Month: October 2018

There’s a new item to keep you warm. They are like earmuffs for your nose. The nose warmer fits over the wearer’s nose and ties or straps around the person’s head. They cost about $9 dollars. The product is made by the Nose Warmer Company, based in the UK.

The Minidoka County Sheriff’s Office reports a 28-year-old Rupert resident died in a rollover accident. According to the sheriff’s office, the one-vehicle rollover happened at 75 West 700 North in Rupert around 3:08 p.m. Wednesday. Officials say Spenser Lee Ulrich died at the scene of the accident. No further information was released.

The Republican candidates are on tour around the state meeting with voters. The bus tour began on Wednesday. Friday there were in northern Idaho visiting communities there. Gubernatorial candidate Brad Little, Lt. Governor Janice McGeachin and Superintendent Sherri Ybarra are on the tour, along with Mike Simpson for Congress, Lawerence Denney for Secretary of State,

High pressure over the Northwest will keep us sunny and dry through the next couple of days. We’ll start to see low pressure move in from the south Late Sunday and early Monday, with scattered showers. Today: Sunny, with highs in the low to mid 60’s. Tonight: Cold with lows near 30°. Saturday: Mostly sunny

Halloween is just two weeks away. Children are getting excited about dressing up and going trick-or-treating, but not all get to go, due to food allergies. “Our options were either not go trick-or-treating or go and then take all of the candy she couldn’t have, which was basically all of it,” said Brittani Oplinger. Oplinger

The Ucon Fire Department is a volunteer fire department with a crew of 16 people. The department has been around since 1911. Recently, the Fire Department was able to pay for new equipment with funds obtained from fundraising and fighting fires. The Fire Department was able to fight wildland fires, working with the BLM and

Drop, cover and hold on. It is a technique many students in eastern Idaho practiced today as they took part in the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill. It was just like any other Thursday in Melissa Reed’s second-grade class at Longfellow Elementary School in Idaho Falls. But at 10:18 a.m., that changed. Students took cover under

The puppeteer who has played Big Bird on “Sesame Street” is retiring after nearly 50 years on the show. Caroll Spinney tells the New York Times that Thursday will be his last day on the program, which he joined from the start in 1969. In addition to Big Bird, the 84-year-old was also Oscar the

Halloween is a time of year to indulge your imagination, and people are traveling from Pocatello to Idaho Falls to pick up this year’s hottest Halloween costume. “Fireman.” “I’m going to be a pirate.” “Devil King.” “A zombie.” “Chingchingchong.” “Chingchingchong.” Nope, that’s not it. There is another costume idea that seems to be flying off

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality awarded a $65,000 wastewater planning grant to Preston. The funds will be used to prepare a wastewater planning study and environmental review. DEQ said the purpose of the project is to evaluate the current wastewater system and identify any needed improvements. The total eligible cost of the project is

The numbers of youth in juvenile probation is decreasing here in Idaho. That success is no accident. From the courtroom to counseling, passionate professionals help students get back on track. “I think that’s the best place you can make the best impact long-term in terms in lives and public safety,” said Magistrate Judge Mark Ingram.

Idaho Department of Fish and Game officials are investigating a poaching incident where a mule deer buck was shot and left to waste near St. Anthony. Officials say the animal was located Tuesday in a remote area of the Grassy Ridge burn inside hunting unit 60-A. According to the department, the buck had indeed been

Prosecutors in southwestern Idaho say they’ll pursue the death penalty against a man accused of killing a 3-year-old child and wounding eight others in a mass stabbing at an Idaho apartment complex. The Ada County Prosecutor’s Office in a decision announced Thursday says pursuing the death penalty against 30-year-old Timmy Kinner is appropriate. Kinner is

high pressure over the Northwest will keep us sunny and dry through the next couple of days. We’ll start to see low pressure move in from the south Late Sunday and early Monday, with scattered showers.Tonight: Cold with lows near 30°. Friday: Sunny, with highs in the low to mid 60’s. Saturday: Mostly sunny with

