal court claims the fees amount “a form of coercion to pay for essential and normal elements of a free public education.” The

With Memorial Day weekend approaching us, more travelers will be on the road. Idaho State Police has teamed up with agencies across the state to enforce the use of seatbelts. ‘Click it or ticket’ is a nationwide campaign that kicked off in Idaho on Monday, and Police are in full force making sure drivers and

We’re still stuck in the same pattern of afternoon T-Storms with mild temperatures. A low pressure center over Nevada will impact us for the next several days, providing the moisture necessary to kick of T-Storms for the next several days, with a reenforcement of moisture moving in later this week. Today: Highs in the lower

A lot of women get their nails done and in recent years gel manicures have grown in popularity. But according to the American Academy of Dermatology, the process could cause an increase the risk of skin cancer. There have been reports of women developing melanoma and other skin cancers after years of getting gel manicures.

There has been an increase of Pertussis in our area, it’s commonly known as “Whooping Cough.” What may be ‘just a cough’ for an adult can be deadly for a baby. Whooping Cough can cause difficulty breathing and the most common symptom in infants is coughing fits. It could seem like a cold but the

UPDATE 5:10 p.m.: Idaho Falls Police have released the name and a photo of the 23-year-old woman who reportedly fell into the river on May 9. Officials said the woman is Kayla Davis of Pocatello. The man who reported the incident was 23-year-old Walker Thomas also of Pocatello. Davis and Thomas were married earlier this

Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials responded to two reports of mountain lion sightings in the vicinity of Red Hill Trail behind Mountain View Cemetery in Pocatello over the weekend. Officials said, at this time, the sightings have not been confirmed. The first call came in on Saturday evening. Agency and university personnel were

Idaho State Police reports a 61-year-old Blackfoot man was ejected from his vehicle and succumbed to his injuries after a crash on Interstate 15 at mile marker 3, just 10 miles south of Malad at 11:30 a.m. Monday. ISP reports Darrell Oler of Blackfoot was driving southbound in a 2011 Ford F350 pickup, and Kent

The East Idaho All Star Football Game is announcing the player selections for the 2018 All Star Game. The game is scheduled to be played at Snake River High School Saturday May 26, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. Gates will open at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 and kids under 8 get in for free. Players

Tuesday if you happen to be near the College of Eastern Idaho and see what looks like a large emergency response, there is no need to worry it’s just a drill. From 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 pm. five regional special operations teams will be doing training and simulations at the college. Including a post-blast bomb

More than $118 million – that’s how much money Subaru’s “Share the Love” event has given to charities and non-profits throughout its ten-year existence. The program continues to give. On Monday, the money raised from its 2017 “Share the Love” event was given to a local organization. Monday, Phil Meador Subaru in Pocatello presented the

Russ Fulcher, the GOP nominee for Idaho’s open 1st Congressional District, has suffered broken ribs and scrapes in a recent motorcycle accident but is expected to make a full recovery. According to Fulcher’s family on Monday, the congressional nominee was driving his brother’s motorcycle on Friday while headed to visit his in-laws in Melba. Family

Two Pocatello fire engines were dispatched to Pacific Recycling Monday when a pile of recycling material storied outside the facility caught on fire. According to reports, the fire started when a crane moving scrap metal dropped it on the ground. Sparks caught a nearby pile of appliances on fire. Firefighters separated the pile and put

Possibly due to Forest Service blasting in the area, a partial failure of the Middle Fork River Trail #6044 was discovered Saturday on the Salmon-Challis National Forest. It happened between Meyers Cove on Camas Creek and Waterfall Creek on the Middle Fork Salmon River. Crews had been working with light surface blasting to remove “points”

Idaho State Police is investigating a crash on the northbound lanes of Interstate 15 at milepost 143. A semi-trailer-truck tipped over shortly after 3 p.m. Monday.

