Month: July 2018

A man and woman have been sentenced to jail time for exposing a baby to methamphetamine often enough that the child tested positive for the drug. The…

The cost of staying in some of Yellowstone National Park’s most historic lodges has increased by up to a third this summer. The Jackson Hole…

American Falls area residents will have two opportunities to discuss improvements to the intersection of Pocatello Avenue (I-86B) and Idaho Highway…

Authorities in south-central Idaho say two people have been found dead in a home in Kimberly. Twin Falls County Coroner Gene Turley tells The…

More than 600 workers have lost their jobs at a southwestern Idaho call center. The Idaho Press-Tribune reports in a story on Thursday that Sykes…

UPDATE: The Idaho Falls Fire Department reports the fire has been contained. 10 to 15 acres was burned, they said. Firefighters are looking for hot…

The Bureau of Land Management said the Cinder Fire burned approximately 40 acres off Highway 33 at mile marker 65 between Rexburg and Sage Junction.…

Phone scammers are once again targeting people in Bonneville County. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office said it had multiple calls from…

Hot and mostly sunny with a breeze of around 10-20 mph to help keep us cool for the next few afternoons. Monsoonal moisture will work into the region…

BYU Lacrosse Coach Marty Wescott and his son, Chandler Wescott, who also plays for BYU are coming to Taylorview Middle School for a summer clinic.…

Fourth of July events such as Riverfest in Idaho Falls can be a huge boost for local businesses. Thousands of people packed the Snake River Landing…

This afternoon, dozens of incoming ISU freshmen spent some time doing various community driven tasks in Old Town. Painting sidewalks, signs and even…

A woman was arrested early Thursday morning after police say she stabbed someone at a gas station. Natasha Cook, 34, was taken into custody on one…

It’s the day after the Fourth of July, and many are still recovering from Wednesday’s celebrations. Many in Idaho falls attended the…

The new Deseret Industries store in Ammon held it’s grand opening Thursday. There was music, giveaways, balloon artist and free tote bags to…

A Madison County Hgh School graduate got a pretty awesome goodbye gift. Dillan Egbert won the national Banking and Finance Award for the Business…

People lined the streets to watch the Idaho Falls Fourth of July Parade today but one group brought everyone together for a good cause. The…

A few thunderstorms in the region but otherwise hot and mostly sunny. There will be a breeze of around 10-20 mph to help keep us cool each afternoon.…

The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce Economic Dashboard indicates that summer tourism numbers are up in both Grand Teton and Yellowstone National…

Law enforcement authorities say a 10-year-old boy died while scuba diving with his father in northwest Utah. Tooele County sheriff’s office Lt.…

If you can’t make it to the firework shows on July 4, don’t worry. Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News 3 will be streaming the shows in…

Did you miss the Melaleuca Freedom Celebration last night? Watch it…

A 26-year-old Swan Valley man was arrested Wednesday night for indecent exposure and driving under the influence. Bonneville County Sheriff’s…

Idaho has more than doubled the number of workers assigned to logging and restoration projects on federal lands within the state with the goal of…

As part of an effort to protect Idaho waterways, boaters are being reminded to take precautions as they travel in and out of Idaho. The Idaho State…

Oil and gas leases on 24,197 acres in the Wyoming Range Legacy Area will be retired under an agreement announced this week. The Trust for Public Land…

“Reclaim Idaho,” a campaign to pass a Medicaid expansion referendum in Idaho, will launch a statewide tour Thursday. There are now two…

Teton County, Wyoming voters will be asked to renew a 2 percent lodging tax at the polls November 6. The tax was originally approved by voters in…

The Fourth of July fun was in Rexburg on Wednesday with it’s 89th annual Independence Day parade. Family, friends, and neighbors lined Main…

Anchor Todd Kunz and Meteorologist Michael Coats rode in the Rexburg Parade…

High pressure will be with us into the next week which means very warm temperatures and sunny skies. There will be a breeze of around 10-20 mph to…

UPDATE 7/4/18 7:44 P.M. : Lorraine Curtis has been found safe and with her family. According to Idaho Falls Police Public Information Officer Holly…

People packed the Snake River Landing for Riverfest. There were activities for kids, a variety of foods and even a few animals. Families being…

The Bureau of Land Management is working to contain a small brush fire burning in Bingham County. The Liberty Fire has burned just over 180 acres…

An estimated 170,000 people are expected at Snake River Landing in Idaho Falls tonight for the Mountain View Hospital Riverfest and Melaleuca Freedom…

Anchors Jay Hildebrandt and Karole Honas participated in the 4th of July Parade in Idaho Falls Wednesday. The Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce…

Slight chance of a thunderstorm this evening for far eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming. High pressure building in for the next 5 days with HOT temps…

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office has recovered a body along the Teton River near Wilford. Sheriff Rick Henry believes the body is that of…

Bonneville County deputies and Idaho Falls Firefighters rescued boaters on the Snake River west of the Idaho Falls Temple. The incident happened…

The major military service agencies, POW-MIA, state and local officials were on hand Wednesday to unveil the new Patriot Field in Blackfoot. Bingham…

A few lingering thunderstorms today for far Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming, as our cold front exits the region. Winds will calm down a bit, though…

Simplot Games chairman Dick Fosbury changed the world with his innovative high jump technique “The Fosbury Flop”. He perfected the jump…

Idaho Falls high school head volleyball coach Laurel Craynor is putting on a specialized skills clinic for kids from the 4th-12th grade levels for…

