ISU prof wins $800,000 grant
An Idaho State University nuclear engineering Associate Professor has been awarded an $800,000 research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy.…
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Brief lockdown reported at Teton High School
Teton High School was briefly placed on lockdown at around Noon Friday, after someone reported a student with a gun was at the school. The Teton…
Continue Reading Medical pot users face barriers in Utah after legalization
Medical marijuana patients are encountering skeptical doctors and struggling to get the drug as they wait for Utah to launch its medical marijuana…
Continue Reading Idaho officer rape charge dropped, still under investigation
A judge has dismissed a felony rape charge against an Idaho police officer at the request of the prosecutors needing more time to present evidence to…
Continue Reading Boy Scouts of America to scout for food
The Boy Scouts of America will be collecting food Saturday at 9 a.m. around the region. The most needed items according to the Idaho Foodbank are:…
Continue Reading Challis wild horse “gather’ to start November 5
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans a helicopter-assisted method to gather 365 wild horses from the Challis Herd Management Area beginning…
Continue Reading Police: Woman killed had BB gun that looked 9mm handgun
Authorities in southwestern Idaho say a woman pointed a BB gun that resembled a 9mm handgun at officers before two officers opened fire, killing her.…
Continue Reading Pocatello awaits new logo design
Now that a new city flag has earned its place in the community, the Pocatello City Council will soon review proposals for a new city logo. The new…
Continue Reading Idaho Falls buys “Funland” and “4-H” properties
The Idaho Falls City Council has completed two real estate transactions. Under the first, Idaho Falls has purchased the assets of Funland at…
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A rare hurricane-like storm in the Mediterranean threatens Egypt and Israel
Egypt and Israel are preparing for the onset of heavy rains and strong winds as a rare “medicane” barrels toward them. Medicanes are…
Continue Reading Elderly woman hit in crosswalk
Idaho Falls Police say a 73-year-old woman was struck while walking in a crosswalk at the intersection of Capital and West Broadway at 1:35 p.m.…
Continue Reading California man booked after high speed crash
A California man is in custody after allegedly attempting to run away from police on Interstate 15 at 4:57 p.m. Thursday. Idaho State Police say an…
Continue Reading New virtual reality arcade debuts in Old Town
A new kind of business is making its debut in Pocatello. It’s the first virtual reality gaming center. GameChanger arcade is located at 1334…
Continue Reading High school scores for Thursday, October 24
DISTRICT H. S VOLLEYBALL (SETS WON) 5A DISTRICT 5-6 TOURNAMENT Highland 0 Thunder Ridge 3 4A DISTRICT 4-5 TOURNAMENTPocatello 0 Burley 3 Century 0…
Continue Reading ISU researcher finds a ‘dino’ discovery
An Idaho State University researcher discovered the first of its kind dinosaur discovery in a southeast Idaho mountain range.L.J. Krumenacker, an…
Continue Reading City, homeowner in battle over property
A confrontation in St. Anthony nearly brought down a house on Thursday. Lorraine Taylor says this is a 4-year battle that nearly rolled over a…
Continue Reading Haunted happenings at The Milmor
With Halloween nearing, more and more haunted houses are popping up. At the old Milmor Hotel in Blackfoot, you can get a haunted experience at place…
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In a shift, Biden campaign signals openness to a super PAC
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Thursday signaled that it was dropping its objections to the creation of an outside group that would…
Continue Reading Wildfire fueled by monster winds races through Sonoma County, leveling buildings
A raging wildfire that forced massive evacuations in Northern California scorched thousands of acres in hours — and is expected to keep…
Continue Reading Utah non-profit travels to Zimbabwe to give aid
“They went over across the border, and they saw an urgent and dying need of people that lived out in the bush in the rural area of Zimbabwe…
Continue Reading Small changes mean big savings at Bannock County Event Center
It takes gallons and gallons of water to keep the fields at the Bannock County Event Center lush, but now, those green fields won’t mean wasted…
Continue Reading A rare October snowstorm blankets the Texas Panhandle
Heavy snow fell in parts of the Texas Panhandle on Thursday, causing near whiteout conditions in Amarillo, according to the National Weather Service.…
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Former Montana couple plead guilty to abusing adopted son
A former Montana couple has pleaded guilty to charges they used illegal methods to punish their adopted, 12-year-old son. The Montana Standard…
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Fort Hall man pleads guilty to assaulting truck driver
A 24-year-old Fort Hall man pleaded guilty to assault resulting in serious bodily injury, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced Thursday. Stormy Ray…
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House passes bill that makes animal cruelty federal felony
The House has unanimously passed a bill that makes animal cruelty a federal felony. The PACT Act — which stands for Preventing Animal Cruelty…
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Police seek help identifying thief
The Jackson Police Department is requesting your assistance in identifying this person who is believed to be responsible for the theft of a purse at…
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Not bad for Friday, Windy Saturday
