Month: July 2018

The Grassy Ridge fire is now mostly under control and a large part of that is thanks to local fire departments helping out. “I got a phone call…

Idahoans interested in finishing their college degree or career technical certificate can now apply online for the Idaho State Board of…

We’ve all noticed the construction around town. Either late tonight or early tomorrow morning, the Hitt and Lincoln Road intersection will be…

A grizzly bear hanging around a trail complicated but did not stop a search and rescue team’s efforts to help an injured woman out of the…

A barley field caught fire on Hansen Road, N 100 W, north of Blackfoot at Dean Dreher Farms.Witnesses say the fire started from combining. The…

The Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office recovered the body of a two-year-old child found floating in the Salmon River at approximately 10:50 a.m.…

Idaho police are starting to enforce a new law that targets slow drivers using the passing lanes of highways. The Idaho Press reported Monday two…

A scam is going around via email telling people that the Bannock County Sheriff’s Office has a warrant out for their arrest and that they need…

Scattered thunderstorms for the next couple of days with highs into the lower to mid 90’s.Along with the storm threat, we’ll also see…

Idaho Falls firefighters put out a small grass fire next to Grasmick Produce on Enterprise near Sunnyside in Idaho Falls Tuesday afternoon. According…

For the first time in state history, more women have applied for the Idaho Supreme Court than men. The Idaho Press reports six women and five men…

In an effort to keep Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) out of the state, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission has approved several new rules. Bottom line,…

UPDATE 7/31/18 1:44 p.m. More firefighters are being called in to fight a fast-growing central Idaho wildfire that has been classified as one of the…

Although the Sharps Fire near Bellevue moved north onto the Sawtooth National Forest, fire lines are holding on the southwest portion of the fire. It…

A recent inspection of a small stream and stretch of river in Twin Falls found several noxious weeds and invasive species. The Times-News reports…

As of Tuesday morning, the lightning caused Grassy Ridge Fire is estimated at 103,935 acres (162 square miles) and is 88 percent contained.There were…

Chevis Mauch, 30, of Pocatello, was arrested last night on two counts of aggravated assault after making threats with a machete. Mauch was outside…

A 13-year-old boy who got separated from his Boy Scout group during a hiking trip in the Wyoming wilderness survived partly on bugs and tree bark for…

Authorities have recovered the body of a 16-year-old boy who appears to have drowned in the Boise River. The Ada County Sheriff’s office says…

The Eastern Idaho State Fair announced Tuesday country music legend Restless Heart is set to open the show with Montgomery Gentry on Friday, August…

Hot and hazy with a few thunderstorms for the next few days. Today the threat for T-Storms will be limited to the Central Mountains and Southern…

Former Bingham County Prosecutor Tom Moss passed away early Monday morning. He was 80 years old. His son, Brad tells Local News 8, he was struggling…

UPDATE 8:30 p.m. The Grassy Ridge Fire is now 88% contained. According to the Interagency incident management team the Grassy Ridge Fire is…

It’s rare sight out of Yellowstone National Park. A bison wandered out of the park and was walking along a highway in Island Park last week.…

A lot of people think teachers get the summer off, but that’s not the case. Teachers spend a lot of the summer training for the school year.…

Hot and hazy with a few thunderstorms to get into the next few days. Tuesday through Thursday we’ll have a risk for scattered thunderstorms.…

Construction crews have started preparing the intersection of York Road and Yellowstone Highway in Idaho Falls and proceeding north to Sunnyside Road…

Randall Jeffrey Johnson, 67, is in custody after shots were fired in Idaho Falls Sunday night. It happened at a home on the corner of Pacific St. and…

Fire danger has been elevated to high for Grand Teton National Park, the Bridger-Teton National Forest and National Elk Refuge region. Hot…

It was announced Monday that the Pocatello Regional Airport will be the site of a new ginormous cold storage facility. The building will be 280,000…

A man is behind bars after a police chase ended in Pocatello Sunday night. Police say Jeffery J. Johnson stopped in the Gold’s Gym parking lot…

Wildfires are creating smoke and associated haze over east Idaho. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality reports air quality is expected to…

Forecasters have issued a tornado watch for portions of four states. The National Weather Service said the tornado watch was in effect until 9 p.m.…

Wyoming wildlife biologists have mounted an emergency effort to locate and identify bat species across the state, following the discovery of a fungus…

Firefighters from five engine companies formed a 20-person hand crew Sunday to battle the new Cedar Fire on the Dubois Ranger District of the…

