Month: September 2019

A Santa Fe, New Mexico start-up company partnered with Los Alamos National Lab to develop a new way to remember and honor loved ones who have died. The company turns cremains, or ashes, into memorial stones. When faced with the loss of his grandfather, Justin Crowe looked at how others went through the grieving process.

UPDATE 5:05 p.m.: Idaho State Police reports all lanes are now clear. Officials say no one was injured. ____ ORIGINAL: Idaho State Police reports the southbound lanes of Interstate 15 between mileposts 63-64 in Bannock County are blocked due to a commercial vehicle fire.The blockage is by Century High School. Local News 8 and KIDK

A 48-year-old U.S. citizen currently living in India suffered severe burns to a significant portion of his body after falling into thermal water near the cone of Old Faithful Geyser late Sunday. Rangers and paramedics responded to the Old Faithful Inn at midnight where Cade Edmond Siemers was staying. He told rangers he had gone

A 53-year-old Chubbuck man was sentenced Monday in U.S. District Court to 235 months in federal prison followed by a lifetime of supervised release for distributing sexually explicit images of minors, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye sentenced Vincent Miera who pleaded guilty on May 2, 2019. According

Utah health officials say vaping products containing marijuana’s high-inducing ingredient, THC, are the main culprit in an outbreak that has led to 71 reported cases in the state. The new tally of cases announced in a news release Monday from the Utah Department of Health marks a significant increase from the 47 cases reported a

Soon you’ll be able to add a feline member to your family for less. Starting October 1, Pocatello Animal Services is lowering the cost of cat and kitten adoptions to $35 for cats and $50 for kittens. “There has never been a better time than now to find your new best friend and take them

Our weekend area of low pressure sticks around for a couple of days, with some lingering snow showers for the mountains, patchy freezing fog for the valleys. Temperatures will remain cool and below average. Another round of wet weather rolls in from the northwest for Friday and Saturday. Tuesday – Lows under 28 degrees. Highs

Idaho’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit arrested an Idaho Falls man last Thursday for the alleged sexual exploitation of a minor. Arnulfo Gonzalez-Torres, 22, was being held in the Bonneville County Jail. The Idaho Attorney General’s Office is not releasing a lot of information about the case, except to say that he allegedly possessed sexually

ATVs will be allowed on certain roads in the five national parks in Utah under a new rule from the National Park Service that went through without public comment. The Salt Lake Tribune reports the agency informed park administrators last week in a memo about a policy change that allows ATVs on main access roads

A Utah woman who was charged by a bison while hiking at Antelope Island State Park says the bison flipped her 15 feet into the air and broke her ankle. KSL-TV reports Kayleigh Davis said Sunday she screamed as the bison hovered over her after she landed. She says the bison sniffed her and dug

With cooperative weather, Caribou-Targhee National Forest crews will begin burning slash piles behind the Yale Creek subdivision in October. Crews prefer to burn piles when snow is present or after some significant rainfall. That provides a little greater security from the fire creeping away from ignited piles. It also minimizes heat production and reduces effects

A man who stalked a woman near Nampa has been sentenced to at least 2 1/2 years in prison. The Idaho Statesman reports 23-year-old David Valadez of Homedale was sentenced Friday. According to the Canyon County Sheriff’s Office, Valadez was arrested after a woman told Caldwell police Valadez was stalking her and violating a no-contact

Some Pocatello utility customers, who may have been impacted by the city’s utility billing portal, are receiving notices in the mail. Investigators have told the city that only users who made one-time-credit or debit card payments between July 29 and September 7 may have been subjected to unauthorized access. The information impacted may include the

An Iona woman was arrested at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Idaho Falls Police were called to the 1600 block of Hollipark Avenue, where a woman was found unconscious in the driver’s seat of a vehicle. Megan Sasinouski,30, of Iona was arrested after officers found a glass pipe and hypodermic needles. Even more were found in a

Authorities say a 65-year-old man died in a house fire in Twin Falls early Saturday. Twin Falls County Coroner Gene Turley told The Times-News that the fire killed Michael Johnson. Three other people who were in the home escaped. Twin Falls Fire Department Battalion Chief Eriz Schmitz says fire crews responded to the fire just

Officials from Idaho and Taiwan have signed a two-year, $576 million deal calling for Taiwan flour mills to buy Idaho wheat. The Idaho Press reports the recently signed deal calls for the purchase of 1.8 million metric tons of wheat. Kuo-Shu Fan, director general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, said Taiwan is Idaho’s

The state Department of Correction says it is investigating what it calls the apparent suicide of an inmate at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution. The department, in a release, says a corrections officer found 29-year-old Jason Boyd Ivey in his cell Friday afternoon. The release says Ivey was pronounced dead Sunday at a Boise hospital.