It’s time for Halloween specials, Charlie Brown! ‘It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’ is back tonight on ABC to (unofficially) kick off the fall season! The show starts at 7:00 p.m. here in Idaho and will air on KIFI Local News 8 and will be followed by “Toy Story of TERROR!” at 7:30 p.m. The

A former University of Idaho student has filed an antidiscrimination lawsuit against the school contending she faced a hostile environment after reporting a sexual assault by a football player. The woman filed the lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Idaho seeking an unspecified amount in damages. She’s suing under Title IX, a federal law

The number of people visiting Yellowstone National Park in September increased 13 percent from a year ago. The National Park Service says it recorded 724,454 visits last month. So far in 2018, the park has hosted more than 3.8 million visitors, which is down 0.3 percent from the same period last year. The record visitation

Prosecutors have cleared of responsibility Ada County Sheriff’s deputies who shot at a Nampa man before he broke into a home and set a fatal fire in Boise. The Ada County Sheriff’s Office released a report Wednesday that says Pavel Florea had extremely high levels of methamphetamine when he also pointed a shotgun at deputies

Police located the family of a toddler who was abandoned on the doorstep of a Texas home Wednesday night. Surveillance video shows a woman rush up to the home carrying the two-year-old boy. She knocked and rang the doorbell, before running back to her vehicle, leaving the child standing there. The resident came to the

A man U.S Marshals were looking for in the Pocatello area is in custody. Jason Pikyavit was taken into custody Thursday Morning. He is wanted for failure to register as a sex offender. Authorities also wanted to question him about an assault that happened in Pocatello earlier this month No details have been released about

We’ll keep this nice, seasonal weather going. High pressure overhead, keeping us dry and cool with a slight bump in daytime highs. We’ll see freezing overnight lows and daytime highs into the 60’s. The next chance for showers is Monday Thursday: Sunny, with highs in the low to mid 60’s. Tonight: Cold with lows near

Intent on staying together, this beautiful group of 5 siblings will melt your heart! Kahsiya, the oldest, is a quiet, thoughtful and nurturing soul who shows endless patience with her younger siblings. Kahsiya has a smile that can light up a room! She is a good student and loves to spend her free time coloring,

High school students started looking toward their futures tonight at the Eastern Idaho College Fair. Students packed Bonneville High School to find out where they can go to achieve their dreams. Some may not know what they want to do or where they want to go, but that’s where the college fair comes in. “That’s

Groups from all over the country are going to Florida to help with recovery following Hurricane Michael. Idaho is the latest state to send help. Ten members of the Idaho All Hazards Incident and Management Team left for Florida today after getting the call to go just yesterday morning. The group includes individuals from the

For the next month, Chester’s Grand Teton Harley-Davidson in Idaho Falls is holding its second Harley-Harvest “Ride for the Drive.” The motorcycle dealership is teaming up with the Idaho Falls Community Food Basket to run a non-perishable food drive. If you donate, you will get a ticket for a raffle. There are three different raffle

It is no secret the city of Idaho Falls is growing. Elected officials from both the city and Bonneville County held a special joint meeting on Wednesday morning to talk about the area of impact. The area of impact is something that is required by the local planning act, which is an agreement between the

The nation has a critical shortage of blood according to the American Red Cross. America’s Blood Control says it’s one of the worst they’ve seen. This shortage causes the cancellations of surgeries as well as a lack of blood transfusion for those who need it most. Blood is in high demand in larger cities across

Canada officially legalized marijuana for recreational use on Wednesday putting Idaho on “an island” surrounded by legalization. To the west, Washington and Oregon. To the south, Nevada. To the east, Montana (medicinally). And now, to the north, Canada. Bannock County sits in an interesting position. Just off of the old Oregon Trail, a path that

An Idaho Falls man who hid a murder weapon will now spend 55 days in jail. Tristan Furrows was sentenced Tuesday for concealing evidence. They say he helped murder suspect Jameion Hernandez hide a baseball bat. The bat was used to kill Lisa Stukey. Her body was found two weeks later in her home in

