Federal and state wildlife officials have started a search in northern Idaho for a cougar that killed multiple livestock. The Spokesman-Review reported Tuesday that Idaho Fish and Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service are working to locate the cougar and trap it. Officials say the cougar was sighted northeast of Sandpoint and recently
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A group from Caldwell, Idaho visited Idaho Falls Tuesday to help local families with immigration proceedings. Familias Unidas is a service in the Community Council of Idaho, offering affordable legal consultations. This is the second time they have visited Idaho Falls, and they are hoping to reach as many people across the state with their
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Police in southern Idaho say prosecutors are charging a 13-year-old student with threatening violence at a Rupert middle school. The Times-News reports investigators believe the child made the threats Aug. 29 in an online chatroom on the social media platform Instagram. Police say the alleged threats were made against individuals at East Minico Middle School,
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Idaho legislative leaders have filed a civil lawsuit against the treasurer over office space at the state capitol building. The Idaho Press reported that an Oct. 31 hearing is scheduled to decide if state Treasurer Julie Ellsworth could stay in the capitol building. Legislators claimed in June that Ellsworth violated state statute when she refused
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Idaho wildlife officials are investigating after someone shot a bull elk and then left it to waste near Orofino. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says a local landowner reported hearing a gun shot on Oct. 1, and then found a wounded bull elk in a nearby field early the next morning. It wasn’t
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The former chairman of the Idaho Republican Party has agreed to plead guilty to stalking his estranged wife and unlawfully entering the home of a female colleague in exchange for three other charges being dropped by prosecutors. The Idaho Statesman reports Jonathan Parker proposed the plan to settle five pending criminal cases during a court
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An Idaho Supreme Court ruling could make it harder for juveniles molested by state officials to sue their abusers. In Monday’s unanimous decision, the court said five men who said they were sexually abused as youths at a juvenile detention center can’t sue the state because they waited too long to file a tort claim.
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Police have identified an Idaho man who was killed when his powered parachute crashed in southern Utah. Authorities say 68-year-old Rodney Pridmore died when his aircraft crashed Saturday at the San Rafael Swell, a geological formation west of Green River. Police say Pridmore was one of five men who used powered parachutes to travel from
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A southern Idaho jail built to hold 194 is currently housing about 279 inmates, some crowded into an old trailer, others forced to sleep in plastic boat-shaped containers lining the walls. The Times-News reports officials in Twin Falls County will ask voters in November to approve a $25 million bond to add modular units with
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A jury has found a 44-year-old former Idaho high school principal not guilty of sexual battery against a female coworker. Former Fruitland High School Principal Mike Fitch was charged earlier this year with misdemeanor sexual battery and patronizing a prostitute. Court documents say the woman said Fitch sent erotic videos and photos and propositioned her
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Saturday, the Idaho Falls Ice Skating arena reopened its doors to the public. They will be open for birthday parties, ice skating practice and recreational ice competitions. They will now be bringing adult-only ice skating sessions in addition to its public ice skating hours The Idaho Falls Parks and Rec department hope the ice skating
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If you haven’t had a chance to visit the “Best Little Zoo in the West” this year, don’t worry, because its doors are still open. Although the season may look as though it is coming to an end, the Idaho Falls Zoo wants people to know they are extending their zoo hours for one more
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Crosspoint Community Church brought the church to the community with its ” Love does series ” service project. Church members of all ages took part in the Sunday service project. Saturday and Sunday, around 17 groups went around the community taking part in different service projects. One group went to Rose Hill Cemetery in Idaho
Continue Reading While a lot of us may be feeling the cold this winter, one family will definitely be feeling the warmth of love. ” I was really surprised when I got to be in this. To be elected for a new furnace, it was quite amazing. I never won anything in my life, so it was
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The Idaho Attorney General’s office says longtime Idaho political figure Martin “Marty” Peterson was arrested Thursday on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a minor. Peterson is scheduled to be arraigned on Friday and has not yet entered a plea. It was not immediately known if he had obtained an attorney. Scott Graf, the spokesman for
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A 47-year-old Blackfoot man was sentenced this week in U.S. District Court to 210 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye sentenced Steven Tobin who pled guilty to the federal drug offense
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Idaho authorities have charged a Boise woman with felony aggravated DUI after a two-vehicle car crash left a 3-year-old girl dead. The Boise Police Department booked 53-year-old Anna Mihelich into the Ada County Jail on Tuesday after a months-long investigation. Police say Mihelich was driving south of Diamond Street near the Boise Airport when she
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An Idaho boy has died after police say he was struck by a vehicle while riding a nonelectric scooter. The Meridian Police Department says the boy was rushed to the hospital Tuesday where he died from his injuries. Police say the boy was hit about 10 miles west of Boise at the intersection of Eagle
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With the recent weather changes, it feels like the weather went from hot to cold at a snap of a finger. As you prepare for winter, it’s time to say good bye to your cooling system and start cranking up the heat. But before you do that, there are steps you need to take. Ventilation
Continue Reading Federal officials plan to roundup nearly all the wild horses in a south-central Idaho wild horse area so the population can be brought down and maintained at about 50 horses. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said Tuesday it has approved an environmental analysis that includes using fertility control on 25 female horses that would
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Year-round, potato growers work hard to ensure fresh, high quality, potatoes for their consumers. Kasia Duellman is a Seed Potato Specialist of the University of Idaho Extension. She tells us how different weather complications during harvesting can interfere with the final result. “It seems every year it brings different challenges, sometimes there’s excess moister, some
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Retail giant Under Armour has sued a family business in a trademark dispute over its name Cascade Armory. The Idaho Press-Tribune reported Monday business owners Alex Short and his wife Diana received a cease-and-desist letter ahead of plans to open a retail front in Boise, Idaho. The Shorts say they officially formed their business in
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Former President Bill Clinton, actor Henry Winkler, television host Jimmy Fallon, and singer Justin Bieber were recently spotted in Idaho and Wyoming, making for some unexpected celebrity sightings.
