Month: October 2018

One woman is taking a tragedy and using it to make a difference in the motor sports community. Summer Andersen lost her husband, Adam, in an…

Back half of our weekend will be unseasonably warm with highs approaching 70 in the SRP, Cool air begins to move in from Alaska and Canada with a…

First responders celebrated Halloween with the Idaho Falls community at the Real Heroes Trunk or Treat. Families lined the sidewalk to get some candy…

STATE HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL (SETS WON) 5A TOURNAMENTMADISON 3BOISE 0 TIMBERLINE 3RIGBY 0 CONSOLATION BRACKETROCKY MOUNTAIN 3RIGBY 2 4A…

High School Football Scores for Friday, October 26, 2018 STATE PLAYOFFS Meridian – 14Madison – 27 Minico – 28Skyline – 36…

UPDATE 9:00 P.M. Members of the deaf community are upset over a new mural in downtown Idaho Falls. The mural was meant to bring a message of unity to…

Friday was Career Mentoring Awards Day in Bonneville County. The yearly event is organized by the Idaho Falls Community Transition Team. At-risk…

NeighborWorks Pocatello has a new community block party trailer. It’s all thanks to a grant, which only 129 groups nationwide received out of…

If you are doing some cleaning around the house this weekend, keep your eyes open for any prescriptions that you are not using anymore. Oct. 27 is…

Idaho State Police troopers and office staff are starting their annual “10 Counties of Christmas” this weekend. ISP wants to lend a…

Former atomic and uranium workers were recognized for their service to the country at the National Day of Remembrance luncheon put on by Nuclear Care…

A longtime Republican Idaho lawmaker who lost to a political newcomer in May’s primary is among six candidates mounting write-in campaigns.…

A longtime Republican Idaho lawmaker who launched a write-in campaign after losing to a political newcomer in May’s primary has received an…

Proposition 2 is on the ballot for 2018. The issue addresses the Medicaid gap for those who don’t have medical insurance. 62,000 Idahoans earn…

Several people spoke to the Bannock County Commissioners on behalf of Proposition 2 Thursday. Steven Weeg, a proponent of Medicaid expansion, heavily…

Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter is endorsing a ballot initiative in the November election seeking to legalize horse race betting devices…

The Idaho Falls Parks and Recreation Department has begun work on a revised master plan for Sandy Downs Park. The city is outlining its priorities as…

Idaho Democrats marked the start of their annual state convention with plenty of first-time attendees and remarks from gubernatorial candidate…

With about three months to go until Idaho’s gubernatorial election, Paulette Jordan finds herself in Fort Hall, visiting the Shoshone-Bannock…

Two of the top staffers for Idaho Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paulette Jordan have resigned with less than two months left before the Nov. 6…

Idaho Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paulette Jordan’s campaign has been fundraising for a new federal political action committee known as…

A ballot initiative seeking to legalize historical horse racing devices in Idaho that opponents contend are the equivalent of illegal slot machines…

Idaho’s gubernatorial candidates struck starkly different tones on transparency, health care and education during a live televised debate…

Staffers for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Paulette Jordan’s campaign say $20,000 sent to a recently-formed Wyoming company was for…

Stormy weather is streaming into the Northwest with just a few showers getting close to Eastern Idaho. Most of the wet weather will stay well to our…

UPDATE 10/26/18 12:30 p.m. The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office reports a 43-year-old woman succumbed to her injuries shortly after arrival…

The parent organization of an Idaho suicide prevention organization will shut down in March but nine local chapters spread around the state will…

The Idaho Falls Animal Shelter is overflowing with cats, and rather than euthanizing the cats, the shelter has reduced their adoption fee. According…

Unlike state institutions, Brigham Young University-Idaho is reporting continued growth in both on-campus and online enrollment this fall. On-campus…

Exploratory drilling has started to find anchor points for a new bridge over the Salmon River in east-central Idaho to replace a suspension bridge…

This weekend, kids will be coming to your door, but not for candy. Instead, they will be asking for canned food nonperishable items. The Boy Scouts…

PacifiCorp, the parent company of Rocky Mountain Power, is proposing to build a new 161 kilovolt transmission power line through Jefferson County.…

An eastern Washington man has been sentenced to a year in jail after beating to death an 11-month old dog in northern Idaho. Twenty-four-year-old…

A former employee of a Wyoming corrections center has pleaded guilty to helping two inmates escape. The Casper Star-Tribune reports Shayne Jones…