Idaho State Police report no one was injured after a juvenile driver struck the rear end of a school bus Wednesday around 3:34 p.m. ISP reports the crash happened at 779 E 1200 N, just south of Shelley in Bingham County. Jill Holley, 44, of Shelley, was stopped eastbound on 1200 N in a 1997

A trucker from Missouri who was beaten at an Idaho truck stop last month is still recovering from his injuries, and his employer has offered a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of his attacker. Amos Phillips of Camdenton, Missouri, was sleeping inside his cab at a Fort Hall truck stop

The Blackfoot Police Department has recently responded to several calls involving fraudulent use of credit cards. Police need your help identifying this person of interest in a recent case. If you recognize this individual, leave a voicemail for the investigator at 208-782-3085. Please refer to the case number 02-2018-06158.

Idaho Secretary of State Lawerence Denney says Idaho voter records that were offered for sale on the dark web contained only publicly available information. Idaho was among 19 states that had their records offered for sale on a dark web online forum. Security researchers said Monday the offering did not mean voter databases had been

A southern Idaho man was sentenced to a therapeutic prison program after pleading guilty to child enticement. The Times-News reports 51-year-old Benjamin J. Rogers was sentenced on Monday. Rogers was charged in Minidoka County after police say he arranged to meet a person he thought was a 15-year-old girl for sex. Police said Rogers had

We’ll keep this nice, seasonal weather going. High pressure overhead, keeping us dry and cool with a slight bump in daytime highs. We’ll see freezing overnight lows and daytime highs into the 60’s. An area of low pressure to our south, will deliver showers to Utah and the Four Corners region. Our next threat for

Rexburg Police report one man was arrested after police found drugs in his U-Haul truck. Police conducted a traffic stop on U.S. 20 milepost 333 at 9:26 p.m. Tuesday due to several traffic infractions. When police approached the vehicle, they noticed the passenger acting nervous and began investigating. After searching the vehicle, the police found

Rexburg police responded to a battery incident between a man and a booting company representative Tuesday night. The booting company placed a boot on the man’s vehicle at the Gates apartments, and the man tried to remove it without payment. The representative advised the man not to remove the boot, then the man shoved him

Idaho State Police report a two-vehicle crash occurred eastbound US 26 near milepost 336 at the intersection of Woodruff Ave in Idaho Falls around 12:26 p.m. Wednesday. ISP said Bodie Sargent, 42, of Idaho Falls, was driving westbound on US 26 in a 2013 Ford F350 pickup, and Teresa Hill, 47, of Idaho Falls, was

Pocatello Police are looking for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit and run on Sept. 26. Police say the incident happened at the intersection of 15th Avenue and Clark Street in Pocatello. The vehicle is believed to be a 2005-07 Nissan Murano, and the victim said it is light orange in color.

More than 200 Melaleuca employees got a huge pay day Tuesday. Melaleuca gave out $3 million in bonuses to employees celebrating landmark anniversaries. $5 thousand for a five year anniversary, $10 thousand for 10 years, and so on. Three employees are celebrating 30 years and are receiving a bonus check for $30 thousand. These bonuses

People living in Idaho Falls now have more options when it comes to recycling. The city is getting bins to recycle glass. It has taken a while to get this to happen, because the city says it was hard to find a vendor who could collect and recycle such a large volume of glass. It

Officials have called off the search for a 76-year-old woman missing from a north-central Idaho hunting camp. Idaho County Sheriff Doug Giddings tells The Lewiston Tribune the search started Oct. 5 for Connie Johnson ended Tuesday. Aircraft and teams with tracking dogs took part in the search. The Nezperce resident was working as the cook

A Wyoming City Council candidate said she doesn’t want to quit after community members found her secret online identity, featuring striptease videos and used underwear for sale. We’ve learned one woman hoping to represent here at city hall has a what she thought was a secret identity online. Her twitter bio – much different from