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in northwest Wyoming will use renewable energy to power its lifts and other operations. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reported that resort officials announced that they would enter Lower Valley Energy’s Green Power program for customers and begin drawing energy from the Horse Butte Wind Farm near Idaho Falls, Idaho.

We’ll see freezing morning lows throughout the week, with a chance for more rain for Monday. Skies will clear, but temperatures will stay below average all week long. Monday – Freezing morning lows, highs into the low 40’s. Light, variable winds. Tuesday – Lows under 28 degrees. Highs near 50. Wind speeds below 10 mph.

With school back in session, we expect students to learn something new every day. The East Idaho Aquarium is hoping to help with that. Shannon Hogoboom , an education assistant and animal trainer at the East Idaho Aquarium said, ” Here at the East Idaho Aquarium, we pride ourselves on providing the community with an

Stray rain and possibly snow showers through the night, then clearing. Monday morning will bring a Freeze Warning overnight with Wyoming and Salmon reaching low 20’s by sunrise. Around 31 for the SRP. Highs will be in the mid 40’s with a slight chance of rain/snow by afternoon. Jackson will see a 60% chance of

Autumn brings more than beautiful leaves and cool weather, it also comes with more deer collisions. Mule deer, like the ones in Idaho, mate during the fall and early winter. That, coupled with hunting season, makes autumn the prime time for deer to recklessly run into the roads. Almost 50 percent of car accidents that

A man is recovering from what could have been fatal injuries after he crashed his car into an auto dealership on Friday. Around 2 p.m., a Jeep Liberty careened off Hiline Road and down an embankment before landing on top of an empty pickup truck at the Pocatello Nissan Kia dealership, according to the Idaho

A small brush fire near McCammon kept firefighters busy on Friday. Flames were reported around 5:30 p.m. in the evening near Crystal Springs Road, according to the Idaho State Journal. Firefighters had the fire out two hours later. No injuries, evacuations or structure damage was caused by the fire, though it did scorch about four

Snow mixed with rain as we head toward Sunday AM. Slight accumulation for the valley, if any. ThunderSnow, Cold-air funnel clouds, snow showers, and thunderstorms with heavy winds 20-30mph are possible through the weekend. Temps will freeze and end the growing season, and Rain mixed with snow chances continue into Sunday afternoon. Around 45 for

The Better Business Bureau is alerting people to a scam that is getting national attention– counterfeit items. Many people are reporting to the Better Business Bureau that the goods they’ve shopped for online weren’t what they ordered. According to the Better Business Bureau, online purchases were the second riskiest scam of 2018. That number could

26.2 miles. It’s a number that just sounds daunting and on Saturday, teams gathered to go the distance, but they weren’t running, they were rowing. Inside CrossFit Octave in Pocatello, seven teams gathered to take part in the 4th annual Archer Oakley Row Raiser. “We take teams of 10, we put them on the indoor

Snow mixed with rain as we head toward Sunday AM. Slight accumulation for the valley, if any. ThunderSnow, Cold-air funnel clouds, snow showers, and thunderstorms with heavy winds 20-30mph are possible through the weekend. Temps will freeze and end the growing season, and Rain mixed with snow chances continue into Sunday afternoon. Around 45 for

State and city government officials gathered Friday morning in Pocatello Friday to highlight developments in Bannock County’s growing economy. The 28th annual Economic Symposium was being held at the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center at Idaho State University Campus. The event was hosted by the Bannock County Development Corporation. From 10 a.m.

FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM MDT MONDAY… * WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures of 25 to 32 degrees possible. * WHERE…The Snake Plain and Eastern Magic Valley. * WHEN…Monday morning. * IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…A hard freeze, defined as widespread temperatures below 28

FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT… The National Weather Service in Pocatello has issued a * Flood Watch for portions of eastern Idaho and southeast Idaho, including the following areas, in eastern Idaho, Big Hole Mountains. In southeast Idaho, Bear River Range, Blackfoot Mountains, Caribou Range, Franklin/Eastern Oneida Region, Marsh and Arbon Highlands, and

53 years may have passed, but the rivalry between Idaho Falls High School and Skyline High School is still as strong as ever. It’s the game that gets students, teachers and community members in Idaho Falls riled up each year. It’s the Emotion Bowl. ” When it first started in (1966), and they separated Idaho

