Month: December 2018

A Rexburg man was booked into jail Saturday, after claiming he was on drugs. Rexburg Police said they were called to the Maverik convenience store on Main Street at around 3 a.m. Saturday. A clerk in the store told police a naked man entered the store and exclaimed that he was on acid. Police found

We’ll see off and on flurries for today, but accumulations will stay below an inch for the Snake River Plain. Thereafter for the next few days, I expect frigid temperatures, with possible subzero low temps by mid-week. Today: Cold with flurries. Highs in the mid to upper 20’s. Tonight: Lows around 10 degrees with mostly

We’ll see off and on flurries through out the day today, with mostly cloudy skies. Snow accumulations will be light however, with less than an inch for the Snake River Plain, and less than 2 for the high country. Cold temperatures will be the issue for the next few days, as inversion conditions set in

Saturday is World AIDS Day. It is dedicated to raising awareness of AIDS caused by the spread of HIV infection. To help show support, Eastern Idaho Public Health will be offering free, confidential HIV tests all month in all of the county offices. EIPH wants everyone to know what their status is. They recommend everyone

Students across the country are taking part in the fourth collegiate CyberForce competition. For the first time, the Idaho National Laboratory will host and provide help for universities in the region. “It’s actually a national competition sponsored by the (U.S. Department of Energy) and it’s focused on really important national security critical challenge that we’re

From Saturday into Sunday morning, dozens gathered in Caldwell Park in Pocatello to raise funds and awareness for homelessness in the area. For the 12th year, Aid for Friends held an encampment encouraging people to brave the cold for a night and sleep in a box in the park. The fundraiser has brought in more

Regional political leaders are posting their memories of President George H.W. Bush Saturday night. U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-ID) made the following statement:“The world has lost a great and decent man. From his service as a Naval pilot during WWII to his successful tenure as President of the United States, George H.W. Bush was a

Pocatello Police and the volunteers who supported them throughout the year, helped make Christmas possible for dozens of local kids Saturday. Local high school cheer teams helped launch a goodwill trip that included stops at ShopKo,McDonald’s, and the help of Idaho Central Credit Union. Officers helped the kids shop for gifts for themselves and the

After three decades, eastern Idaho will have a representative on the Idaho Supreme Court. Seventh District Judge Greg Moeller was named to a vacancy on the court by Governor C.L.”Butch”Otter Friday. Moeller is a 1981 graduate of South Fremont High School in St. Anthony. After a two-year church mission in Japan, Moeller graduated magna cumlaude

Former President George H.W. Bush has died at the age of 94. Family spokesman Jim McGrath says Bush died shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, about eight months after the death of his wife, Barbara Bush. The nation’s 41st president served from 1989 to 1993, and eight years later watched his son George W. became the

Some residents on Gibson jack road in Pocatello are upset over the euthanization 24 turkeys that became a nuisance in the area. Pocatello Fish and Game captured the turkeys and donated them to the Idaho Food Bank. However, many believe that they could have relocated the turkeys instead of killing them. Gibson Jack is known

Idaho State University says a cohort of its Coillege of Pharmacy students at the University of Alaska in Anchorage (UAA) has been accounted for and all are safe. None of the university’s faculty or staff were harmed in any way. The university said each person’s family has been contacted. ISU is working to ensure that

High School boys and girls basketball scores for Friday, November 30 BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL Bonneville – 51Century – 56 Boise – 68Highland – 57 Borah – 51Madison – 53 Blackfoot – 40Rigby – 67 Shelley – 34Pocatello – 42 Idaho Falls – 70Thunder Ridge – 45 Mountain View – 53Hillcrest – 52 Snake River