The second annual “Super STEM Girl” conference was held Tuesday in Pocatello. Eighth-grade girls from Pocatello, Chubbuck, American Falls and Aberdeen were invited to Idaho State University to learn more about STEM fields. Girls got the chance to participate in hands-on experience with STEM-related activities on the college campus. The conference was sponsored by Center

High pressure overhead, keeping us dry and cool with a slight bump in daytime highs. We’ll see freezing overnight lows and daytime highs into the 60’s. An area of low pressure to our south, will deliver showers to Utah and the Four Corners region. Wednesday: Highs near 60° and sunny. Tonight: Cold with lows near

DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL (SETS WON)5A TOURNAMENT DISTRICT 5-6Madison 3,Highland 0 Madison 3 Thunder Ridge 0 4A DIST. 6 TOURNAMENTSkyline 3 Idaho Falls 1 Shelley 3 Blackfoot 1 Bonneville 3 Skyline 0 Hillcrest 3 Shelley 1 3A DIST. 6 TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPSugar-Salem 3South Fremont 2 2A DISTRICT 6 TOURNAMENTFirth 3 North Fremont 0 Firth 3West Jefferson

The Former Western States Cat building, off of Garrett Way in Pocatello, was recently sold to the city. Now several city departments will be consolidating into one city-owned space. The Street and Sanitation departments, which are currently occupying a combination of leased and owned land, will move into the Garrett Way building sometime around January.

Many states around Idaho have legalized recreational marijuana use, and at least one drug prevention advocate wants to warn Idaho against doing the same thing. Executive director of Drug Free Idaho Rob Stevenson says legalizing pot just brings problems, and so he assembled a team to help create a documentary called Chronic State to help

A new report published by the Center for Disease Control shows Idaho has one of the lowest vaccination rates for kindergarteners in the country. In the state of Idaho, students are supposed to get vaccinated before enrolling in public school, but the state does allow parents to send un-vaccinated students to school if they file

Officials are investigating after a dead girl was found in an oven. Mississippi Department of Public Safety spokesman Warren Strain says police were called Monday night to a home in Shaw. There, a 20-month-old girl was found dead in an oven. Strain says officials are still investigating the girl’s cause of death, as well as

High pressure overhead, keeping us dry and cool with a slight bump in daytime highs. We’ll see freezing overnight lows and daytime highs into the 60’s. An area of low pressure to our south, will deliver showers to Utah and the Four Corners region. Tonight: Cold with lows in the mid to upper 20’s. Wednesday:

Blue Cross of Idaho and Portneuf emergency room physicians have reached a contract agreement to bring Rocky Mountain Physicians Group into the insurance company network. The contract only applied to the emergency room physician component of a patient visit. All other aspects of service provided by Portneuf Health Partners, including labs, imaging, and inpatient services

Idaho will owe about $20 million in firefighting costs for the 2018 wildfire season. Officials with the Idaho Department of Lands told the Idaho Land Board on Tuesday that this year’s wildfire season is below the 20-year-average for acres burned and number of fires. But officials say 202 wildfires in Idaho were caused by humans,

UPDATE: An underground gas leak was noticed around 1 p.m. Tuesday and the bank was evacuated a short time later. Emergency crews said they hoped to have the gas line repaired and power restored to the Wells Fargo Bank by around 3 p.m. The bank was the only business affected. Customers of the Grand Teton

UPDATE 12:45 p.m. Preston City Chief Mike Peterson reports the evacuations have been lifted. He said a small trackhoe was doing some landscaping in a yard at 262 S 100 E in Preston and hit a gas line. Originally police thought it could be worse because they thought he might have hit a high-pressure gas

Dairy West is giving 39 Gem State schools, including 10 in eastern Idaho, grants to support their FuelUp to Play 60 initiatives. Hundreds of schools from across the country applied for funding to help them jumpstart and sustain healthy nutrition and physical activity improvements. The list of eastern Idaho recipients includes: Central Elementary School (Sugar-Salem