H.S. FOOTBALL WEEK 6 Century 48Burley 8 (THUR) Coeur d”Alene 21Highland 28 Thunder Ridge 27Kuna 35 Madison 20Rigby 35 Bonnevlle 13 Preston 16 Pocatello 42Shelley 14 Blackfoot 35Hillcrest 14 Skyline 33Idaho Falls 21 Marsh Valley 8Bear Lake 28 Snake River 28 South Fremont 14 American Falls 0Sugar-Salem 53 Teton 19Declo 14 Malad 18Soda Springs 12

The loss of a loved one often leaves those closest to them wishing they had a piece to hang onto. Well, one Pocatello artist can actually give you that. For over three decades, Lyrl Jensen has been making a variety of glass art. But recently, she’s been busy at her Studio in the Trees doing

The streets of Rexburg have new wheels rolling on them. New fun scooters are waiting for riders to take them to some of the most popular spots in Rexburg. “We thought ‘hey, this would be a great addition to Rexburg because it’s kind of small-town and a lot of students don’t have cars and there’s

Idaho Falls Police honored a man’s request to be arrested out of the view of his children Tuesday. Officers were called to the 900 block of Hoopes Avenue at around Noon, Tuesday, to serve a misdemeanor warrant on Peter Lewis. Police found Lewis working on his car in the parking lot. Officers commanded him to

An Idaho Falls man was arrested after neighbors called police at 9 a.m. Monday. Officers responded to a business park at 685 South Woodruff for a disturbance. A man was screaming and scaring other tenants. The man, identified as Cody Adams, was found in a back office. Officers found a syringe filled with a dark

An area of low pressure is moving into the the Northwest, we’ll see snow and rain showers and dropping temperatures. By Sunday, we’ll see highs into the 40’s with gusty winds and a slight chance of snow in the Snake River Plain. Saturday: Scattered showers, with a high into the mid 50’s. Chance of precipitation

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant James Foster formally retired Friday. He served the county for three decades. Sheriff Paul Wilde said Foster served on Specialty Teams, Crimestoppers, the Sheriff’s Office Honor Guard, and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 8. Friends, staff, and fellow officers were on hand for a retirement ceremony Friday.

Dozens of Wyoming residents have called for a release of information and gathered in remembrance of a man who witnesses say was fatally shot by a police officer. The Casper Star-Tribune reported Thursday residents held candles and signs with messages like “Justice 4 Andy” outside the Riverton Police Department and City Hall on Thursday. Witnesses

Three major construction jobs have made significant progress in Ashton this summer. The Idaho Transportation Department and Fremont County are working to replace the Ora Bridge. The bridge crosses the Snake River southwest of the Ashton Dam. It’s located just west of the Frost Top landmark on US Highway 20. Officials hope the bridge will

Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced the manager of the Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District was sentenced Thursday after a jury convicted her of two counts of forgery in July. Sixth District Judge Mitchell Brown sentenced 53-year-old Lyla A. Dettmer to concurrent four-year sentences. The court then suspended the sentences and placed Dettmer on

Wyoming authorities have located an abandoned truck believed to have been commandeered by two inmates who escaped from a state prison camp. The Laramie Boomerang reports the stolen Ford pick-up truck was found dumped outside of a roofing company in Laramie on Monday. Authorities say the truck that belongs to the city of Newcastle was

The Idaho Falls Fire Department hosted their 4th annual Fire Prevention Block Party on Thursday evening. Community members enjoyed free food, games, an obstacle course, booths, and fire education booths. The event is a kick-off to Fire Prevention Week which begins Oct. 6. This year’s theme for Fire Prevention Week is ‘Not all heroes wear

Arby’s Make a Difference campaign has granted $3,500 to the Idaho Falls Community Food Basket. The funds will be used to help provide assistance in relieving food insecurities locally and regionally. “This fundraiser helps to ensure that every child in our community has the opportunity to reach their full potential,” said Amanda Robertsof Kona Inc,

Idaho officials say all waivers state lawmakers added to voter-approved Medicaid expansion will likely be submitted by December to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for possible approval. The Idaho Department of Health & Welfare said Thursday it’s taking public comments on waivers, taking steps to fix problems with a rejected waiver, and

