Month: October 2018

Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, opened the faith’s 188th Semiannual General Conference by…

High School Football Scores for Friday, October 5, 2018 Preston – 29Burley – 6 Pocatello – 7Minico – 28 Blackfoot –…

A nearly 100-year old theater in Montpelier is up for sale. Many in the community are sad to hear it might close its doors for good. The Centre…

One in ten children will experience abuse before they are 18 years old. Members of the Rexburg community learned about preventing that abuse Friday…

The Thunder Ridge Football Grid Kid Blue Team is rallying around a very sick friend right now. His name is Han Wheeler. His parents are Joshua and…

With the Idaho Vandals coming to Pocatello tomorrow (Oct. 6), we can’t remember the last time there was this much anticipation and buzz…

A new Lions Clubs International chapter is forming again in Idaho Falls and is inviting the community to take a closer look at what they will be…

Americans are heading west, but more specifically to Idaho. In a new study done by United Van Lines, the gem state ranks number three in the country…

CastleGate Design Access Home Care and Hospice 74 W. 100 N. Logan, UT 84321 Action Motor Sports, Inc. 1355 Lincoln Rd., Idaho Falls, ID Alpine…

A Blackfoot man died at Bingham Memorial Hospital Tuesday after the bicycle he was riding was struck by a motor vehicle. The Bingham County…

UPDATE 4:30 p.m. Idaho State Police report an 18-year-old from Rigby was transported to Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center after a two-vehicle,…

An area of low pressure will swing through this weekend. Expect scattered showers for Saturday, with clearing skies on Sunday afternoon and Monday.…

A 46-year-old bus driver in Missouri killed herself earlier this week after finding out her cancer had returned. Before taking her own life, she…

The U.S. Census Bureau has begun to hire workers for temporary jobs in preparation for the 2020 Census. At the present time, the bureau is looking…

Rexburg Police Lieutenant Colin Erickson graduated from the 273rd FBI National Academy at Quanitico, Virginia this fall. Erickson has been with the…

Forest Service closures on the Roosevelt fire near Bondurant, Wyoming will be lifted at noon Friday. Showers are expected to continue and some snow…

The world-renowned Mormon Tabernacle Choir is changing its name to “The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.” The name modification follows…

Authorities say the Canyon County jail is the first in Idaho to implement an iris biometric identification recognition system when booking inmates…

Some high elevation snow was enough to temporarily close several interior roads at Yellowstone National Park. Norris to Canyon and Dunraven Pass were…

Police say a 14-year-old student died last month after falling from the hood of a car and hitting his head on the asphalt in a parking lot at a high…

More sunshine is expected today with just a light breeze across the region. However, we’ll see a second disturbance for Saturday with more…

It’s rivalry weekend in Pocatello. On Saturday, the Idaho State Bengals take on in-state rivalry, the University of Idaho Vandals. For the…

THURSDAY H.S. FOOTBALL Highland 30 Century 14 Shelley 14 Hillcrest 42 BOYS H.S. SOCCER Pocatello 0, Mountain Home 2 Bonneville 0Blackfoot 6 GIRLS…

A new youth survey in Bonneville County shows that underage drinking is going down, but abuse of other substances is on the rise. For the first time…

UPDATE 10/04/18 9:40 p.m.: Idaho Power is now estimating power restoration to be 1:00 a.m. Friday. ORIGINAL STORY: 2094 Idaho Power customers in…

An Idaho Falls woman is coming forward on a sexual assault allegation for an incident that happened over 30 years ago. “I’m just very…

“I did not…I didn’t get the text…No…I did not,” many on Idaho State’s campus said today. They are not…

Do you remember all those school supplies you donated at the Eastern Idaho State Fair? Thursday was delivery day and it was a big surprise. KIDK…

Sgt. Todd Howell, the Bingham County Officer shot a few weeks ago in a standoff situation in Firth is alive and well and chomping at the bit to get…

The Museum of Idaho opened an exhibit full of steampunk art created by local artists on Thursday. There are 27 paintings, drawings, photos and more…

Dozens of relatives, fellow faculty, students and more paid their respects to Principal Oliver Roberts on Thursday afternoon. The funeral service was…

UPDATE 5:10 p.m. Idaho State Police reports a 57-year-old Shelley man was transported to the hospital after a crash northbound on Interstate 15 at…

