Investigation results in felony drug charges for 2 Pocatello residents
Bannock County Sheriff’s Office detectives in cooperation with the Pocatello Police Department conducted an investigation Tuesday that led to the…
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Yellowstone contractor sentenced to 44 months on assault charges
40-year-old Gregory Michael Samuel Toth was sentenced for assault with intent to commit a felony at a sentencing hearing held before Federal District…
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Florida bride and caterer charged with lacing wedding food with cannabis
By Jamiel Lynch and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN A Florida bride and her wedding caterer have been arrested and accused of lacing wedding food, including…
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Ammon man arrested for aggravated assault
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to the Ammon Division were called to an apartment complex in the 1400 S. block of Curlew to a report of…
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Law professor talks about next steps in Vallow, Daybell trials
A jury trial for Vallow is scheduled to begin in Ada County on October 11 with a finish date of December 16, according to paperwork…
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Idaho Falls man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of a child
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested an Idaho Falls man on…
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Wanted man arrested for possession of methamphetamine
A Bonneville County deputy encountered a wanted man who was found to be in possession of methamphetamine…
Continue Reading Judge enters not guilty plea for mom charged in kids’ deaths
We may see a major step forward in the Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow-Daybell murder trial this…
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Arizona on track, for now, for 1st execution since 2014
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona remains on track, at least for now, to use the death penalty for the first time in…
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Ashton men sentenced for unlawful killing of grizzly bear
Jared and Rex Baum of Ashton were sentenced this April for the unlawful killing of a grizzly bear on March 16, 2021 in Fremont County, Idaho.…
Continue Reading This 14-year-old girl stopped an intruder with kitchen knives and a cell phone camera
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A 14-year old girl in Massachusetts warded off a man who broke into her house — and police said she even helped them catch…
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Court finds suspect in Randall Fife’s death lacks capacity
The investigation of Randall Fife’s death revealed only one potential suspect, and a judge on Thursday determined this person lacks capacity to…
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Kootenai County man arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of minor
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit arrested a Hayden man on…
Continue Reading Caldwell Police Lieutenant indicted on federal civil rights charges for using excessive force during arrest
federal grand jury in Boise returned a superseding indictment on April 13, 2022, charging Joseph Alan Hoadley, 42, a Lieutenant with the Caldwell…
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Investigation results in several felony counts for 2 McCammon residents
Bannock County Sheriff’s Office deputies served a search warrant on a home in…
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Lori Vallow-Daybell back at Madison County Jail
Lori Vallow-Daybell is back at the Madison County Jail with a new mug shot.…
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Downard Funeral home investigation continues in Pocatello
Downard Funeral Home has been locked up and shut down since Sept. 3, 2021 when investigators discovered 12 rotting corpses along with the remains of…
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Police investigate early morning drive-by shooting
The Idaho Falls Police Department is investigating a report of gunshots in the area of 400 W 20th Street that occurred early Thursday morning.…
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IFPD investigates early morning attempted burglary
The Idaho Falls Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred in the area of 1600 Brenthaven Street early Thursday morning.…
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Man sentenced to more than 8 years for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
Adam Christopher Johnson, of Clarkston, Washington, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine.…
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Pocatello Police warn of dangerous drugs
The Pocatello Police Department recently investigated a case where a local citizen consumed marijuana products that, appears to have been laced with…
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Caldwell insurance agent falsified policy items to increase commissions
Effective April 11, 2022, the Idaho Department of Insurance revoked the insurance producer license of Eva L.C. Bowman for ten violations of the…
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Woman pleads guilty to false statement in case involving more than $11 million in government contracts
A Star woman pleaded guilty to making a false statement in connection with government…
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Jessie Leigh bound to District Court to stand trial
Day two of the preliminary hearing for Jessie Leigh is underway Wednesday at the Bannock County…
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Idaho Falls officer’s deadly shooting case dismissed
A jury trial for Idaho Falls police officer Elias Cerdas has been dismissed.…
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Jesse Leigh visibly upset during preliminary hearing
A Pocatello man is in court Tuesday facing charges for killing two…
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Lori Vallow-Daybell restored to competency, trial to proceed
Lori Vallow-Daybell has been restored to competency and court proceedings will continue, Judge Steven W. Boyce said…
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Jury trial underway for IFPD officer
The jury trial is underway for Idaho Falls Police officer Elias…
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Suspect in felony vandalism incidents arrested after eluding deputies
A man wanted in connection to a series of vandalisms and disturbances was arrested Sunday morning after eluding deputies. …
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Documents shed light on Rigby Middle School shooting
Sevy then “observed (shooter) retrieve a firearm from a backpack, and fire several times in the hallway. She appeared to aim at several students and…
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Antigovernment activist Bundy sentenced to 10 days in jail
Idaho gubernatorial candidate and antigovernment activist Ammon Bundy has been fined $3,000 and sentenced to 10 days in jail for contempt of court.…
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Idaho Falls man sentenced for unlawful possession of firearm
An Idaho Falls man was sentenced to 80 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of…