Although it already uses 100% clean and carbon free energy, the Idaho Falls City Council has approved a resolution to pursue clean energy use and policies throughout the city. The resolution includes infrastructure, building design, and vehicle purchases. The resolution formalizes the city’s commitment to maintain clean, carbon-free electricity generation and to integrate clean energy

A 31-year-old Idaho Falls man was arrested for drug trafficking last Thursday. An Idaho Falls Police Officer performed a traffic stop on a vehicle with extremely dark window tint near the intersection of 1st Street and Woodruff Ave around 3:00 a.m. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Adam Pelton. After checking the darkness

Three truck drivers who were originally charged with felonies for transporting industrial hemp through Idaho have been placed on unsupervised probation. The three men, who were charged in two separate cases, all had the felony charges reduced to misdemeanors earlier this year. The Idaho Press reports Ada County Magistrate Judge Michael Oths also gave the

We’ll look morning showers to clear into Friday afternoon, with some breezy winds. More showers on the way for the weekend. Friday: A slight chance of rain before noon. Mostly sunny for the afternoon, with a high near 63. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Saturday: Scattered showers,

BOYS H.S. SOCCER Sugar-Salem 4, Firth 1 GIRLS H.S. SOCCER Thunder Ridge 6 Rigby 0 Blackfoot 2 Idaho Falls 6 Sugar-Salem 9Firth 0 H.S. VOLLEYBALL (SETS WON) Idaho Falls 3 Blackfoot 1 Thunder Ridge 3 Rigby 2 Skyline 3Shelley 0 Rockland 3American Falls 0

It’s been missing for nearly two months, but a Pocatello gym is still holding out hope that someone will return its historic boxing ring. “You know, to lose something like that is like your wife losing her diamond wedding ring,” Gate City Boxing Club president Rob Chavez said. “It’s heartbreaking.” Just two hours after they’d

Fall is officially upon us, as well as some activities that come with the season. Swore Farms is preparing for its opening day on Saturday. In just a few days, it will be covered with fall and Halloween decorations. Before then, however, a lot of preparation is needed. Swore Farm’s co-owner, Wendy Swore, and volunteers

The Gate City Boxing Club has spent more than a week looking for answers after their ring was stolen. The ring had been part of the club since the ’80s and the club president says the incident has kept him up at night. “We left practice at seven that night, last Wednesday night, we left

Whether it’s a Hog on a Log or sweets on a stick, Idahoans just can’t get enough street food. Food trucks have been popping up all across Southeast Idaho lately. “We’ve always had a few around, but it’s becoming more of the thing people want to get into: traveling around and making food out of

As the weather continues to get colder, skin tends to get dryer and dryer in Idaho’s dry climate. Finding a good moisturizer is key to helping your skin survive, it’s recommended to put lotion on within three to five minutes from getting out of the shower. Once the summer ends, we tend to relax on

The two-year-old African lion sisters, Kamaria and Ilanga, will leave the Idaho Falls Zoo and become part of the pride at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo on Tuesday. “While we’ll miss them, we always knew the day would come when some members of our lion family would leave our zoo,” General Curator Darrell Markum said. In

A project 14 months in the making is ready to be unveiled. The Museum of Idaho is ready to open its new expansion along with the new traveling exhibit to the public this week. Visitors can enjoy a new two-story atrium for traveling, a larger Maeck Family Foundation Education Center, a bigger museum store, a

Yellowstone National Park has named its first female chief ranger. The Billings Gazette reports Sarah Davis, a native of Lexington, North Carolina, will become the 18th chief ranger in the more than 100 years the park has been managed by the National Park Service. She will start her new role in December. Davis, whose official

Idaho Falls Police arrested Jimmy Seay, 42, of Idaho Falls after pulling him over on 25th East at John Adams Parkway shortly before midnight Sunday, Sept. 22. According to reports, the officer and suspect pulled into a nearby parking lot. The suspect’s car began rolling backward. As the officer approached, he detected the smell of

The Idaho Parks and Recreation Department awarded Bannock County a grant of $750,000 for the construction of an RV Park in June 2018. T​​​​​​he project is also funded by Bannock County with in-kind services by the County’s Road and Bridge and Event Center Departments. This RV Park project will expand and improve the existing RV

A 28-year-old Boise man pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to trafficking in counterfeit goods, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis and Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division announced Thursday. Sentencing for Artur Pupko has been set for December 17, 2019 before U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill at the