We’re still stuck in the same pattern of afternoon T-Storms with mild temperatures. A low pressure center over Nevada will impact us for the next several days, providing the moisture necessary to kick of T-Storms for the next several days, with a reenforcement of moisture moving in later this week. Tonight: Mostly clear and cooling

Summer travel is “poised to plunge” because of high gas prices. That is the prediction of gasoline market watchdog GasBuddy.com. In its annual summer travel survey, only 58 percent of respondents planned to take a road trip this summer. That is down 24 percent from last year. 9 percent of those taking the survey cited

Vietnam Veteran Brent K. Young, of Blackfoot, will be among 300 veterans who will be inducted into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) “In Memory Program” this year. The program honors Vietnam vets whose lives were cut short as a result of their service after they returned home. The ceremony is scheduled June 16 on

Strong storms move through much of the region today with reports of dime size hail. Many severe thunderstorm warnings issued, and expired at 5:30 pm. The week ahead: expect afternoon thunderstorms through Wednesday. High’s in the mid 70’s to low 80’s. Low’s in the upper 40’s to low 50’s.

The Blackfoot Police Department received third-party information about threats made to a Blackfoot school around 10:20 a.m. and placed all schools on a “shelter in place” status as no specific school or individuals were named. The shelter in place was lifted at 10:59 a.m. Shelter in place is not a lockdown. Doors are locked, classroom

The first pair of golden lion tamarins ever to live at the Idaho Falls Zoo will make their debut at the zoo on Friday, May 25. Tam is a nine-year-old male who came from Utah’s Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City, and Madison is a four-year-old female who came from Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend,

The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers met with contractors Saturday at a quarry near the Heise-Roberts levee system on the Snake River in Jefferson County. A contract was awarded Friday to provide material for levee repairs on an eroded area of the Snake River near Lorenzo. Engineers say the erosion threatens the structural integrity of

Bidders paid an average of $18.36 per pound Saturday for elk antlers collected from the National Elk Refuge. Jackson District Boy Scouts donated approximately 2,000 hours to prepare the sale. In return, they’ll retain 25 percent of the sale’s proceeds. The remaining 75 percent is returned to the National Elk Refuge for habitat enhancement projects.

Parts of Idaho Falls was without power for several hours Sunday night while crews worked to replace a power pole. Idaho Falls Power said starting at 10 p.m. power will go out for Elmore, Canyon, Jefferson and Preston streets. Power was out while crews fixed a pole that caught fire Sunday afternoon on Science Center

We’re still stuck in the same pattern of afternoon T-Storms with mild temperatures. A low pressure center over Nevada will impact us for the next several days, providing the moisture necessary to kick of T-Storms for the next several days, with a reenforcement of moisture moving in later this week. Today: Highs in the mid

Today local kids got the chance to celebrate the love of reading. It was the grand opening of a home library called the “Lending Library.” Lisa Heiss wants to get kids interested in reading. Kids were able to hang out with Spiderman and Poppy from “Trolls.” “You have to be able to read and if

An Idaho Falls man is severely burned after an RV fire on Saturday morning. At 4:28 a.m., the Idaho Falls Fire Department was dispatched to the Snake River RV Park, on 1440 Lindsay Boulevard for a report of a structure. Two RV park occupants called the joint City/County dispatch with a report of flames coming

For the third time in less than two weeks, a mountain lion has been spotted near the Idaho State University campus. Police and officers from the Idaho Fish and Game department searched for a mountain lion around dusk after a hiker reported seeing the animal. The hiker was on the Red Hill Trail at the

Saturday night was a big night for the Camp Magical Moments family, a cancer camp for kids in Swan Valley. It was the premiere and signing of the book, “Portraits of Joy.” Many of the kids featured in the book came out to sign them. They are all cancer survivors who attended Camp Magical Moments,

The Healing Sanctuary is officially open in Idaho Falls. The new medical facility is located in an old LDS church in downtown Idaho Falls. The owners spent years renovating the facility into the new space.They even won the Orchid Award for historic building preservation. Doctors at the healing sanctuary focus on gynecology and obstetrics as

