Senate committee approves ‘pet-friendly’ license plate
Legislation to create a “pet-friendly” license plate with the money going to pay for spaying or neutering pets owned by low-income…
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Continue ReadingLegislation to create a committee to monitor how federal laws and regulations impact Idaho’s sovereignty is headed to the House. The House…
Continue ReadingWyoming lawmakers are at odds over making it easier to terminate parental rights when sexual assault results in childbirth. Members of the Wyoming…
Continue ReadingOn Tuesday, Governor Brad Little will proclaim February 26 Suicide Prevention Day at his Boise office. As part of Suicide Prevention Day at the…
Continue ReadingPlans are in place for an Idaho Gold Star Families Memorial Monument in Pocatello. The monument is being facilitated by a local committee headed by…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Sheriffs’ Association is asking the Idaho Legislature to shelve a bill that would legalize production of industrial hemp. House Bill…
Continue ReadingThe Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center has issued an avalanche warning for the Lionhead area near West Yellowstone and the Centennial Range…
Continue ReadingThe Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a burglary at TNT Lawn Care on 14th North. Deputies said they were called to the scene…
Continue ReadingA proposal to ban most underage marriage in Utah has cleared its first hurdle with support from women who have left polygamous groups. Democratic…
Continue ReadingBrigham Young University says it’ll appeal a state agency’s decision to decertify the police department of the university owned by the…
Continue ReadingLegislation allowing individuals age 21 and older who have obtained an Idaho enhanced permit to carry a concealed weapon into public schools without…
Continue ReadingLegislation that backers say is critical to preserving a historic water agreement between two sets of water users and is intended to prevent declines…
Continue ReadingThe Legislature’s budget committee has approved a 1.7 percent increase to $68 million for the agency responsible for safeguarding Idaho’s…
Continue ReadingIf most people are lucky enough to have a cow walk into their school, chances are, it’s “udderly” Billie Johnson on a mission to…
Continue ReadingThe following schools and districts have closed for Tuesday the 26th of February. North Gem School District #149 Butte #111 North Fremont Jr./Sr.…
Continue ReadingWe’ll continue with this weather pattern of rain for the valleys and snow for the higher elevations through Thursday. Exect windy conditions as…
Continue ReadingBonneville School District 93 is getting input from the public when considering its next bond. One of the options for a new bond is eight new science…
Continue ReadingA ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for the Idaho State Tax Commission’s new Pocatello office Monday morning. The new office, located at 1111…
Continue ReadingThe Pine Ridge Mall presented the Bannock Development Corporation a $3,000 check Monday morning, in an effort to “bring more value to the…
Continue ReadingThe Shoshone-Bannock Tribes 40-year-old government building in Fort Hall suffered extensive damage after a roof collapse at around 3 a.m. Monday.…
Continue ReadingAfter being in the TV business for 42 years, First Alert forecaster Steve Cannon announced he will retire this Friday, March 1st. Steve started his…
Continue ReadingA local couple is bringing the heat with the first Firehouse Subs in Idaho Falls. The restaurant decor reflects the founding family’s decades…
Continue ReadingA proposal to ban almost all hand-held cellphone use while driving has failed the Utah House. The Monday vote came after lawmakers said they were…
Continue ReadingMore scattered rain and snow for this week as this wet weather flow continues from the Jet Stream. We’ll also see a lot of wind throughout the…
Continue ReadingThe atmospheric river continues this week, with rain/snow and gusty winds. The National Weather Service, has issued Winter Weather Advisories and…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: Legislation urging Congress to remove hundreds of thousands of acres from wilderness study area designation in Idaho has passed the House.…
Continue ReadingThe House has approved legislation urging Congress to enact a law requiring that federal lands be sold within a county in Idaho when private lands in…
Continue ReadingThe Wyoming Department of Health says it has confirmed there is no public health concern related to a recent case of meningitis in Carbon County.…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 2:30 p.m. A man who was shot to death outside a northern Idaho bar last weekend was a drug smuggler whose story was told in the movie…
Continue ReadingLegislation to change how millions of dollars in sales tax revenue is distributed to cities and counties in Idaho has stalled in a House committee.…
Continue ReadingThe Utah Senate is approving a proposal to raise low alcohol limits for beer sold at grocery and convenience stores. The measure easily passed on…
Continue ReadingSalmon-Challis National Forest Supervisor Charles Mark is calling for an update of interagency grizzly bear management planning. He is concerned for…
Continue ReadingIdaho’s legislative budget-writing committee has voted unanimously to boost pay for court reporters after learning the state is facing a…
Continue ReadingIn an unusual trend, Idaho’s average gas price continues to drop, even as the U.S. average steadily increases. Gem State pump prices are now…
Continue ReadingSchools closed for Monday, February 25th, 2019: Fremont County School District 215 Teton School District 401 Blackfoot School District 55 Snake River…