A cold front is moving through the region, with gusty winds and a quick shot of showers late Thursday and early Friday. We’ll look for a windy Friday, with sunshine, before showers move in for the weekend. Friday: A slight chance of rain before noon. Mostly sunny for the afternoon, with a high near 63.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra and Governor Brad Little surprised Stacie Lawler in her classroom Thursday to announce she is Idaho’s Teacher of the Year for 2020. A blue-ribbon plane selected the Timberlake Junior High School health and physical education teacher from among six finalists. She will now serve as a spokesperson and representative

Burton Elementary School in the Madison School District is one of two Idaho schools named National Blue Ribbon Schools by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. The other was Chief Joseph Elementary in Meridian. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps in student subgroups. “We recognize

Concerned about wind conditions, the Jefferson Central Fire District has ordered a burn ban in their service territory. It will remain in effect for the rest of the day today. The ban bars all open burning.

A Utah man who pleaded guilty to killing his girlfriend and her son has been sentenced to at least 16 years to life in prison. The 30-year-old Christopher Poulson said Thursday during a hearing in Provo that he feels terrible for the deaths of 23-year-old Emily Quijano and her 3-year-old son Gabriel Almiron and was

Idaho officials at two state agencies say an agreement a little over a year ago formalizing public access to state-owned lands has been a good deal for the agencies as well as a benefit to hunters, anglers and recreationists. The Idaho Department of Lands and Idaho Department of Fish and Game said Thursday both sides

Montana wildlife officials have been unable to locate a grizzly bear that mauled an Ohio hunter in southwestern Montana. Fish, Wildlife and Parks wardens began investigating Tuesday, shortly after the attack was reported in the Gravelly Mountains. FWP spokesman Morgan Jacobsen said Thursday the hunter reported he was walking through blown-down timber when he was

Attorneys for a man accused of threatening to shoot people at an office in Idaho plan to seek his release to a mental-health treatment center. Public defender Melanie Gavisk told a judge at a hearing Thursday in Cheyenne that defense attorneys might seek inpatient treatment for 44-year-old Joshua James Mjoness, of Christine, North Dakota. U.S.

No one was injured in a structure fire at a large dinner event in Grand Teton National Park Wednesday evening. Emergency services were notified of the fire at 12170 Dornan Road in Moose around 5:52 p.m. The initial 911 caller reported a kitchen fire with fire in the attic of a private commercial in-holding involving

Pocatello firefighters will be at the intersections of Quinn & Pole Line and Hiline & El Rancho Friday collecting money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Officials ask you have your spare change ready and use caution as firefighters collect the money in a boot. The Fill the Boot campaign raises money for kids, adults and

Idaho Gov. Brad Little has appointed former state Sen. Shawn Keough to the Idaho State Board of Education. Little on Thursday announced the appointment of Keough of Sandpoint, who served in the state Senate from 2006 to 2018 as a Republican. Keough, the executive director of the Associated Logging Contractors, says she’s always been passionate

Idaho’s increasing cost of living is putting pressure on people and their pets. Idaho Humane Society officials say they’re seeing an increase in the number of people surrendering their pets because of housing issues. Kristine Schellhaas with the Idaho Humane Society tells KBOI television in Boise some owners can’t afford pet insurance or the higher

Idaho authorities have arrested a former University of Idaho professor on drug possession and burglary charges after she was fired and banned from the campus. Nez Perce County court officials say 45-year-old Denise Bennett has pleaded not guilty to felony burglary and possession of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Officials say the former

An Amber Alert for a child abduction in Salt Lake City, Utah was canceled Friday night after the child was found unharmed and released to the Wyoming Department of Family Services. Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers were able to locate the vehicle in Lander, Wyoming and conduct a traffic stop. The driver and passenger have been

Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities (YTCC) has released the findings from a new inventory of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) over the past ten years. The analysis found that community-wide emissions increased 16.9% in the ten-year period. At the same time, the population of the area grew 12%, from 20,686 in 2008 to 23,081 in 2018. YTCC contracted

Bridger-Teton National Forest firefighters will begin igniting slash pile fires near Star Valley on the Greys River Ranger District Thursday. The first scheduled ignitions are on the 12-acre unit north of Cedar Creek and Vista Drive in Star Valley Ranch. More piles are tentatively scheduled for Monday, September 30, on 9 additional acres near Cedar

NuScale Power has brought another partner into its Small Modular Reactor research project at the Idaho National Laboratory. CEZ Group, a leading Czech utility conglomerate, has signed a memorandum of understanding with NuScale to explore the SMR as a long term solution to carbon-free-energy. “I am confident that the simplified design and resulting lower operating