After more than three decades in business, a bookstore in Pocatello will soon be closing its doors. Circle C Books has been open for 31 years, but no the owner, Wendy Chambers, feels it’s time to close up shop. Clive Cussler, John Grisham, Tom Clancy and Stephen King are just a few of the authors

Idaho Falls School District 91 is proposing a new bond to improve its high schools after their previous bond failed in November. District 91 is hoping for a new Idaho Falls High School as part of its new bond proposal. This proposal is a little unique because it has two tiers. The first is an

The Idaho Falls Fire Department welcomed home one of their own Wednesday night after being deployed in Romania for the past 12-months. Fire Department’s deputy chief and Idaho Army National Guard sergeant Duane Nelson was deployed in June of 2017 at Mihail Kogalniceanu air base. He was among a select few aircraft rescue firefighting specialists

The Legacy Flight Museum in Rexburg hosted kids from the “D.A.R.E.” program Friday afternoon. About 500 students were able to watch vintage World War II warbirds do some flybys. Kids saw a North American T-6 plane, S NB-5 Beechcraft, and a Howard DGA. Friday’s show was a practice run for the airshow Father’s Day weekend.

Idaho Attorney General, Lawrence Wasden, stopped by our studio earlier today. He discussed the rule of law, that’s when every person is subject to the law, including people who are lawmakers, law enforcement, and judges. Otherwise it would be an autocracy, dictatorship, or oligarchy where the rulers are held above the law. Wadsen says the

The Museum of Idaho (MOI) has received new grant and sponsorship money totaling more than $82,000 from the Idaho STEM Action Center. The money is aimed at further enhancing the museum’s ability to provide educational opportunities surrounding the disciplines of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). “We are fortunate to partner with entities like the

UPDATE 3:00 p.m.: Idaho Falls Police reports the shelter in place has been lifted. Officers said they couldn’t verify any evidence to substantiate the threat. Three patrol cars will remain at the school as students are released for the day. “We will do whatever it takes to make sure students are safe,” said Lieutenant Steven

For years the Bureau of Land Management has struggled to get its mustangs adopted. There are more wild horses in the west then there is grass to feed them. The BLM rounds them up and allows them to be adopted, but it’s not cutting into the herds enough. Now, the BLM hopes Wild Horse and

Ninty third grade students from Sunnyside Elementary School toured the Idaho Falls Police Department to learn about bike safety and Crime Scene Investigations Friday. Sunnyside is the second school to meet the officers and more students from Idaho Falls School District 91 will be touring the station along with other areas of downtown Idaho Falls

For the first time, doctors have performed an allogeneic stem cell transplant in Idaho. Boise television station KTVB reports that previously Idaho residents fighting serious diseases like lymphoma, multiple myeloma and leukemia had to leave the state to get the potentially life-saving treatment, which involves transplanting stem cells or bone marrow from a donor into

We’re locked into the same weather pattern all the way into next week. An area of low pressure over the Great Basin, with sunshine in the morning and afternoon thunderstorms. Some good news, the thunderstorm risk looks to be a little lower for Saturday and Sunday. Another area of low pressure develops over the West

The Idaho Falls District 91 School Board will ask its patrons to approve an $86.2 million construction bond at the polls on August 28. It would pay for extensive renovations to Skyline High School, build a new Idaho Falls High School, and begin to convert the current IFHS building into a Career-Technical Education Center. Patrons

Erik Ohlson, 40, was formally arraigned in Driggs Thursday afternoon for the murder of Jennifer Nalley and her unborn child in July 2016. According to court documents, Ohlson appeared before 7th District Judge Bruce Pickett for arraignment on two charges of first degree murder and a variety of lesser charges, including burglary, two counts of

The Mormon church did not issue an apology for a “history of racism” during a news conference this week with NAACP leaders, despite a false news release posted on a website made to look strikingly similar to one used by the church. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did have its first official