The Latest on a graphic photo of an Idaho wildlife official posing with a baboon family he killed in Africa: 11:45 a.m. Idaho’s governor says he’s worried that the state’s reputation as a hunting and fishing paradise could suffer because of a photo showing a former state wildlife official posing with the baboon family he

The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality is accepting applications for the Volkswagen Settlement Fund Vehicle Replacement Program. It is to replace older, high emissions diesel vehicles with new, cleaner diesel, electric, or alternative fuel vehicles. The yearly competitive application program provides reimbursement for a percentage of the cost of eligible vehicle replacements. Eligible applicants include

Idaho high school seniors interested in being nominated for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program are encouraged to submit applications to the State Department by November 2nd, 2018. The Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1064 by executive order of the president to honor some of the country’s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979,

A Delaware County mother was arrested in Ohio to face charges she created pornographic images of her 3-year-old daughter. The Attorney General’s Office announced 26-year-old Kayla Parker was charged with sexual abuse and exploitation of children. They say the crimes occurred when Parker l ived with her now ex-boyfriend in Upper Darby. Parker will be

Cookies usually satisfy your sweet tooth, but these cremation cookies are more sickening than satisfying. Steve Large has more on this bizarre story out of California– and who those ashes might belong to. Sacred ashes turned into high school snack? Davis Police are investigating the sickening report. “No, this is weird,” said Paul Doroshov, Lieutenant

A 26-year-old Cody man has died following an incident involving two haul trucks at a highway project in northwest Wyoming. The Wyoming Department of Transportation says Ronald S. Frankenberry was driving a truck for a contractor on the Chief Joseph highway slide repair project. Wyoming Highway Patrol Lt. Lee Pence says Frankenberry was driving down

UPDATE 10/16/18: A girl resembling a missing teenager whose parents were found dead in their western Wisconsin home has been spotted at a gas station in south Florida, police said. Authorities have been searching for 13-year-old Jayme Closs since around 1 a.m. Monday, when sheriff’s deputies responding to a 911 call for help at a

Over 200,000 people hunt in Idaho each year. And many of them are in the hills this fall for general deer and elk hunting seasons. Idaho Fish and Game has sold out all of its non-resident/second deer and elk tags. The final white-tailed deer tags sold out on October 15. Non-residents can start buying 2019

An upper ridge of high pressure is building throughout the Northwest this week. Sunny days, cold nights with average daytime highs by mid-week. Tuesday: Highs in the upper 50’s and sunny. Tonight: Cold with lows in the mid to upper 20’s. Wednesday: Highs near 60° and sunny. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60°. Friday:

The Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park erupted for the 23rd time in 2018 Monday tying with the number of times it erupted in 1982 and making this the most active year for the geyser since then. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the geyser erupted at 2:12 p.m. It has been 7 days, 3

Florida health officials say a child is the first death in the state during this year’s flu season. Health experts emphasize a flu shot is the best way to protect against the virus. But as Tom Hanson shows us, many parents are still skeptical or misinformed about the vaccine. Dr. Eric Teitel is getting a

Local residents had the chance to be filmed as extras for an upcoming indie picture on Monday. “Puppy Love,” an upcoming film starring Roseanna Arquette with newbie Hopper Penn filming scenes for the movie at the Blackfoot Municipal Swimming Pool. The movie is about an intellectually and socially stunted 23-year-old virgin. It’s a year that

Health officials say a child is the first to die during this year’s flu season. The Florida Department of Health’s Bureau of Epidemiology said in a report that the unidentified child tested positive for influenza B and died between Sept. 30 and Oct. 6. The report did not say where the child died but did

Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter announced Monday he asked for and has received the resignation of Blake Fischer as an Idaho Department of Fish and Game Commissioner. Fisher came under intense criticism for graphic photos taken during an African hunting trip he participated in last month.“I have high expectations and standards for every appointee in state

Work toward updating the Salmon-Challis National Forest plan will enter a new phase beginning November 1. The first phase of the 4-year revision process was completed in July. “We are now looking to work with the public to take those issues that are important for a forest plan to address, and begin to design different