Continue Reading Pocatello man convicted by federal jury for failing to register as sex offender
A federal jury sitting in Pocatello convicted a Pocatello man on Tuesday for failure to register as a sex…
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Alec Baldwin wants Wyoming defamation lawsuit dismissed
Alec Baldwin is asking a federal judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by a Wyoming woman who said she received hateful social media messages…
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Kamiah man sentenced to more than 19 years for second degree murder
A Kamiah man was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison for second degree…
Continue Reading Officials seize over $700,000 of cocaine at US-Mexico border
Federal agents seized more than $700,000 of alleged cocaine at the US-Mexico border, the US Customs and Border Protection…
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New details released in Idaho Falls homicide
Video surveillance footage recovered from La Michoacana Ice Cream Palace revealed two individuals near or inside the F350 at approximately 3:18 P.M.…
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2 Idaho men enter guilty pleas to drug trafficking conspiracy
A Pocatello man and a Murtaugh man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled…
Continue Reading Man who brought Molotov cocktails near Capitol on January 6 sentenced to nearly 4 years
By Holmes Lybrand Concluding one of the more unnerving cases surrounding January 6, a man who brought multiple firearms, Molotov cocktails and other…
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Ideal Option clinic tackles Bonneville County opioid crisis
Ideal Option held an open house at its clinic in Idaho Falls on…
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Bingham County Sheriff enters “not guilty” plea during arraignment
Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland pleaded “not guilty” during his arraignment Thursday…
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Police seek vandal who damages elk statue
The Jackson Police Department is trying to find the man who caused $5,000 of damage to an elk…
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Wanted subjects found hiding inside business
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies located two wanted suspects hiding inside a commercial business unit…
Continue Reading Seattle man pleads guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft
A Seattle man pleaded guilty to wire fraud and aggravated identity…
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Idaho launches formal robocall investigation partnership with FCC
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced Idaho’s involvement in a new partnership with the FCC to investigate…
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Dead trumpeter swan found hanging in tree near Oneida Narrows in southeast Idaho
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding the illegal killing of a trumpeter swan near Oneida Narrows in Franklin…
Continue Reading Idaho Falls man pleads guilty to enticement of a child
An Idaho Falls man pleaded guilty in federal court to attempted coercion and enticement a…
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Police investigate 2 separate reports of shots fired in Pocatello
UPDATE 3:45 p.m. Pocatello Police respond to two separate reports of shots fired over the…
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Utah man sentenced for making terrorist bomb-making tutorial
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Murat Suljovic of Salt Lake City was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 20 years of supervised release once he…
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Police search for runaway juvenile
The Idaho Falls Police Department is attempting to locate a runaway…
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Teton Sheriff’s Office searching for robbery suspect
The Sheriff’s Office says the call came in about 9:26 P.M. of an armed robbery at the Phillips 66 Gas Station located at 111 N Main St, Driggs. The…
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Jury convicts Yupe on all 4 felony counts
Following a two-day trial, a jury convicted Marcus Kurt Yupe on March 1, 2022, of two counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement personnel,…
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Chad Daybell appears in court Wednesday
Chad Daybell is scheduled to be in court Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. before Judge Steven W.…
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Bonneville Sheriff’s Office talks about using podcasts to help solve cases
“Our duty is to continue to work those. And we do,” Lovell said. “For the victims, for the family, because they didn’t deserve to be victims of these…
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Idaho to receive maximum opioid settlement amount on accelerated timeline
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced all required special districts in Idaho have agreed to participate in the nationwide opioid…
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Man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine
A Boise man was sentenced to federal prison this week for distributing methamphetamine in Boise and…
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Man sentenced to 6.5 years for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
A Caldwell man was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it to…
Continue Reading Woman sentenced to federal prison for failure to account for and pay over employment tax
A Nampa woman was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for failure to account for and pay over employment…
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Man arrested for burglary
On March 19, at approximately 3:00 a.m., Idaho Falls Police Officers responded to a report of a robbery that had just occurred in the area of the 500…
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Burglary suspect found asleep inside home
A man who apparently broke into a home was found sleeping inside by homeowners on Sunday morning. …
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Man found dead in home after overnight standoff with police
Authorities say they found a man dead inside an Evansville home following an overnight standoff with law…
Continue Reading Man arrested in cold case rapes of women after DNA link
An eastern Washington man has been arrested in the rapes of women in Pullman nearly two decades ago after authorities say DNA linked him to the…
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IFPD asking for help identifying robbery suspect
The suspect was described as a medium build Hispanic male, possibly in his 20s, and was wearing black cargo pants, a dark blue jacket, a black beanie…
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Chad Daybell appeared in court Friday
Chad Daybell appeared in court Friday before Judge Steven W.…
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Dramatic rise in fentanyl-related overdoes in Idaho Falls
The dramatic rise in fentanyl-related overdoses across Idaho in the last two years has taken a toll on our…
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Father pleads guilty to murder charge after boy’s death
An Idaho man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in connection with the beating death of his 9-year-old son.…