The opioid epidemic is an ongoing fight. The Substance Use-Disorder that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and…

The Wyoming Business Council has approved a $3 million loan and $3 million grant to help a Cody firearms manufacturer expand. The city of Cody…

President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Dr. Rita Baranwal as Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the Department of Energy.…

The Idaho Falls Zoo has extended its 2018 season by a week. The zoo will be open daily through Sunday October 14, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Zoo personnel…

Our cold front is exiting the region with gusty winds and scattered showers. We’ll see a second disturbance for Saturday with more showers and…

A little rain means a lot of difference for regional firefighters. After a tinder-dry summer, the fire danger in Yellowstone National Park was…

The Idaho National Laboratory has launched an effort to develop the instruments and tools needed to develop a proposed fast spectrum test reactor.…

A new high-intensity activated crosswalk beacon (HAWK) is being activated on South Boulevard and 15th Street in Idaho Falls Thursday. The push…

A 90-day public comment period opened Thursday on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement on management plans for greater sage-grouse in the west. The…

Police say a Starbucks customer shot a man and wounded who attacked a clerk outside Salt Lake City. Authorities said the man was shot once in the…

UPDATE 10/4/18: The Idaho Falls Animal Shelter reports all vouchers have been claimed. ___ ORIGINAL: The East Idaho Spay Neuter Coalition is offering…

Wyoming Department of Health officials say a dying squirrel found in Rawlins tested positive for tularemia. The disease is potentially deadly for…

A southwestern Idaho woman authorities say bit off part of her boyfriend’s ear during a dispute has been taken into custody.…

The Idaho Falls branch of Days for Girls met with high school senior girls across the state to help make feminine hygiene supply kits for girls…

Authorities have identified the human remains discovered by a hunter in a remote area of north Idaho as a 27-year-old Montana woman who went missing…

Are you going to burn your house down this fall? October is Fire Prevention Month, and there are many things you can do from within your own home to…

A cold front is expected today, with gusty winds, scattered showers, and much cooler temps. Snow levels behind this front will lower to 6500 to 7000…

Inside the ginormous Museum of Clean in Pocatello sit thousands of pieces of clean history. Bars of soap, old bathtubs and historical medical…

Bannock County is getting a new addition to its landfill. Recently, the county commissioners gave final approval for the funding to bring in a second…

Bonneville County schools are warning drivers about driving in school zones, specifically through crosswalks. Students walking home from Discovery…

Some people in Idaho Falls gathered today to protest U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s possible confirmation. Protestors held signs…

UPDATE 10/3/18 7:25 p.m.: Both eastbound lanes and one westbound lane are now open. ORIGINAL STORY: Two drivers were taken to Eastern Idaho Regional…

UPDATE 6:02 p.m. Idaho Falls Police report 8-year-old Piper Fell has been found and is safe. Police say she was found around the corner at a…

UPDATE 10/3/18: Effective immediately, the closure area around the Marten Creek Fire on the Greys River Ranger District has been rescinded by Forest…

UPDATE 10:50 a.m. The Idaho Transportation Department reports US 20 is now open. ORIGINAL: The Central Fire District reports a straw truck caught…

Authorities say a young Utah boy is dead after falling into Lake Powell while sleeping overnight on the upper deck of a houseboat. The National Park…

Wildlife managers in Wyoming are investigating the shooting of a grizzly bear by a hunting guide as the bears become more active searching for food…

A Wyoming fine art sale with a Western theme once again saw more than $1 million worth of art sold during the event. The Cody Enterprise reports the…

UPDATE:10/3/18 2:00 p.m. More rain is expected through Thursday on the Roosevelt forest fire near Bondurant. The rain that started Tuesday led to…

Wyoming Game and Fish wardens trapped and relocated a sub-adult female grizzly bear last Saturday. The bear was frequenting a residential area near a…

BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING… The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a Blowing Dust Advisory,…

A cold front is expected Thursday, with gusty winds, scattered showers and much cooler temps. Snow levels behind this front will lower to 6500 to…

Fire Marshal Keith Richey says Fremont County will drop its fire restrictions beginning Thursday, Oct. 4. Anyone wanting to burn must receive a…

A Michigan Police Department is investigating after officials say a cheerleader brought marijuana-laced brownies to her high school. As Rebecca…

A Utah reporter received an unexpected guest during her live shot Wednesday. Morgan Saxton was covering flooding in Spring Lake when an animal…