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The Teton County community is rallying around a local couple and their granddaughter after an early morning fire destroyed their home last week.
Through a donation drive at Driggs Elementary School and a growing GoFundMe campaign, neighbors are working to provide the family with essentials as they face the loss of their home.
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United States Speaker of the House Mike Johnson paid a visit to the Melaleuca distribution warehouse in Idaho Falls today. Accompanied by company founder Frank Vandersloot, Speaker Johnson’s visit is part of a broader nationwide tour of businesses that have scaled from small startups into major corporations.
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Journalists and media groups from across the Gem State gathered in Boise Saturday for the annual Idaho Press Club awards banquet. The event recognizes and highlights the excellent work of members of the press and newsrooms serving Idaho.
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The Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) has scheduled five public hearings over the course of three days between March 24th and March 26th in five communities in Eastern Idaho. The purpose of these public hearings is to present information on the proposal to expand the Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer (ESPA) Area of Common Groundwater Supply to include certain tributary basins and to get feedback from water users on the proposal. This action is being proposed due to the impact of groundwater use in ESPA tributary basins on senior surface water users.
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The Trump administration has announced the new chief of the Forest Service at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Thursday that former Air Force officer Tom Schultz, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, will serve as the 21st chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service.
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Multiple police agencies are responding to the In-N-Out location along Blue Lakes boulevard in Twin Falls Saturday afternoon.
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The Fort Hall Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred early Sunday morning.
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Recently, Idaho made history as the nation’s first JustServe State, in recognition of the state’s high level of community volunteerism.
Governor Little, joined by state leaders, accepted the award at a recent Capitol celebration honoring Idaho’s dedicated nonprofits and volunteers. To mark the occasion, the Governor issued a special challenge: 250,000 acts of service across the Gem State by Independence Day 2026, in honor of the nation’s 250th birthday.
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The Bannock County Coroner’s Office, in cooperation with the Pocatello Police Department, has identified the motorcyclist who died in the two-vehicle crash near the Winco on Yellowstone Avenue Wednesday night.
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The Teton County Sheriff’s Office is actively seeking public assistance following an early morning vehicle crash that occurred in Driggs on Monday, September 29.
The incident took place at approximately 6:47 a.m.in front of the Marathon Gas station. Deputies responded to the scene and are working to identify all individuals involved in the collision.
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A national nonprofit aiding in the search for two missing Idaho teenagers, Rachelle and Allen Fisher, has reportedly received a threat believed to be connected to the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS). The FLDS is suspected of being involved in the children’s disappearance.
The threatening phone call came into the Temple, Texas chapter of the Uvalde Foundation for Kids in the days after the group suspended its ground search for the children on July 3rd. An anonymous caller, identifying themselves as a “Friend of the Prophet,” warned the foundation to “stay away from the kids, or else.”
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In “defense of life,” a hunter shot and killed a grizzly bear after it charged him and his young son while they were hunting black bears near the Cave Falls Road outside of Ashton last week, according to a press release from Idaho Fish and Game.
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Downtown Driggs is set to make some noise Monday as the community gathers for a homecoming celebration for hometown hero Jaelin Kauf. Fresh off her performance at the 2026 Winter Games, the Teton County native is being honored with a parade and public celebration.
Winning the silver in 2022 and two silver medals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Kauf cemented her legacy as the most decorated mogul skier in U.S. Olympic history.
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Even though they were wishing for a miracle, a Pocatello family received devastating news from doctors about 17-year-old Victor Perez on Friday.
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