Mild and sunny with highs into the mid 50’s with increasing winds before a cold front slides in for Saturday. We’ll see gusty winds and a…
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T-Rex and Ant-Man help police raise crosswalk awareness
Idaho State troopers and Idaho Falls Police officers were out enforcing crosswalks Thursday morning in Idaho Falls with a little help from T-Rex and…
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Department of Interior disburses energy revenues
The state of Wyoming will receive $641.11 million as its share of proceeds from energy production on federal and American Indian-owned lands during…
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BYU-Idaho fall enrollment tops 20,000
Official statistics indicate Brigham Young University-Idaho has a total campus enrollment of 20,592 students this fall. Enrollment is up 1.8% over…
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Utah liquor stores to pour cases of beer down the drain
Liquor store owners in Utah have announced plans to pour any beer 5% alcohol by volume or less down the drain if it remains on store shelves at…
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Idaho moves ahead on birth certificate gender change rule
Idaho officials are moving forward with efforts to make it more difficult for young transgender people to change the sex listed on their birth…
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More cities in China to offer 144-hour visas
China has added new cities to its list of places that many foreign tourists can visit with easier-to-obtain short term visas. The cities of…
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New coin to feature Idaho wilderness
The United States Mint will formally launch the America the Beautiful Quarters Program coin honoring the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness…
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Attorneys say Idaho man’s attorney-client privilege violated
Defense attorneys representing an Idaho man suspected of stabbing a man say prosecutors have violated his constitutional right to attorney-client…
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Police seek help identifying burglar
Do you know this individual? The Idaho Falls Police Department would like to speak to this man about burglarizing adult novelty stores. If you…
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UPDATE: USU student found dead
UPDATE 10/24/19: Utah State University officials say hunters found missing student Baxter Franklin King deceased Wednesday night in Logan Canyon. The…
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Report: Teen suicide in Wyoming nearly doubled in 3 years
Wyoming health officials say the suicide rate among older teenagers has increased by 40% over the past three years, recording a rate triple the…
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Yellowstone team monitors thermal features
Yellowstone National Park has created a specialized team to remove litter from geologic features in the park. The Thermal Area Preservation Program,…
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Bear cub illegally taken from woods headed to sanctuary
A black bear cub that was illegally taken from the wild by a Boise man is headed to a rehabilitation sanctuary. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game…
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Looking back, and looking forward, one month into the Trump impeachment probe
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Nancy Pelosi…
Continue Reading Everything you need to know about the secure room at the center of the impeachment inquiry
As the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump escalates on Capitol Hill, lawmakers are constantly looking at documents and interviewing key…
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Favorite middle school staff member is four legged
Rocky Mountain Middle School has something you will not find in any other school in District 93. That’s probably going to change. Everyone is…
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High school scores for Wednesday, October 23
DISTRICT H. S VOLLEYBALL (SETS WON) 4A DISTRICT 6 TOURNAMENT Bonneville 3 Skyline 0 Skyline 0 Shelley 3 Shelley 3 Idaho Falls 1 Blackfoot 0 Idaho…
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Bingham Academy happy to move on after getting OK to stay
Bingham Academy has the OK to stay at its current location after months of fighting between the City of Blackfoot and the school. The city’s…
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ISU student body grows by 38
Idaho State University is reporting an official fall enrollment of 12,425 students, a .3% increase from the previous year. The report shows a sizable…
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District 93 communication changes could be coming soon
Bonneville Joint School District 93 is looking to improve the way it communicates with parents. The district has an outline on their website that…
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Conquer headaches and migraines without medication
A bad day can be one big headache, but a quick fix may not be taking a pill. One local doctor says the solution is to solve a more serious problem.…
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Pocatello’s Northgate project continues with momentum
Pocatello is making room for growth. Nowhere is that clearer than at the Northgate development. The plans for the development’s water…
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Melaleuca awards $1.9 million in bonuses
Melaleuca awarded $1,985,264 in bonuses to company employees marking landmark anniversaries Wednesday. The bonus is for full and part-time employees,…