Continue Reading Nampa man sentenced for federal gun crimes
A Nampa man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial…
Continue Reading Bundy gets probation, no jail, in 2nd trespassing conviction
Far-right activist Ammon Bundy has again been convicted of trespassing and delaying an officer at the Idaho Capitol…
Continue Reading For over 60 years, the identity of a girl whose body was found in an Arizona desert has been a mystery. Now, ‘Little Miss Nobody’ has a name
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Sixty-two years ago, a school teacher looking for rocks in an Arizona desert made a horrific discovery: the burned remains…
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Flock of red-winged blackbirds shot near Aberdeen
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding the illegal killing of 17 male and four female red-winged blackbirds near…
Continue Reading Police: Ex-death row inmate in Washington prison killed
WALLA WALLA, Wash. (AP) — Washington State Department of Corrections officials say a man who had formerly been on death row for murdering his…
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Details released after 2 dead in shooting at Rexburg Motel 6
The Rexburg Police Department has released more information regarding a shooting incident over the weekend.…
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Man arrested for sexual battery of minors and enticing children
Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 22-year-old Ammon man last week after an investigation into his contact with multiple teenage…
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Update on Chad and Lori Vallow-Daybell murder trial
An update in the Chad and Lori Vallow-Daybell murder…
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Boise woman sentenced for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine
A Boise woman was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for distribution of…
Continue Reading Woman sentenced to 21 months for bank fraud
An Illinois woman was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for bank…
Continue Reading Fort Hall man sentenced to nearly 4 years for assault with machete
A Fort Hall man was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison for assault with a dangerous…
Continue Reading Nampa man pleads guilty to federal firearms violation
A Nampa man pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a…
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Man sentenced for distributing and possessing child pornography
A Mountain Home man was sentenced to 292 months in federal prison for distribution and possession of child…
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Armed robbery suspect arrested
During the afternoon on Monday, Raymundo Enriquez was taken into custody in Weber County, Utah for an outstanding arrest warrant in relation to the…
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Several arrests, major drug seizures made in 3 day period
Between Friday, March 4, and Sunday, March 6, Idaho Falls Police Officers arrested 16 people for drug and other relevant offenses in six separate…
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Inmate walk away taken into custody
The Idaho Department of Correction is searching for a St. Anthony Work Camp resident who walked away from his job in the…
Continue Reading Supreme Court declines to revive Bill Cosby prosecution
By Ariane de Vogue and Chandelis Duster, CNN The Supreme Court left in place Monday an opinion by Pennsylvania’s highest court that overturned…
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IDOC seeks walkaway from East Boise Community Reentry Center
The Idaho Department of Correction is searching for an East Boise Correctional Center resident who walked away from the…
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Capitol rioter from Idaho gets 4 years for attacking police
An Idaho man who hit a police officer with a pipe while storming the U.S. Capitol last year has been sentenced to more than four years in federal…
Continue Reading Lewiston man sentenced for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine
A Lewiston man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute…
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Feds seize 150K counterfeit pills made with fentanyl
Authorities say narcotics agents seized about 150,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl and about 20 pounds of fentanyl powder in what…
Continue Reading Supreme Court upholds death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, one of the two brothers…
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F&G seek information about mule deer fawn shot, left to waste in Madison County
Idaho Fish and Game conservation officers are asking the public for information regarding a yearling mule deer fawn that was shot twice and left to…
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2 separate overnight traffic stops result in arrests
The Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office reports two separate overnight traffic stops resulted in…
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T-Mobile data breach information found for sale on dark web
Nearly 179,000 Idahoans affected in original breach; encourages consumers to take steps to protect personal…
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Woman arrested after fighting with hospital staff, trying to take deputy’s firearm
Bonneville County Sheriff deputies were called to a disturbance involving an intoxicated female at a residence in the 7000 E. block of Foothill Road…
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Bingham County Sheriff case moved to district court
During a preliminary hearing, both defense and prosecution are allowed to present evidence and closing arguments. At the end, a judge determines if…
Continue Reading Pocatello man sentenced for provider fraud
Attorney General Lawrence Wasden has announced a Bannock County man was sentenced Monday for provider…
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Troopers arrest man after spotting him in stolen vehicle
Idaho State Police has arrested a man on multiple charges after a trooper spotted him at a rest stop in a stolen vehicle.…
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Multi-agency investigation into overnight shooting in Shelley
A multi-agency investigation is underway after an overnight shooting involving a Shelley Police…
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Jackson Police investigate after ibuprofen-laced hot dogs found
The Jackson Police Department began investigating a call about ibuprofen-laced hot dogs found at May Park in east Jackson Friday around 7:50 a.m.…
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Americans lost over $4.2 billion to cybercrime in 2020—here’s how to keep yourself safe
Twingate looked at data from the FBI’s IC3. The top 10 crime types with the highest monetary losses were selected from the FBI’s Internet Crime…
Continue Reading Caldwell woman sentenced for bank fraud
A Caldwell woman was sentenced to 12 months and one day in federal prison for bank…
Continue Reading Man sentenced to federal prison for vehicle break-in and credit card fraud scheme
A Miami Beach, Florida man was sentenced to two years in federal prison for wire fraud stemming from his participation in a vehicle break-in scheme…
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