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UPDATE: Power County officials say the plane is registered to Robert Wheeler, 52, of California. Though they haven’t been able to confirm Wheeler’s the one in the plane, Power County officials were able to contact Wheeler’s family who told them that he had left California around 7:30 a.m. Friday with some luggage and his black

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 increase of 278 students in Early College (dual credit) students, reversing a multi-year decline in undergraduate degree-seeking students at Idaho State. There is a total of 2,948 dual credit students. There

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 customers. Rocky Mountain Power said the outage started at 11:09 a.m. A crew is investigating the cause. At this time, the utility estimates power should be restored by 4:15 p.m. A

UPDATE: A Rexburg man, reported missing Monday, has been located and is safe, according to the Rexburg Police Department. Original Story: The Rexburg Police Department is requesting assistance in locating a 25-year-old who left for work at 4:30 a.m. Monday morning and has not been seen since. Matthew Painter is described as being 6’1″ tall

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, in addition to the garage, the fire damaged a motorcycle and other material stored inside. One firefighter was injured in the incident and transported for treatment. His condition

Idaho Falls Police are investigating a late night robbery at the Common Cents in the 1000 block of S Boulevard. It happened around 11 p.m. Saturday. Police say surveillance video shows a man entering the store, showed the cashier a gun and demanded money. He got a small amount of money and left going north

A Pocatello man was killed in a one-vehicle rollover on US 93, at mile marker 113, north of Mackay at around 7:55 p.m. Sunday. Idaho State Police said Andrew S. Burk, 44, of Pocatello, was driving north on US 93 in a Chevrolet Trailblazer. ISP said Burk drove off the roadway, overcorrected, and the vehicle

Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding two separate incidents of waste of big game in Caribou County. Sometime between October 10 and October 12, a 3 X 3 mule deer buck was shot with a rifle and left to waste south of Blackfoot Reservoir in Unit 72. A member of the

UPDATE: 10:55 a.m. Jefferson Central Fire Chief Carl Anderson said the fire was especially dangerous because of reports that ammunition was kept in the shed and that it was exploding. Rigby Police notified neighbors by reverse 911. He said the shed was 12′ x 28′ and was used as a “man-cave.” The owner had used

The Idaho National Laboratory formally opened two new buildings in Idaho Falls Monday. Together, the Cybercore Integration Center (CIC) and the Collaborative Computing Center (C3) total 150,000 square feet. The two buildings will help the state and INL expand collaboration and employment opportunities for Idaho university students. Construction of the facilities was financed by an

UPDATE: The mother of one of the missing hunters report they have been found. ORIGINAL: Search and Rescue teams in three counties are looking for what they believe is a party of four missing hunters. An emergency call was received by Clark County dispatch at around 1:20 a.m. Friday. Fremont and Lemhi Counties were brought

Idaho Falls businessman Frank VanderSloot and his wife Belinda have announced a second $500,000 donation to help Idaho citizens defend themselves from overly aggressive medical debt collectors. The VanderSloots originated a consumer protection fund called Idaho Medical Debt (IMD) last April with their first $500,000 donation. The fund was established to help people who had

Amazon.com plans to build its first Idaho fulfillment center in Nampa. According to Amazon, the facility will create more than 1,000 full-time jobs to work with Amazon robotics. The company plans to open the facility in 2020. “We’re excited to open our first customer fulfillment center in Idaho and to bring more than 1,000 full-time

Representatives of the Idaho Division of Veterans Services (DVS) were in Blackfoot Thursday to launch construction of Idaho’s second State Veterans Cemetery. The grounds are located on a 40 acre parcel of farm property directly south of the Idaho State Hospital South at 2245 Cromwell Lane. According to the DVS, the initial phase of construction

Custer County is marking the 26th anniversary of the mysterious disappearance of Stephanie Crane from the streets of Challis. Stephanie, who would have been 35 years old this year, was last seen at the Challis Bowling Alley, across the street from Challis High School. She was either headed to her family’s home, about 500 yards

UPDATE 11:46 p.m.: The Idaho Transportation Department has opened Interstate 15 from Dubois, milepost 167, to the Montana state line. ___ ORIGINAL: The Idaho Transportation Department reports Interstate 15 from Dubois, milepost 167, to the Montana state line is closed due to severe winter conditions. ITD’s update at 3:45 p.m. reports the road is still