Month: October 2019

Idaho Falls Symphony concertgoers got quite the scare Saturday night when the symphony conductor began to collapse on stage. Within the first few minutes of the concert, Thomas Heuser had a seizure. Members of the orchestra realized something was wrong and helped him get off the stage. A doctor who was in the audience helped

Two minors were injured in a three-vehicle crash on Ballard Road, off US 91, about 4 miles south of Fort Hall at 6:44 p.m. Saturday. Idaho State Police said A 2009 Dodge Caravan driven by Christy Phipps, 24, of Chubbuck, was stopped at a stop sign on west bound Ballard Road. As she entered the

Idaho Falls Police are investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting. One man is dead and his identity is not being released at this time. Police say no officers were injured. It happened at the intersection of E 25th Street and South Emerson at 11:00 p.m. Friday. We will update this story as details become available. KIFI

Chubbuck’s 5 Mile Inn, destroyed by a fire two weeks ago, is getting help from another bar in the community. The Union Taproom in Old Town is hosting a fundraiser Saturday evening to aid the bar’s employees. The event features live entertainment, food, drinks and even a silent auction with over 25 items to bid

Flu season is just around the corner, and patients can now get treated faster than ever. Pharmacists now have the ability to provide more opportunities to treat those who have the seasonal disease. Ten minutes is all it takes for a patient to be diagnosed with the flu. Rather than having to wait in a

While we are undoubtedly living in an age of streaming, it seems that vinyl records may surpass CDs in monetary sales for the first time in over 30 years. According to the RIAA‘s 2019 mid-year report, vinyl sales were up 13 percent. CDs, on the other hand, were up by less than one percent. In

Instead of being filled with the sounds of football this weekend, the Holt Arena will be filled with the sounds of music with the Mountain West Marching Band Festival. More than 20 marching bands, drill teams, flag teams and drum lines will take part in the musical competition. Almost every high school in our area

This weekend in Swan Valley, Camp Magical Moments Cancer Camp for Kids became a pamper retreat for these mothers both physically and emotionally. “Being with a group of women who have been where I have been, which is a lonely place. We have such a great time you have an instant connection,” said Camille Ashcraft.

Activists in Pocatello will take to the streets on Saturday, Oct. 19 for the Pocatello Walk for Freedom. Community members are invited to participate in the awareness walk and fundraiser that aims to combat human trafficking. Walk for Freedom will kick off at Pocatello City Hall, with registration and check-in beginning at 9:30 a.m. and

Idaho Power Company says its decision to cease operations at the Boardman coal-fired power plant on December 31, 2020 will decrease rates for Idaho customers. The company is asking the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC) to lower rates as the exit approaches. A refund is due to customers after the utility balances accounts and sells

Prosecutors have charged a man with felony drunken driving in connection with a September collision that left a teenage pedestrian with a broken neck. Joseph Jefferies, 70, was arrested Wednesday. Police believe Jefferies was driving a vehicle that collided with 16-year-old Sunshine Bryden and her dog as they crossed a Kuna street on Sept. 2.

Potato farmers are bringing in the last of their harvests and figuring out which spuds can be saved. The weather on Thursday was not cooperating with some farmers with winds blowing and dust flying. Tom Holm, was driving a water truck trying to spray and keep the dust down. He believes he may have lost

High-speed fiber is coming to all of Idaho Falls. In a unanimous vote on Thursday at a special city council meeting, Thursday evening, the Idaho Falls City Council moved to continue the expansion of the city’s fiber network to provide high-speed broadband access throughout the entire City of Idaho Falls. In September of 2018, the

Thursday marked a change of the guard for District 5 of the Idaho State Police as Capt. Eric Dayley retired. Passing the flag to new District 5 Commander Capt. Fritz Zweigart, Capt. Dayley became just Eric again. “I’m hoping that tomorrow I’ll have a lot less stress in my life,” he said. “It’s a wonderful

Governor Brad Little and House Speaker Scott Bedke issued statements Thursday in response to federal Judge B. Lynn Winmill’s ruling striking down Idaho’s Sage Grouse Plan Wednesday, in favor of litigious environmental groups. Governor Little said: ” I am obviously disappointed with the decision. With the stroke of a pen, the court undercut years of

Twenty agencies will join local farm producers for the third annual Ag Fest at the Pinecrest Event Center in Idaho Falls Saturday. The event is scheduled from Noon to 5 p.m. Farm producers joined to host the event in appreciation of farmworkers who sacrificed long hours to help farmers bring in crops ahead of freezing

China said Thursday it detained two U.S. citizens on suspicion of organizing others to illegally cross the border, amid sharpening tensions between the sides over trade, technology and other sensitive issues. Police in the eastern province of Jiangsu arrested Alyssa Petersen and Jacob Harlan on Sept. 27 and Sept. 29, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng

The Wyoming Department of Transportation will outline results of a recent transit review of the Snake River Bridge Replacement project at the intersection of Highways 390 and 22 at a public meeting Thursday. WYDOT is looking for public input to identify what transit improvements should be considered in the project. The agency is currently in

Jackson Hole Fire/EMS were called to mitigate a gas leak at the Karns Meadow well house Tuesday morning. Upon arrival, responders recognized the hazard of the chlorine gas leak and requested assistance from the Region 8 Regional Emergency Response Team (RERT). Team members changed into Level A hazmat suites to make entry into the well

Update: 8:20 am 10-17 Northbound lanes of Interstate 15, at mile marker 26.5, north of Malad, were blocked for about an hour Wednesday night when a travel-trailer crashed. Idaho State Police said Don P. Paver, 61, of Kaysville, Utah was driving north at around 7:48 p.m. in a 2004 Nissan Titan. The pickup was towing

Have you heard of ROY? Students at Blackfoot High School are working to spread the word about their anti-bullying campaign and hope that they can reach you. “ROY is an anti-bullying campaign that stands for reach outside yourself,” ROY co-leader Boden VanOrden said. For Blackfoot High School students like VanOrden, a junior, and senior Savanna

Significant changes are being made to the signs at certain railroad crossings in Idaho “What we’re doing is bringing it up to national standards, so we’re going to be like the rest of the nation. So anyone that comes into this area knows, you yield, you look both ways and proceed across the tracks,” said

Paul Cardall has recorded 11 No. 1 albums on the Billboard charts. He has had 21 albums in the Top 10. His music has amassed 2 billion streams and counting, with 25 million unique listeners. If that’s not incredible enough, he taught himself to play piano as a teenager. “Because everybody that had what I