Month: April 2019

Blackfoot Mayor Marc Carroll joined representatives of Bingham Memorial Hospital Monday to formally launch Child Abuse Prevention Month. The mayor helped plant pinwheels outside the hospital to call the public’s attention to the observation. The designation has been made in the United States every year since 1983. You can learn more about the five steps

A Utah janitor has pleaded not guilty to sexually abusing two students at an elementary school south of Salt Lake City. The Daily Herald of Provo reports 58-year-old Adrian Villar entered the plea Monday. He is facing two counts of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and one count of lewdness involving a child. Villar,

Deputies in Harning County, Oregon arrested John William Harvey Friday on outstanding warrants in Madison County. Madison County Sherriff’s Office Corporal Isaac Payne said Harvey was suspected of selling methamphetamine to confidential informants in Idaho in September 2018. Oregon deputies discovered the warrants and held him on three felony counts of delivery of a controlled

UPDATE 12:05 p.m. Utah State University officials have issued an “all clear” status. The buildings evacuated have all been cleared and are now open. Officials say classes are resuming. ___ ORIGINAL: Utah State University officials report a gas line was hit in front of the Life Sciences building Monday around 11:30 a.m. The gas has

The Senate has approved legislation to legalize hemp in Idaho. The Senate voted 32-3 Monday to approve the bill that would legalize the growing and selling of hemp products containing 0.3 percent or less of THC, the cannabis compound that gives marijuana its high. Backers say the state’s climate is ideal for growing hemp that

The Idaho Judicial Council will convene in Rexburg Tuesday to interview candidates seeking to replace Judge Greg Moeller. Moeller was sworn in as a Justice to the Idaho Supreme Court in January. The public is welcome to attend the interviews at the Madison County Courthouse beginning at 9 a.m. The nominees and the scheduled time

The Senate has approved amendments to legislation involving Idaho’s voter-approved Medicaid expansion law that adds mandatory work requirements. The Senate on Monday debated nine amendments to a bill originating in the Senate before finishing with a bill that’s similar to a House bill a Senate committee killed last week. The Senate has already passed an

Authorities say an 18-year-old woman set fire to buildings belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Orem. KUTV in Salt Lake City reported Monday indicate Jillian Robinson could face charges of burglary, criminal mischief and possession of burglary tools. According to court documents, police responded to reports of a fire at

UPDATE 3/30/19 7:21 p.m..: The Custer County Sheriff’s Office says a man was arrested involved in the case of a Charles McBride. Benjamin J. Savage was taken into custody Saturday afternoon at the Idaho Falls airport on a Custer County warrant. He is currently being held at the Bonneville County jail. Stay with Local News

Idaho gas prices rose another seven cents per gallon in the past week to an average $2.52 per gallon. GasBuddy analysts surveyed 802 Idaho gas stations and found prices 22.8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago, but 23.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average prices rose 3.9 cents

Authorities say it may take several days to clean up a train derailment south of Salt Lake City that resulted in an unknown quantity of propane to be released into the air. Juab County fire officials say 23 of the 165 cars on a Union Pacific mixed-freight train came off the rails Saturday and one

Legislation requiring motorists to slow down and move over when approaching tow trucks and maintenance vehicles parked along roadways with lights flashing has been signed into law by Gov. Brad Little. Little late last week signed the law that also requires motorists to slow down and move over when approaching a parked passenger vehicle with

We’ll see lots of sunshine this AM, but increasing clouds throughout the day with a chance for showers this afternoon/evening for the Central Mountains. There is even a chance for a few showers for the upper Snake Plain later on today. The bulk of the moisture with this storm will move in tomorrow afternoon, where

Idaho State Police say an accident involving a fuel tanker truck has caused a 1,200-gallon (4,542 liters) fuel spill into a ditch connected to a river near Powell Junction. KBOI-TV reports the accident occurred Friday morning on Highway 12. Police say the tanker driver had been heading west when he went off the roadway for

Some roads in Yellowstone National Park have opened to bicyclists willing to brave the unpredictable spring weather and other potential hazards. On Friday, 49 miles ( 78.8 kilometers ) of park roads from the West Entrance to Mammoth Hot Springs were opened to bicyclists. As conditions allow, bicycles will also be permitted from the East