Month: August 2019

The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office has received multiple reports of a phone scam hitting our area where the caller claims to be a deputy…

Labor Day Weekend could bring record heat to Eastern idaho. Dry conditions and temperatures into the upper 90’s on Sunday with a dry front…

Authorities say a transgender woman in Oregon was violently assaulted by another beachgoer after she used the women’s restroom at a coastal…

FRIDAY H.S. FOOTBALL SCORES Lake City 19 Madison 21 Rigby 26 Coeur d ” Alene 31 Lewiston 33 Idaho Falls 14 Bonneville 20 Thunder Ridge 32 Orem…

Every race has its own meaning. To those running and attending Century High School’s cross-country invitational Friday, the race served as a…

“Going through a difficult time, you feel alone. The Center for Hope has been a voice saying that you’re not alone. That you have a place…

Idaho State Police are investigating multiple crashes on northbound and southbound on Interstate 15 between mileposts 80 to 83 near Fort Hall.…

UPDATE: A US service member from eastern Idaho was killed while serving in Afghanistan Thursday. Dustin Ard, the son of former Ammon Mayor Bruce Ard,…

Idaho Falls Power (IFP) has announced there will be no increase in power rates for the coming year. In addition to that, IFP said customers would…

Bingham County Prosecutor Paul Rogers has filed charges in connection with a shooting incident Thursday night. The shooting happened near 600 West,…

Dome Technology broke ground on the third dome water tank in the area in Iona on June 5th. Friday morning, they inflated the dome in preparation for…

The Signal Mountain Summit Road and area in Grand Teton National Park have been temporarily closed to all visitors including motorists, cyclists, and…

A Utah man has been found guilty of running a multimillion-dollar opioid ring that sent hundreds of thousands of potentially deadly pills across the…

Mostly sunny and hot this weekend with breezy winds. Thunderstorms will come to an end for Friday evening. High pressure will build back for the next…

UPDATE 4:18 p.m. Water has been restored. ORIGINAL: Water on Georgia Street in Ammon has been shut off and will be off for several hours. The city of…

Bingham Memorial Hospital will once again be setting up two mother’s lounges at the Eastern Idaho State Fair. These quiet, clean and…

Blackfoot Police are reminding parents and guardians to take a photo of their child the same day they go to a big event like the Eastern Idaho State…

UPDATE 8/29/19: Smoke from the Brimstone Fire in Yellowstone National Park may be visible from Bridge Bay, Lake Village, Fishing Bridge, the East…

Based on historical trends and lower gas prices, AAA Idaho says it’s reasonable to project that 198,000 Idahoans will take advantage of warm…

Beginning Sept. 10, Loop C and D of the Buffalo Campground and Riverside Campground will close as contractors work to repave the area. Access to the…

Southeast Idaho Society of Professional Engineers received a $5,000 grant from the Bayer Fund on Wednesday. The money will be used to host the 37th…

The Idaho State Board of Education is proposing a temporary rule aimed at increasing the number of Idaho students eligible to apply for the…

Update: 8-30 The Local Highway Technical Assistance Council (LHTAC) has confirmed four of the bridge improvement projects are intended to be bundled…

Roughly 1,000 city of Boise employees received a false text alert notifying them of a non-existent active shooter at a local elementary school on…

The familiar photo backdrop commonly known as “the picture tree” on Rogers and Fountain Drive in Tautphaus Park will soon be changing.…

The Wyoming Lottery has made a quarterly transfer payment of over $1.2 million to the state for distribution to cities, towns and counties. That…

Update: 8-30 Governor Brad Little, Senate Pro Tem Brent Hill, and House Speaker Scott Bedke issued a joint statement in response to a decision by the…

H.S. FOOTBALL Twin Falls 15 Pocatello 20 BOYS H.S. SOCCER Blackfoot 2 Skyline 0 Snake River 0 Sugar-Salem 1 GIRLS H.S. SOCCER Skyline 7 Blackfoot 0…

A new web-based show is spending the week in Pocatello shooting its second episode. Thousands of dollars worth of treasure has made its way through…

One Blackfoot group is starting an animal sanctuary for rescued farm animals. Funny Farm Animal Sanctuary currently has four pigs, 16 cats, six dogs,…

The Pocatello Indians are taking on the Twin Falls Bruins to kick off the new football season. You can watch the game at the link here.…