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Judge rules Utah county violated rights with gang injunction
A federal judge has ruled a Utah county violated the rights of two men who were targeted using an injunction restricting the actions of suspected…
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Portneuf Medical Center CEO stepping down
Portneuf Medical Center chief executive officer (CEO) Dan Ordyna announced Wednesday he is stepping down later this year for personal reasons. Ordyna…
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Menan woman crowned Mrs. Idaho America
Melissa Rhodehouse of Menan was crowned Mrs. Idaho America 2020 at the Mrs. Idaho America Competition in Nampa on Oct. 12. 23 contestants competed in…
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Open house slated for Franklin Courthouse
The Franklin County Commission is offering free rides on the courthouse elevator Thursday night, as part of an open house to discuss an upcoming bond…
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Official: Solving wild horse problem will take $5B, 15 years
The acting head of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management says it will take $5 billion and 15 years to get an overpopulation of wild horses under…
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Idaho Supreme Court ruling favors Pocatello-Chubbuck School District
A Bannock County man has lost his effort to launch a class action lawsuit against the Pocatello-Chubbuck School District. The Idaho Supreme Court…
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Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort dies aged 40 through euthanasia
Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort has died aged 40 after ending her life through euthanasia. Vervoort, a Paralympic gold medalist at London 2012,…
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Snowmobile recovered after 12 year hiatus
Some routine training led to a surprise recovery for Bonneville and Bingham County Sheriff’s Office Dive Teams. The teams were training at the…
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ISUÂ researcher discovers first Idaho dinosaur burrow
Idaho State University Department of Geosciences affiliate researcher L.J. Krumenacker has discovered and documented the first dinosaur burrow in…
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Montana landowner sues to stop bison hunt near Yellowstone
A Montana landowner is suing the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service to halt the hunting of bison just outside Yellowstone National…
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Falling retention rates affect UI enrollment
Overall fall enrollment at the University of Idaho was up by 85 students to 11,926. The University said full-time on-campus student enrollment is…
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Power restored for most Rexburg customers
UPDATE 12:05 p.m.: Rocky Mountain Power reports power has been restored to most customers. ___ ORIGINAL: A power outage in Rexburg is affecting 553…
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Local agencies receive grants
Seven Idaho agencies will receive a share of $1.5 million in grants through the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. Two are headquartered in eastern…
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Most states not giving driver’s license data to Washington
Efforts by the U.S. Census Bureau to collect state driver’s license records as part of President Donald Trump’s order to gather…
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Bingham Academy’s CUP application unanimously approved
The City of Blackfoot Planning and Zoning Commission held a hearing today concerning Bingham Academy and the conditional use permit application…
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Bomb squad responds after family finds old grenades
Members of a southern Idaho family were looking through an elderly relative’s belongings when they got a couple of surprises: two World War…
Continue Reading Scratch for Schools gives local schools a fun way to earn extra cash
Administrators, teachers and parents won extra funds at the Idaho Lottery’s 19th annual Scratch for Schools Tuesday. Inside ISU’s…
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High school scores for Tuesday, October 22
DISTRICT H. S VOLLEYBALL {SETS WON} 5A DISTRICT-5-6 TOURNAMENT Thunder Ridge 0 Highland 3 Highland 3 Rigby 2 Rigby 0 Thunder Ridge 3 Rigby 0 Madison…
Continue Reading Lemhi County discusses upcoming ballot issue on community college district
People in Lemhi County gathered Tuesday night to learn about a proposal that will be on the November 5th ballot. Between 40 and 60 people were on…
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Idaho Falls Regional Airport introduces new baggage claim area
Construction has been a headache for travelers for more than a year at the Idaho Falls Regional Airport, but Tuesday is a day for celebrating. A…
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Prescription Drug Take-Back Day planned for Saturday, Oct. 26
Do you have unused or expired prescription medications? Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and the Pocatello Police Department will…
Continue Reading How a dead whale gave new life to the debate over dams in the Pacific Northwest
One image was clear — a dead orca calf being carried across the ocean by its apparently grief-stricken mother. The calf may well have died from…
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Man injured in officer-involved shooting in Rexburg
A man was shot early Tuesday morning involving a police officer in Rexburg. Rexburg Police said the shooting happened at approximately 12:58 a.m.near…