On Monday, Idaho Central Credit Union presented the Bannock Development Corporation with a $15,000 check, to be used for the 27th Annual Economic Symposium, being held on October 24th at the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center. Idaho Central Credit Union CFO, Brian Berrett, called Bannock County home and explained that the business

An Idaho Falls man awaiting trial because police say he possessed child pornography has been charged with 10 additional charges. 32-year-old Samuel Gale of Idaho Falls was first arrested and charged with five counts in July after the remote server storage service Dropbox reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that IP

A milestone was announced for the blind community over the weekend. The Snake River Valley Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Idaho held its first White Cane Blindness Awareness banquet. Idaho Falls Mayor Rebecca Casper declared Oct. 15 will be white cane awareness day in Idaho Falls. Ammon Mayor Sean Colletti was

An American Immigration Council profile details the impact of immigrants in Idaho. The council’s fact sheet shows the state has a small but growing immigrant population. Only 6 percent of the state’s residents are immigrants, but they account for 8 percent of the state’s labor force. Immigrants make up 40 percent of Idaho’s farming and

An upper ridge of high pressure is building throughout the Northwest this week. Sunny days, cold nights with average daytime highs by mid-week. Tonight: Cold with lows in the low 20’s. Tuesday: Highs in the upper 50’s and sunny. Wednesday: Highs near 60° and sunny. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 60°. Friday: Sunny, with

Teton County, Wyoming Commissioners will try again Tuesday to reach a consensus on the county’s Wyoming Public Lands Initiative (WPLI) recommendation. Commissioners considered a proposal last week, but voted to continue discussion. As defined by the state, the objective of the WPLI is: “A voluntary, collaborative, county-led process intended to result in one, multi-county legislative

Grand Teton National Park rangers conducted an early evening short-haul rescue at Hidden Falls on the west side of Jenny Lake on Saturday. Teton Interagency Dispatch received a call at approximately 4:45 p.m. on Saturday from a bystander indicating someone had fallen and needed help at Hidden Falls. A second call from another bystander was

11:50 a.m. A hunter who survived a grizzly bear attack in Montana is having a second surgery for his injuries. Bob Legasa said Monday doctors plan to insert a plate and a screw in his arm to secure a broken bone. He says he expects to be discharged Tuesday, three days after he was mauled

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Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner Blake Fischer is in hot water over his account of a hunting trip to Africa, and former commissioners are now suggesting he resign. In the middle of September, Fischer sent an email to more than 100 friends and colleagues recapping his recent hunting trip to Namibia. Along with the email,

Authorities say an investigation is underway after infant twin brothers in Idaho died despite efforts by first responders to save them. The Times-News reports Twin Falls Police Lt. Terry Thueson says a 911 call made at 2:18 p.m. Friday reported that the children were unresponsive. Thueson says responding officers provided lifesaving measures but were unable

New Mexico State Police say two men have been killed after a rollover accident west of Hobbs. They say the crash occurred around 7 a.m. Saturday and 29-year-old Andrew Beatty of Carlsbad, New Mexico, and 31-year-old Alan Knight of Rexburg, Idaho, were declared dead at the scene. State Police say the men were riding in

We’ll see lots of sunshine all week long. Temps will still be well below average today, but we’ll warm up nicely over the next few days. Those pesky north winds will also slow down today too! Today: Chilly and sunny with highs around 50 degrees. Tonight: Cold with lows in the low 20’s. Tomorrow: Highs

Celebrating 11 years in Pocatello, the Habitat for Humanity Restore is looking back and saying thanks to the community for all they’ve done. “We just wanted to thank Pocatello for supporting us over the years, they’re really the biggest part of what we do,” store manager Katie Counts said. “Without the people coming in, shopping

Early voting is underway in Bannock County. If you have trouble getting to the polling office, the Pocatello League of Women Voters is offering free rides to the polls. Early voting is Monday through Friday at the Bannock County elections office from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The league of women voters is volunteering to