The Minidoka National Historic Site, or the Hunt Camp, is one of many internment camps that received grants from the National Park Service. The…

Hunting season is upon us, but before you load your guns and pursue your game, you want to make sure the land you’re on is not private…

Whether baked, grilled or fried, the Eastern Idaho State Fair has a rich tradition of offering the best fair food in the west. This year, winners…

In Idaho, some of our favorite hunting sports can be land locked by private property. Idaho Fish and Game’s statewide program called…

A few thunderstorms for Friday, but generally look for a warming forecast with lots of sunshine. Friday: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of…

After losing its bid to purchase the former Lincoln School building this winter, the Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) moved to Plan B at the St.…

A Rigby man was sentenced in Lincoln County District Court in Afton, Wyoming on a single count of Aggravated Homicide by Vehicle. Ethan Jackson was…

One of the most popular trailheads in the Teton Basin Ranger District will close September 9 as the Caribou-Targhee National Forest replaces the…

Idaho Fish and Game Department officers are looking for information about the death of a young female mountain lion. The cat was shot and left on…

Wyoming school officials say the average annual test score has improved across the state. The Casper Star-Tribune reported Wednesday the Wyoming…

Wyoming Game and Fish personnel captured and relocated an adult female grizzly bear last Saturday, August 24. According to Game and Fish, the bear…

Mark Charles Wilson has been sentenced to a determinate 30-year prison term for the first-degree murder of 75-year-old Pat Brown. Wilson appeared…

A federal judge has sided with a group of Idaho students who were removed from their high school cheerleading team after staging a protest of their…

Jackson Police are looking for those responsible for vandalism at a construction site. According to police, the vandals entered a residence that was…

The United States Cavalry and Armor Association developed the award and knighting ceremony to recognize people who have significantly contributed to…

Governor Brad Little signed an executive order Thursday aimed at combating opioid and substance misuse in Idaho. Opioids, including prescription pain…

Meet Jordan, the very definition of the word resilient! A talented young man who isn’t afraid to just be himself, Jordan has an outgoing and…

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) invites you to a wild horse adoption event at the Eastern Idaho State Fair on Monday, Sept. 2 at 3 p.m. Since the…

Pocatello, Reason to Smile” is the theme of a new outdoor art gallery in Old Town. Many people would consider graffiti as vandalism, but one…

A new age of security is about to start in the Idaho Falls School District. School District 91 is starting a new access control system as part of its…

Bannock County taxpayers who received a “Notice of Action” letter after appealing to the Board of Equalization are being advised of their…

The Pocatello Fire Department and Bannock County Ambulance have received the American Heart Association’s “Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus…

BOYS H.S. SOCCER Idaho Falls 0 Hillcrest 0 GIRLS H.S. SOCCER Highland 2 Wood River 0 Bonneville 14 Shelley 0 Hillcrest 2 Idaho Falls 5 Ririe 3 Teton…

Bonneville School District 93 has to retool its construction plans. A majority of voters voted against the proposed $42.7 million bond on Tuesday…

In Bannock County Court Wednesday, Judge Aaron Thompson sided with the state on two motions to amend — one to include conspiracy to commit…

Chubbuck has been expanding for years, but the Portneuf District Library can’t keep up with the demand in the limited amount of space…

An issue discussed at Bonneville School District 93’s school board meeting on Wednesday: how to deal with the rapid growth numbers. The school…

The Idaho State Board of Education met at Idaho State University on Wednesday to discuss challenges faced by educators today. One challenge brought…

Ammon Mayor Sean Coletti offered his written response to citizens concerned about their recent water usage bills. The letter will be mailed out to…

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By Thursday we’ll see the leftovers of Tropical Storm Ivo move in, with a threat of thunderstorms. On Friday, there’s a slight risk of…

Separate forces are serving to drive the cost of higher education higher in Idaho. The independent, non-partisan, Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy says…

A pair of Pocatello artists are being recognized for their work. The Pocatello Arts Council will honor Naomi Velasquez and Jason Bartosic as the 2019…

The Wyoming Department of Corrections says a 72-year-old inmate serving a life sentence for second-degree murder has died from a lengthy illness. The…

The reinstatement of the Perfect Attendance Spells Success (P.A.S.S.) program for the 2020 graduating elementary class of the Pocatello/Chubbuck…