You may be spending some time in the water this holiday, but you need to be mindful of swimmer’s itch. A Facebook post says that kids had…

We are still in the deadliest days when it comes to driving. Tomorrow will be a busy day with a lot of expected traffic. We want to remind you to…

UPDATE 3:14 p.m. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials have captured the wild black bear at Zoo Idaho. Wildlife officers outfitted the bear…

Preventing child abuse is something everyone can find important and agree on. And local communities are now getting involved. One in ten children…

Idaho State Police are investigating a car crash that happened on U.S. 91 near milepost 104 north of Blackfoot around 1:20 p.m. Tuesday. Shantel…

A major expansion of the Portneuf Greenway trail system is now under construction. It is the first section of what is generally known as the…

Below are the 2018 Independence Day events going on in eastern Idaho and western Wyoming. Although the list is long, it is not complete. If you have…

Some streets in Idaho Falls will be closed Wednesday. The road closures listed below go into effect at the time shown and will reopen when traffic…

A Las Vegas investor who owes $2.2 billion to a Nevada company was arrested in Montana near Yellowstone National Park on a bench warrant from a…

UPDATE: Online response to our story about Oliver North’s expansion hopes for the National Rifle Association may have extended beyond the…

UPDATE: As of 4:35 p.m., Idaho State Police reports all lanes are open. ORIGINAL: One man was killed and one man was seriously injured in a head-on…

A few lingering thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday for far Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming, as our cold front exits the region. For the 4th, the…

A southwestern Idaho man has been sentenced to nearly 40 years in prison for trying to lure children into his car. The Times-News reports 41-year-old…

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Idaho Falls is lowering its flags today in honor of the five people killed in an attack on the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland last week.…

Four people have been rescued without serious injury after their raft overturned on the Shoshone River in northern Wyoming. The Cody Enterprise…

There are many viewing areas available for both the parade and the Melaleuca Freedom Celebration. The city of Idaho Falls has released the following…

A calf and cow moose have been killed in separate vehicle collisions in northwest Wyoming. Authorities say both incidents occurred this past weekend…

The Latest on a stabbing at a child’s birthday party that left nine people injured in Idaho. 1:45 p.m. A man charged with stabbing and killing…

UPDATE: Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter’s office says Idaho inmates will not be housed in National Guard barracks despite being asked by…

Jessica Conser, 34, has been ruled incompetent for judicial proceedings in connection with the June 5 murder of her father in Hibbard. She is charged…

A multi-year project to treat hazardous fuels on both private and public land around Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming will continue this summer.…

We’ll see lots of sunshine with comfortable temps today. However, the wind will be an issue once again. Expect sustained winds between 15-25…

The bears are out of hibernation, and they are on the Greenbelt, not actual bears. The city of Idaho Falls brings the bears out every year. When it…

We have a lot of farms here in our area so it’s important to remember we share the roads with agricultural equipment. In the past few years,…

UPDATE 5:40 p.m. The Idaho Falls Fire Department reports firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading to surrounding structures in the…

UPDATE: 4:35 p.m. The city of Soda Springs has updated the projected beginning of a repair power outage to now begin at 7 p.m. Monday. ORIGINAL…

29-year-old New York State trooper Nicholas Clark was killed in the line of duty while responding a suicide call Monday. State police say 43-year-old…

Students at 121 schools across Idaho will receive free, fresh fruit and vegetables during the coming school year thanks to state-administrated grants…

Fire danger is now rated as “moderate” on the Bridger Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge in…

UPDATE 7/2/18 1:01 p.m. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office reports the fire that broke out in Ammon Sunday afternoon was accidental. Sgt.…

A pedestrian struck by a car in Rexburg Saturday suffered a moderate concussion and multiple cuts, scrapes and bruises. Rexburg Police said they were…

When it was announced in October that the United States men’s team had been eliminated from participating in the World Cup, people were upset.…

People driving too slow in the left lane, it annoys everyone. Now it’s grounds for a ticket in the state of Idaho. A new took effect today that…

UPDATE 7/2/18: The search for 14-year-old Justin Keith Grass continues. The Utah teenager has been missing since June 24 when he was swimming near…

Traffic between Lomax and North Holmes Avenue on Northgate Mile will be disrupted beginning Monday. Contractor Knife River will be installing a new…

An Arizona woman says her puppy saved her from a rattlesnake, but not without a show-down. This is how Paula Godwin’s dog ‘Todd’…

An Idaho police officer who was wounded in a shootout with a suspect on Sunday is in good condition after undergoing surgery. The Meridian Police…

The Central Fire District in Jefferson County has moved into its new station house in Menan. In a news release, the fire department said it would…

We’ll see lots of sunshine with comfortable temps for the next few days. The wind will be an issue however. For today and tomorrow, expect…

The Idaho Falls Animal Shelter is on a mission to control the cat population. It’s no secret that the shelter can get overcrowded sometimes.…

Bannock County commissioner talks 4th of July and other county…

Shooting is a sport that many in our area enjoy. The Cedar Hills Gun Club in Blackfoot is considered to be one of the most unique and state of the…

A Rigby teenager has accomplished a huge goal. Skyler Beckstead earned every merit badge the Boy Scouts have to offer. He says it’s been a goal…

With Independence Day on Wednesday, people are out and about preparing. One of the most popular purchases this week will be fireworks. Only available…

About 300 people gathered in Caldwell Park in Pocatello to take part in the “Families Belong Together March.” They marched around…