A Soda Springs man was killed shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday in a single vehicle crash near milepost 54, just south of Inkom on Interstate 15. According to Idaho State Police, Branton Burgess, 24, was northbound on I-15 in a 2012 Chevrolet Cobalt. Burgess drifted off the left side of the road, over-corrected, and went

BOYS H.S. SOCCER Shelley 1 Hillcrest 4 Burley 2 Pocatello 3 Century 2 Canyon Ridge 1 Hiighland 0Madison 5 GIRLS H.S. SOCCER Skyline 4 Bonneville 1 Madison 5 Highland 1 Minico 1 Preston 15 H.S. VOLLEYBALL (SETS WON) South Fremont 3 West Jefferson 0 Clark County 3 Ririe 0

Don’t Look Away Rally to Support Climate Action was held from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesday at the Broadway Bridge. Idaho Falls Supports Youth Climate Action and Sunrise Movement South East Idaho are the groups who organized the protest. “This is about trying to help make people aware that the time is now

The art a Pocatello man made as a teenager now sits in his office and serves as inspiration for the 70-year-old’s new artistic passion. “My wife and I, we still like to go out and kinda roam around the backroads and we look for an old pick up, an old car, you know, an old

The Rich Broadcasting Radiothon raised $100,915. Donations will help patients and families who are at Primary Children’s Hospital. You can still make a donation online at any time HERE.

Teachers at Bonneville High School are learning lessons to better prepare themselves on the topic of suicide. Faculty and staff stayed after school to learn about QPR on Wednesday. QPR stands for “question, persuade, refer.” It teaches how to open up a conversation with someone who may be contemplating suicide and then how to help

The Idaho Water Resource Board is preparing a ten-year review of the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer Comprehensive Aquifer Management Plan (ESPA CAMP). Idaho House Speaker Scott Bedke requested the review last May. A report is due to the Idaho Legislature and Governor Brad Little by the beginning of the 2020 legislative session. The initial goal

The veterans home in Pocatello broke ground on a new putting green on Wednesday. With donations from the Idaho Veterans Assistance League and the Blackfoot Elks Lodge, the Idaho State Veterans Home is able to make a long-time dream a reality, without dipping into their budget. “Before my back went crazy on me, I golfed

The American Red Cross urges people of all races and ethnicities to give blood or platelets to help increase the diversity of the blood supply. Right now, the Red Cross is primarily asking for donations of either type O or B blood as well as donations from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. For patients with

Beartooth Pass has closed in Wyoming for the winter season but remains open on the Montana side of the border. The Billings Gazette reports the Montana side of U.S. Highway 212 is expected to close sometime over the Columbus Day week, but bad weather could bring that about sooner. The National Park Service closed the

In 2018, statewide, the Idaho State Police issued about 4,500 citations to drivers for not having insurance at the time of a traffic stop or crash. Well now the law is accelerating efforts to find uninsured vehicles before they even hit the road “If you’re picked up though, without insurance or without registration, you have

Nuclear Care Partners and Idaho Falls Good Samaritans have started creating bowls for the upcoming Empty Bowls event. For the fourth time, this summer-community volunteers and residents from the Idaho Falls Senior Citizen Center are painting more than 300 ceramic bowls that will be used at the Empty Bowls event. For $15, you will get

An Idaho Falls woman is being nationally recognized for her work in AmeriCorps. Stephanie Taylor-Silva was awarded the 2019 Excellence in AmeriCorps Award for Most Compelling Member Experience. She traveled to Washington, D.C. last week to accept the honor at the national gathering of AmeriCorps leaders. The award recognizes a member or alumni of AmeriCorps

The robotics team at Rocky Mountain Middle School in Bonneville County was in for an out-of-this-world lesson Wednesday. An employee from NASA came to give the students tips on working toward a career in engineering. Shauna Richards is a flight space systems engineer at NASA in Houston, Texas. She is in Idaho Falls visiting her

A report detailing a state investigation of a fatal trench collapse says a Wyoming developer violated permits and failed to properly report wages. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports 42-year-old Juan Baez Sanchez and 56-year-old Victoriano Garcia Perez died in September 2018 on the Jackson property owned by Jamie Mackay. A county prosecutor declined

A big pattern change will arrive for the weekend. Before that stormy weather arrives, we’ll see gusty winds for Thursday as a front blows in from the north. Scattered showers will roll in late Thursday and early Friday. Friday afternoon we’ll see sunshine just before the main event arrives for the weekend. Thursday: Sunny for