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Small business loans reach post-recession high, helping local businesses get started
Approval rates for small business loans rose to another post-recession record in September. Nearly 30 percent of loan applications at big banks are…
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Phony parking stickers showing up in Jackson
Jackson Police say someone is using phony parking tickets that are showing up around town. Police say they are not official and are not issued by the…
Continue Reading ‘Like the tart, I never change’: The secret behind Macao’s most famous dessert
You can smell it before you see it. The sweet smell of sugar, egg and custard, baking til it’s cooked just right. Flaky pastry on the outside,…
Continue Reading Keeping it windy for Wednesday
We’ll have a few mountain showers for Wednesday, but a clearing forecast for the rest of us with mostly sunny skies. We’ll see…
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Idaho’s US Attorney collects over $2.3 million in penalties
Idaho’s U.S. Attorney’s Office collected more than $1.6 million in criminal restitution, fines, assessments, and civil debts in the…
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Idaho diocese releases list of credibly accused clergy
Catholic church leaders in Idaho say 15 priests and one deacon have been credibly accused of child sexual abuse in Idaho since the 1950s. The Diocese…
Continue Reading Spotify is giving away Google Home Mini speakers to Premium subscribers
Spotify is rewarding its Premium subscribers with a free gift: a Google Home Mini. The mini speaker from Google, powered by Google Assistant, is…
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Idaho Falls Police review 2018 performance
Idaho Falls Police responded to 47,641 calls for service in 2018. But Chief Bryce Johnson said it might have been more if the department was fully…
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Idaho submits Medicaid expansion waiver for family planning
Idaho officials have submitted a Medicaid expansion waiver requiring patients get a referral from a primary physician before they can get family…
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ICOM awards $90K in scholarships to Idaho students
The Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM) has awarded scholarships to ten students in its Class of 2023. The students, all of whom are Idaho…
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Wyoming wind farm project set to clear hurdle
Power Company of Wyoming has moved a step closer to clearing a final environmental requirement for its massive Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind…
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint missionary dies in African country of Congo
A missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has died in the central African county of Congo. The Church said in a news release…
Continue Reading Gale-force winds and up to 20-foot waves are likely on Lake Michigan
The second intense storm in a week is whipping up gale-force winds and waves as high as 20 feet across an already-high Lake Michigan. This latest…
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Sweet, Idaho elk headed for the Lone Star State
A human-habituated bull elk from the Sweet, Idaho area has found a “forever” home in Texas. After six weeks at a Fish and Game facility,…
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Missing Rexburg man is located and is safe
UPDATE: A Rexburg man, reported missing Monday, has been located and is safe, according to the Rexburg Police Department. Original Story: The Rexburg…
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Wyoming fugitive in custody
A man who fled from the Wyoming Highway Patrol was captured in eastern Idaho Monday night. Idaho State Police said Andrew Thomason, 34, of Powell,…
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Fire damages Roberts garage
The Roberts Volunteer Fire Department was called to a garage fire at 603 North 2700 East at around 7 p.m. Monday. Fire Chief Jared White said that,…
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Murder suspect arrested after 4 decades on the run
The Custer County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a suspect in connection with a 1980 murder case. On October 10, 2019, Walter James Mason was…
Continue Reading Community Youth in Action receives 15 passenger van
A local youth organization focusing on helping teens build personal skills and prepare for future success received a big donation to help further its…
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A closer look into Pocatello’s cybersecurity
After a breach that left Pocatello utilities customers’ financial information vulnerable to hackers, the City is beefing up its’…
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Idaho lawmakers considering property tax changes
Lawmakers are examining property tax options amid complaints that taxes are going up with rising property values, while also hearing concerns from…
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Officers hunt those responsible for dumped deer
Idaho Fish and Game Department conservation officers are investigating the deaths of two mule deer bucks. The animals were found wasted and dumped…
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House Speaker Bedke elected VP of state legislatures group
Idaho Republican House Speaker Scott Bedke of Oakley has been elected vice president of the National Conference of State Legislatures. The group in a…
Continue Reading Chance of showers for Tuesday
Another cold front will slide in for Tuesday. We’ll see gusty winds with a few snow and rain showers. Sunny skies will set in for most of the…
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