Rigby High School’s Future Farmers of America is bringing home national honors! The chapter joined 73,000 students at the national FFA convention in Indianapolis earlier this month, where they scored gold in farm business management, environmental science, and agricultural communications.

The women were less than impressed already, but were completely horrified when they saw the cabin their husbands had been building. It wasn’t even finished yet! Ugh.

The payment was hidden in the team’s ledger as a “Game Performance Bonus”

Victor city leaders are moving ahead with plans to build a $35 million wastewater treatment plant, ending a long-standing agreement with the city of Driggs using its wastewater treatment facility. The move has sparked debate among residents, some of whom say the city isn’t being transparent about the true costs, along with concerns about environmental issues.

The Lemhi County Sheriff’s office said a woman died following a boating accident on the Salmon River on Monday. November 10, 2025.

The fisherman, who was feeling cold after fishing in the rugged Salmon River Canyon, spotted the remains while climbing up a hillside to warm up. The man then led deputies to a rural portion of the roadway.

Deputies located the remains approximately 60 yards up the hillside, situated along the side of a brushy, rocky ravine. The remains reportedly appeared to have been exposed to the elements for several years.

A small earthquake was reported early Wednesday morning, while residents of southeast Idaho slept.

According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake registered a magnitude of 2.9 and struck at 2:44 AM on November 12. The epicenter was located around 15 miles west-southwest of the town of Arimo.

People also celebrate by throwing blind date parties, and ironically, it’s now also a day to celebrate relationships.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the location for the new Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, temple.

The new house of worship will be built on just under 11 acres, located at the corner of Hanley Avenue and Coeur Terre Boulevard. Current plans for the site call for a single-story temple encompassing approximately 29,000 square feet. The complex will also include an adjacent meetinghouse and a separate support building.

According to the internet services company Netcraft, a quarter of the pages that made up that milestone were created in just the year of 2006 alone.

A national organization is expanding its reach in the Gem State. Since launching its first-ever chapter here in 2024, The “Gift of Adoption” has already helped connect 68 children with their forever families, awarding over $200,000 in critical grants.

Construction of The Playmill Theatre’s new location in Island Park is progressing well. The main building’s metal structure and exterior have been put up before winter hits the area, meaning construction crews are on schedule to complete the project in 2026.

A frantic search led to a mountain of explosives being found in the undercroft, with the now infamous Guy Fawkes guarding it.

In October, a wildlife technician with Idaho Fish & Game was sent into the Owyhees to initiate a “cause of death investigation” regarding a male mule deer that was collared with a GPS tracker.

When the technician arrived at the deceased buck’s location, she encountered an adult mountain lion and two juveniles near the carcass of the deer.

“Idaho families were tricked into signing contracts that locked them into 40-year obligations with massive penalties if they tried to use a different realtor,” said Attorney General Labrador. “Our lawsuit forced them to void every one of these predatory agreements and leave Idaho for five years, ensuring our families can sell their homes freely without fear of scams designed to exploit them.”

Update 8:00 p.m. — The bodies of the missing fishermen have been found. They were found around 5:30 p.m on Henry’s Lake. Using sonar tech, search and rescue teams identified an area of interest, and sent a diver to investigate. Island Park, Idaho (KIFI) – A search is underway for two fishermen in Henry’s Lake, north

Idaho is looking to bring in a massive federal investment to overhaul healthcare access and quality in its rural communities. On October 30th, Governor Brad Little signed an Executive Order establishing the “Making Rural Idaho Healthy Again Act” Task Force. The new Task Force is charged with developing and submitting Idaho’s application for significant federal aid.

“The left northbound lane on I15 was blocked for approximately 20 minutes,” ISP said. “The southbound left lane on I15 was blocked for approximately 5 hours and 30 minutes for cleanup.”

The first message on the internet was meant to be “login”. However, the system crashed after the first two letters were sent.

Idaho food banks lost out on 370,000 pounds of food shipments from May through September due to massive cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), according to USDA records obtained by ProPublica.

These canceled shipments, first detailed in a report by non-profit newspaper the Idaho Capital Sun, included meat, dairy, and fresh produce intended for distribution centers in North Idaho, Lewiston, Boise, and Pocatello. Local partners, including Community Action Partnership and El-Ada Community Action Partnership, lost planned deliveries of essential items like cheese, chicken, turkey, and pork.

Was Allen an alien? Was Jessup in danger? how deep did the rabbit hole go? The situation sent an already mentally unwell man spiraling.

Brady Murray drew a moose tag for unit 73 in southeast Idaho, and what followed captivated the hunting community, with his son Cooper attempting to harvest a moose.

Brady grew up in Idaho and now lives in Utah. In 2007, the Murray family welcomed their first son. Nash was born with Down syndrome, and after advocating to adopt orphans with disabilities, the Murray family adopted Cooper out of China.

The sneaky submarine was only 10 kilometers from one of Sweden’s largest naval bases when disaster struck. The Soviet sub accidentally struck an underwater stone, got stuck, and was forced to partially surface in Swedish waters. From the Soviet perspective, the situation sucked.

A Wilder woman says she was unable to care for her 3-year-old son as she was zip-tied during Sunday’s federal raid in Wilder.

During the law enforcement operation, agents took her father into ICE custody. He was just one of 105 people detained by ICE.

Idaho State Police are also investigating a deadly crash that happened Thursday night on I-15 north of Spencer.

Troopers say a white Dodge van from Lethbridge, Canada, was driving southbound on I-15 at milepost 183 when went off the road around 5 pm and stopped in the northbound left lane.

The 77-year-old driver was taken by ambulance to the hospital, but her 76-year-old passenger, who was not wearing a seatbelt, died at the scene.

Ahead of local elections on November 4th, Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane is encouraging all Idaho residents to finalize their plans to vote. With important deadlines fast approaching, he’s reminding residents they have until 5 PM tomorrow to pre-register to vote and request an absentee ballot.

Secretary McGrane stresses that pre-registering is the simplest path to a smooth Election Day experience. “Pre-registering at VoteIdaho.gov is quick and straightforward, and it’s the best way to ensure you’re prepared,” he noted in a press release. “For those voting absentee, this Friday is especially important, as it’s also the deadline to request your ballot.”

On the morning of Oct. 18, a big game hunter shot and killed a male grizzly bear in self-defense after it charged him from a short distance away while hunting in the North Antelope flats area of Island Park on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest.

The hunter was hiking through thick timber when the grizzly came out of the brush, charging directly toward him. The man used the hunting rifle he was carrying to shoot the bear, killing it before contact was made.