Continue ReadingA group of people in Rexburg took part in a 5k run out in the cold, but they were freezing for a reason. They were raising money for the Make-A-Wish…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 2/25/19 10:25 a.m.: Due to continuing severe weather conditions and road closures, operations at the Materials and Fuels Complex (MFC) are…
Continue ReadingThe town of Jackson, Wyoming is close to setting a snowfall record this month. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reported Sunday Jackson received…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 5:48 p.m.: According to the probable cause report, Blaine Reed had claimed the woman broke into his home and woke him up. The woman and Reed…
Continue ReadingA small fire in a apartment at Idaho State University forced several students to relocate to other housing Friday night. The fire was reported just…
Continue ReadingIdaho Fish and Game Department officers are creating an elk bait site on the west side of the Ninety Percent Range in Caribou County. The step was…
Continue ReadingMild air is moving into eastern Idaho, so we’ll see rain/snow for the valleys and lots of snow for the mountains. We’ll also see a lot of…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 2/23/19 8:54 P.M.: On Saturday, February 23, around 4:565 p.m., Idaho State Police investigated a deadly car crash that happened on the…
Continue ReadingWhile the Oscars celebrate the art of film in Hollywood, there are aspiring filmmakers honing their craft in Eastern Idaho. For the last six years,…
Continue ReadingYou won’t be hearing the Museum of Idaho complain of space issues any longer. With more than 20,000 square feet of new space, the museum is…
Continue ReadingYou’ve heard of 5K runs, but not many people have heard of a virtual 5K run. A group in Idaho Falls and Twin Falls called Moon Joggers is…
Continue ReadingOn February 13, the Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel held a ribbon cutting with all of the local chambers, tribe members and anyone that played a part…
Continue ReadingLast year, it looked like Idaho could have been in line for a third congressional representative and another vote in the Electoral College. But new…
Continue ReadingFuture scientists, inventors and leaders of tomorrow all gathered at the Museum of Idaho for Engineers Day on Saturday. Employees of Flour Idaho, an…
Continue ReadingA former Idaho corrections officer has been sentenced to up to three years in prison for his part in a major drug trafficking operation. The Idaho…
Continue ReadingA Wyoming school district plans to re-open an isolated school to serve a single student entering kindergarten this fall. The Laramie Boomerang…
Continue ReadingAuthorities in Ogden say one man is dead and another injured following a fire at a storage facility Saturday afternoon. The Fire Department said the…
Continue ReadingAuthorities say a registered sex offender abused the child of a woman he kidnapped and kept chained in a barn last December. The Idaho Statesman…
Continue ReadingThe winter season is tough on all of us, including our wildlife. The weather is frigid and food is limited in the mountains. Elk, deer and even…
Continue ReadingOne Blackfoot Hospital will undergo a multi-million dollar expansion, adding a brand new facility to their campus. Construction at State Hospital…
Continue ReadingWith all the talk surrounding the Pocatello High School reconstruction, the spotlight is on historical preservation. But what makes it so important?…
Continue ReadingThe William J. Maeck Education Center at the Idaho Falls Zoo is officially open. Dozens of guests flooded the new building today to see what the…
Continue ReadingUPDATE 2/22/19 4:55 p.m.: Klein Investigations and Consulting released the following statement: “This afternoon KIC Texas was noticed that with…
Continue ReadingA Utah man accused of fatally shooting a city code enforcement officer has pleaded guilty to a number of charges. KUTV-TV reports Kevin Wayne…
Continue ReadingAnother Pacific system moves in from the northwest this weekend. We’ll see periods of snow Saturday through Monday, along with some gusty…
Continue ReadingWhen Pocatello Mayor Brian Blad joined the Mayor’s School Walking Challenge to the Hitting Hearts Foundation in 2017, he had to walk at least…
Continue ReadingFive finalists for Idaho State University Athletic Director will meet with students, coaches, faculty, staff, boosters, and alumni over a two week…
Continue ReadingLegislation to designate a roadway that crosses southern Idaho as the Idaho Medal of Honor Highway has passed the House. Lawmakers voted 66-0 on…
Continue ReadingIdahoans will continue springing ahead and falling back. A proposal to exempt Idaho from daylight saving time failed 55-15 on Friday in the House.…
Continue ReadingThe Idaho Falls Fire Department was dispatched to the 7000 block of N 5th W for a report of a structure fire Friday around 5:41 a.m. Officials report…
Continue ReadingA proposal to raise the age to buy cigarettes in Utah has an unlikely critic – the American Cancer Society’s Action Network, which argues…
Continue ReadingRoughly seven weeks after leaving office, former Idaho Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter has joined the board of a Canadian mining company that is…
Continue ReadingPocatello Animal Services is hoping you will temporarily open your homes to the area’s less fortunate dogs and cats. Recently, the department…
Continue ReadingLegislation intended to make more public who is donating to candidates and political causes in Idaho has been put on hold after a diverse array of…
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