We’ll see plenty of sunshine and near average temperatures for the next few days. However, smoke from nearby wildfires will likely be around…

UPDATE 7/29/18 8:00 P.M.: According to Great Basin Type Two, the Grassy Ridge Fire is estimated at 97,000 acres. Fremont County Sheriff’s…

Crews are still working to put out the grassy ridge fire. The fire lead the town of Dubois to be evacuated last night. That evacuation has since been…

Great Basin Team Three will hold a public meeting Sunday night in Dubois. Bureau of Land Management say the purpose of this meeting is to discuss…

It’s currently illegal to have exploding targets on public lands, but that isn’t stopping people from using them which leads to fires.…

Two juveniles involved in a 4-wheeler accident, left one dead in Jefferson County. Saturday morning around 10 a.m., Jefferson County Sheriff’s…

The Central Fire District reports Ririe Fire, with the help of Ammon and Idaho Falls Fire Departments, have been fighting the fire near Ririe…

The POW MIA Awareness Rally continued today with a tribute ceremony for the fallen and the missing. Motorcycle riders brought in the flags for fallen…

Idaho Falls citizens got a taste of local restaurants this afternoon. The Idaho Falls Taste of Downtown is an opportunity for people to sample…

Grand Teton National Park officials in Wyoming are still trying to determine how much of a threat exists from a crack in rock above the popular…

A man from Ririe was killed in an accident Friday afternoon in Island Park. Idaho State Police say the accident happened just after 5 p.m., westbound…

An Idaho Falls man was killed in an accident along Interstate 84 near Burley Friday afternoon. The Idaho State Police Say the man was 54-year-old…

It’s the age of technology computers so more and more tasks are being rerouted to the internet to be done. With more things going online, that…

The remains of some American soldiers who died during the Korean War are on their way home. Coincidentally, the remains of one local family’s…

82,334. That’s how many unaccounted soldiers there are from past war conflicts. This weekend, the POW MIA Awareness Association is putting on…

Officials say it was an “intentional exploitation,” while some inmates’ families described it more as a “glitch.”…

Looking for a fun, messy way to cool off this weekend? Look no further, the crew out at Black Ether LLC in Blackfoot are putting on their 2nd…

A 29-year-old man has been charged with assaulting a man and woman in a Yellowstone National Park restroom with bear spray. Federal prosecutors…

Teton School District #1 in Jackson has been selected to participate in a “Most Cost Effective Remedy Study” (MCER) to address crowded…

Idaho has recorded its first case of equine West Nile Virus (WNV) this year. The horse is located in Owyhee County and is being treated by a…

A Pocatello case is among several settlement agreements announced Friday by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. The agreements with…

A dead marmot, found in Crater Lake in the Bridger-Teton National Forest near Wilson this week, tested positive for tularemia. Tularemia is a disease…

UPDATE 7/27/18: Idaho Falls Police report the vandals came forwards late Wednesday. Officials say two males under the age of 13 broke the windows at…

A few thunderstorms this evening with drier weather moving into the region. A few lingering thunderstorms for the weekend. Each afternoon will have…

Jeff Sweat grew up in Idaho Falls and graduated from Bonneville High School. He’s worked in journalism and public relations along with being a…

Wyoming Game and Fish Department personnel caught and relocated three yearling grizzly bears Wednesday, July 25. The bears were relocated after…

Public health advisories have been issued for two south-central Idaho reservoirs due to harmful algae blooms. The Times-News reports that the South…

Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) has confirmed a bat has tested positive for rabies within Pocatello city limits. This is the first bat to…

In an effort to enhance safety, improve traffic flow, and reduce congestion, the Idaho Transportation Department will begin construction of a new…

Three children in Aurora, Colorado are becoming instant social media sensations after they were caught on video returning a wallet filled with cash.…

A fierce critic of grizzly bear hunting who has made a career photographing the animals has drawn a tag for Wyoming’s first such hunt in 44…

A child custody dispute led to a knife attack and the arrest of two persons in Blackfoot Thursday. Christian Allen Schmidt, 43, and Robyn Lynn…

UPDATE 11:54 A.M. 7/27/18: Upper Valley Cougars beat the Burley Green Sox Friday morning, they will play the Idaho Falls Knights for the Single…

Teton County, Wyoming property owners with outstanding 2017 property tax bills are running out of time to avoid an annual Property Tax Lien Sale…

A Logan, Utah man is being held in the Caribou County jail after a two-state, multi-county pursuit last night. It began in Box Elder County, Utah at…