A northern Idaho philanthropist convicted of poaching a moose near Mica Bay has been ordered to serve 30 days in jail. The Coeur d’Alene Press reports 66-year-old John A. Huckabay was sentenced to two years in prison, but 1st District Judge Benjamin Simpson then suspended that sentence and ordered Huckabay to serve a month in

Harper Construction will begin work Monday on a revamped bus stop at the northeast corner of East Sherman and North 7th Avenue in Pocatello. The $250,000 project will feature a new passenger shelter, sidewalks and crosswalks, ADA compliant ramps, landscaping and a digital sign featuring a display of bus information. “The stop services City Hall,

For the fourth month, Idaho ranked in the top two of the nation in over-the-year job growth. Idaho finished April with a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 2.9 percent. The state’s labor force, which is the total number of people 16 years of age and older who are working or looking for work, gained 1,242

Pocatello’s Ross Park Aquatic Complex will be opening for the 2018 season at noon on Saturday, May 26. The lazy river resistance walking events will be expanded to five days a week and twice on weeknights this season. Sessions will be held Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays

The Idaho Falls Police department continues to serve warrants for wanted people in the city. Thursday afternoon officers served a felony warrant at a home in the 600 block of Water Avenue for 33-year-old Adam Wise. The warrant was issued for failure to appear before the court on original charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession

A Fort Hall man was sentenced to over seven years in prison for illegal possession of a sawed-off shotgun. U.S. Attorney Bart Davis said Tyrell Owen Dixey, 34, pleaded guilty to the federal charge in February 2018. Chief U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill sentenced Dixey to 87 months in prison, followed by three years

Challis school administrator Peter McPherson has been appointed Chief Deputy to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra. McPherson, 45, is currently superintendent and federal programs director of the Challis School District. He has held the post since 2014. “One of the qualities that makes Superintendent McPherson stand out is his passion for supporting students

It’s been eight days since a woman disappeared into the Snake River in Idaho Falls. While law enforcement agencies are searching every day, her family started a search of their own and the local community is helping out. Right Price Auto gave them a boat and Cabela’s loaned sonar equipment for their search. “I’m not

Mayor Brian Blad has appointed Skyler Beebe as Pocatello Regional Transit Director. Friday was Beebe’s first official day on the job. He will succeed Dave Hunt who retired March 30. “I look forward to continuing in the footsteps of my predecessors at PRT and serving this great city and surrounding communities as effectively and efficiently

We’re locked into the same weather pattern all the way into next week. An area of low pressure will remain over the Great Basin for Friday, with sunshine in the morning and afternoon thunderstorms. Some good news, the thunderstorm risk looks to be a little lower for Saturday and Sunday. Another area of low pressure

The Idaho Falls Tigers saw an early exit from the state tournament Thursday evening. A year after losing to Twin Falls in the state championship game, they couldn’t get the offense going against the dominant pitching from Drake Miller. The Tigers could only get one run on six hits off of Miller. The Tigers tight

The Blackfoot Broncos dropped a close affair with the Skyview Hawks two to one. The Broncos got solid pitching from Payson Mills went 5 innings giving up 2 runs while scattering 6 hits and walking three. The three walks came with two outs in the first, but Mills got Jacob O’Dell to fly out to

The Idaho Falls Police Department is cracking down on crime. In the past week, IFPD served 23 warrants. Drug trafficking, possession of controlled substances, battery; those are just some the warrants IFPD served from May 8-15. “What we were doing was we were putting together an attempt to just be more proactive,” said Chief Bryce

An emergency has been declared in Jefferson County. U.S Army Corps of Engineers were deployed to Jefferson County on Wednesday to help with levee repairs. “If you imagine 10,000 basketballs rolling by you every second, that’s how much water is passing you at this point,” says Rebecca Squires, with Jefferson County Emergency Management. Emergency managers