Have you ever wanted your palm read? Or your aura drawn? Now is your chance at a local psychic fair. “Well everybody thinks that tarot cards are spooky, or that palm readers are spooky, or they’re gypsies, or something like that,” said Terri Ireland, owner of Healing Hands. “So I thought that we should have

Idaho State Police believe alcohol was involved in a crash that sent one woman to the hospital Saturday night. The rollover crash happened around 7 p.m. in the eastbound lane of U.S. 26 at mile marker 384.1, east of Swan Valley. ISP said Angela Krueger, 41, of Alpine, Wyoming was east bound in a 2000

Train fans united at the Idaho Falls Train Show on Saturday. People from all over came out to check out the different types of trains. There were all types of model trains and even some Lego trains. Kids can even take a train ride in the parking lot! You can also buy some trains to

Quilt and sewing lovers got together this weekend to create some magic at this years Portneuf Valley Quilt Guild’s “Quilters Harvest.” About 175 quilts were on display at the Mountain View Event Center for people to vote for their favorite one. “It’s not your grandma’s quilt show,” said Suzanne Cowgil, the co-chair for Portneuf Valley

UPDATE: Oct. 13: All lanes are open. Idaho State Police report: On October 12, 2018, at approximately 7:58 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a two-vehicle property damage crash and a secondary three-vehicle property damage crash on Interstate 15 near milepost 2.5, north of the Idaho and Utah border, near Malad, ID. Corey D. Crompton, 61,

The City of Pocatello has pulled a proposed wildlife feeding ordinance out of consideration for the time being. It was taken off of the city council’s agenda this week. The “task force” is continuing to pursue the project. The police department was concerned about its ability to adequately enforce the ordinance, and there was concern

A group of moms is getting a chance to relax and rejuvenate at camp this weekend. However, this isn’t just any camp and these aren’t just any moms. “We found that this is probably one of the most powerful camps we do,” said Ann Walsh, founder of Camp Magical Moments, a camp for kids with

Making designs come to life. That’s what 22 educators in Southeast Idaho are spending time doing in Pocatello – learning the ins and outs of 3D printing. Imagine Superman’s ring or a replica of Harry Potter wand. Now, you can do more than imagine – you can create. Educators are learning how to make computer

High School Football Scores for Friday, October 12 Madison – 24Highland – 14 Thunder Ridge – 26Rigby – 43 Minico – 15Century – 31 Pocatello – 20Preston – 40 Hillcrest – 41Blackfoot – 0 Skyline – 20Bonneville – 18 Shelley – 14Idaho Falls – 40 Snake River – 28American Falls – 32 Sugar-Salem – 27South

Friday is a good day to thank a farmer. October 12th is officially named Farmer’s Day across the country.​​ Idaho, being among the top agricultural producers in the United States, it’s a day to appreciate our farming communities. National Farmer’s day was set for October 12th because it is after the traditional harvest times of

Several people in Pocatello went on a scavenger hunt through Mountain View Cemetery Friday night as part of the third annual scavenger hunt. Searchers took a map, located the headstones and answered questions about it then snapped a picture. Those who find them all got a coupon for a free ice cream cone at Tastee

Wyoming authorities say they killed a large black bear after it was repeatedly spotted near several schools in Teton County this week. Wyoming Game and Fish Department spokesman Mark Gocke says relocating the 420-pound male black bear wasn’t an option because of the animal’s history. The Jackson Hole News and Guide reports that the bear

Trying to figure out what you are going to do for the rest of your life during your first year of college can be a daunting task, so at Idaho State University this week, advisors are doing everything they can to help in those decisions. The goal is to help students make some really important

With no school at Thunder Ridge High School on Friday, you would not find many students roaming the hallways. But you would see some visitors. Residents of Idaho Falls’ sister city, Tokai-mura, Japan, took a tour of Bonneville School District 93’s newest school. “We’re trying to show them what education is like in the United