Dissenters were not welcome at an Island Park Chamber of Commerce Community meeting Thursday night. The “community meeting” was called to…

The City of Chubbuck is currently introducing a strategic plan that will establish performance goals and metrics from the fiscal year of 2019 through…

A cold front is moving into the Northwest for this Friday and the weekend. This front will put down showers in Northern Idaho and Montana, with just…

H.S. FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Weiser 28 South Fremont 35 American Falls 15 Gooding 52 Soda Springs 0North Fremont 42 Ririe 21 Declo 41 Rockland 12…

Home owners are fighting back against annexation into the city of Idaho Falls. “It’s going to be a huge financial burden for us,”…

Thursday Sam’s Club and Instacart announced online grocery delivery to anyone in Idaho Falls. Instacart customers will have the option to shop…

This week is college application week in Idaho. College application week is aimed at promoting higher education and encouraging high school graduates…

The Idaho Falls Arts Council is putting on a Battle of the Bands competition and is ready to make it the best battle yet. Formerly part of Roaring…

As we creep closer to Halloween, the Idaho Falls Zoo is putting on its annual “Boo at the Zoo” this weekend. One of Idaho Falls’…

With flu season underway, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new treatment to add to the arsenal of ways to treat the virus. The drug,…

The Bridger-Teton National Forest is selling Christmas tree permits! You can get permits from any of the Bridger-Teton National Forest District…

Mail bombs have been an issue in America for more than a century. This week, nearly a dozen bombs were mailed to politicians and politically active…

Grand Teton National Park will open its 2018 elk reduction program Saturday. Under its 1950 enabling legislation, the park may jointly administer the…

A cold front is moving into the Northwest for this Friday and the weekend. This front will put down showers in Northern Idaho and Montana, with just…

After five months of analysis, Fluor Idaho has released a report on the cause of an April 11 accident at the Idaho National Laboratory site. During…

The Idaho Transportation Department will provide citizens with licenses that expire in November and December an option to renew driver’s…

Officials say the dog of a missing 76-year-old woman last seen at a north-central Idaho hunting camp three weeks ago has been found. Idaho County…

A quick-thinking Minnesota mother-to-be ended up saving her husband’s life just a few hours before she was due to give birth. “I noticed…

Wildlife officials say a small mollusk has invaded some Wyoming rivers and is spreading. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports the rapidly…

Pocatello is going to become the home of an expanded Federal Bureau of Investigation facility. The expanded FBI building will be built at the corner…

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) released its latest earthquake threat assessment this week. The report now includes 161 volcanoes, eight fewer than…

Pocatello Police arrested Kevin Douglas Thorne, 53, Wednesday. Thorne was charged with enticing of children and lewd conduct with a minor child.…

Another front is moving into the region for the next few days. This front will put down showers in Northern Idaho and Montana, with just a few…

The ribbon has been cut on a brand-new 302-space parking garage at Mountain View Hospital. The garage opening brought out Gov. Butch Otter and Lt.…

The 2004 murder of Nori Jones in Pocatello has been unresolved for more than a decade. Nori Jones was stabbed to death inside her home on Pole Line…

KATZ formal wear in Pocatello has been selling dresses and suits for weddings, proms and other events for over five years. Now the store is in hot…

A new hospital and emergency room is being built in Idaho Falls. The announcement for Idaho Falls Community Hospital was made during a ribbon cutting…

The Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park erupted for the 24th time in 2018 Tuesday making this the most active year for the geyser in…

The Bonneville School District 93 board members held a special meeting and work session on Wednesday afternoon at Ucon Elementary School. The board…

Bonneville has become another county that has joined suit against ‘Big Pharma’ companies in the on-going opioid epidemic, there are…

An Idaho man who police say shot a man working in a Burley transmission shop in an attempted robbery has pleaded guilty. The Times-News reports…

Another front is moving into the region for the next few days. This front will put down showers in Northern Idaho and Montana, with just a few…

Comedian Chelsea Handler endorsed Paulette Jordan, a Democrat and Native American woman running for governor of Idaho, in a Twitter post but included…

A team of Idaho Falls area first-responders are contributing to recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael. The team is based in Bay…

The Latest on the fatal shooting of a University of Utah student: 12:15 p.m. A recording of a past parole hearing reveals that a sex offender who…

To paraphrase an old expression, “Close only counts in horseshoes and Lottery wins.” That idiom holds true for the Gem State from last…