The head of the state agency that serves Idaho’s veterans must complete mandatory training following a social media post demeaning sexual…

With winds forecast at around 20 miles per hour, with higher gusts possible, the Central Fire District in Rigby has issued a burn ban for the day,…

Prosecutors have declined to pursue charges against two animal control officers and the CEO of the Cheyenne Animal Shelter in the pepper-spraying of…

The path to Christmas must first pass through Pocatello this year. On Friday, November 16, the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is expected to make a stop…

The Madison Fire Department’s Pipe Brigade is home after attending the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in Edinburgh, Scotland. The band was…

We’ll see fairly sunny conditions for today with a lot of wind, before another round of showers roll in for Thursday. Highs will fall about 10…

BOYS H.S. SOCCER Highland 0 Rigby 3 Blackfoot 3 Shelley 1 Skyline 1Idaho Falls 8 Bonneville 0Hillcrest 6 GIRLS H.S. SOCCER Rigby 0 Highland 5…

The streets of Downtown Idaho Falls are about to get a facelift. Idaho Falls Downtown Development Corp. is working on many projects for the area. It…

Rexburg Police are investigating an unusual lost and found case. Last Friday, around 12:45 p.m., a man said he lost his glasses and was walking along…

Fifteen lawyers are being considered to replace Ryan W. Boyer as a Bingham County Magistrate Judge. The Seventh Judicial District Magistrates…

Ladies, start your engines and plan on leaving a little earlier for work or your other activities Wednesday morning. It’s the annual Brake for…

A nine-year-old was arrested Tuesday in Lauderhill, Florida for pointing a gun at fellow classmates. The third-grader smuggled a loaded 380-caliber…

A 44-year-old woman has been sentenced to three-to-five years in prison followed by five years of probation for stealing more than $30,000 from a…

Time is running out to file 2017 Idaho state income tax returns. The Idaho State Tax Commission says taxpayers who qualified for an automatic…

Your child could be the next Gerber Baby. Gerber launched its ninth annual Photo Search contest, and the company is providing parents with the…

There is good news for businesses paying into Idaho’s worker’s compensation insurance fund. Effective January 1, 2019, the Idaho…

Teton County, Wyoming will host an open house Monday to review concepts for a land transfer from the Bureau of Land Management. BLM is considering…

As the winter weather nears, children and their parents are looking for a way to stay active. In Pocatello, the Kid Rock program is allowing grade…

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management will keep the Egin Lakes campground open until October 10. The agency said it would be staffed during regular…

A few scattered showers overnight into Wednesday, with most of the showers favoring the SE highlands and Western Wyoming. Fairly sunny conditions for…

A Tennessee man is facing child abuse charges after hitting his son. Video from a surveillance camera shows just how brutal the beating was. Kaylin…

The Canyon County Prosecutor’s Office says a western Idaho man has been sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for sexually abusing girls and…

Two separate national alert systems will be tested between 12:18 p.m. and 12:20 p.m. MST on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. Both alerts are for testing…

UPDATE 10/2/18: U.S. Forest Service officials report the Lyle Springs Fire was started on Sept. 18 due to an unattended campfire. It was less than…

Idaho Falls Power plans to take the city power plant off line for a few hours Tuesday. Crews will be performing routine maintenance, including…

Test results show that a litter of deceased wolf pups that were found south of Jackson this summer died primarily from a skin disease commonly known…

UPDATE: 8:40 a.m. 10-2 With the public’s help, Idaho Falls Police have arrested Jesse Bryan, 46, of Idaho Falls on charges of burglary and…

Moisture from the remnants of Hurricane Rosa, as well as from a low pressure center near California, will begin to stream into the region today.…

School will be canceled for all Bonneville School District 93 schools on Thursday, Oct. 4. so students and administrators can attend the funeral…

After last week’s petitions over the rezoning of a Pocatello lot, Pastor Jacqualine “Big Momma” Thomas, the spearhead of the Big…

October is breast cancer awareness month, and a local pharmacy in Rexburg stands-out as a sanctuary and a place for women with breast cancer to find…

A brush fire on the north side of ‘No Name’ road in Fort Hall threatened residential homes on the west side of the fire around 1:00 p.m.…

A bit unsettled over this week, with scattered showers and gusty winds. We have an area of low pressure moving through Northern California and Nevada…