If you like to bake for family and friends, you may be cooking up some good mental well-being. An associate professor of Psychological and Brain…

Prospective pet parents looking to play with a possible new furry family member outside the Pocatello Animal Shelter now have another spot out of the…

Idaho Falls School District 91 is implementing access control systems in its elementary schools as well as Taylorview and Eagle Rock middle schools…

Idaho Fish and Game Regional Conservation Officer Doug Petersen of Idaho Falls was injured in a horse accident Tuesday, August 27. Petersen was on…

Idaho’s attorney general has joined the U.S. Department of Justice in arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court that federal civil rights laws do…

A southwestern Idaho man who killed a hitchhiker has been sentenced to life in prison. The Idaho Statesman reports Nicholas Vandenberg of Melba…

The Blackfoot Charter Community Learning Center and Bingham Academy are both located in the same mall, but they are different. The BCCLC is a middle…

Three school districts had bonds up for a vote Tuesday night. The Sugar Salem School District received more than enough votes, with 840 of 1,037…

More than 84 million people have prediabetes according to The Center for Disease Control and Prevention. This means a person’s blood glucose…

Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park has set a new record. At 10:47 a.m. Tuesday morning, the geyser erupted for the 33rd time in 2019. That…

Countless discoveries have come from people donating their bodies to science. Before CPR was studied on cadavers, people would whip unconscious…

Basic American Foods (BAF) announced Tuesday its intention to phase out its manufacturing operations at its Shelley facility and its Basic American…

An Idaho Falls Police Officer witnessed a vehicle fail to stop a stop sign at the intersection of 4th and Emerson Ave and again at the intersection…

Fluor Idaho crews are completing improvements to the Integrated Waste Treatment Unit (IWTU). The Department of Energy Environmental Management…

A team of food science students from Brigham Young University Idaho took second place in the 2019 Idaho Milk Processors Association new product…

Dry air in place for Wednesday, with warmer temperatures moving in from the south. By Thursday we’ll see the leftovers of Tropical Storm Ivo…

A Pocatello man has claimed a $100,000 prize in the Idaho Lottery’s scratch game “Cash Renovation.” The Lottery said Christopher…

Dozens of Utah Army National Guard soldiers are returning from duty in Afghanistan. The Guard says nearly 60 soldiers of the 4th Infantry…

Idaho Gov. Brad Little says he’s willing to consider updates to Idaho’s ballot initiative process but doesn’t see a reason to make…

Heather DeGeest has been named Deputy Forest Supervisor for the Salmon-Challis National Forest. Since 2013, she has been serving as District Ranger…

People who live in Teton Valley are likely to see smoke from the lightning-caused “Boone” fire until the area sees some major rain or…

The first day of school means those big yellow buses are back on the roads again. Now, those who ignore the bus stop signs and flashing lights will…

Idaho Department of Fish and Game employees will stock more than 2,900 rainbow trout in the 10-12 inch range in late August-early September at the…

The Palisades Ranger District started prescribed burn operations in the Fall Creek Basin last Thursday that will continue through this week, while…

The former Hoku plant in Pocatello is officially sold, but not to the company that was expected to buy it. Bannock County officials confirmed that…

Scores for Monday, August 26 Boys Soccer Preston Burley Century 7 Minico 0 F Mountain Home 4 Pocatello 1 F Rigby 3 Blackfoot 0 F Hillcrest 5 Shelley…

KIDK Eyewithess News 3 anchor Todd Kunz crashed the assembly at Grace Lutheran School in Pocatello Monday morning. The teachers and students…

Shock and anger are flowing through the community of Ammon. Some residents are shocked by how much one bill is costing them. Many homes in Ammon now…

Idaho wildlife officials have opened a fishing season for chinook salmon on the Snake, Salmon and Clearwater rivers. The Idaho Department of Fish and…

As our city continues to grow, so should our police department for our community’s safety. Unfortunately, our Idaho Falls Police Department…

A truck driver escaped injury at around 8 p.m. Saturday when his trailer was hit by a train near Bancroft. The Caribou County Sheriff’s Office…

Hundreds of Wyoming coal miners locked out of their jobs could lose health insurance. The Gillette News Record reports Blackjewel LLC Wyoming has…

The public can weigh in Tuesday night as the State Board of Education holds public hearings on education-related rules, including the Idaho content…